Post Match report for the Man Utd game - Thursday, 4th May 2023
PREMIER LEAGUE 22/23: Brighton V Manchester United - 4/5/23 P32
* * * * * LAST KICK BREAKS DEADLOCK * * * * *
RESULT: 1-0 ~ Mac Allister . (h-t 0-0)
VENUE: the Amex, Falmer - sixteenth home match of 32 fixtures to date . Thur 8:00pm.
BEFORE KICKOFF: Brighton fans were soon back inside the community stadium at beginning of May, for the second of three consecutive contests here.
It was less than a fortnight since meeting United at Wembley when blue & white optimism suffered a setback.
WEATHER: mild evening . GATE: 31,577 . ATMOSPHERE: all enthralled by this clash of two top teams.
REF: tried to keep a low profile but the match was fizzing from kickoff and potentially could blow up without a whistle
ROBERTO de ZERBI was keeping all the balls in the air, having juggled League & Cup commitments throughout winter & springtime.
He had sleepless nights. His focus now was getting enough points to enter the top six.
RdZ studied latest squad medical reports and made significant operational alterations to the starting line up.
INJURED: 2 Lamptey 14 Lallana 19 Sarmiento 28 Ferguson 34 Veltman.
SQUAD: 13 Gross 15 Moder. STARTING SHAPE: 4-2-3-1
TEAM . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Steele
. . 25 Caicedo 4 Webster 5 Dunk 30 Estupinan
. 40 Buonanotte 27 Gilmour 10 Mac Allister 22 Mitoma
. . . . . . 20 Enciso . . . . . 18 Welbeck
SUBS: 7 March (63), 6 Colwill (75), 21 Undav (75)
BENCH: 1 Sanchez (gk) 29 van Hecke 26 Ayari 42 Offiah 49 Moran 51 Peupion
GOALS:
1-0 - 99 . MAC ALLISTER from the penalty spot following VAR intervention revealing to Ref handball in the area at the death.
YELLOWS: Webster, Dunk, Caicedo, Colwill.
CHANGES: 63 March for Buonanotte . 75 Colwill for Gilmour, Undav for Welbeck.
FIRST HALF: we were watching pro football of top quality, where both hosts & visitors very direct intentions were to lead by converting a goal-scoring opportunity.
SECOND HALF: normally here these words would associate with ebb & flow between and at scoring milestones.
But it has to be said that the manner of play was excellent from each eleven, given stalemate all but prevailed to the end.
IN THE END: it might be summed up as splitting hairs to determine a winner and so both sides get credit for reaching high standards with a view to claiming three-point accolades.
NUMBERS: poss 60%-40%, on target 6-5, off target 16-11, corners 8-6,
fouls 10-14, yellows 4-4, subs 3-3, shape 4231-433 . . . . . gd22 pt55 po6
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