Match Report


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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at The Amex Stadium where Brighton and Hove Albion play host to Norwich City. A crowd of 2,803 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
Both Brighton and Hove Albion and Norwich City are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.


0.00
Brighton and Hove Albion start the game by kicking off the first half!
16.40
Isaiah Salako deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Tony Palmer. Tony Palmer kicks a strong pass forward to Jose Soto but the referee indicates it's offside!
18.43
Tony Palmer catches Tim Stockdale on the ankles. Tony Palmer is warned by the referee! Tim Stockdale hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
24.39
Anthony Wilson passes the ball forward to Warren Nicholls. Warren Nicholls knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Mervin Jeffers.
26.54
Tim Stockdale knocks the ball to his team mate, Anthony Wilson. Anthony Wilson makes a simple pass to Warren Nicholls. Warren Nicholls knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
27.51
Isaiah Salako threads the ball through to Jose Soto. Jose Soto knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Eoin Pearce who gathers it comfortably.
33.10
Eddie Hurst threads the ball through to Isaiah Salako. Isaiah Salako knocks the ball forward to Jose Soto. Jose Soto plays a perfect one-two with Tony Palmer and rushes in on goal... Jose Soto makes some space for himself and shoots at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
38.50
Marc Banks threads the ball through to Tony Palmer. Tony Palmer knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Eoin Pearce who gathers it comfortably.
39.18
Anthony Wilson knocks the ball forward to Phil Lawrence. Phil Lawrence lofts in a cross ball towards Warren Nicholls. Warren Nicholls is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
40.05
Isaiah Salako knocks the ball forward to Jose Soto. Jose Soto plays a perfect one-two with Tony Palmer and rushes in on goal... Jose Soto rockets a shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Eoin Pearce easily smothers it!
44.11
Marc Banks barges into Patrick Marshall. The referee calls over Marc Banks and warns him to calm down! Patrick Marshall gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
45.00
Phil Lawrence clumsily knocks into Mervin Jeffers. Phil Lawrence is given a warning by the referee! Mervin Jeffers hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!


45.00
The whistle blows and Norwich City get the second half underway!
51.39
Isaiah Salako makes a probing pass to Jose Soto. Jose Soto makes a simple pass to Tony Palmer. Tony Palmer makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
60.56
Nwankwo Ball passes the ball forward to Tony Palmer. Tony Palmer knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Eoin Pearce who gathers it comfortably.
66.20
Anthony Wilson comes in with a late challenge on Noel Powell. The referee calls over Anthony Wilson and shows him a yellow card! Noel Powell carries on, but is struggling a bit.
67.42
Marc Banks controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Tony Palmer. Tony Palmer shoots from 20 yards. It's miles wide!
69.48
Marc Banks decides to run forward with the ball. Marc Banks knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
71.00
Peter Sharpe deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Anthony Wilson. Anthony Wilson flicks the ball to his team mate, Phil Lawrence. Phil Lawrence lofts in a cross ball towards Warren Nicholls. Warren Nicholls heads the ball goalwards. It's there!! Adrian Burgess has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
78.37
Peter Sharpe makes a probing pass to Patrick Marshall. Patrick Marshall threads the ball through to Warren Nicholls. Warren Nicholls knocks in a cross ball towards Phil Lawrence. Phil Lawrence flicks the ball with his head but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
79.37
Isaiah Salako kicks a strong pass forward to Tony Palmer. Tony Palmer whips in a cross ball towards Jose Soto. Jose Soto connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
84.25
Noel Powell makes a probing pass to Tony Palmer. Tony Palmer knocks in a cross ball towards Jose Soto. Jose Soto heads the ball goalwards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
87.24
Eddie Riggott surges forward with the ball. Eddie Riggott knocks the ball forward to Warren Nicholls but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!


The man of the match was awarded to Jose Soto of Norwich City
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
1
2
Shots off Target
2
4
Offsides
3
2
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
42%
58%
Play Area
33.3%
46.9%
19.8%