Match Report


Brighton and Hove AlbionBrighton and Hove Albion     Swansea CitySwansea City
Ben FergusonBen Ferguson Matthew Rees Matthew Rees
Franck AdjaoudF. Adjaoud72
G
1
G
73Brian HibbsB. Hibbs
Harry TierneyH. Tierney76
D
2
D
68Claude CabrolC. Cabrol
Harry UpsonH. Upson72
D
3
D
74Anthony MustoeA. Mustoe
Bojan NordahlB. Nordahl74
D
4
D
70Jacek SwierczewskiJ. Swierczewski
Oleg BarrettO. Barrett69
D
5
D
66Zbigniew LatoZ. Lato
David PalomequeD. Palomeque69
M
6
M
70Ryota TanakaR. Tanaka
Guilherme SemedoG. Semedo68
M
7
M
77Steinar SolskjærS. Solskjær
Thanassis PappasT. Pappas67
M
8
M
78Gorou WatanabeG. Watanabe
Marek JoswiakM. Joswiak72
A
9
A
75Daniel OvidiuD. Ovidiu
Nwankwo MurrayN. Murray72
A
10
A
77Emiliano FigueroaE. Figueroa
Michael JensenM. Jensen70
A
11
A
76Julio Ricardo CordoneJ. Cordone

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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at The Amex Stadium where Brighton and Hove Albion play host to Swansea City. A crowd of 18,039 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Brighton and Hove Albion and Swansea City are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.


0.00
The whistle blows and Swansea City kick off!
3.13
Gorou Watanabe controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Julio Ricardo Cordone. Julio Ricardo Cordone knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
4.02
Jacek Swierczewski controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Steinar Solskjær. Steinar Solskjær kicks a strong pass forward to Emiliano Figueroa. Emiliano Figueroa makes a probing pass to Julio Ricardo Cordone. Julio Ricardo Cordone takes a shot at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
12.22
Gorou Watanabe makes a probing pass to Emiliano Figueroa. Emiliano Figueroa sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Franck Adjaoud easily smothers it.
15.24
Steinar Solskjær surges forward with the ball. Steinar Solskjær passes the ball forward to Emiliano Figueroa. Emiliano Figueroa shoots from just inside the box. Franck Adjaoud is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
22.03
Anthony Mustoe knocks the ball to his team mate, Gorou Watanabe. Gorou Watanabe flicks the ball to his team mate, Julio Ricardo Cordone. Julio Ricardo Cordone knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Harry Tierney.
26.11
Guilherme Semedo makes a beautiful solo run. Guilherme Semedo lofts in a cross ball towards Nwankwo Murray. Nwankwo Murray flicks the ball with his head but somehow Brian Hibbs manages to keep it out.
27.54
Claude Cabrol flicks the ball to his team mate, Ryota Tanaka. Ryota Tanaka passes the ball forward to Daniel Ovidiu. Daniel Ovidiu knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
36.58
Steinar Solskjær flicks the ball to his team mate, Emiliano Figueroa. Emiliano Figueroa passes the ball forward to Julio Ricardo Cordone. Julio Ricardo Cordone cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball comes in low, but Franck Adjaoud easily smothers it!
38.57
Harry Upson knocks the ball to his team mate, Guilherme Semedo. Guilherme Semedo brings the ball forward. Guilherme Semedo makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Marek Joswiak but he's offside!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half


45.00
Brighton and Hove Albion start the second half!
55.17
Harry Upson sees a break and surges forward. Harry Upson kicks a strong pass forward to Marek Joswiak. Marek Joswiak knocks in a cross ball towards Nwankwo Murray. Nwankwo Murray is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but Brian Hibbs is on top of it.
57.24
Bojan Nordahl brings the ball forward. Bojan Nordahl controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Michael Jensen. Michael Jensen knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
60.14
Ryota Tanaka advances with the ball. Ryota Tanaka knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Bojan Nordahl.
63.05
David Palomeque barges into Gorou Watanabe. David Palomeque is shown the yellow card! Gorou Watanabe stretches but gets up unharmed.
67.26
Anthony Mustoe clumsily knocks into Michael Jensen. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Michael Jensen hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
71.27
Claude Cabrol controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ryota Tanaka. Ryota Tanaka makes a probing pass to Julio Ricardo Cordone. Julio Ricardo Cordone shoots from 25 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
77.02
Ryota Tanaka makes a probing pass to Julio Ricardo Cordone. Julio Ricardo Cordone whips in a cross ball towards Emiliano Figueroa. Emiliano Figueroa flicks the ball with his head. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Emiliano Figueroa!
81.39
Guilherme Semedo brings the ball forward. Guilherme Semedo shoots from 20 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
85.13
Steinar Solskjær controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Julio Ricardo Cordone. Julio Ricardo Cordone goes all the way! Julio Ricardo Cordone makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It curls slightly but Franck Adjaoud manages to gather it comfortably.
89.32
Jacek Swierczewski chips the ball to his team mate, Gorou Watanabe. Gorou Watanabe controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Emiliano Figueroa. Emiliano Figueroa finds some space and shoots from distance but Franck Adjaoud is on top of it.
90.00
Gorou Watanabe makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Julio Ricardo Cordone. Julio Ricardo Cordone plays a perfect one-two with Emiliano Figueroa and rushes in on goal... Julio Ricardo Cordone makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It curls slightly but Franck Adjaoud manages to gather it comfortably.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!


The man of the match was awarded to Emiliano Figueroa of Swansea City
Match Statistics
 

Brighton and Hove Albion

Swansea City
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
2
7
Shots off Target
1
2
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
31.3%
68.7%
Play Area
32.8%
47.8%
19.4%

Scorers
Emiliano Figueroa 15, 77