Match Report


Brighton and Hove AlbionBrighton and Hove Albion     SunderlandSunderland
Elwyn CopeElwyn Cope Nuno Sousa Nuno Sousa
Gavin LampardG. Lampard65
G
1
G
80Oliver RahnO. Rahn
Ali DanicA. Danic74
D
2
D
79Martin CabreraM. Cabrera
Lomano HuntL. Hunt70
D
3
D
78Bruno MendesB. Mendes
Patrick Le TissierP. Le Tissier67
D
4captain
D
76Christian LindemannC. Lindemann
Denis RocheD. Roche75
D
5
M
85Joao Batista FerreiraJ. Ferreira
Niccolo FlintlockN. Flintlock73
M
captain6
M
84Jonathan GamberiniJ. Gamberini
Paul McStayP. McStay78
M
7
M
82Luis KikoL. Kiko
Alan BouldA. Bould70
A
8
M
81Mohammed De ClerM. De Cler
Jacob RowettJ. Rowett66
A
9
A
95Adil ElkhatabiA. Elkhatabi
Spencer PattersonS. Patterson69
A
10
A
88Bernardo BermudezB. Bermudez
Liam CrooksL. Crooks66
A
11
A
86Maksym YevstratenkoM. Yevstratenko
 
Paul HopkinP. Hopkin65
D
12
A
77Philippe BenyachouP. Benyachou
Eduardo VidalE. Vidal75
M
13
A
75Scott McGroryS. McGrory
Damien ColeD. Cole64
A
14
M
73Leon ShiltonL. Shilton

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at The Amex Stadium where Brighton and Hove Albion play host to Sunderland. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Brighton and Hove Albion are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Sunderland appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by James Wilcox.


0.00
The whistle blows and Brighton and Hove Albion kick off!
3.27
Luis Kiko deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Adil Elkhatabi. Adil Elkhatabi advances inside the box! Adil Elkhatabi shoots from just inside the box. Gavin Lampard is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
6.25
Denis Roche flicks a high pass forward. Niccolo Flintlock controls it well on his chest. Niccolo Flintlock kicks a strong pass forward to Spencer Patterson. Spencer Patterson whips in a cross ball towards Paul McStay. Paul McStay makes a looping header on goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!! That brings them level!
10.32
Mohammed De Cler passes the ball forward to Maksym Yevstratenko. Maksym Yevstratenko sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Solid save from Gavin Lampard.
20.46
Patrick Le Tissier takes it forward alone. Patrick Le Tissier hits a low pass to Liam Crooks. Liam Crooks knocks in a cross ball towards Niccolo Flintlock. Niccolo Flintlock whips the ball goalwards with his head. The keeper is on top of it. Excellent save!
21.15
Jonathan Gamberini controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Bernardo Bermudez. Bernardo Bermudez cuts inside the box! Bernardo Bermudez side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Bernardo Bermudez!
24.03
Denis Roche gives the ball a hefty kick upfield. Alan Bould knocks in a cross ball towards Liam Crooks. Liam Crooks finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Superb keeping!
27.51
Christian Lindemann sees Mohammed De Cler in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Mohammed De Cler chips the ball to his team mate, Adil Elkhatabi. Adil Elkhatabi controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
30.14
Christian Lindemann flicks a high pass forward. Adil Elkhatabi collects the pass. Adil Elkhatabi chips the ball to his team mate, Bernardo Bermudez. Bernardo Bermudez makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jonathan Gamberini but he's offside!
33.04
Paul McStay runs straight at the opposition's defence. Paul McStay shoots from outside the area but is denied by Oliver Rahn. Excellent save.
34.26
Joao Batista Ferreira chips the ball to his team mate, Bernardo Bermudez. Bernardo Bermudez knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Mohammed De Cler is offside!
42.50
Mohammed De Cler passes the ball forward to Maksym Yevstratenko. Maksym Yevstratenko tries a spectacular long range effort but Gavin Lampard is on top of it.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Brighton and Hove Albion appear unchanged since the first half. Sunderland also appear unchanged since the first half. The Brighton and Hove Albion players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The second half starts with Sunderland kicking off!
47.42
Bruno Mendes barges into Paul McStay. Bruno Mendes is given a warning by the referee! Paul McStay hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
48.05
Mohammed De Cler barges into Lomano Hunt. The referee calls over Mohammed De Cler and shows him a yellow card! Lomano Hunt carries on, but is struggling a bit.
48.05
Sunderland are dictating the run of play here today.
49.09
Lomano Hunt makes a simple pass to Paul McStay. Paul McStay knocks the ball to his team mate, Alan Bould. Alan Bould shoots from 25 yards. Magnificent save by Oliver Rahn!
53.32
Christian Lindemann flicks a high pass forward. Maksym Yevstratenko controls it well on his chest. Maksym Yevstratenko advances inside the box! Maksym Yevstratenko muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Maksym Yevstratenko!
57.20
Patrick Le Tissier flicks a high pass forward. Liam Crooks comfortably collects the pass. Liam Crooks lofts in a cross ball towards Spencer Patterson. Spencer Patterson directs the ball goalwards with his head but it slams into the crowd!
59.29
Christian Lindemann makes a probing pass to Jonathan Gamberini. Jonathan Gamberini surges forward with the ball. Jonathan Gamberini plays a scrappy one-two with Luis Kiko and advances towards the goal... Jonathan Gamberini strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal but it is tipped over by Gavin Lampard.
60.02
Joao Batista Ferreira takes the corner, chipping the ball to the near post. Gavin Lampard scrambles forward, punching the ball out to safety!
63.28
With wonderful vision, Paul McStay plays the ball forward to Alan Bould. Alan Bould sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
66.13
Christian Lindemann hits a long diagonal ball forward. Jonathan Gamberini sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Gavin Lampard gets down and covers it.
71.37
With a delightful solo run, Jonathan Gamberini stretches the opposition's defence. Jonathan Gamberini plays a scrappy one-two with Bernardo Bermudez and advances towards the goal... Jonathan Gamberini shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Jonathan Gamberini!
77.19
Sunderland have made a substitution with Leon Shilton replacing Adil Elkhatabi .
79.06
Paul McStay comes in with a late challenge on Jonathan Gamberini. The referee calls over Paul McStay and warns him to calm down! Jonathan Gamberini hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
81.04
Joao Batista Ferreira threads a neat ball through to Maksym Yevstratenko. Maksym Yevstratenko shoots from long range but is denied by Gavin Lampard. Excellent save.
83.05
Niccolo Flintlock hits a low pass to Paul McStay. Paul McStay shoots from outside the area but is denied by Oliver Rahn. Excellent save.
84.16
Joao Batista Ferreira knocks the ball to his team mate, Leon Shilton. Leon Shilton rushes past Lomano Hunt! Leon Shilton makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
85.04
Mohammed De Cler makes a probing pass to Maksym Yevstratenko. Maksym Yevstratenko skips past Lomano Hunt! Maksym Yevstratenko rockets a shot on goal. Patrick Le Tissier steps in front, blocking the shot. He clears the ball quickly up field.
89.45
Bruno Mendes passes the ball forward to Jonathan Gamberini. Jonathan Gamberini chips the ball to his team mate, Bernardo Bermudez. Bernardo Bermudez knocks the ball forward to Jonathan Gamberini but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
90.00
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Brighton and Hove Albion

Sunderland
Goals
1
4
Shots on Target
6
10
Shots off Target
2
2
Offsides
0
4
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
37%
63%
Play Area
34.2%
42.5%
23.3%

Scorers
Paul McStay 6
Adil Elkhatabi 3
Bernardo Bermudez 21
Maksym Yevstratenko 53
Jonathan Gamberini 71

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Jonathan Gamberini of Sunderland

Match Ratings
1.Gavin Lampard (GK)
7
2.Ali Danic (DEF)
6
3.Lomano Hunt (DEF)
6
4.Patrick Le Tissier (DEF)
6
5.Denis Roche (DEF)
6
6.Niccolo Flintlock (MID)
6
7.Paul McStay (MID)goal scored
8
8.Alan Bould (ATT)
6
9.Jacob Rowett (ATT)
6
10.Spencer Patterson (ATT)
6
11.Liam Crooks (ATT)
6
 
12.Paul Hopkin (DEF)
0
13.Eduardo Vidal (MID)
0
14.Damien Cole (ATT)
0

1.Oliver Rahn (GK)
7
2.Martin Cabrera (DEF)
6
3.Bruno Mendes (DEF)
6
4.Christian Lindemann (DEF)
7
5.Joao Batista Ferreira (MID)
6
6.Jonathan Gamberini (MID)goal scored
9
7.Luis Kiko (MID)
7
8.Mohammed De Cler (MID)yellow card
6
9.Adil Elkhatabi (ATT)goal scored
7
10.Bernardo Bermudez (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Maksym Yevstratenko (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Philippe Benyachou (ATT)
0
13.Scott McGrory (ATT)
0
14.Leon Shilton (MID)
6