FFO Championship, Birmingham City vs. Nottingham Forest (Fri Apr 12)


                      Birmingham City  |  Nottingham Forest
                          3-2-2-1-2 E  |  5-1-1-2-1 C
                         Freddie Kaye  |  HD King
                                       |
                       J_Griffiths GK  |  GK M_Turner
                           E_Laird DF  |  DF G_Montiel
                        L_Buchanan DF  |  DF S_Aurier
                         O_Dodgson DF  |  DF N_Williams
                          L_Greiml DM  |  DF B_Hubner
                           Terrats DM  |  DF H_Toffolo
                          K_Taylor MF  |  DM R_Yates
                            J_Rowe MF  |  MF N_Dominguez
                            G_Hall AM  |  AM T_Cairney
                         B_Brobbey FW  |  AM M_Gibbs_White
                          T_Conway FW  |  FW C_Hudson_Odoi
                                       |
                          A_Iturbe SUB |  SUB W_Hennessey
                      Gocholshvili SUB |  SUB J_Worrall
                       D_Sanderson SUB |  SUB M_Forss
                        K_Anderson SUB |  SUB B_Aguilera
                          J_Taylor SUB |  SUB S_Mavididi




Min. 1  :(bir) L_Buchanan pulls up 
          ...  That looks like his hamstring went 
          ...  He won't be able to continue!! 
Min. 1  :(bir) Substitution by Birmingham City 
          ...  COMING ON: Gocholshvili 
          ...  COMING OFF: L_Buchanan 
Min. 2  :(ntf) S_Aurier retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield 
          ...  H_Toffolo latches onto the end of it 
          ...  H_Toffolo sees J_Griffiths off his line! 
          ...  J_Griffiths with a great save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 3  :(ntf) T_Cairney with a deep cross to N_Williams 
          ...  N_Williams with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful header! 
          ...  But J_Griffiths punches it away 
Min. 5  :(bir) Terrats holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball through to B_Brobbey 
          ...  B_Brobbey sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! 
          ...  M_Turner with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 6  :(ntf) T_Cairney finds his way through 
          ...  He sets up the shot 
          ...  T_Cairney with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  But it puts it well wide 
Min. 9  :(bir) Terrats plays it long to Gocholshvili 
          ...  Gocholshvili with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  He hits the post 
          ...  He follows it up! 
          ...  But puts it wide! 
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that 
Min. 11 :(ntf) C_Hudson_Odoi knocks the ball past the lunge of O_Dodgson 
          ...  C_Hudson_Odoi with the side footed shot! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  J_Griffiths dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had J_Griffiths beaten! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  B_Hubner chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  Excellent keeping! 
Min. 11 :(bir) B_Brobbey breaks free from the last defender! 
          ...  He just has to beat M_Turner now! 
          ...  G_Montiel trips him up from behind! 
          ...  He could be off here! 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  I think he was lucky to escape with a caution! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  This is a good chance! 
          ...  He's been working on a top spin dip free kick! 
          ...  Will we see it? 
          ...  J_Rowe swings it in 
          ...  G_Hall takes control of it! 
          ...  But N_Williams spotted the danger and cleans up the play 
Min. 12 :(bir) Gocholshvili brings it under control 
          ...  He takes on S_Aurier 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in B_Brobbey! 
          ...  G_Montiel anticipates the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 13 :(ntf) B_Hubner finds T_Cairney with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  G_Hall fouls badly 
Min. 17 :(bir) Gocholshvili volleys it forward. He finds G_Hall 
          ...  C_Hudson_Odoi wins the ball well 
          ...  The Referee has given a free kick 
          ...  He's warned for that one 
          ...  Anymore like that and he'll receive a booking 
Min. 18 :(ntf) N_Williams is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass 
          ...  C_Hudson_Odoi latches onto the ball 
          ...  C_Hudson_Odoi hits a great drive! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  My grandmother could have scored that!! 
Min. 22 :(bir) K_Taylor has the ball 
          ...  He knocks the ball past N_Dominguez 
          ...  He puts in G_Hall! 
          ...  B_Hubner forces him off the ball 
Min. 22 :(bir) B_Brobbey takes possession 
          ...  He looks up 
          ...  He's in acres of space 
          ...  R_Yates with an ugly foul 
          ...  He is fortunate to be given just a warning 
Min. 24 :(bir) K_Taylor pushes it past S_Aurier 
          ...  K_Taylor tries the lob from 30 yards! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That was sheer delightful football!! 
          ...  Birmingham City have snatched the lead! 
          ...  Birmingham City 1-0 Nottingham Forest ...
Min. 25 :(ntf) M_Gibbs_White 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! 
          ...  B_Hubner receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  B_Hubner flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  But J_Griffiths makes an easy save 
Min. 33 :(bir) G_Hall is first to the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to B_Brobbey 
          ...  G_Montiel with a well timed tackle 
          ...  The Referee didn't like it though 
Min. 36 :(ntf) G_Montiel squares it to C_Hudson_Odoi 
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by Terrats 
          ...  He made it look easy 
Min. 40 :(bir) K_Taylor plays the early ball across the box to find T_Conway in space 
          ...  G_Montiel takes the ball and the player!! 
          ...  But the ref waves play on!! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(ntf) R_Yates with an amazing show of skill to get past E_Laird 
          ...  He crosses to C_Hudson_Odoi 
          ...  But K_Taylor puts the ball out of play 
Min. 44 :(bir) K_Taylor crosses into the box, finding T_Conway 
          ...  N_Dominguez gets to the ball first 
Min. 44 :(ntf) N_Williams chests it down 
          ...  A great volley from N_Williams! 
          ...  J_Griffiths beats the ball away 
Min. 47 :(ntf) R_Yates rises up for the header 
          ...  He flicks the ball on to G_Montiel 
          ...  T_Conway with an ugly foul 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 47 :(ntf) C_Hudson_Odoi finds his way through 
          ...  That was sheer effort 
          ...  C_Hudson_Odoi sends it flying towards goal! 
          ...  But it puts it well wide 

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

Min. 46 :(bir) E_Laird retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield 
          ...  B_Brobbey latches onto the end of it 
          ...  C_Hudson_Odoi goes in studs first 
          ...  The Referee yells at him to come over 
          ...  It's not the first time he's been called over today 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 47 :(ntf) N_Dominguez with a measured pass to B_Hubner 
          ...  But Terrats wins the ball 
Min. 48 :(ntf) R_Yates beats G_Hall 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  L_Greiml clears with a diving header 
Min. 50 :(ntf) B_Hubner wins possession 
          ...  He plays the ball across to H_Toffolo 
          ...  H_Toffolo blasts it at the goal! 
          ...  J_Griffiths makes a difficult save 
Min. 52 :(bir) Terrats with a flicked pass to B_Brobbey 
          ...  B_Brobbey tries to beat M_Turner from outside the area! 
          ...  But M_Turner makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 53 :(ntf) R_Yates moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Gibbs_White 
          ...  G_Hall with a bad challenge 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  He's going to let him off for that 
          ...  Oh no he isn't! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He's told him he's going to keep an eye on him now! 
Min. 56 :(bir) B_Brobbey beats G_Montiel 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  B_Brobbey shoots towards goal! 
          ...  M_Turner makes a fine save 
Min. 59 :(bir) K_Taylor looks for options 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to G_Hall 
          ...  G_Hall sends it flying towards goal! 
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  G_Hall crosses it in! 
          ...  The ball comes to T_Conway 
          ...  He knocks it goalward 
          ...  M_Turner can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  M_Turner makes a cocky smile 
          ...  Did he know that was always going over? 
Min. 59 :(bir) Gocholshvili beats S_Aurier 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" Waves The Referee 
          ...  S_Aurier with a well timed tackle 
          ...  The Referee didn't like it though 
          ...  The Referee writes his name in his little black book 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on! 
Min. 60 :(ntf) B_Hubner spots a team mate in space 
          ...  That's an excellent through ball to G_Montiel! 
          ...  A skilful effort from G_Montiel! 
          ...  It's just over! 
          ...  9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 60 :(bir) B_Brobbey runs at N_Williams 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  H_Toffolo with an ugly foul 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 63 :(ntf) T_Cairney with a one-touch layoff to C_Hudson_Odoi 
          ...  C_Hudson_Odoi has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goalward! 
          ...  J_Griffiths saves it 
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there 
Min. 67 :(ntf) B_Hubner holds the ball up 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to M_Gibbs_White 
          ...  M_Gibbs_White with a graceful, looping effort! 
          ...  It sails over! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 69 :(bir) O_Dodgson knocks the ball on and sprints past N_Dominguez 
          ...  A delightful ball in to T_Conway 
          ...  T_Conway with the shot on net! 
          ...  It's beaten M_Turner 
          ...  It goes wide!! 
Min. 70 :(bir) Substitution by Birmingham City 
          ...  COMING ON: K_Anderson 
          ...  COMING OFF: J_Rowe 
Min. 73 :(bir) Terrats with a precise ball to B_Brobbey 
          ...  B_Brobbey is through on goal! 
          ...  The defender was caught napping 
          ...  He just has M_Turner to beat 
          ...  M_Turner charges out of his area 
          ...  He's slid it past him!! 
          ...  N_Dominguez rushes back to get to it 
Min. 74 :(bir) E_Laird knocks it past the defender and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  E_Laird hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! 
          ...  M_Turner with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league 
Min. 74 :(bir) T_Conway with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He's clean through! 
          ...  H_Toffolo with a nasty foul 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  His 2nd yellow this game! 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
          ...  The fans jeer him off! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  It's well within shooting range! 
          ...  Make yourself famous kid!! 
          ...  Terrats knocks it forward 
          ...  K_Taylor gets on the end of it 
          ...  But G_Montiel wins the ball with a sliding challenge 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  L_Greiml plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  The ball finds its way to O_Dodgson 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
Min. 76 :(ntf) The ball rolls free! 
          ...  C_Hudson_Odoi takes control of it on the half way line 
          ...  He sprints past the defenders!! 
          ...  C_Hudson_Odoi plays it down the wing 
          ...  Cross comes in back to him, diving header! 
          ...  He had to be brave there 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
          ...  Some parts of the ground thought that went in! 
Min. 78 :(ntf) G_Montiel with the mazy run 
          ...  How he got through those defenders I don't know 
          ...  He sets himself up for the shot 
          ...  G_Montiel with the overhead! 
          ...  He's pulled it wide! 
Min. 78 :(bir) T_Conway cuts inside his opponent 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  T_Cairney with a bad challenge 
          ...  The Referee wants a quiet word 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  And in a dangerous position as well! 
          ...  G_Hall shapes to shoot 
          ...  He plays it to K_Anderson instead 
          ...  A thundering drive by K_Anderson! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  M_Turner dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had M_Turner beaten! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  T_Conway hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  M_Turner comes towards the ball 
          ...  Great catch! 
Min. 79 :(bir) K_Taylor is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker 
          ...  He throws it to G_Hall 
          ...  N_Williams steals the ball of off him 
Min. 80 :(bir) Substitution by Birmingham City 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Taylor 
          ...  COMING OFF: B_Brobbey 
Min. 80 :(ntf) B_Hubner smashes the ball upfield 
          ...  N_Williams latches onto the ball 
          ...  N_Williams hits the ball first time! 
          ...  But J_Griffiths pulls out a save of the game 
Min. 81 :(bir) K_Taylor cuts inside S_Aurier 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  K_Taylor hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  M_Turner is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Terrats drives it into the box! 
          ...  S_Aurier reads it well and clears the danger 
Min. 82 :(bir) K_Taylor has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past S_Aurier! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  B_Hubner with an inch perfect tackle 
          ...  The whistle has gone! Incredible! 
Min. 85 :(bir) T_Conway breaks free from S_Aurier 
          ...  T_Conway with a bicycle kick! 
          ...  M_Turner with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He showed great reflexes there 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 88 :(bir) K_Taylor brushes B_Hubner aside and breaks free 
          ...  K_Taylor must beat M_Turner! 
          ...  M_Turner gets up well to catch that one 
Min. 88 :(ntf) M_Gibbs_White runs at the defence 
          ...  He nutmegs Gocholshvili 
          ...  He showed his class there 
          ...  M_Gibbs_White plays it down the wing 
          ...  Cross comes in back to him, diving header! 
          ...  He had to be brave there 
          ...  J_Griffiths saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one 
Min. 91 :(ntf) S_Aurier sprints down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He puts in a square ball! 
          ...  G_Montiel runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  T_Conway with an ugly foul 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  The Referee wants a word 
          ...  It's just a warning 

*************  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          : K_Taylor (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : K_Taylor (24)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : T_Conway (47), G_Hall (53)
Injured              : L_Buchanan (1)
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Nottingham Forest Match Info
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Best player          : N_Williams
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : H_Toffolo (74)
Booked               : G_Montiel (11), C_Hudson_Odoi (46), S_Aurier (59)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                         Birmingham City  |    Nottingham Forest
Attempts on Goal     :          15        |       16
Off target           :           7        |       8
On target            :           8        |       8
Possession           :          49        |       51
Corners              :           4        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       3
Subs Used            :           3        |       0
Fouls                :           7        |       14
Key Tackles          :           4        |       8
Key Passes           :          13        |       15
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Final Score          : Birmingham City 1 - 0 Nottingham Forest
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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 |  94   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  52   0   0   0
E_Laird        DF   1  18  15   9  23 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  11  15
L_Buchanan     DF   1  17  12   5  28 |   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
O_Dodgson      DF   1  17  14   2  30 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  12  20
L_Greiml       DM   1  16  14   3  29 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0   0
Terrats        DM   1  12  17   9  30 |  94   0   2   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  54  46  10
K_Taylor       MF   1  12  17  13  27 |  94   0   1   5   0   3   1   0   0   0  22  45  46
J_Rowe         MF   1   8  16  12  24 |  73   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Hall         AM   1   5  18  14  24 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -5  -5   3
B_Brobbey      FW   1   2  11  17  24 |  83   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  28
T_Conway       FW   1   6  11  17  24 |  94   0   0   0   0   3   0   1   0   0  -5  -5  12
A_Iturbe       GK  19   1   1   1  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Gocholshvili   DF   1  16  14   7  28 |  93   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  22  34  25
D_Sanderson    DF   1  15  10   8  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Anderson     AM   1   4  14  11  23 |  21   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  11
J_Taylor       FW   1   3  10  15  29 |  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Nottingham Forest
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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M_Turner       GK  21   1   1   1  29 |  94   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0   0
G_Montiel      DF   1  19  14  12  27 |  94   0   3   1   0   2   0   1   0   0  40   7  15
S_Aurier       DF   1  19  12   4  30 |  94   0   1   2   0   0   0   1   0   0   0  13 -15
N_Williams     DF   1  18  12   9  24 |  94   0   2   1   0   3   0   0   0   0  32  14  45
B_Hubner       DF   1  18  13   7  20 |  94   0   1   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   6  42   7
H_Toffolo      DF   1  16  14   7  20 |  77   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   1   0 -20 -20  14
R_Yates        DM   1  12  17   6  30 |  94   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  27   0
N_Dominguez    MF   1  12  18   7  29 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  22   8   0
T_Cairney      AM   1   3  17  16  22 |  94   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  18   6
M_Gibbs_White  AM   1   6  19  15  25 |  94   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   7  16
C_Hudson_Odoi  FW   1   1  15  20  22 |  94   0   0   0   0   5   0   1   0   0  -5  -5   7
W_Hennessey    GK  19   1   1   1  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Worrall      DF   1  17  11  10  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Forss        MF   1  13  15  10  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Aguilera     AM   1   8  16  14  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Mavididi     FW   1   7  13  19  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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