Ulloa strikes but Albion bow out

5:09pm Saturday 26th January 2013 in Albion By Brian Owen

Leo Ulloa dives to head in his goal on his debut (photos Simon Dack) Leo Ulloa dives to head in his goal on his debut (photos Simon Dack)

Leo Ulloa scored on his Albion debut today – but his side were denied an FA Cup replay by Theo Walcott’s late deflected winner.

Walcott came off the bench to volley the 85th-minute clincher as Arsenal won 3-2 in a pulsating fourth round tie at The Amex.

The Seagulls twice came from behind to cancel out goals by the outstanding Olivier Giroud.

Ashley Barnes headed home a David Lopez corner on 33 minutes in response to Giroud’s glorious 16th-minute finish into the top corner.

Giroud ran on to Abou Diaby’s pass to thrash a volley past Casper Ankergren on 57 minutes.

But Ulloa replied six minutes later with a diving header right in front of the North Stand from Barnes’ terrific cross.

Walcott and Jack Wilshere made an impact coming off the bench but the clincher had a bit of luck about it.

Ankergren, who made a handful of good saves, could only punch a corner away as far as Walcott and his volley deflected in off Adam El-Abd.

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MHubbs says...
5:15pm Sat 26 Jan 13

Watching on my mac by live stream, I thought Brighton were outstanding.
Great hear, effort and skill.

Good to see the new big man hit the target. Injuries hampered us sadly, but I felt we gave it our all and were just lacking in a little sot of luck come the finish.

Well played Albion. Now take that form onto the Champipnship! UTA

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tug509 says...
5:23pm Sat 26 Jan 13

Very annoyed that Kuz was left out,i thought he would have at least saved the first or,not overly committed himself for the third.

But the team were incredible,the feeling of pride is amazing,we were absolutely fantastic,how many premier teams will give a very Strong Arsenal side as much trouble as we did this season?.

At 5`8`` i always feel 6`6`` on saturdays,but after todays display ,i will have to bend down to get through the door,...Brilliant lads. UTA

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gusset snatcher says...
5:25pm Sat 26 Jan 13

Very poor in some departments, wallower was like a pig in **** when he stooped down to score that goal but at least thats better than craig mcfail-smith can do. hell Abd was left for dead by walcott on many occasions, no wonder he has to resort to pulling and pushing everyone.... absolute liability...... IGWAM

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thetungsten says...
5:37pm Sat 26 Jan 13

Fantastic occasion, amazing atmosphere, great effort by the team and definitely not disgraced! Ulloa in my opinion was our best player.. He showed a great all round game! Can't help to think that we may have won if we had Tomasz Kuszczak in goal? Casper Ankergren was awful and cost us the game in my opinion, all 3 goals conceded, he was at fault! Oh well onwards and upwards! Seagulls

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thetungsten says...
5:38pm Sat 26 Jan 13

Fantastic occasion, amazing atmosphere, great effort by the team and definitely not disgraced! Ulloa in my opinion was our best player.. He showed a great all round game! Can't help to think that we may have won if we had Tomasz Kuszczak in goal? Casper Ankergren was awful and cost us the game in my opinion, all 3 goals conceded, he was at fault! Oh well onwards and upwards! Seagulls

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HOVEPARKRESIDENT says...
5:49pm Sat 26 Jan 13

A valiant effort from Brighton. Great atmosphere and even the chicken and ham pie was edible.
Now going for a lay down.

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kwaidam says...
5:53pm Sat 26 Jan 13

To the tungsten. While there is no doubt the big pole in our goal is our number one Casper was not at fault for all three goals, just the third. He also made two or three superb stops so to call him awful is unfair. Yes, kuz would have been stronger but, hey, let's accentuate the positives... We played some great stuff and more than matched arsenal despite having to reshuffle the pack during the game. We were brave and inventive and the speed and movement of our play was outstanding. And, Ashley B showed just why he is in the team. Scored one, made one. Up the Albion.

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SMF20 says...
6:00pm Sat 26 Jan 13

A fantastic effort by the boys today, they certainly did us and themselves proud, I hope they feel good about themselves this evening.
Like a few others, I would have liked for Kuz to have played today, it may not have made much difference but I'd like to think he may have helped keep one of the Arsenal goals out.
I really hope that both Greer and Buckley will be fit enough for the next Championship match after leaving the field prematurely today, they were missed when they went off and it certainly didn't help GP what with the reshuffle that had to happen.
I believe that had we have kept both of the injured guys on the pitch then we would have held out and even possibly had a real go towards the end by bringing on Cms, Vicente and Lua Lua to try and grab the win, wasn't to be though so let's just hope for quick recoveries.
Impressed with our new boy today, touch was good and he linked play very well. Very much looking forward to seeing him some more. Good goal too.
Roll on Wednesday (Sheffield) and a similar performance against a lesser opponent.
Uta

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tug509 says...
6:00pm Sat 26 Jan 13

Good point about Ashley Barnes Kwaidam,he was my choice for motm,i thought he was superb. Please Gus use him as you did today,because he was quality. UTA

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Ringmer Rich says...
6:08pm Sat 26 Jan 13

I think the players have every right to feel disappointed after this game. They played well and kept to the game plan. The only difference was a lack of pace and awareness at the back. The result could easily have gone our way.

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Ringmer Rich says...
6:16pm Sat 26 Jan 13

gusset snatcher wrote:
Very poor in some departments, wallower was like a pig in **** when he stooped down to score that goal but at least thats better than craig mcfail-smith can do. hell Abd was left for dead by walcott on many occasions, no wonder he has to resort to pulling and pushing everyone.... absolute liability...... IGWAM
..time for your medication.. matron!!

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gusset snatcher says...
6:20pm Sat 26 Jan 13

All those departing fans before the final whistle........ like cockroaches that had a light shined on them..... IGWAM

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tug509 says...
6:23pm Sat 26 Jan 13

Ringmer Rich wrote:
gusset snatcher wrote:
Very poor in some departments, wallower was like a pig in **** when he stooped down to score that goal but at least thats better than craig mcfail-smith can do. hell Abd was left for dead by walcott on many occasions, no wonder he has to resort to pulling and pushing everyone.... absolute liability...... IGWAM
..time for your medication.. matron!!
He definitely needs an injection,the permanent sort.

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i luv my dog says...
6:56pm Sat 26 Jan 13

gusset snatcher you are a tosser.

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Gibseagull says...
8:23pm Sat 26 Jan 13

Oi gusset snatcher!! - Do One!! Go back to shithurst park where you belong!

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JollyRoger says...
8:27pm Sat 26 Jan 13

Really proud of the team and a great performance. Fantastic to see the new lad (Ulloa) getting stuck in and scoring. Held the ball up well a couple of times, some good dribbling skills and a desire to get on the end of a ball put into the box with some pace on it. Bodes well for the future.

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Freeloaders says...
8:33pm Sat 26 Jan 13

thetungsten wrote:
Fantastic occasion, amazing atmosphere, great effort by the team and definitely not disgraced! Ulloa in my opinion was our best player.. He showed a great all round game! Can't help to think that we may have won if we had Tomasz Kuszczak in goal? Casper Ankergren was awful and cost us the game in my opinion, all 3 goals conceded, he was at fault! Oh well onwards and upwards! Seagulls
Top post my friend.If Kuszczak had been in goal we would still be in the cup.But very proud of the team today.I thought Barnes and Bridcutt were outstanding yet again.

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twonk says...
8:36pm Sat 26 Jan 13

Well done lads. You deserved a draw.

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LACHANCE says...
9:39pm Sat 26 Jan 13

Great game we played well. Ulloa going to do well just what the team needed.Now Gus buy the Dutch chap and the team will be near complete.Barns play well and should have been Man of the match.Comming home l noticed that the platform on Falmer station had been made a bit wider at the fare end.Now for the play off's there for the tacking.Well done boys.

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WisdomSpeaks says...
1:58am Sun 27 Jan 13

What a superb cup tie! Real good atmosphere and the boys gave everything. Great for Ulloa to score on his debut and but for our unfortunate injuries I think we would have got a replay at least.

Now look forward to seeing Ulloa playing alongside CMS/Hoskins as that's what Gus has been saying he's needed for the last year!

Good luck to the Arsenal for rest of the season. A great club and I thought their fans were fantastic today. As ours were too. Thanks for a superb day apart from the result.

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