Post-match report for our last game: Grimsby - FA Cup Q-F, Sunday, 19th March 2023
FA CUP quarter final - 22/23: Brighton V Grimsby - 19/3/23
* * * * * MARINERS FINALLY CAUGHT IN THE NET * * * * *
RESULT: 5-0 ~ Undav, Ferguson 2, March, Mitoma . (h-t 1-0)
VENUE: the Amex, Falmer - fourth tie of 6 rounds to date . Sun 2:15pm.
BEFORE KICKOFF: Brighton fans were back in the community stadium a few days after the Palace Prem meeting.
WEATHER: cloudy . GATE: 29,415 . ATMOSPHERE: plenty to cheer as the clock ticked down.
ROBERTO de ZERBI was conscious of what had happened at Charlton on a knockout night to forget and so put out a strong side.
He watched proceedings from the stand having gotten a yellow card during disputing Prem activity at home.
RdZ put Undav & Ferguson up front, switched Gross to right back and moved Mac Allister into a deeper position.
INJURED: 2 Lamptey 14 Lallana . REHAB: 15 Moder . SQUAD: 27 Gilmour
STARTING SHAPE: 4-2-3-1
TEAM . . . . . . . . 1 Sanchez
. 13 Gross 4 Webster 5 Dunk 30 Estupinan
. 7 March 10 Mac Allister 25 Caicedo 22 Mitoma
. . . . . 21 Undav . . . . . 28 Ferguson
SUBS: 6 Colwill (45), 19 Sarmiento (71), 18 Welbeck (71), 26 Ayari (78), 29 van Hecke (78)
BENCH: 23 Steele (gk) 20 Enciso 34 Veltman 40 Buonanotte
GOALS:
1-0 - 7 . UNDAV nets following the keeper pushing out a low drive from distance by Caicedo.
2-0 - 51 . FERGUSON strikes across the keeper from edge of the box when taking a pass from Mac Allister.
3-0 - 70 . FERGUSON bag a brace with a fierce left foot shot to just inside the near post - assist by Undav.
4-0 - 82 . MARCH with a flying header into the top corner at an aerial cross - assist Webster.
5-0 - 90 . MITOMA gets on the score-sheet from a pot-shot via a deflection off a defender - assist Gross.
YELLOWS: none
CHANGES: 45 Colwill for Estupinan . 71 Sarmiento & Welbeck for Undav & Ferguson .
78 Ayari & van Hecke for Mac Allister & Dunk.
FIRST HALF: it all seemed too easy an afternoon ahead when locals scored an early goal.
The rest of a turgid forty-five minutes was like watching a training session of first squad picks versus U18 new-boys.
SECOND HALF: things picked up a tad from turnaround and the last twenty minutes were a form of shooting practice.
IN THE END: thru into semi-finals without too much of a problem, a clean sheet and 4 players finding the net.
NUMBERS: poss 73%-27%, on target 10-2, off target 12-2, corners 6-2,
fouls 4-4, yellows 0-0, subs 5-5, shape 4231- 541
FS
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