FFO Championship, Birmingham City vs. Cardiff City (Fri Feb 09)


                      Birmingham City  |  Cardiff City
                            4-1-3-2 L  |  5-1-1-2-1 C
               Freddie Kaye Caretaker  |  Matt Rose
                                       |
                       J_Griffiths GK  |  GK R_Allsop
                      Gocholshvili DF  |  DF T_Lockyer
                         O_Dodgson DF  |  DF D_Caleta_Car
                           E_Laird DF  |  DF J_Justin
                         B_Brobbey FW  |  DF D_Rico
                          K_Taylor DM  |  DF A_Bah
                        L_Buchanan DF  |  DM I_Gueye
                            G_Hall MF  |  MF M_Gotze
                      A_Bondarenko MF  |  AM M_Harris
                          T_Conway FW  |  FW D_Zapata
                            J_Rowe MF  |  AM T_Lemar
                                       |
                          A_Palmer SUB |  SUB M_Freese
                          K_Bielik SUB |  SUB A_Vallci
                           O_Burke SUB |  SUB S_Kalu
                          L_Watson SUB |  SUB M_Gonalons
                          J_Taylor SUB |  SUB J_Brekalo




Min. 11 :(car) I_Gueye takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  I_Gueye has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  J_Griffiths will be disappointed he did not save that! 
          ...  Cardiff City have taken the lead! 
          ...  Birmingham City 0-1 Cardiff City ...
Min. 12 :(car) Tactical Change by Cardiff City 
          ...  T_Lemar will now play as a MF 
Min. 12 :(bir) K_Taylor plays the early ball across the box to find T_Conway in space 
          ...  T_Conway with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  R_Allsop dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had R_Allsop beaten! 
Min. 21 :(car) M_Gotze cuts inside O_Dodgson 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  M_Gotze tries the shot! 
          ...  J_Griffiths goes down well to save 
Min. 24 :(car) T_Lemar looks up for support 
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now 
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! 
          ...  D_Zapata receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  D_Zapata with the side footed shot! 
          ...  J_Griffiths parries it 
          ...  The defender clears it 
Min. 26 :(car) M_Harris looks around for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to D_Zapata 
          ...  D_Zapata throws himself at the ball! 
          ...  He manages to reach the ball 
          ...  J_Griffiths with a great save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 34 :(bir) O_Dodgson crosses in from the wing, he finds B_Brobbey in the box 
          ...  B_Brobbey with the crafty shot! 
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort 
Min. 39 :(car) M_Harris with a deep cross to M_Gotze 
          ...  Gocholshvili gathers up the loose ball 
Min. 41 :(bir) B_Brobbey with a short pass to find K_Taylor 
          ...  K_Taylor with a bicycle kick! 
          ...  But he's put it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? 
Min. 41 :(bir) L_Buchanan gets to the byline and finds K_Taylor with a beautiful cross 
          ...  D_Zapata with an ugly foul 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 45 :(bir) A_Bondarenko finds his way through 
          ...  The offside trap didn't work 
          ...  I_Gueye is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He was a bit too close for comfort 
          ...  He is fortunate to be given just a warning 
Min. 46 :(bir) J_Rowe with an amazing show of skill to get past D_Rico 
          ...  He crosses to B_Brobbey 
          ...  B_Brobbey leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! 
          ...  But R_Allsop with the difficult save 
Min. 47 :(bir) T_Conway drives it forward to J_Rowe 
          ...  J_Rowe shoots towards goal! 
          ...  R_Allsop won't get to that! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Pick that one out!! 
          ...  That goal restores parity, and we're level! 
          ...  Birmingham City 1-1 Cardiff City ...

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Birmingham City 1-1 Cardiff City

Min. 47 :(bir) A_Bondarenko takes a throw in 
          ...  He throws the ball into Gocholshvili 
          ...  But D_Caleta_Car slides in 
Min. 47 :(car) M_Gotze turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to D_Zapata 
          ...  E_Laird reads it well 
          ...  This boy is a quality defender 
          ...  The crowd sing his praises 
Min. 50 :(car) T_Lockyer floats the ball in to find D_Zapata 
          ...  D_Zapata drives it low! 
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Justin plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  T_Lockyer tries to place the shot! 
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort 
Min. 58 :(car) T_Lockyer knocks it forward 
          ...  E_Laird slips 
          ...  D_Zapata gets to it! 
          ...  D_Zapata hits a great shot! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But hits the side netting! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Harris with an outswinging corner into the box 
          ...  J_Griffiths comes towards the ball 
          ...  Great catch! 
Min. 60 :(car) Substitution by Cardiff City 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Brekalo 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Gotze 
Min. 60 :(car) Tactical Change by Cardiff City 
          ...  Cardiff City have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 62 :(bir) A_Bondarenko finds his way through 
          ...  His quick turn fooled the defender 
          ...  J_Justin is late with that one 
          ...  I think he was just trying to get to the ball 
Min. 70 :(car) Substitution by Cardiff City 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Gonalons 
          ...  COMING OFF: I_Gueye 
Min. 70 :(car) M_Gonalons takes advantage of a mistake by L_Buchanan 
          ...  away from two, three, four. 
          ...  Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. 
          ...  How good is he?! 
          ...  Now he crosses to T_Lemar! 
          ...  A thundering drive by T_Lemar! 
          ...  J_Griffiths with a great save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 71 :(car) D_Zapata finds his way through 
          ...  The offside trap didn't work 
          ...  D_Zapata with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It's beaten J_Griffiths 
          ...  It goes wide!! 
Min. 72 :(bir) Gocholshvili looks around for some movement 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He hits the ball to K_Taylor 
          ...  T_Lockyer read the danger and stops the pass 
Min. 77 :(car) J_Justin with an incisive pass to T_Lemar 
          ...  T_Lemar controls the ball well! 
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal! 
          ...  J_Griffiths gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he slots in the rebound 
          ...  No, it's wide!! 
          ...  That was terrible! 
Min. 79 :(car) D_Caleta_Car is spitting at K_Taylor 
          ...  Despicable! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red! 
Min. 80 :(bir) Substitution by Birmingham City 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Taylor 
          ...  COMING OFF: B_Brobbey 
Min. 80 :(bir) T_Conway beats his marker 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  D_Caleta_Car does well to intercept the ball 
Min. 81 :(car) M_Harris with the cross-field pass to T_Lemar 
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from L_Buchanan 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Harris floats the ball in! 
          ...  J_Griffiths comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  T_Lemar swings a leg at it! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  T_Lemar drives it into the box! 
          ...  G_Hall clears the corner with a header away from the near post 
Min. 85 :(bir) A_Bondarenko takes possession 
          ...  Knocks it past the defender 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  R_Allsop is called for the holding foul 
          ...  Looked like a fair jump 
          ...  The referee got it wrong 
          ...  That will be a booking 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  PENALTY!! 
          ...  T_Conway is the man who's going to take the kick 
          ...  He sends R_Allsop the wrong way 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That was a clinical penalty 
          ...  Freddie Kaye Caretaker races up the touchline and slides onto his knees on the pitch! 
          ...  Birmingham City have surely won this game now! 
          ...  Birmingham City 2-1 Cardiff City...
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 88 :(car) T_Lemar is clutching his leg! 
          ...  This doesn't look good 
          ...  I think Matt Rose is going to take him off 
Min. 88 :(car) Substitution by Cardiff City 
          ...  COMING ON: S_Kalu 
          ...  COMING OFF: T_Lemar 
          ...  Always a risky tactic to use all 3 subs 
          ...  Now they'll have to play a man short 
Min. 91 :(car) M_Gonalons turns well with the ball 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  M_Gonalons with a bicycle kick! 
          ...  J_Griffiths with an amazing dive to the bottom left 
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know! 

*************  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          : T_Conway (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : J_Rowe (47), T_Conway (85 pen)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Cardiff City Match Info
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Best player          : I_Gueye
Scorers              : I_Gueye (11)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Zapata (41), D_Caleta_Car (79), R_Allsop (85)
Injured              : T_Lemar (88)
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Match Statistics
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                         Birmingham City  |    Cardiff City
Attempts on Goal     :           6        |       12
Off target           :           3        |       6
On target            :           3        |       6
Possession           :          41        |       59
Corners              :           0        |       4
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       3
Subs Used            :           1        |       3
Fouls                :           3        |       12
Key Tackles          :           4        |       3
Key Passes           :           8        |       9
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Final Score          : Birmingham City 2 - 1 Cardiff 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  22   1   1   1  26 |  95   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  14   0   0   0
Gocholshvili   DF   1  15  14   7  28 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  19  12   0
O_Dodgson      DF   1  17  14   2  30 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
E_Laird        DF   1  18  15   9  23 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0   0
B_Brobbey      FW   1   2  11  16  24 |  84   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  15  14
K_Taylor       DM   1  12  17  13  27 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  10  19  19
L_Buchanan     DF   1  17  12   4  28 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  17  14   0
G_Hall         MF   1   5  17  14  24 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  29   0   0
A_Bondarenko   MF   1   5  17  14  28 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  10  19  10
T_Conway       FW   1   6  11  17  24 |  95   0   0   1   1   2   1   0   0   0   0  32  23
J_Rowe         MF   1   8  16  12  24 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  10  28
A_Palmer       GK  19   1   1   1  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Bielik       MF   1  12  19  10  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
O_Burke        FW   1   4  12  19  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Watson       MF   1  11  13   7  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Taylor       FW   1   3  10  14  29 |  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Cardiff 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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R_Allsop       GK  22   1   1   1  28 |  95   1   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -21   0   0   0
T_Lockyer      DF   1  19  14   6  27 |  95   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  15  24  16
D_Caleta_Car   DF   1  17  14  12  26 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  29  -5  -5
J_Justin       DF   1  17  14   7  28 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
D_Rico         DF   1  16  13   7  21 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Bah          DF   1  16  14   9  28 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
I_Gueye        DM   1  15  19   9  29 |  74   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  34
M_Gotze        MF   1   6  19  14  26 |  64   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   7  10
M_Harris       AM   1   3  13  19  22 |  95   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  39   0
D_Zapata       FW   1   4  13  19  25 |  95   0   0   0   0   5   0   1   0   0  -5  -5  14
T_Lemar        MF   1   3  19  17  22 |  92   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   7  17
M_Freese       GK  18   1   1   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Vallci       DF   1  15  12   8  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Kalu         MF   1   4  15   8  21 |   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -10 -10 -10
M_Gonalons     DM   1  15  16   8  25 |  21   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10  16
J_Brekalo      FW   1   3  13  17  27 |  31   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -10 -10 -10
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