Match Report
| Brighton and Hove Albion | Brighton and Hove Albion |  |  | Coventry City | Coventry City | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Neil Higginbotham | N. Higginbotham |  | 50 | G |  | 1 | | G | 43 | | John Bailey | J. Bailey | |||||||||
| Kemal Mcgreal | K. Mcgreal | | 61 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 67 | | Bill Jess | B. Jess | |||||||||
| Edward Christie | E. Christie | | 61 | D | | 3 | | D | 58 | | Eddie Thompson | E. Thompson | |||||||||
| Sylvain Beattie | S. Beattie | | 52 | D | | 4 | | D | 56 | | Ralph Vickers | R. Vickers | |||||||||
| Steve Joachim | S. Joachim | | 48 | D | | 5 | | M | 68 | | Ivan Vassell | I. Vassell | |||||||||
| Lee Thomson | L. Thomson | | 60 | M | | 6 | | M | 60 |  | Eugenio Menendez | E. Menendez | |||||||||
| Billy Elliott | B. Elliott | | 57 | M | | 7 | | M | 56 | | Greg Dyer | G. Dyer | |||||||||
| Robbie Lockley | R. Lockley | | 56 | M | | 8 | | M | 55 | | Norman Lowe | N. Lowe | |||||||||
| Neil Mills | N. Mills | | 62 | A | | 9 | | A | 60 | | Aaron Waters | A. Waters | |||||||||
| Simon Best | S. Best | | 61 | A | | 10 | | A | 52 | | Jose Fortes Carcedo | J. Carcedo | |||||||||
| Kemal Anderton | K. Anderton | | 57 | A | | 11 | | A | 48 | | Kieron Copping | K. Copping | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at The Amex Stadium where Brighton and Hove Albion play host to Coventry City. Its a sell-out today with the 5,000 capacity stadium completely full.
Brighton and Hove Albion are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Coventry City appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Brighton and Hove Albion are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Coventry City appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0Brighton and Hove Albion kick off and get the first half underway!
3.47
0-0Robbie Lockley catches Ivan Vassell on the ankles. Robbie Lockley is shown the yellow card! Ivan Vassell grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
16.01
0-0Billy Elliott kicks a strong pass forward to Kemal Anderton. Kemal Anderton knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to John Bailey who gathers it comfortably.
18.21
0-1Eugenio Menendez threads the ball through to Jose Fortes Carcedo. Jose Fortes Carcedo lofts in a cross ball towards Kieron Copping. Kieron Copping directs the ball goalwards with his head. Kieron Copping scores for Coventry City!!
22.04
0-1Robbie Lockley passes the ball forward to Simon Best. Simon Best goes all the way! Simon Best makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Magnificent save by John Bailey!
24.01
Billy Elliott kicks a strong pass forward to Neil Mills. Neil Mills knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
28.00
Edward Christie knocks the ball to his team mate, Robbie Lockley. Robbie Lockley makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Simon Best. Simon Best goes all the way! Simon Best shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
34.18
Greg Dyer takes it forward alone. Greg Dyer knocks in a cross ball towards Jose Fortes Carcedo. Jose Fortes Carcedo connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Jose Fortes Carcedo scores for Coventry City!!
39.14
1-2Greg Dyer knocks the ball to his team mate, Aaron Waters. Aaron Waters whips in a cross ball towards Jose Fortes Carcedo. Jose Fortes Carcedo is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
45.00
Robbie Lockley barges into Eugenio Menendez. The referee calls over Robbie Lockley and warns him to calm down! Eugenio Menendez carries on, but is struggling a bit.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
The second half starts with Coventry City kicking off!
47.14
Greg Dyer makes a probing pass to Aaron Waters. Aaron Waters knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Neil Higginbotham who gathers it comfortably.
51.48
Billy Elliott makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Simon Best. Simon Best lofts in a cross ball towards Kemal Anderton. Kemal Anderton powers a header at goal. John Bailey easily picks it out of the air!
53.23
Ralph Vickers kicks a strong pass forward to Norman Lowe. Norman Lowe kicks a strong pass forward to Kieron Copping. Kieron Copping knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
54.34
Greg Dyer knocks the ball forward to Kieron Copping. Kieron Copping knocks in a cross ball towards Aaron Waters. Aaron Waters is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
59.05
Ralph Vickers deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Norman Lowe. Norman Lowe knocks the ball to his team mate, Kieron Copping. Kieron Copping knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Neil Higginbotham who gathers it comfortably.
63.33
Billy Elliott makes a beautiful solo run. Billy Elliott plays a perfect one-two with Neil Mills and rushes in on goal... Billy Elliott takes a shot at goal. John Bailey easily smothers it.
65.19
Norman Lowe knocks the ball forward to Kieron Copping. Kieron Copping whips in a cross ball towards Aaron Waters. Aaron Waters connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it flies wide!
69.01
Ivan Vassell makes a probing pass to Aaron Waters. Aaron Waters shoots from 25 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
73.52
Robbie Lockley makes a probing pass to Simon Best. Simon Best sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
77.27
Lee Thomson chips the ball to his team mate, Kemal Anderton. Kemal Anderton goes all the way! Kemal Anderton makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it is miles over!
79.02
Edward Christie flicks the ball to his team mate, Robbie Lockley. Robbie Lockley kicks a strong pass forward to Kemal Anderton. Kemal Anderton knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to John Bailey who gathers it comfortably.
85.18
Eugenio Menendez kicks a strong pass forward to Aaron Waters. Aaron Waters goes all the way! Aaron Waters rockets a shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
87.12
Eugenio Menendez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Kieron Copping. Kieron Copping deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Aaron Waters. Aaron Waters takes a shot at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
89.54
Lee Thomson flicks the ball to his team mate, Simon Best. Simon Best knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
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