FFO Championship, Birmingham City vs. Sunderland (Mon Apr 01)


                      Birmingham City  |  Sunderland
                            5-2-1-2 P  |  4-4-2 P
               Freddie Kaye Caretaker  |  David Gooch
                                       |
                       J_Griffiths GK  |  GK B_Leno
                           E_Laird DF  |  DF N_Mukiele
                        L_Buchanan DF  |  DF C_Biraghi
                         O_Dodgson DF  |  DF C_Mbemba
                      Gocholshvili DF  |  DF T_Livramento
                          L_Greiml DF  |  MF S_Berghuis
                            J_Rowe MF  |  MF M_Nunes
                           Terrats MF  |  MF G_Xhaka
                            G_Hall AM  |  FW Evanilson
                          T_Conway FW  |  FW A_Carroll
                         B_Brobbey FW  |  MF J_Draxler
                                       |
                          A_Iturbe SUB |  SUB M_Sarr
                       D_Sanderson SUB |  SUB B_Godfrey
                         E_Longelo SUB |  SUB V_Ryabushko
                        O_Gozalbez SUB |  SUB K_Strootman
                          J_Taylor SUB |  SUB A_Modeste




Min. 1  :(bir) Terrats with a measured pass to G_Hall 
          ...  G_Xhaka muscles him off the ball 
          ...  Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick 
          ...  He got away with just a warning 
Min. 3  :(bir) B_Brobbey flicks it past the defender 
          ...  He runs forward 
          ...  B_Brobbey with a stunning strike! 
          ...  The ball is hit with topspin and moves through the air! 
          ...  B_Leno moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  It's beaten him! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  GOAL! 
          ...  J_Griffiths is saying he clawed it off the line 
          ...  The players are doing the square symbol demanding VAR! 
          ...  The Referee runs over to the half-way line to check VAR? 
          ...  NO GOAL!! 
Min. 5  :(sun) C_Mbemba hits in a shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  S_Berghuis collects the loose ball! 
          ...  A cheeky lob from S_Berghuis! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  The Birmingham City fans are throwing missiles onto the pitch 
          ...  It's all getting a bit ugly 
          ...  There's no room for hooliganism in FFO! 
          ...  The fans responsible are being ejected by security 
          ...  The club will be fined for this by FFO HQ I'm sure 
          ...  And Sunderland are leading in the game now 
          ...  Birmingham City 0-1 Sunderland ...
Min. 7  :(sun) Evanilson comes up lame after the wicked challenge 
          ...  I don't think he's going to continue 
Min. 7  :(sun) Substitution by Sunderland 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Modeste 
          ...  COMING OFF: Evanilson 
Min. 8  :(bir) T_Conway takes on S_Berghuis 
          ...  He runs past him 
          ...  C_Mbemba forces him off the ball 
Min. 10 :(bir) Tactical Change by Birmingham City 
          ...  Birmingham City have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 11 :(bir) T_Conway with an incisive pass to J_Rowe 
          ...  But J_Draxler wins the tackle cleanly 
Min. 11 :(sun) T_Livramento holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball to A_Modeste 
          ...  A_Modeste drives the ball low! 
          ...  J_Griffiths is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But goes just over!! 
          ...  J_Griffiths looks very relieved! 
Min. 13 :(bir) B_Brobbey with the mazy dribble 
          ...  He takes it past C_Mbemba 
          ...  B_Brobbey with a thundering volley! 
          ...  GOAL!!!!!!! 
          ...  He runs towards the Birmingham City fans! 
          ...  That's pulled Birmingham City level! 
          ...  Birmingham City 1-1 Sunderland ...
Min. 14 :(sun) T_Livramento chips the ball forward to A_Carroll 
          ...  A_Carroll cracks a laser towards goal! 
          ...  J_Griffiths makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt! 
Min. 15 :(bir) Tactical Change by Birmingham City 
          ...  Birmingham City have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 22 :(bir) G_Hall with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He leaves the defender behind 
          ...  But C_Mbemba sees the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 23 :(bir) B_Brobbey with a short pass to find G_Hall 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from S_Berghuis 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  T_Conway swings it in! 
          ...  B_Leno catches it! 
          ...  No problem for him! 
Min. 27 :(bir) G_Hall brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  B_Brobbey gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  B_Brobbey strikes a wicked curler! 
          ...  But B_Leno punches it away 
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one 
Min. 28 :(bir) B_Brobbey takes on the defender 
          ...  He runs past the defender 
          ...  B_Brobbey plays it down the wing 
          ...  Cross comes in back to him, diving header! 
          ...  He had to be brave there 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  B_Brobbey swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  B_Leno jumps well to claim it! 
Min. 28 :(sun) M_Nunes controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle! 
          ...  G_Xhaka gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  G_Xhaka sends it flying towards goal! 
          ...  But J_Griffiths makes an easy save 
Min. 29 :(bir) T_Conway skips the challenge from T_Livramento 
          ...  T_Conway sees B_Leno off his line! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 31 :(bir) G_Hall runs down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He cuts the ball back 
          ...  T_Conway latches onto the pass 
          ...  He carves out some space 
          ...  T_Conway aims for the top right corner! 
          ...  But it whistles just past the post 
Min. 32 :(bir) B_Brobbey with a flashy move 
          ...  B_Brobbey fires a shot at goal! 
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  T_Conway curls it into the box! 
          ...  L_Buchanan gets on the end of it 
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  O_Dodgson plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  Excellent keeping! 
Min. 33 :(sun) J_Draxler with the first time pass to M_Nunes 
          ...  O_Dodgson takes out the attacker 
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there 
Min. 36 :(bir) G_Hall takes advantage of a mistake by C_Biraghi 
          ...  He knocks the ball to T_Conway! 
          ...  T_Conway curls the ball in on goal! 
          ...  B_Leno goes down well to save 
Min. 37 :(sun) M_Nunes looks for options 
          ...  He decides to go it alone 
          ...  M_Nunes with a stunning strike! 
          ...  What agility from J_Griffiths 
Min. 38 :(sun) A_Modeste beats his marker 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" waves The Referee 
          ...  E_Laird takes out the attacker 
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there 
Min. 42 :(bir) Gocholshvili with the deft touch 
          ...  He takes it past C_Biraghi 
          ...  He knocks it to G_Hall! 
          ...  Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. 
          ...  A powerful header from G_Hall! 
          ...  It looks good 
          ...  But B_Leno punches it away 
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 44 :(sun) C_Mbemba brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  A_Modeste gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  A_Modeste hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that? 

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

Min. 46 :(bir) B_Brobbey knocks it forward 
          ...  C_Mbemba slips 
          ...  E_Laird gets to it! 
          ...  E_Laird uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He runs towards the bench 
          ...  He jumps on a delighted Freddie Kaye Caretaker 
          ...  Birmingham City take the lead! 
          ...  Birmingham City 2-1 Sunderland ...
Min. 46 :(bir) Tactical Change by Birmingham City 
          ...  Terrats will now play as a DM 
Min. 46 :(sun) Tactical Change by Sunderland 
          ...  Sunderland have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 46 :(sun) C_Biraghi brings the ball into the opposing area 
          ...  A_Modeste makes himself available 
          ...  A_Modeste smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
Min. 49 :(bir) J_Rowe nutmegs J_Draxler, he continues to run forward 
          ...  A_Modeste rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  What's it going to be? 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
Min. 51 :(sun) A_Carroll gets to the byline 
          ...  He centres the ball to J_Draxler 
          ...  Gocholshvili hits it out for a corner 
          ...  The fans behind the goal are throwing coins at the corner taker! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_Berghuis drives it into the box! 
          ...  J_Griffiths jumps well to claim it! 
Min. 52 :(sun) A_Carroll sidesteps O_Dodgson 
          ...  That was too easy 
          ...  A_Carroll keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  J_Griffiths blocks the shot with his legs 
          ...  And he gathers it! 
Min. 53 :(sun) T_Livramento off the woodwork! 
          ...  M_Nunes picks up the deflection 
          ...  M_Nunes hits the ball first time! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre 
Min. 54 :(sun) J_Draxler with a 50-yard pass to A_Modeste 
          ...  L_Greiml with an ugly foul 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  He's warned for that one 
          ...  Anymore like that and he'll receive a booking 
Min. 58 :(bir) T_Conway hits in a wicked shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  L_Buchanan latches onto it! 
          ...  L_Buchanan shapes up for a shot! 
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort 
Min. 61 :(sun) Tactical Change by Sunderland 
          ...  Sunderland have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 62 :(bir) E_Laird works the ball inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to G_Hall 
          ...  N_Mukiele wins control of the ball with his hand!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 65 :(sun) Substitution by Sunderland 
          ...  COMING ON: B_Godfrey 
          ...  COMING OFF: N_Mukiele 
Min. 65 :(bir) O_Dodgson cuts in on the inside of the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Rowe 
          ...  C_Biraghi fouls badly 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
Min. 67 :(sun) A_Carroll reads the run of C_Mbemba 
          ...  C_Mbemba lobs J_Griffiths! 
          ...  But he got that all wrong 
Min. 69 :(sun) T_Livramento with the diagonal pass to C_Biraghi 
          ...  But L_Greiml wins the ball with a sliding challenge 
Min. 70 :(bir) Substitution by Birmingham City 
          ...  COMING ON: D_Sanderson 
          ...  COMING OFF: L_Greiml 
Min. 70 :(bir) Substitution by Birmingham City 
          ...  COMING ON: O_Gozalbez 
          ...  COMING OFF: Terrats 
Min. 70 :(sun) J_Draxler threads the through ball to C_Mbemba 
          ...  C_Mbemba is clean through! 
          ...  He rounds J_Griffiths 
          ...  He tries to slide it past J_Griffiths 
          ...  He's dragged it wide!! 
Min. 75 :(bir) T_Conway finds himself with plenty of time 
          ...  T_Conway rifles it to the far post! 
          ...  B_Leno guesses right 
Min. 75 :(sun) J_Draxler takes possession 
          ...  He looks up 
          ...  He's in acres of space 
          ...  D_Sanderson with the dive 
          ...  There's no room in the game for that! 
          ...  The Referee wants a word 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 76 :(sun) G_Xhaka controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle! 
          ...  A_Carroll gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  T_Conway wins the ball with ease 
          ...  The Referee saw something no-one else did 
Min. 77 :(bir) O_Gozalbez lays the ball back to T_Conway 
          ...  T_Conway with a blistering shot! 
          ...  He hits the post 
          ...  He follows it up! 
          ...  But puts it wide! 
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that 
Min. 78 :(bir) T_Conway plays the early ball across the box to find G_Hall in space 
          ...  G_Hall hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre 
Min. 78 :(sun) C_Mbemba cuts inside the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Carroll 
          ...  A_Carroll with a scorcher of a shot! 
          ...  It grazes the bar 
          ...  And goes over 
          ...  Oh so close there! 
Min. 78 :(bir) J_Rowe finds his way through 
          ...  The offside trap didn't work 
          ...  C_Biraghi with a deliberate foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
Min. 80 :(bir) B_Brobbey nutmegs the defender, he continues to run forward 
          ...  B_Brobbey tries to beat B_Leno! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 80 :(sun) A_Modeste nutmegs D_Sanderson, he continues to run forward 
          ...  A_Modeste from 20 yards! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Wonderful strike! 
          ...  Who says keepers are too good these days!! 
          ...  Amazing comeback!! 
          ...  Sunderland are all square and not long to go 
          ...  Birmingham City 2-2 Sunderland ...
Min. 82 :(bir) O_Dodgson finds his way through 
          ...  His quick turn fooled B_Godfrey 
          ...  O_Dodgson goes for goal! 
          ...  It hits the outside of the post 
          ...  And goes out 
Min. 86 :(bir) Substitution by Birmingham City 
          ...  COMING ON: E_Longelo 
          ...  COMING OFF: Gocholshvili 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 5 minutes of injury time.
Min. 92 :(bir) L_Buchanan is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He throws it to B_Brobbey 
          ...  B_Brobbey with the strike! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it wide 
Min. 93 :(bir) T_Conway plays a great one-two 
          ...  He continues to run forward now 
          ...  B_Godfrey steals the ball of off him 
Min. 95 :(bir) T_Conway steps over the ball 
          ...  He nutmegs B_Godfrey 
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery 
          ...  G_Xhaka with the foul 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was unlucky to be booked for that 

*************  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          : B_Brobbey (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : B_Brobbey (13), E_Laird (46)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Sanderson (75)
Injured              : N/A
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Sunderland Match Info
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Best player          : C_Mbemba
Scorers              : S_Berghuis (5), A_Modeste (80)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Modeste (49), G_Xhaka (95)
Injured              : Evanilson (7)
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Match Statistics
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                         Birmingham City  |    Sunderland
Attempts on Goal     :          18        |       13
Off target           :          11        |       7
On target            :           7        |       6
Possession           :          58        |       42
Corners              :           4        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       2
Fouls                :           9        |       10
Key Tackles          :           4        |       6
Key Passes           :          13        |       14
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Final Score          : Birmingham City 2 - 2 Sunderland
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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 |  97   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
E_Laird        DF   1  18  15   9  23 |  97   0   1   1   0   1   1   0   0   0  16  11  34
L_Buchanan     DF   1  17  12   5  28 |  97   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  14  34
O_Dodgson      DF   1  17  14   2  30 |  97   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  17   0  20
Gocholshvili   DF   1  16  14   7  28 |  88   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  18  12   0
L_Greiml       DF   1  16  14   3  29 |  72   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0   0
J_Rowe         MF   1   8  16  12  24 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Terrats        DM   1  12  16   9  30 |  72   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
G_Hall         AM   1   5  18  14  24 |  97   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  24  18
T_Conway       FW   1   6  11  17  24 |  97   0   0   3   0   5   0   0   0   0   0  45  29
B_Brobbey      FW   1   2  11  16  24 |  97   0   0   2   1   7   1   0   0   0   0  47  60
A_Iturbe       GK  19   1   1   1  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Sanderson    DF   1  15  10   8  31 |  25   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -5  -5  -5
E_Longelo      DF   1  14  12   5  28 |   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
O_Gozalbez     MF   1   2  15  11  31 |  25   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  11   0
J_Taylor       FW   1   3  10  15  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Sunderland
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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B_Leno         GK  22   1   1   1  25 |  97   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   8   0   0   0
N_Mukiele      DF   1  16  12   9  27 |  67   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0   0
C_Biraghi      DF   1  18  12   7  24 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  14   0
C_Mbemba       DF   1  19  15   9  29 |  97   0   2   3   1   2   0   0   0   0  30  46  26
T_Livramento   DF   1  18  16  13  30 |  97   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
S_Berghuis     MF   1   5  15  14  28 |  97   0   1   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  29   0  24
M_Nunes        MF   1   8  19  12  20 |  97   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   7  22
G_Xhaka        MF   1   2  20  10  25 |  97   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -5  -5   9
Evanilson      FW   1   3  13  20  29 |   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Carroll      FW   1   1  10  18  32 |  97   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  32  16
J_Draxler      MF   1   6  19  13  25 |  97   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  28  21   0
M_Sarr         GK  17   1   1   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Godfrey      DF   1  15   9   3  18 |  30   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  19   0   0
V_Ryabushko    MF   1  10  17   9  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Strootman    MF   1   6  15  10  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Modeste      FW   1   1   8  14  27 |  90   0   0   0   0   4   1   1   0   0  -5  -5  43
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