Match Report


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Match Report
The air is cold and hail stones bounce off the ground here at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium where Tottenham Hotspur play host to Brighton and Hove Albion. A crowd of 4,766 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Tottenham Hotspur and Brighton and Hove Albion are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Jamie Johnson.


0.00
The whistle blows and Brighton and Hove Albion get the match underway!
2.08
Pier G. Tacchinardi flicks the ball to his team mate, Paolo Agliardi. Paolo Agliardi knocks the ball to his team mate, Piero Negro. Piero Negro whips in a cross ball towards Jody Impey. Jody Impey rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Well saved!
3.34
Gianluca Brambilla flicks a high ball forward to Edward Mendonca who takes it down. Edward Mendonca flicks a high pass forward. Diego Carparelli collects the pass. Diego Carparelli plays a scrappy one-two with Jody Impey and advances towards the goal... Some silky footwork from Diego Carparelli provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Nice save!
8.03
Paolo Agliardi kicks a strong pass forward to Diego Carparelli. Diego Carparelli lofts in a cross ball towards Piero Negro. Piero Negro makes a convincing header his aim is horrendously poor!
9.49
Daniele Copping flicks a high pass forward. Diego Carparelli holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Diego Carparelli shoots from 25 yards but it flies just off target!
14.29
Pier G. Tacchinardi flicks a high ball forward to Daniele Copping who takes it down. Daniele Copping chips the ball to his team mate, Jody Impey. Jody Impey shoots from 25 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
20.42
Jimmy Croce threads the ball through to Jason Shearer. Jason Shearer knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
21.53
Nicola C. Di Natale deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Simon Erler. Simon Erler knocks the ball to his team mate, Steve Beckham. Steve Beckham cuts inside the box! Steve Beckham takes a shot at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
27.07
Nicolas Caballero sees space and advances. Nicolas Caballero shoots from 25 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
33.02
Daniele Copping knocks the ball forward to Piero Negro. Piero Negro rushes past Nicola C. Di Natale! Piero Negro side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Nice keeping!
36.19
Jimmy Croce makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jason Shearer. Jason Shearer knocks in a cross ball towards Chris Carrick. Chris Carrick makes a deft header. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
39.17
Jimmy Croce plays the ball forward to Chris Carrick. Chris Carrick advances inside the box! Chris Carrick takes a shot at goal. Adam Perry easily gets down and covers it.
42.58
With a delightful solo run, Kieron Carlton stretches the opposition's defence. Kieron Carlton edges inside the box! Kieron Carlton looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

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

45.00
Tottenham Hotspur kick off!
47.18
Daniele Copping flicks a high pass forward. Piero Negro holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Piero Negro makes a defence splitting pass to Jody Impey. Jody Impey makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. What a cracker!! Warren Eadie had no chance!! Goal for Tottenham Hotspur!
51.33
Daniele Copping threads the ball through to Diego Carparelli. Diego Carparelli knocks the ball to his team mate, Jody Impey. Some silky footwork from Jody Impey provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
53.15
Jimmy Croce clumsily knocks into Paolo Agliardi. The referee warns Jimmy Croce to calm down! Paolo Agliardi hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
54.39
Simon Erler deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jason Shearer. Jason Shearer plays a one-two with Steve Beckham and advances towards the goal... Jason Shearer tries a spectacular strike but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
57.34
Paolo Agliardi flicks a high pass forward. Diego Carparelli collects the pass. Diego Carparelli knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
60.09
Tottenham Hotspur have made a substitution with Simon Hapgood replacing Diego Carparelli .
66.18
Kevin Black comes in with a late challenge on Chris Carrick. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Chris Carrick runs off the knock.
71.03
Kieron Carlton flicks a high pass forward. Jody Impey controls it well on his chest. Jody Impey knocks in a cross ball towards Piero Negro. Piero Negro beats his man to it with a header which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
75.32
Gianluca Brambilla makes a simple pass to Paolo Agliardi. Paolo Agliardi makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Piero Negro. Piero Negro knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
77.17
Edward Mendonca chips the ball to his team mate, Piero Negro. Piero Negro tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
79.02
Paolo Agliardi passes the ball forward to Piero Negro. Piero Negro plays a one-two with Jody Impey and rushes in on goal... Piero Negro shoots from just inside the box. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
83.25
Paolo Agliardi controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Simon Hapgood. Simon Hapgood knocks in a cross ball towards Jody Impey. Jody Impey connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Great keeping!
84.44
Gianluca Brambilla sees Kieron Carlton in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Kieron Carlton passes the ball forward to Simon Hapgood. Simon Hapgood finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies just wide!
90.00
Simon Erler threads the ball through to Chris Carrick. Chris Carrick knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Pier G. Tacchinardi.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
Goals
4
2
Shots on Target
8
3
Shots off Target
6
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
66.2%
33.8%
Play Area
23.5%
45.6%
30.9%


Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Piero Negro of Tottenham Hotspur

Match Ratings
1.Adam Perry (GK)
6
2.Gianluca Brambilla (DEF)
6
3.Pier G. Tacchinardi (DEF)
6
4.Kevin Black (DEF)yellow card
5
5.Kieron Carlton (MID)goal scored
8
6.Daniele Copping (MID)
6
7.Paolo Agliardi (MID)
7
8.Edward Mendonca (MID)
6
9.Piero Negro (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
10.Jody Impey (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Diego Carparelli (ATT)
6
 
12.Marvin Wright (DEF)
0
13.Daniele Charlton (MID)
0
14.Simon Hapgood (GK)
6

1.Warren Eadie (GK)
7
2.Nicola C. Di Natale (DEF)
6
3.Gian Matteo Benussi (DEF)
6
4.Silvio Fernandes (DEF)
6
5.Darren Pearce (MID)
6
6.Jimmy Croce (MID)
6
7.Simon Erler (MID)
6
8.Nicolas Caballero (MID)
6
9.Chris Carrick (ATT)goal scored
7
10.Steve Beckham (ATT)goal scored
7
11.Jason Shearer (ATT)
6
 
12.Neil Ince (MID)
0
13.Gary Mcleod (DEF)
0
14.Ben Hackworth (ATT)
0