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That's it, it's all over, the referee has blown the final whistle.
Goal!! Brentford have scored with Chris Moore putting it in the back of the net.
Brighton are replacing Jake Robinson with Doug Loft.
Brentford are replacing Sam Tillen with Alex Rhodes.
Brentford are replacing Thomas Pinault with Paul Brooker.
Gary Hart is replaced by Dean Cox.
Gavin Tomlin is being taken off, Calum Willock has come on in his place.
The referee has booked Olafur Ingi Skulason.
The second half is under way with the score currently at 2 v 1.
The ref has blown his whistle for half time.
Goal!! Brentford have scored with Kevin O'Connor putting it in the back of the net.
The referee has booked Thomas Pinault.
Goal!! Gary Hart scores for Brighton.
Dean Hammond takes a penalty for Brighton and scores!.
It's 3pm on Saturday, August 12th, the match has kicked off.
Brighton threw away the chance to open the season with a hat-trick of wins as they were held to a 2-2 draw by Brentford. Goals inside the opening 13 minutes by Dean Hammond, from the penalty spot, and Gary Hart put the Seagulls firmly in control. But a free kick by captain Kevin O'Connor (38) and an equaliser from Chris Moore three minutes into injury time kept the Bees' unbeaten start intact. Something had to give after both teams opened the season with a couple of 1-0 wins and Brighton started like a house on fire. Hammond sent Stuart Nelson the wrong way from the spot after Thomas Pinault had upended on-loan West Ham midfielder Tony Stokes just inside the penalty area. Worse followed for Brentford four minutes later. Joel Lynch, Brighton's highly rated young centre-half, surged into the box before delivering a low cross to the near post which Hart poked into the roof of the net from point-blank range. Brighton lost their way after that but Brentford did not look like scoring until O'Connor expertly curved a free-kick over the defensive wall and beyond keeper Wayne Henderson. O'Connor's sweet strike changed the complexion of the contest as Brentford suddenly found fresh belief. Andrew Frampton headed a free-kick from Sam Tillen straight at Henderson before the break and the visitors continued to threaten in the second half. Frampton had a free-kick from 20 yards tipped over the bar by Henderson and substitute Alex Rhodes headed wide in the closing stages from a cross to the far post, shortly after joining the action. Brighton were much less of an attacking threat after the break although Stokes and sub Dean Cox had shots saved by Nelson. Jake Robinson also spurned the chance to set up Hammond, who was better placed when he shot tamely wide. Brighton looked like seeing the game out until a long ball out of defence by Adam Griffiths went over the head of Adam El-Abd. Moore nipped in to slot his second goal in as many games after his winner at Northampton four days earlier.
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