FFO Championship, Birmingham City vs. Bristol City (Mon Mar 18)


                      Birmingham City  |  Bristol City
                              5-2-3 P  |  4-3-2-1 C
               Freddie Kaye Caretaker  |  Tim Brown
                                       |
                       J_Griffiths GK  |  GK D_Bentley
                      Gocholshvili DF  |  DF K_Naismith
                        L_Buchanan DF  |  DF M_Roberts
                           E_Laird DF  |  DF E_Pinnock
                        O_Gozalbez MF  |  DF R_Burke
                         B_Brobbey FW  |  MF J_Williams
                       D_Sanderson DF  |  AM Campana
                            G_Hall MF  |  MF J_Bacuna
                           D_Sikan FW  |  AM A_Ilarramendi
                          T_Conway FW  |  MF S_Sensi
                           Terrats DF  |  FW S_Guirassy
                                       |
                           J_Ruddy SUB |  SUB M_OLeary
                         E_Longelo SUB |  SUB Z_Vyner
                            J_Rowe SUB |  SUB N_Cadden
                          F_Jensen SUB |  SUB D_Sinani
                          J_Taylor SUB |  SUB E_Avila




Min. 2  :(brc) S_Sensi runs down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He cuts the ball back 
          ...  S_Guirassy latches onto the pass 
          ...  He carves out some space 
          ...  S_Guirassy breaks clear! 
          ...  He tries to take it round J_Griffiths 
          ...  J_Griffiths charges out of his area 
          ...  J_Griffiths belts it clear! 
          ...  Great sweeper-keeping! 
Min. 7  :(bir) L_Buchanan gets to the byline 
          ...  He puts it into the box 
          ...  He finds B_Brobbey 
          ...  But R_Burke wins the ball from behind 
          ...  The crowd appeal but The Referee has none of it 
Min. 11 :(brc) Campana bursts forward 
          ...  Campana shapes up for a shot! 
          ...  The Bristol City fans get off their seats! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Let's see if Bristol City can hang onto that lead! 
          ...  Birmingham City 0-1 Bristol City ...
Min. 12 :(bir) Tactical Change by Birmingham City 
          ...  Birmingham City have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 12 :(brc) Tactical Change by Bristol City 
          ...  S_Sensi will now play as a DM 
Min. 12 :(brc) Tactical Change by Bristol City 
          ...  A_Ilarramendi will now play as a MF 
Min. 16 :(bir) O_Gozalbez kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  B_Brobbey gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  B_Brobbey swings in the shot! 
          ...  D_Bentley narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety 
Min. 17 :(bir) G_Hall with a slick pass to Gocholshvili 
          ...  J_Williams takes the players legs from beneath him!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
Min. 20 :(brc) Campana cuts inside 
          ...  Campana with the shot! 
          ...  But J_Griffiths smothers the ball 
Min. 21 :(brc) S_Guirassy takes possession 
          ...  Knocks it past the defender 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  S_Guirassy hits a great drive! 
          ...  J_Griffiths makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He wasn't troubled there 
Min. 24 :(bir) The defender underhits the back pass! 
          ...  G_Hall is through and closing innnnnnnnnn!! 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from G_Hall! 
          ...  It sails over! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 24 :(brc) R_Burke feeds the ball to J_Williams 
          ...  L_Buchanan slides in hard! 
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw! 
Min. 26 :(brc) J_Bacuna with the heel pass to M_Roberts 
          ...  M_Roberts throws himself at the ball! 
          ...  He manages to reach the ball 
          ...  But J_Griffiths with the difficult save 
Min. 31 :(bir) Terrats runs down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to B_Brobbey 
          ...  B_Brobbey rises above the defence to head the ball! 
          ...  But he got that all wrong 
Min. 31 :(brc) A_Ilarramendi looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to K_Naismith 
          ...  K_Naismith hits the ball on the bounce! 
          ...  J_Griffiths fists it away 
Min. 33 :(bir) G_Hall with a smart pass to L_Buchanan 
          ...  L_Buchanan runs forward 
          ...  He hits the shot! 
          ...  But D_Bentley makes a superb stop down low 
Min. 34 :(brc) M_Roberts with the diagonal pass to K_Naismith 
          ...  K_Naismith hits a great shot! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  The Birmingham City fans laugh at him 
Min. 36 :(brc) J_Williams has found himself in space 
          ...  He looks up for his team mates 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  S_Sensi gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  A cracking drive from S_Sensi! 
          ...  It's going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  And J_Griffiths reacts well to tip it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Ilarramendi crosses it in! 
          ...  Gocholshvili heads it away 
Min. 37 :(bir) O_Gozalbez looks for options 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Terrats 
          ...  S_Sensi wins the ball with a clear tackle 
Min. 40 :(bir) O_Gozalbez pass splits open the defence 
          ...  What a ball! 
          ...  B_Brobbey is clean through! 
          ...  S_Sensi wins the ball well 
          ...  The Referee has given a free kick 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  Here we go, a real chance of a goal 
          ...  O_Gozalbez passes to T_Conway 
          ...  R_Burke hits it out for a corner 
          ...  We need a good ball in here! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  O_Gozalbez swings it in! 
          ...  D_Bentley reads it well, and claims it! 
Min. 42 :(bir) Gocholshvili looks for options 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to B_Brobbey 
          ...  B_Brobbey tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  D_Bentley fists it away 
          ...  That was a good save! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(brc) S_Sensi retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hoofs the ball upfield 
          ...  Campana gets on the end of it 
          ...  Campana with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  a lovely cushioned header 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 46 :(bir) D_Sanderson chips the ball over the defence and finds B_Brobbey 
          ...  B_Brobbey with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  a lovely cushioned header 
          ...  D_Bentley makes a good save 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Birmingham City 0-1 Bristol City

Min. 48 :(bir) T_Conway finds his way through 
          ...  They tried to play the offside trap 
          ...  J_Williams hits it out for a corner 
          ...  The pressure is mounting! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  L_Buchanan chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  E_Pinnock reads it well 
          ...  And he knocks it away 
Min. 52 :(brc) S_Guirassy unselfishly lays the ball back to Campana 
          ...  A vicious shot by Campana! 
          ...  But J_Griffiths smothers the ball 
Min. 55 :(brc) J_Williams with a flicked pass to S_Guirassy 
          ...  S_Guirassy tries to beat J_Griffiths from outside the area! 
          ...  It's beaten J_Griffiths 
          ...  It goes wide!! 
Min. 56 :(brc) A_Ilarramendi knocks the ball past the lunge of Gocholshvili 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by D_Sanderson 
          ...  He timed it well 
Min. 57 :(bir) T_Conway boots it towards D_Sikan 
          ...  D_Sikan rifles it at the goal! 
          ...  It flies wide! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 57 :(brc) S_Sensi runs down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to S_Guirassy 
          ...  S_Guirassy hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by J_Williams! 
          ...  J_Griffiths comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  A_Ilarramendi gets to it! 
          ...  J_Griffiths with an easy save 
          ...  He just oozes confidence 
Min. 58 :(bir) L_Buchanan spots E_Laird who is in acres of space 
          ...  E_Laird tries to place it in the corner! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 59 :(brc) A_Ilarramendi with electric pace 
          ...  He eases past L_Buchanan 
          ...  A_Ilarramendi tries one from the edge of the box! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_Sensi hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  That's a poor one 
          ...  Terrats belts it clear 
Min. 60 :(brc) Substitution by Bristol City 
          ...  COMING ON: Z_Vyner 
          ...  COMING OFF: J_Bacuna 
Min. 61 :(bir) G_Hall spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  He finds T_Conway with a lovely pass! 
          ...  T_Conway sends it flying towards goal! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 62 :(brc) Campana knocks it past Terrats and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  Campana swings in the shot! 
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  K_Naismith lofts the ball in! 
          ...  J_Griffiths comes towards the ball 
          ...  Great catch! 
Min. 63 :(bir) D_Sanderson brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  G_Hall gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  G_Hall hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! 
          ...  It floats over D_Bentley 
          ...  It's heading goalward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 63 :(brc) R_Burke runs down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to Campana 
          ...  E_Laird tries to head the ball away from goal 
          ...  But it's looping towards his own net!! 
          ...  It goes just over!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Z_Vyner curls it into the box! 
          ...  E_Laird gets up well 
          ...  And he clears the danger 
Min. 67 :(bir) G_Hall curls the ball out wide to D_Sikan 
          ...  But M_Roberts wins the ball with a sliding challenge 
Min. 67 :(brc) A_Ilarramendi heads the ball back to S_Guirassy 
          ...  S_Guirassy is through on goal! 
          ...  The flag stays down 
          ...  He just has J_Griffiths to beat 
          ...  He dinks it over J_Griffiths 
          ...  It goes over!! 
Min. 69 :(bir) L_Buchanan is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He throws it to D_Sikan 
          ...  Z_Vyner leaves his foot in with the challenge!! 
          ...  That's a bad foul!! 
          ...  The Referee lectures him 
Min. 70 :(bir) Substitution by Birmingham City 
          ...  COMING ON: F_Jensen 
          ...  COMING OFF: D_Sanderson 
Min. 70 :(bir) D_Sikan with a short pass to find B_Brobbey 
          ...  Z_Vyner wins it well 
          ...  Perfectly timed! 
Min. 70 :(brc) E_Pinnock with a neat pass into A_Ilarramendi 
          ...  A_Ilarramendi swings in the shot! 
          ...  J_Griffiths gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He just manages to tip it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  E_Pinnock flights it in! 
          ...  Gocholshvili with a great clearance! 
Min. 72 :(bir) Terrats curls the ball out wide to E_Laird 
          ...  A great volley from E_Laird! 
          ...  But he puts it over 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 73 :(bir) T_Conway puts in Gocholshvili 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by M_Roberts 
Min. 76 :(brc) Campana holds the ball up 
          ...  He sees E_Pinnock in space! 
          ...  E_Pinnock tries to place it in the corner! 
          ...  But J_Griffiths is equal to it 
Min. 78 :(brc) M_Roberts pushes it past E_Laird 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  Gocholshvili takes possession 
Min. 79 :(brc) S_Guirassy flicks the ball on to Campana 
          ...  L_Buchanan tackles cleanly 
          ...  The linesman flags for the foul though! 
          ...  Unbelievable! It looked clean to me 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  The crowd expects from this range 
          ...  S_Sensi hits it hard with some tremendous top spin 
          ...  Saved by J_Griffiths 
Min. 81 :(brc) Campana takes advantage of a mistake by Terrats 
          ...  E_Laird takes the ball 
          ...  OOOHHHH!! 
          ...  He almost loses it straight away 
          ...  But he hits it clear! 
Min. 82 :(brc) K_Naismith looks around for some movement 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He hits the ball to J_Williams 
          ...  J_Williams hits the ball first time! 
          ...  It sails over! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 83 :(bir) E_Laird gets to the byline and finds O_Gozalbez with a beautiful cross 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by R_Burke 
          ...  He had to get that one right! 
Min. 84 :(brc) M_Roberts flicks it past the defender 
          ...  He runs forward 
          ...  M_Roberts pounds a rocket on goal! 
          ...  But J_Griffiths comes out and dives at his feet 
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest 
Min. 86 :(brc) Campana gains control of the loose ball 
          ...  Campana with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  He has put it over the bar! 
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 87 :(brc) S_Guirassy can't keep control of it and loses possession! 
          ...  He goes in hard and wins it back! 
          ...  He creates some space for an opening! 
          ...  S_Guirassy hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! 
          ...  It flies into Row Z! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(bir) G_Hall with an early cross to T_Conway 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  S_Sensi belts it clear 
Min. 90 :(bir) Terrats runs at goal 
          ...  He spots the run of F_Jensen 
          ...  He's played him in 
          ...  J_Williams with a clumsy challenge 
          ...  He's warned for that one 
          ...  Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book 
Min. 91 :(brc) Campana finds the run of S_Sensi 
          ...  S_Sensi throws himself at the ball! 
          ...  He manages to reach the ball 
          ...  J_Griffiths just watches it drift out of play! 
Min. 92 :(brc) Campana takes advantage of a mistake by L_Buchanan 
          ...  Campana sees J_Griffiths off his line! 
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide 
Min. 93 :(bir) L_Buchanan with a measured pass to B_Brobbey 
          ...  But E_Pinnock with the fine tackle 
Min. 94 :(brc) R_Burke searches out S_Guirassy 
          ...  S_Guirassy with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It sails over! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 

*************  FULL TIME  ****************



Match Details
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Venue                : St Andrews
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Birmingham City Match Info
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Best player          : J_Griffiths
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Bristol City Match Info
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Best player          : Campana (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Campana (11)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : S_Sensi (40)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                         Birmingham City  |    Bristol City
Attempts on Goal     :          11        |       26
Off target           :           7        |       13
On target            :           4        |       13
Possession           :          26        |       74
Corners              :           2        |       6
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           1        |       1
Fouls                :           8        |       10
Key Tackles          :           9        |       11
Key Passes           :          21        |       17
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Final Score          : Birmingham City 0 - 1 Bristol City
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Player Statistics - Birmingham City
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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J_Griffiths    GK  21   1   1   1  26 |  96  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0   0   0
Gocholshvili   DF   1  16  14   7  28 |  96   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  54  12   0
L_Buchanan     DF   1  17  12   5  28 |  96   0   1   4   0   1   0   0   0   0  17  56  19
E_Laird        DF   1  18  15   9  23 |  96   0   3   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  48  11  26
O_Gozalbez     MF   1   2  15  11  31 |  96   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  33   0
B_Brobbey      FW   1   2  11  16  24 |  96   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  30
D_Sanderson    DF   1  15  10   8  31 |  72   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   9  22 -10
G_Hall         MF   1   5  17  14  24 |  96   0   0   4   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  36  16
D_Sikan        FW   1   6  13  16  22 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  13   6
T_Conway       FW   1   6  11  17  24 |  96   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   5
Terrats        DF   1  12  16   9  30 |  96   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  22  30   0
J_Ruddy        GK  18   1   1   1  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Longelo      DF   1  14  12   5  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Rowe         MF   1   8  16  12  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Jensen       MF   1   8  14  12  31 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Taylor       FW   1   3  10  14  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Bristol City
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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D_Bentley      GK  22   1   1   1  28 |  96   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0   0
K_Naismith     DF   1  21  14   9  22 |  96   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  12  28
M_Roberts      DF   1  18  12  10  25 |  96   0   2   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  52  24  38
E_Pinnock      DF   1  20  14   8  27 |  96   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  28  12  16
R_Burke        DF   1  19  14   6  28 |  96   0   3   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  45  36   0
J_Williams     MF   1  12  19  14  24 |  96   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  22  14   8
Campana        AM   1  11  19  16  23 |  96   0   0   2   0   7   1   0   0   0   0  14  60
J_Bacuna       MF   1  11  18   8  25 |  62   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   8   0
A_Ilarramendi  MF   1   4  18  16  25 |  96   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  16  22
S_Sensi        DM   1  14  19  11  27 |  96   0   2   3   0   3   0   1   0   0  45  26  42
S_Guirassy     FW   1   6  16  22  24 |  96   0   0   1   0   7   0   0   0   0   0  10   4
M_OLeary       GK  17   1   1   1  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Z_Vyner        DF   1  16  12   2  23 |  34   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0   0
N_Cadden       DM   1  16  14  10  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Sinani       MF   1   8  15   4  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Avila        FW   1   5  11  14  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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