Post Match report for the Ipswich game - Saturday, 14th September 2024
PREMIER LEAGUE 24/25: Brighton V Ipswich - 14/9/24 P4
* * * * * NO GOALS BUT ONE POINT * * * * *
RESULT: 0-0
VENUE: the Amex, Falmer - second home match of 4 fixtures to date . Sat 3:00pm.
BEFORE KICKOFF: there had just been that initial early Prem pause due to the first international break.
Now Brighton fans were back in the old community stadium and feeling pleased with progress in all competitions thus far.
WEATHER: sunny . GATE: 31,573 . ATMOSPHERE: increasingly frustrated
FABIAN HURZELER got Manager of the Month for August during September, when many of the wider squad were abroad on various national duties.
He took an opportunity to drill the remaining, if recently revised, group in new routines & tactics.
FH perused training reports and formulated an ongoing team-sheet.
INJURED: 6 Milner 7 March 9 Pedro 27 Wieffer 33 ORiley
SQUAD: 2 Lamptey 8 Gruda
STARTING SHAPE: 4-2-3-1
TEAM . . . . . . . . . 1 Verbruggen
. 34 Veltman 29 van Hecke 5 Dunk 41 Hinshelwood
. 17 Minteh 20 Baleba 26 Ayari 22 Mitoma
. . . . . . 14 Rutter . . . 18 Welbeck
SUBS: 10 Enciso (68), 11 Adingra (68), 24 Kadioglu (68), 28 Ferguson (85)
BENCH: 23 Steele (gk) 3 Julio 4 Webster 15 Moder 30 Estupinan
GOALS: none
YELLOWS: 47 Minteh, 60 Hinshelwood, 85 Veltman, 94 Verbruggen
CHANGES: 68 Enciso, Adingra & Kadioglu for Rutter, Minteh & Hinshelwood
85 Ferguson for Welbeck
FIRST HALF: locals dominated possession and created chances while visitors sat back and spasmodically countered.
SECOND HALF: ditto above.
Introduction of hosts impact subs made little difference to breaking continual stalemate.
IN THE END: travellers came to prevent a home score and duly succeeded.
They were added to a lengthening list of teams who were able to soak up pressure at the Amex and return unbeaten with a strategic point to boot.
NUMBERS: poss 70%-30%, on target 6-1, off target 15-5, corners 9-2,
fouls 14-16, yellows 4-3, subs 4-5, shape 442-4231 . . . . . gd4 pt8 po3
FS
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