FFO FLT, Birmingham City vs. Norwich City (Wed Feb 28)


                      Birmingham City  |  Norwich City
                              5-2-3 L  |  4-2-1-1-2 C
               Freddie Kaye Caretaker  |  Anthony Harris
                                       |
                       J_Griffiths GK  |  GK D_Vasquez
                      Gocholshvili DF  |  DF S_Duffy
                         O_Dodgson DF  |  DF G_Hanley
                           E_Laird DF  |  DF A_Webster
                         B_Brobbey FW  |  DF D_Giannoulis
                          K_Taylor MF  |  DM L_Gibbs
                        L_Buchanan DF  |  DM M_Nunex
                            G_Hall FW  |  MF B_Sainz
                        J_Stanisic DF  |  AM C_Fassnacht
                          T_Conway FW  |  FW A_Idah
                            J_Rowe MF  |  FW H_Ui_Job
                                       |
                          A_Palmer SUB |  SUB L_Wahlstedt
                       D_Sanderson SUB |  SUB S_McCallum
                          F_Jensen SUB |  SUB M_James
                          L_Watson SUB |  SUB T_Ince
                          J_Taylor SUB |  SUB J_Sargent




Min. 1  :(nor) H_Ui_Job takes possession 
          ...  Knocks it past the defender 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from H_Ui_Job! 
          ...  It grazes the bar 
          ...  And goes over 
          ...  Oh so close there! 
Min. 6  :(nor) S_Duffy plays it forward to A_Idah 
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by E_Laird!! 
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes 
Min. 16 :(bir) Gocholshvili runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to G_Hall 
          ...  G_Hall is clean through! 
          ...  He rounds D_Vasquez 
          ...  He nutmegs D_Vasquez 
          ...  It hits the post!! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 20 :(bir) J_Rowe turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to G_Hall 
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by D_Giannoulis 
          ...  He made it look easy 
Min. 20 :(nor) B_Sainz spits at O_Dodgson 
          ...  He should be ashamed! 
          ...  The Referee called him over for a strong verbal warning 
Min. 24 :(nor) H_Ui_Job lobs it over L_Buchanan 
          ...  G_Hall with a poor challenge 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
Min. 26 :(nor) A_Idah with the through ball to H_Ui_Job 
          ...  H_Ui_Job chases it through, he must score! 
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Look at the delight on his face! 
          ...  Just look at his face!! 
          ...  Norwich City have the advantage! 
          ...  Birmingham City 0-1 Norwich City ...
Min. 27 :(bir) Tactical Change by Birmingham City 
          ...  Birmingham City have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 27 :(bir) Tactical Change by Birmingham City 
          ...  Gocholshvili will now play as a DM 
Min. 27 :(bir) Tactical Change by Birmingham City 
          ...  G_Hall will now play as a AM 
Min. 40 :(bir) E_Laird gets lucky and beats A_Webster 
          ...  Now with the centre to B_Brobbey 
          ...  B_Brobbey with the header! 
          ...  But D_Vasquez reaches the ball. Good save 
          ...  There was a foul on D_Vasquez anyway 
Min. 42 :(bir) B_Brobbey knocks the ball past the lunge of S_Duffy 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  G_Hanley hits it out for a throw 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(bir) K_Taylor drives it forward to T_Conway 
          ...  A_Webster with the tackle 
          ...  Good God Almighty, what a tackle from hell! 

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

Min. 46 :(bir) G_Hall beats D_Giannoulis 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" Waves The Referee 
          ...  G_Hall runs forward 
          ...  He hits the shot! 
          ...  Brilliant save from D_Vasquez 
Min. 47 :(nor) H_Ui_Job has the ball on the wing, a chance to show his pace 
          ...  He knocks the ball past Gocholshvili 
          ...  He puts in C_Fassnacht! 
          ...  A thundering drive by C_Fassnacht! 
          ...  J_Griffiths tips it onto the post! 
          ...  But it deflects wide for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  B_Sainz with an outswinging corner into the box 
          ...  J_Griffiths comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's nowhere near it! 
          ...  A_Webster with the shot! 
          ...  But J_Griffiths makes a superb stop down low 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Nunex with an inswinging corner into the box 
          ...  A_Webster gets on the end of it 
          ...  It goes wide for a goal kick 
Min. 49 :(bir) E_Laird beats D_Giannoulis 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  E_Laird hits the ball first time! 
          ...  But D_Vasquez makes a fine save 
Min. 50 :(nor) S_Duffy with a byline cross to D_Giannoulis 
          ...  D_Giannoulis tries to beat J_Griffiths! 
          ...  J_Griffiths has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  J_Griffiths reacts well to save!! 
Min. 51 :(bir) B_Brobbey drives it across the face of the goal G_Hall 
          ...  G_Hall curls the ball in on goal! 
          ...  D_Vasquez is stranded! 
          ...  He can't get there in time! 
          ...  OH! It drifts just past the post 
          ...  Great strike! 
          ...  Deserved a goal really 
Min. 54 :(nor) B_Sainz hits in a shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  C_Fassnacht collects the loose ball! 
          ...  O_Dodgson with a bad challenge 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  The Referee called him over for a strong verbal warning 
Min. 56 :(nor) M_Nunex runs at O_Dodgson 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  A cheeky lob from M_Nunex! 
          ...  It's going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  And J_Griffiths reacts well to tip it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Webster floats the ball in! 
          ...  J_Griffiths catches it! 
Min. 59 :(bir) G_Hall dribbles past M_Nunex 
          ...  But G_Hanley puts it in row Z! 
Min. 59 :(bir) K_Taylor takes advantage of a mistake by G_Hanley 
          ...  away from two, three, four. 
          ...  Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. 
          ...  How good is he?! 
          ...  Now he crosses to T_Conway! 
          ...  C_Fassnacht fouls badly 
          ...  The Referee lectures him 
Min. 60 :(bir) Substitution by Birmingham City 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Taylor 
          ...  COMING OFF: B_Brobbey 
Min. 61 :(nor) L_Gibbs with a measured pass to H_Ui_Job 
          ...  H_Ui_Job flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  J_Griffiths won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 63 :(nor) C_Fassnacht feeds the ball to S_Duffy 
          ...  But L_Buchanan comes away with the ball 
          ...  Excellent defending there! 
Min. 66 :(nor) A_Idah with a slide rule pass to H_Ui_Job 
          ...  J_Stanisic knocks him to the floor 
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty! 
          ...  But The Referee just turns away! 
Min. 70 :(nor) Substitution by Norwich City 
          ...  COMING ON: M_James 
          ...  COMING OFF: L_Gibbs 
Min. 71 :(nor) A_Idah comes up lame after the wicked challenge 
          ...  I don't think he's going to continue 
Min. 71 :(nor) Substitution by Norwich City 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Sargent 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Idah 
Min. 73 :(nor) J_Sargent gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He slides the ball past L_Buchanan! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  But E_Laird sweeps up the threat 
Min. 76 :(bir) J_Rowe runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off the defender back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  S_Duffy wins control of the ball with his hand!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 80 :(nor) Substitution by Norwich City 
          ...  COMING ON: T_Ince 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Nunex 
Min. 81 :(nor) T_Ince drives it forward to H_Ui_Job 
          ...  J_Griffiths goes in studs first 
          ...  He's lucky to be let off for that one 
          ...  Freddie Kaye Caretaker looks relieved 
          ...  Anthony Harris is far from happy with that decision 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  The Referee signals that it is indirect 
          ...  T_Ince knocks it forward 
          ...  J_Sargent gets on the end of it 
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by E_Laird!! 
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes 
Min. 83 :(bir) E_Laird with a neat pass into K_Taylor 
          ...  G_Hanley read the danger and stops the pass 
Min. 84 :(bir) T_Conway turns past his marker 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  A cracking drive from T_Conway! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  Unbelievable!! 
          ...  It's gone wide 
Min. 84 :(nor) S_Duffy jinks past J_Taylor 
          ...  But J_Rowe clears the ball to safety 
Min. 85 :(nor) C_Fassnacht with a fantastic turn that puts him through on goal 
          ...  C_Fassnacht aims the cheeky shot at goal! 
          ...  J_Griffiths saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one 
Min. 86 :(nor) A_Webster has the ball 
          ...  He knocks the ball past L_Buchanan 
          ...  He puts in J_Sargent! 
          ...  J_Sargent hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  The fans thought that was a GOAL! 
          ...  But it's not 
          ...  Goal kick. 
Min. 87 :(bir) J_Rowe is forced back with the ball 
          ...  He belts the ball upfield 
          ...  T_Conway latches onto the end of it 
          ...  S_Duffy steals the ball of off him 
Min. 87 :(nor) H_Ui_Job with a short pass to find D_Giannoulis 
          ...  J_Rowe reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 87 :(bir) J_Stanisic with a simple pass to E_Laird 
          ...  H_Ui_Job with the tackle 
          ...  That's got to be a yellow 
          ...  The Referee gave him a strong warning 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 89 :(bir) J_Rowe with a one-touch layoff to J_Taylor 
          ...  J_Taylor rifles it to the far post! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 

*************  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          : J_Rowe
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : G_Hall (24)
Injured              : N/A
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Norwich City Match Info
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Best player          : H_Ui_Job (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : H_Ui_Job (26)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : A_Idah (71)
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Match Statistics
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                         Birmingham City  |    Norwich City
Attempts on Goal     :           7        |       10
Off target           :           4        |       4
On target            :           3        |       6
Possession           :          42        |       58
Corners              :           0        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           1        |       3
Fouls                :           8        |       11
Key Tackles          :           7        |       7
Key Passes           :          10        |       11
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Final Score          : Birmingham City 0 - 1 Norwich 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 |  93   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0
Gocholshvili   DM   1  15  14   7  28 |  93   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
O_Dodgson      DF   1  17  14   2  30 |  93   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Laird        DF   1  18  15   9  23 |  93   0   3   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  42  18  13
B_Brobbey      FW   1   2  11  16  24 |  62   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  13   6
K_Taylor       MF   1  12  17  13  27 |  93   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  14   0
L_Buchanan     DF   1  17  12   5  28 |  93   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
G_Hall         AM   1   5  17  14  24 |  93   0   0   0   0   3   0   1   0   0  -5  -5  15
J_Stanisic     DF   1  17  14   3  23 |  93   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  10   0
T_Conway       FW   1   6  11  17  24 |  93   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   3
J_Rowe         MF   1   8  16  12  24 |  93   0   2   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  38  14 -10
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
F_Jensen       MF   1   8  14  12  31 |   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 |  31   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 -10 -10  -4

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  22   1   1   1  22 |  93   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
S_Duffy        DF   1  20  12  11  22 |  93   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  24  24   0
G_Hanley       DF   1  19  11   6  21 |  93   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  46   0   0
A_Webster      DF   1  18  14   5  24 |  93   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  14  10  32
D_Giannoulis   DF   1  17  11  12  31 |  93   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  15   0  10
L_Gibbs        DM   1  13  18   3  28 |  72   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  10  16  10
M_Nunex        DM   1  14  18  10  22 |  82   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  12
B_Sainz        MF   1   6  18  13  25 |  93   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   6   0
C_Fassnacht    AM   1   2  20  14  29 |  93   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   4  16
A_Idah         FW   1   3  13  19  24 |  73   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  35   0
H_Ui_Job       FW   1   4  14  18  26 |  93   0   0   2   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  20  16
L_Wahlstedt    GK  19   1   1   1  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_McCallum     DF   1  17  11   5  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_James        DM   1  11  17   9  28 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Ince         MF   1   4  16  10  29 |  11   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   8   0
J_Sargent      FW   1   8  11  16  25 |  20   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   4
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