Post Match report for the Bournemouth game - Tuesday, 4th April 2023
PREMIER LEAGUE 22/23: Bournemouth V Brighton - 4/4/23 P27
* * * * * MOMENTUM FROM ANOTHER WIN ON THE ROAD * * * * *
RESULT: 0-2 ~ Ferguson, Enciso . (h-t 0-1)
VENUE: the Vitality Stadium, Boscombe - thirteenth away match of 27 fixtures to date . Tue 7:45pm.
BEFORE KICKOFF: Brighton fans turned up for this midweek evening affair having waited seven months for its reschedule since September, as at the same time of coincidental exit by Graham Potter, off to experience extra lush pastures.
Bizarrely GP was sacked after that same timescale last weekend, as the once promised land turned barren.
WEATHER: dry & clear . GATE: 10,266 . KIT: blue & white . ATMOSPHERE: small stad noise.
ROBERTO de ZERBI had thanked Potter via the media for leaving him a group with a good attitude and mentality.
RdZ elected to field a strong eleven, reintroducing Webster & Ferguson to start.
INJURED: 14 Lallana 19 Sarmiento . REHAB: 15 Moder . SQUAD: 2 Lamptey
STARTING SHAPE: 4-2-3-1
TEAM . . . . . . . . . 23 Steele
. 34 Veltman 4 Webster 5 Dunk 30 Estupinan
. . 7 March 13 Gross 25 Caicedo 22 Mitoma
. . . . 10 Mac Allister . . . 28 Ferguson
SUBS: 18 Welbeck (73), 20 Enciso (73), 26 Ayari (80), 21 Undav (93)
BENCH: 1 Sanchez (gk) 6 Colwill 27 Gilmour 29 van Hecke 40 Buonanotte
GOALS:
0-1 - 28 . FERGUSON nets from a back heel following an assist by Mitoma after great work by Estupinan.
0-2 - 91 . ENCISO bags his first goal when turning and finishing a move created and assisted by Gross.
YELLOWS: 60 Steele
INCIDENTS: 3 Mac A high, 8 Dunk header, 10 hosts header, 14 hosts header, 32 Steele takes, 36 Steele saves, 38 hosts miss, 39 Steele parries, 43 hosts over, 45 March try,
46 Ferguson pop, 48 hosts miss, 50 hosts miss, 51 Steele saves, 56 Ferguson over, 57 Veltman over, 59 hosts miss, 68 hosts try, 70 Gross effort, 71 Dunk header, 71 hosts try, 76 Gross dig, 82 Ayari miss, 83 Enciso miss, 83 Welbeck try, 87 hosts pop, 88 Mitoma effort,
CHANGES: 73 Welbeck & Enciso for Ferguson & Mac Allister .
80 Ayari for Caicedo . 93 Undab for Mitoma.
FIRST HALF: visitors took the lead just inside half an hour but locals had several attempts too and stayed in the game.
The away outfit could not turn additional possession into many more chances.
SECOND HALF: the match hung in balance for virtually all of forty-five minutes plus into stoppage, while travellers held a single goal advantage.
IN THE END: a late second goal sealed fates and ensured blue & white prevailed for the first time at a ground where previously it proved difficult to gain even a point.
NUMBERS: poss 36%-64%, on target 3-6, off target 11-10, corners 5-5,
fouls 11-5, yellows 1-1, subs 5-4, shape 4411-4231 . . . . . gd17 pt46 po6
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