FFO Championship, Norwich City vs. Birmingham City (Mon Jan 01)


                         Norwich City  |  Birmingham City
                          5-2-0-2-1 C  |  5-3-2 A
                  John Read Caretaker  |  Freddie Kaye Caretaker
                                       |
                         D_Vasquez GK  |  GK J_Griffiths
                           S_Duffy DF  |  DF D_Furlong
                          G_Hanley DF  |  DF E_Pieters
                      D_Giannoulis DF  |  DF E_Laird
                           M_Nunex DM  |  DF I_Sunjic
                            A_Idah FW  |  DF L_Buchanan
                           D_Batth DF  |  MF J_Bacuna
                           L_Gibbs DM  |  MF K_Bielik
                        S_McCallum DF  |  MF G_Hall
                       C_Fassnacht AM  |  FW S_Hogan
                           B_Sainz AM  |  FW O_Burke
                                       |
                       L_Wahlstedt SUB |  SUB A_Palmer
                            G_Sara SUB |  SUB D_Sanderson
                            J_Rowe SUB |  SUB K_Miyoshi
                          K_McLean SUB |  SUB K_Anderson
                          H_Ui_Job SUB |  SUB L_Jutkiewicz




Min. 2  :(nor) G_Hanley with a precise pass to S_Duffy 
          ...  S_Duffy with his head down lets it go! 
          ...  It grazes the post! 
          ...  And hits the side netting 
          ...  Goal Kick! 
Min. 3  :(bir) Tactical Change by Birmingham City 
          ...  Birmingham City have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 3  :(bir) Tactical Change by Birmingham City 
          ...  I_Sunjic will now play as a DM 
Min. 3  :(bir) O_Burke spots a team mate in space 
          ...  That's an excellent through ball to J_Bacuna! 
          ...  A cheeky lob from J_Bacuna! 
          ...  He watches the ball, half volleys it flush 
          ...  GOAL!!!! 
          ...  And what a goal!! 
          ...  The subs are on the pitch filming the celebrations with their smartphones! 
          ...  Birmingham City take the lead! 
          ...  Norwich City 0-1 Birmingham City ...
Min. 15 :(nor) C_Fassnacht with a smart pass to A_Idah 
          ...  A_Idah pounds a rocket on goal! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  J_Griffiths never had a chance! 
          ...  Freddie Kaye Caretaker is shaking his head on the touchline 
          ...  Norwich City have equalised! 
          ...  Norwich City 1-1 Birmingham City ...
Min. 16 :(bir) E_Laird plays the early ball across the box to find O_Burke in space 
          ...  L_Gibbs with a bad challenge 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
Min. 17 :(nor) C_Fassnacht drives the ball across field 
          ...  It comes to D_Giannoulis 
          ...  But L_Buchanan puts the ball out of play 
Min. 18 :(bir) D_Furlong with a glorious long pass to S_Hogan 
          ...  D_Giannoulis tries to head the ball away from goal 
          ...  But it's looping towards his own net!! 
          ...  It goes just over!! 
          ...  He's a lucky boy!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  E_Laird floats the ball in! 
          ...  G_Hanley reads it well and clears the danger 
Min. 22 :(bir) E_Pieters plays it long to O_Burke 
          ...  But S_Duffy will cut out the threat 
Min. 25 :(nor) D_Batth plays it forward to A_Idah 
          ...  A_Idah tries to lob the keeper! 
          ...  But J_Griffiths parries the shot 
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away 
Min. 25 :(bir) D_Furlong with the cross-field pass to G_Hall 
          ...  S_Duffy tries to head the ball away from goal 
          ...  But it's looping towards his own net!! 
          ...  It goes just over!! 
          ...  He's a lucky boy!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  E_Laird with an outswinging corner into the box 
          ...  The ball comes to G_Hall 
          ...  He knocks it goalward 
          ...  But D_Vasquez comes out and dives at his feet 
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest 
Min. 29 :(bir) S_Hogan with the mazy run 
          ...  How he got through those defenders I don't know 
          ...  He sets himself up for the shot 
          ...  C_Fassnacht fouls badly 
          ...  He's warned for that one 
          ...  Anymore like that and he'll receive a booking 
Min. 36 :(bir) I_Sunjic with a 40-yard pass to O_Burke 
          ...  G_Hanley robs him of the ball 
Min. 37 :(bir) J_Bacuna uses his feet well to turn on the ball 
          ...  D_Batth stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!! 
          ...  That's a rash challenge!! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  What's it going to be? 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
Min. 39 :(nor) C_Fassnacht turns past his marker 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  E_Laird with a perfectly timed tackle 
Min. 42 :(nor) L_Gibbs cuts inside the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to C_Fassnacht 
          ...  C_Fassnacht tries to beat J_Griffiths from outside the area! 
          ...  J_Griffiths with a great save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 45 :(nor) C_Fassnacht loses E_Pieters 
          ...  C_Fassnacht with a thundering shot! 
          ...  But J_Griffiths pulls out a save of the game 
Min. 46 :(bir) D_Furlong leaves D_Giannoulis standing 
          ...  D_Furlong blasts it at the goal! 
          ...  But D_Vasquez punches it away 
          ...  He commands his area so well 
Min. 47 :(bir) I_Sunjic flicks it over D_Giannoulis and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  I_Sunjic tries the shot! 
          ...  Looks like it should be easy for D_Vasquez 
          ...  but he's made a hash of it 
          ...  It drifts inches wide!! 
          ...  D_Vasquez looks embarrassed! 
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide! 

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

Min. 47 :(nor) D_Giannoulis gets possession in his own half 
          ...  D_Giannoulis sees J_Griffiths off his line! 
          ...  But J_Griffiths punches it away 
          ...  He commands his area so well 
Min. 50 :(bir) I_Sunjic skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to O_Burke 
          ...  O_Burke goes for the top corner! 
          ...  D_Vasquez makes the save 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield! 
Min. 52 :(nor) The ball runs loose! 
          ...  C_Fassnacht seizes control of it and thinks about the shot 
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by E_Laird 
          ...  He made it look easy 
          ...  But he can't keep it in 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by B_Sainz! 
          ...  E_Laird gets up well 
          ...  And he heads it away 
Min. 53 :(nor) D_Batth sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  S_Duffy gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  I_Sunjic takes the player down!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He is in the book for that one 
Min. 55 :(nor) Substitution by Norwich City 
          ...  COMING ON: H_Ui_Job 
          ...  COMING OFF: B_Sainz 
Min. 66 :(nor) S_McCallum spots C_Fassnacht who is in acres of space 
          ...  The ball hits K_Bielik in the face! 
          ...  And goes clear! 
Min. 66 :(bir) O_Burke slows the ball down and waits for support 
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now 
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! 
          ...  His team mate plays the through ball for him! 
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by O_Burke! 
          ...  It hits the post!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 69 :(nor) C_Fassnacht with a real burst of pace 
          ...  G_Hall can't catch up with him 
          ...  He's clean through! 
          ...  Driven towards goal by C_Fassnacht! 
          ...  J_Griffiths makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt! 
Min. 69 :(bir) D_Furlong jinks infield 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to S_Hogan 
          ...  S_Hogan goes for the top corner! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  But it sails over!! 
Min. 76 :(bir) I_Sunjic is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He throws it to D_Furlong 
          ...  D_Giannoulis with a late tackle 
          ...  He certainly didn't mean it 
          ...  He's warned for that one 
          ...  Anymore like that and he'll receive a booking 
Min. 78 :(bir) S_Hogan chests it down 
          ...  But G_Hanley puts it in row Z! 
Min. 79 :(nor) G_Hanley plays a first time ball through the defence to D_Batth 
          ...  D_Furlong hits it out for a corner 
          ...  Exellent clearance from the defender 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Batth curls it into the box! 
          ...  Excellent keeping! 
Min. 83 :(nor) D_Batth is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He throws it long to H_Ui_Job 
          ...  H_Ui_Job hits a curling shot! 
          ...  J_Griffiths manages to turn it behind 
Min. 83 :(bir) I_Sunjic back heels to find L_Buchanan in space 
          ...  S_McCallum with a bad challenge 
          ...  The Referee calls him over! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
Min. 84 :(bir) E_Pieters over hits his pass 
          ...  He finds S_Hogan though 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  S_Hogan blasts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  The shot slips through D_Vasquez's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
          ...  Goal kick given! 
          ...  That looked like a corner to me 
Min. 85 :(bir) K_Bielik takes possession of the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to O_Burke 
          ...  O_Burke flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  D_Vasquez gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by <g1>!! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 5 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(bir) O_Burke with the dribble 
          ...  He made that look easy 
          ...  S_McCallum with a nasty foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  That's his second booking! 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
Min. 92 :(nor) A_Idah finds the space intelligently 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from S_Hogan 
          ...  He had to time that one perfectly 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Carrow Road
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Norwich City Match Info
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Best player          : C_Fassnacht (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : A_Idah (15)
Sent Off             : S_McCallum (88)
Booked               : D_Batth (37)
Injured              : N/A
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Birmingham City Match Info
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Best player          : O_Burke
Scorers              : J_Bacuna (3)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : I_Sunjic (53)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Norwich City  |    Birmingham City
Attempts on Goal     :           8        |       9
Off target           :           1        |       4
On target            :           7        |       5
Possession           :          49        |       51
Corners              :           2        |       2
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           1        |       0
Fouls                :          13        |       5
Key Tackles          :           6        |       7
Key Passes           :           9        |       11
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Final Score          : Norwich City 1 - 1 Birmingham City
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Player Statistics - Norwich 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_Vasquez      GK  21   1   1   1  22 |  98   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
S_Duffy        DF   1  19  11  10  22 |  98   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  30   0  12
G_Hanley       DF   1  18  11   6  21 |  98   0   3   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  48  30   0
D_Giannoulis   DF   1  17  11  11  31 |  98   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  17   0  13
M_Nunex        DM   1  13  17  10  22 |  98   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Idah         FW   1   3  13  19  24 |  98   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  19
D_Batth        DF   1  17  11   8  30 |  98   0   0   3   0   0   0   1   0   0  -5  40  -5
L_Gibbs        DM   1  12  17   3  28 |  98   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   9   0
S_McCallum     DF   1  16  11   5  25 |  91   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0 -20  -5 -20
C_Fassnacht    AM   1   2  19  14  29 |  98   0   0   2   1   3   0   0   0   0   0  23  30
B_Sainz        AM   1   6  18  13  25 |  58   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Wahlstedt    GK  19   1   1   1  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Sara         DM   1  11  15  10  21 |   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
K_McLean       MF   1  10  16   5  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Ui_Job       FW   1   4  14  18  26 |  40   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   6

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 |  98   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0   0
D_Furlong      DF   1  19  14   6  25 |  98   0   1   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  15  36  18
E_Pieters      DF   1  18  12   8  26 |  98   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  28   0
E_Laird        DF   1  17  15   9  23 |  98   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  51   0   0
I_Sunjic       DM   1  13  18   4  26 |  98   0   0   4   0   1   0   1   0   0  -5  27  13
L_Buchanan     DF   1  17  12   4  28 |  98   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  17   0   0
J_Bacuna       MF   1  11  18   8  25 |  98   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  36
K_Bielik       MF   1  12  19  10  21 |  98   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  22   7   0
G_Hall         MF   1   5  17  14  24 |  98   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
S_Hogan        FW   1   4  14  18  29 |  98   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  30   0   8
O_Burke        FW   1   4  12  18  24 |  98   0   0   1   1   3   0   0   0   0   0  30  16
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
K_Anderson     MF   1   4  14  11  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Jutkiewicz   FW   1   4  10  17  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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