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Flying High
Report: (Brighton 1 - 0 Millwall) |
A
late goal from Hart secured all three points for the team, ensuring we
stay well above the relegation zone. The second half was not very
progressive for either team, and it looked certain the final outcome would
be a draw. However, as the game came to a close, Hart got the ball just
where we needed it, scoring only for the second time this season.
Millwall's Mark Phillips saw red in the dying moments for a second
booking.
Full
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We
could have all saved ourselves a good soaking and severe frostbite if we'd
known that all of the excitement of the game would be squeezed into the
four minutes injury time at the end of the game. We could have stayed
somewhere nice and warm from 3pm until 4.45 and then have taken our seats
to see Gary Hart score the winning goal with just about the only shot on
target in the whole game, a sending off of yet another Millwall player
(they'll have trouble raising a team if that carries on) and Leon getting
through with only the keeper to beat but putting his shot wide of the
post. He was probably too tired by that time to do anything else. He was
playing wide right midfield for a large part of the game due to the
surprise inclusion of Chris McPhee who looked seriously short of match
fitness but tried his best to support McCammon in his battle to show
Dennis Wise what he was missing.
Big
Mac ended up with an injury after putting himself about for the whole
match and also got himself booked for a bit of pushing & shoving with
one of his ex mates. The Millwall fans also didn't exactly give him the
idea that they were pleased to see him again!
It
was a match of landmarks with Harty making his 300th appearance and
getting the goal and the sponsor's Man of the Match award, Kerry Mayo
played his 300th league game and Chippy was playing his 200th match for
us. Nice to see such loyalty from the guys!
Back
to the game and the match really was as poor as mentioned before. Very
little of note happened and chances were almost non-existent, save for a
few long range efforts. It rained (did I mention that before?) which made
the pitch skiddy and slippery and there was little decent football to
watch. However, those last four minutes made up for that and it was
another very welcome three points in the bag and only six away from that
magic 50 target. One word of caution though, Walsall went down last year
with 51 points!!
Due
to a technical problem, there are no pictures available from this game.
Sorry...
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Player
Ratings |
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Shaaban - 7 not much to do, but did it all well
Reid - 8 composed and classy
Harding - 7 looking back to his best
Butters - 7 kept Dichio quiet
Hinshelwood - 7 steady alongside Butters
Hart - 7 kept going right to the end
Carpenter - 7 always involved
Nicolas - 8 looked classy on the ball
Knight - 7 made the goal and should have scored
another
McPhee - 6 obviously not fit but can only get
better
McCammon - 6 put himself about a lot without
creating much
Subs:
Mayo (on for McPhee) - 6 helped Harding out on the
left
Oatway (on for McCammon) - 7 keen to get back in
the swing of things Watson, El-Abd & Yelldell not used
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Statistics |
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Possession:
Brighton 46%
Millwall 54%
Shots:
Brighton 6
Millwall 2
Corners:
Brighton 1
Millwall 5
Fouls:
Brighton 9
Millwall 19
Bookings:
Brighton 1
Millwall 4
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Managers
Comments: (Brighton) |
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"Millwall didn't cause us that many
problems, and Leon Knight was effective on the left side of midfield.
"I was anxious to keep the shape of
the side following on from our win over Sunderland.
"We're looking at getting 50 or 51
points to put us safe and although fourth from bottom would be fine we're
aiming to finish higher."
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Managers
Comments: (Millwall) |
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"We didn't want Scott to go but it
was out of our hands. It was a board decision taken for financial reasons.
"It makes it very difficult and
although we can now bring in two players on loan that won't be easy to do
as a lot of teams don't want to lose players at this time.
"I was pleased with Quigley and
Curtis Weston against Brighton and from now on some of our youngsters will
get opportunities."
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