Match Report


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Match Report

Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at New York Stadium where Rotherham United play host to Brighton and Hove Albion. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
Rotherham United are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Brighton and Hove Albion appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.


0.00
Brighton and Hove Albion start the match!
4.18
Egutu Kanu knocks the ball to his team mate, Piotr Swierczewski. Piotr Swierczewski makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ole Gunnar El-Fakiri. Ole Gunnar El-Fakiri shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Magnificent save by Mohammed Gargo!
6.39
Torsten Nahrstedt makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Robin Schenker. Robin Schenker tries a spectacular long range effort. Magnificent save by Silvio Salazar!
8.46
Frank Howells comes in with a late challenge on Daniel Gneki Guié. The referee calls over Frank Howells and warns him to calm down! Daniel Gneki Guié grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
10.33
Torsten Nahrstedt sees a break and surges forward. Torsten Nahrstedt lofts in a cross ball towards Rodolfo Rodriguez. Rodolfo Rodriguez flicks the ball with his head. Silvio Salazar manages to gather it comfortably.
15.07
Tom Roussel makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Amine Amrani. Amine Amrani goes all the way! Amine Amrani tries a spectacular strike but it goes wide for a goal kick.
18.19
Niclas Farnerud passes the ball forward to Hakan Türkyilmaz. Hakan Türkyilmaz makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Rodolfo Rodriguez. Rodolfo Rodriguez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
27.24
Michael Herzog makes a simple pass to Torsten Nahrstedt. Torsten Nahrstedt threads the ball through to Rodolfo Rodriguez. Rodolfo Rodriguez knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Elias Koller.
28.57
Niclas Farnerud chips the ball to his team mate, Hakan Türkyilmaz. Hakan Türkyilmaz knocks the ball forward to Gabriel Solis. Gabriel Solis knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Elias Koller.
30.09
Rotherham United are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Brighton and Hove Albion's defence.
32.54
Hakan Türkyilmaz barges into Egutu Kanu. Hakan Türkyilmaz is warned by the referee! Egutu Kanu stretches but gets up unharmed.
33.49
Egutu Kanu kicks a strong pass forward to Amine Amrani. Amine Amrani tries a spectacular long range effort but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
36.26
Torsten Nahrstedt makes a probing pass to Rodolfo Rodriguez. Rodolfo Rodriguez knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Zbigniew Smolarek.
38.46
Torsten Nahrstedt knocks the ball to his team mate, Robin Schenker. Robin Schenker knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Zbigniew Smolarek.
39.29
Elias Koller controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Egutu Kanu. Egutu Kanu flicks the ball to his team mate, Piotr Swierczewski. Piotr Swierczewski shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
40.01
Frank Howells knocks the ball to his team mate, Gabriel Solis. Gabriel Solis knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
44.21
Frank Howells makes a simple pass to Gabriel Solis. Gabriel Solis knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
Ismael Özalan makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Egutu Kanu. Egutu Kanu controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ole Gunnar El-Fakiri. Ole Gunnar El-Fakiri knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!


45.00
Rotherham United kick off and get the second half underway!
47.27
Ismael Özalan deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Tom Roussel. Tom Roussel makes a simple pass to Ole Gunnar El-Fakiri. Ole Gunnar El-Fakiri goes all the way! Ole Gunnar El-Fakiri shoots from just inside the box but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
48.15
Zbigniew Smolarek chips the ball to his team mate, Daniel Gneki Guié. Daniel Gneki Guié sees space and advances. Daniel Gneki Guié plays a perfect one-two with Amine Amrani and rushes in on goal... Daniel Gneki Guié cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Daniel Gneki Guié scores for Rotherham United!!
51.38
Hakan Türkyilmaz threads the ball through to Gabriel Solis. Gabriel Solis shoots from 20 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
53.03
Tom Roussel makes a probing pass to Ole Gunnar El-Fakiri. Ole Gunnar El-Fakiri makes a probing pass to Piotr Swierczewski. Piotr Swierczewski rockets a shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
54.42
Torsten Nahrstedt deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Rodolfo Rodriguez. Rodolfo Rodriguez knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Ismael Özalan.
55.54
Hakan Türkyilmaz chips the ball to his team mate, Rodolfo Rodriguez. Rodolfo Rodriguez shoots from outside the area but he balloons it over the crossbar!
60.09
Torsten Nahrstedt passes the ball forward to Robin Schenker. Robin Schenker knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Silvio Salazar who gathers it comfortably.
63.45
Tom Roussel brings the ball forward. Tom Roussel goes all the way! Tom Roussel shoots from just inside the box. Mohammed Gargo easily smothers it.
67.09
Tom Roussel makes a probing pass to Amine Amrani. Amine Amrani shoots from outside the area. Amine Amrani scores for Rotherham United!!
71.16
Frank Howells makes a probing pass to Gabriel Solis. Gabriel Solis shoots from 25 yards but it is tipped over by Silvio Salazar.
72.51
Gabriel Solis clumsily knocks into Elias Koller. The referee calls over Gabriel Solis and warns him to calm down! Elias Koller stretches but gets up unharmed.
79.26
Zbigniew Smolarek makes a probing pass to Tom Roussel. Tom Roussel threads the ball through to Amine Amrani. Amine Amrani shoots from outside the area but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
87.25
Frank Howells surges forward with the ball. Frank Howells controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies wide!
90.00
Ismael Özalan controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Tom Roussel. Tom Roussel makes a simple pass to Amine Amrani. Amine Amrani goes all the way! Amine Amrani cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!


The man of the match was awarded to Amine Amrani of Rotherham United

Match Statistics

Match Statistics
Goals
Goals: 3 vs 0
Shots on Target
Shots on Target: 5 vs 3
Shots off Target
Shots off Target: 6 vs 3
Offsides
Offsides: 1 vs 0
Fouls
Fouls: 0 vs 3
Yellow Cards
Yellow Cards: 0 vs 0
Red Cards
Red Cards: 0 vs 0

Possession
Possession: 46.5909090909091 vs 53.4090909090909
Play Area
Home team third: 30.68%, Midfield: 42.05%, Away team third: 27.27%