FFO Championship, Bristol City vs. Birmingham City (Fri Jan 12) Bristol City | Birmingham City 5-1-2-2 C | 5-3-2 A Tim Brown | Freddie Kaye Caretaker | D_Bentley GK | GK J_Griffiths Nuno_Santos DF | DF J_Bernat K_Naismith DF | DF E_Laird T_Kalas DF | DF K_Long M_Roberts DF | DF L_Buchanan E_Pinnock DF | DF O_Dodgson J_Williams MF | MF J_Bacuna S_Sensi DM | MF K_Bielik K_Taylor MF | MF G_Hall T_Conway FW | FW S_Azmoun B_Bayo FW | FW O_Burke | M_OLeary SUB | SUB A_Palmer N_Cadden SUB | SUB D_Sanderson Z_Vyner SUB | SUB K_Miyoshi M_James SUB | SUB T_Roberts E_Avila SUB | SUB S_Dembele Min. 1 :(brc) Tactical Change by Bristol City ... Bristol City have changed their playing style to E Min. 1 :(brc) Nuno_Santos finds himself in a good position ... Nuno_Santos with a bomb of a shot! ... It hits the post!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it over Min. 4 :(brc) The ball runs loose! ... T_Conway seizes control of it and thinks about the shot ... O_Dodgson with the tackle ... He had to get that one right! Min. 17 :(brc) E_Pinnock wins possession ... He plays the ball across to K_Taylor ... K_Taylor has his eyes on the goal! ... He fires the ball goalward! ... J_Griffiths with an easy save ... He just oozes confidence Min. 21 :(brc) S_Sensi chips the ball over the defence and finds J_Williams ... J_Williams swings in the shot! ... GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL! ... He pulls his shirt over his face in celebration! ... That puts Bristol City ahead! ... Now can they hang onto it? ... Bristol City 1-0 Birmingham City ... Min. 22 :(bir) Tactical Change by Birmingham City ... Birmingham City have changed their playing style to C Min. 22 :(bir) Tactical Change by Birmingham City ... G_Hall will now play as a AM Min. 23 :(brc) T_Conway sidesteps his marker ... A delicate header from T_Conway! ... J_Griffiths with a fantastic point blank save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 25 :(brc) S_Sensi crosses to T_Kalas ... What a fantastic interception by J_Bernat Min. 26 :(brc) S_Sensi runs at the heart of the defence ... But L_Buchanan sees the pass and cuts it out Min. 30 :(brc) Nuno_Santos dribbles past E_Laird ... A skilful effort from Nuno_Santos! ... It goes wide! ... He made that look harder than it was!! Min. 31 :(bir) J_Bacuna unselfishly heads the ball back to J_Bernat ... M_Roberts body checks his opponent!! ... That's a careless challenge!! ... The Referee calls him over ... The Referee is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 33 :(bir) O_Burke gets to the byline ... He looks up and lobs in a cross ... J_Bernat is unmarked ... J_Bernat must beat D_Bentley! ... It's beaten D_Bentley ... It goes wide!! Min. 36 :(brc) K_Taylor takes advantage of a bad back pass from O_Dodgson ... S_Azmoun clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play ... The linesman is flagging ... Throw in Min. 37 :(brc) S_Sensi passes the ball to Nuno_Santos ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... O_Dodgson hits it out for a throw Min. 37 :(bir) G_Hall makes the tackle ... He gets to his feet quickly ... He's beat the defender to the ball ... M_Roberts with an inch perfect tackle ... The whistle has gone! Incredible! ... The Referee calls him over ... What's it going to be? ... Nothing. Just a ticking off! ... FREE KICK ... Just inside their own half ... L_Buchanan knocks it forward ... O_Dodgson gets on the end of it ... O_Dodgson with the header! ... D_Bentley with a superb tip over the bar ... He showed great reflexes there ... CORNER! ... Swung in by E_Laird ... G_Hall rises above his marker and heads it towards goal! ... It hits off a defender! ... But goes clear to safety! Min. 37 :(bir) O_Dodgson with a slide rule pass to S_Azmoun ... The ball comes in high ... S_Azmoun beats the defender to the ball and heads it into his path ... He just has D_Bentley to beat ... D_Bentley charges out of his area ... He's lobbed him!! ... GOAL!! ... Massive mistake by D_Bentley! ... It's all square now! ... Bristol City 1-1 Birmingham City ... Min. 39 :(bir) S_Azmoun flicks it over E_Pinnock's head ... He showed some great skill there! ... Fine tackle by T_Kalas ... But he can't prevent the corner Min. 40 :(brc) E_Pinnock with a slick pass to B_Bayo ... Brilliantly taken away by L_Buchanan!! ... Any youngsters out there should be taking notes Min. 41 :(brc) J_Williams spots his team mate making a run ... He plays a fantastic through ball to K_Naismith! ... O_Burke pulls on his opponent's shirt!! ... The Referee has stopped play ... Well spotted by The Referee! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll have to watch himself now Min. 42 :(brc) B_Bayo beats J_Bacuna ... Blocked by L_Buchanan Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(brc) S_Sensi lays the ball back to T_Kalas ... But O_Dodgson wins the tackle cleanly Min. 45 :(brc) B_Bayo with the nod to K_Taylor ... K_Taylor with the punt towards goal! ... It hits off a defender! ... But goes clear to safety! Min. 45 :(bir) E_Laird slips past his marker ... J_Williams with a two footed lunge! ... Play On!! Min. 46 :(brc) M_Roberts gets the ball on the wing ... He slides the ball past J_Bernat! ... He has some space now! ... M_Roberts tries to curl it into the bottom corner! ... He's dragged it wide!! Min. 47 :(brc) Nuno_Santos spots a team mate in space ... He finds T_Kalas with a lovely pass! ... A delicate chip from T_Kalas! ... J_Griffiths heads it away ... He was showing off there! Min. 47 :(brc) E_Pinnock turns past his marker ... He has some space now! ... K_Bielik tugs on his opponent's shirt!! ... The Referee has stopped play ... Well spotted by The Referee! ... He gets away with that one ... It's just a warning ... Tim Brown looks annoyed that there was no card there ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Bristol City 1-1 Birmingham City Min. 46 :(brc) E_Pinnock sidesteps K_Long ... He showed great skill there ... J_Bernat beats him to the ball ... He's such a beast! Min. 46 :(bir) S_Azmoun get's past M_Roberts ... He's gonna worry them again ... T_Kalas rushes in with a poor tackle!! ... That's a foul!! ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... He jots down his name! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... What's The Referee going to decide? ... PENALTY!! ... That looked like it was outside the box!! ... O_Burke places the ball on the spot! ... GOAL!! ... Burried it right down the middle! ... Birmingham City have taken the lead! ... Bristol City 1-2 Birmingham City... Min. 47 :(brc) Tactical Change by Bristol City ... Bristol City have changed their playing style to P Min. 47 :(brc) Tactical Change by Bristol City ... S_Sensi will now play as a MF Min. 47 :(brc) Tactical Change by Bristol City ... K_Taylor will now play as a AM Min. 49 :(brc) T_Conway gets to the byline ... He centres the ball to T_Kalas ... A wicked drive by T_Kalas! ... He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort Min. 49 :(bir) J_Bernat puts in O_Burke ... Good sliding challenge from M_Roberts and it had to be Min. 58 :(brc) Nuno_Santos beats E_Laird ... Nuno_Santos chases it through, he must score! ... J_Griffiths watches it sail wide! Min. 58 :(bir) O_Burke takes on the defender ... He runs past the defender ... O_Burke fires a shot at goal! ... D_Bentley parries the shot ... And the defender clears it! Min. 60 :(brc) Substitution by Bristol City ... COMING ON: N_Cadden ... COMING OFF: M_Roberts Min. 61 :(brc) K_Taylor knocks the ball past E_Laird ... K_Taylor has time and space on the edge of the box! ... He shoots towards goal! ... J_Griffiths gets his fingertips to it ... The defender puts the ball behind ... CORNER! ... T_Kalas flights it in! ... J_Griffiths makes the catch! Min. 64 :(brc) N_Cadden sprints past the defender ... N_Cadden tries to beat J_Griffiths from outside the area! ... GOAL!! ... What a finish! ... The Bristol City fans sing his praises! ... Bristol City are back level! ... Bristol City 2-2 Birmingham City ... Min. 65 :(brc) Tactical Change by Bristol City ... S_Sensi will now play as a DM Min. 70 :(bir) K_Bielik looks for options ... He decides to go it alone ... Nuno_Santos with a bad challenge ... That looked malicious Min. 71 :(bir) J_Bacuna sidesteps S_Sensi ... J_Bacuna with the punt towards goal! ... D_Bentley gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... No, it's wide!! ... That was terrible! Min. 76 :(brc) K_Naismith crosses into the box, finding T_Conway ... A vicious shot by T_Conway! ... It hits the post ... And goes clear Min. 77 :(bir) K_Bielik unselfishly heads the ball back to S_Azmoun ... S_Azmoun hits a curling shot! ... D_Bentley gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender hoofs the ball to safety Min. 80 :(brc) T_Kalas takes a throw in ... He throws the ball into B_Bayo ... O_Dodgson takes the ball and the player!! ... But the ref waves play on!! Min. 84 :(bir) S_Azmoun runs at N_Cadden ... The defender slips and falls over ... T_Conway tugs on his opponent's shirt!! ... The Referee has stopped play ... Well spotted by The Referee! ... The Referee warned him Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 88 :(brc) T_Kalas flicks the ball on to B_Bayo ... A well-placed shot from B_Bayo! ... But it goes wide of the post Min. 91 :(brc) B_Bayo fires over a low cross to T_Conway ... K_Long intercepts the pass ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Ashton Gate ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bristol City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : S_Sensi Scorers : J_Williams (21), N_Cadden (64) Sent Off : N/A Booked : M_Roberts (31), T_Kalas (46) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Birmingham City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : O_Dodgson (Man of the Match) Scorers : S_Azmoun (37), O_Burke (46 pen) Sent Off : N/A Booked : O_Burke (41) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bristol City | Birmingham City Attempts on Goal : 14 | 8 Off target : 8 | 3 On target : 6 | 5 Possession : 54 | 46 Corners : 1 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 1 Subs Used : 1 | 0 Fouls : 10 | 3 Key Tackles : 3 | 11 Key Passes : 14 | 5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Bristol City 2 - 2 Birmingham City ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Bristol City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D_Bentley GK 23 1 1 1 28 | 94 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -11 0 0 0 Nuno_Santos DF 1 19 14 11 25 | 94 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 12 33 K_Naismith DF 1 19 14 9 22 | 94 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 T_Kalas DF 1 19 13 11 29 | 94 0 1 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 10 21 19 M_Roberts DF 1 18 12 10 25 | 63 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 11 -5 7 E_Pinnock DF 1 19 13 8 27 | 94 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 J_Williams MF 1 12 19 13 24 | 94 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 22 7 26 S_Sensi DM 1 14 18 11 27 | 94 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 0 K_Taylor AM 1 12 17 13 27 | 94 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 T_Conway FW 1 6 11 17 24 | 94 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 15 12 B_Bayo FW 1 3 12 18 26 | 94 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 28 4 M_OLeary GK 17 1 1 1 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Cadden DF 1 16 14 10 28 | 31 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 32 Z_Vyner DF 1 16 12 2 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_James MF 1 11 17 9 28 | 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 Player Statistics - Birmingham City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- J_Griffiths GK 22 1 1 1 26 | 94 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Bernat DF 1 19 13 9 29 | 94 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 30 13 13 E_Laird DF 1 18 15 9 23 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Long DF 1 15 11 10 26 | 94 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 0 L_Buchanan DF 1 17 12 4 28 | 94 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 51 0 0 O_Dodgson DF 1 17 13 2 30 | 94 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 68 28 22 J_Bacuna MF 1 11 18 8 25 | 94 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 14 K_Bielik MF 1 12 19 10 21 | 94 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 G_Hall AM 1 5 17 14 24 | 94 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 S_Azmoun FW 1 3 11 19 26 | 94 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 31 0 19 O_Burke FW 1 4 12 18 24 | 94 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 -5 9 17 A_Palmer GK 19 1 1 1 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Sanderson DF 1 15 10 8 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Miyoshi MF 1 8 16 12 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Roberts MF 1 5 13 10 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Dembele FW 1 4 13 15 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1705086208 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40