Post Match report for the Man City game - Wednesday, 24th May 2023
PREMIER LEAGUE 22/23: Brighton V Man City - 24/5/23 P37
* * * * * EVEN STEVEN IN THRILLA * * * * *
RESULT: 1-1 ~ Enciso . (h-t 1-1)
VENUE: the Amex, Falmer - nineteenth home match of 37 fixtures to date . Wed 8:00pm.
BEFORE KICKOFF: Brighton fans were quickly back in the community stadium as the season reached climax.
Talk around the ground was of Europe, being on the beach or not, ins & outs, new shirts/kit and foreign food/drink.
WEATHER: mild . GATE: 31,388 . ATMOSPHERE: an open-air indulgence at dusk
ROBERTO de ZERBI reflected on home form and seriously making Falmer a fortress in future for all competitions.
RdZ permutated various numbers to produce a credible starting eleven to mount a guard of honour for champions.
INJURED: 2 Lamptey 7 March 14 Lallana 19 Sarmiento . SQUAD: 1 Sanchez 15 Moder 49 Moran
STARTING SHAPE: 4-2-3-1
TEAM . . . . . . . . . 23 Steele
. 13 Gross 29 van Hecke 6 Colwill 30 Estupinan
. 40 Buonanotte 27 Gilmour 25 Caicedo 22 Mitoma
. . . .. . . 18 Welbeck 20 Enciso
SUBS: 28 Ferguson (52), 10 Mac Allister (52), 21 Undav (75), 34 Veltman (75)
BENCH: 38 McGill (gk) 4 Webster 5 Dunk 26 Ayari 51 Peupion
GOALS:
0-1 - 25 . visitors got the ball over the line despite heroics from van Hecke after Steele was committed forward.
1-1 - 38 . ENCISO netted a worldy from down range that faded into the top corner like using a shoehorn.
YELLOWS: van Hecke, Veltman
CHANGES: 52 Ferguson & Mac Allister for Enciso & Gilmour . 75 Undav & Veltman for Welbeck & Buonanotte
FIRST HALF: top flite football from both elevens set the trend from kickoff, where skill, pace & movement counted.
SECOND HALF: ditto above as subs entered the fray while this result hung in balance right into stoppage.
TURNING POINTS: hosts hit the bar from a f-k, had a goal disallowed for handball and an offside flag when again netting.
Travellers had a second score chalked off by VAR for a foul.
IN THE END: A domestic finale worthy of showcasing the Prem top six.
Albion qualified for the Europa League next term.
NUMBERS: poss 39%-61%, on target 7-4, off target 13-9, corners 5-1,
fouls 16-11, yellows 2-1, subs 4-4, shape 4231-433 . . . . . gd20 pt62 po6
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