FFO Champ, Birmingham City vs. Bournemouth (Mon Oct 21) Birmingham City | Bournemouth 5-1-1-1-2 L | 4-4-2 L Freddie Kaye | Scott Reay | N_Schiks GK | GK I_Meslier P_Vydra DF | DF A_Smith B_Hubner DF | DF M_Aarons E_Bristow DF | DF I_Zabarnyi A_Witsel DF | DF W_Faes A_Preciado DF | MF G_Reyna B_Diarra AM | MF P_Billing G_Hall MF | MF D_Ouattara A_Diouf DM | MF L_Cook D_Scarlett FW | FW J_Maja C_Marshall FW | FW D_Brooks | B_Hinchcliffe SUB | SUB I_Radu E_Longelo SUB | SUB M_Matviienjo O_Gozalbez SUB | SUB J_Shackleton F_Jensen SUB | SUB O_Kaschuk A_Nemeth SUB | SUB J_Gonzaga Min. 1 :(bir) B_Diarra finds his way through ... His quick turn fooled G_Reyna ... L_Cook bundles the player over!! ... That's a foul!! ... The ref looks across to his assistant! ... Play on! Min. 3 :(bir) C_Marshall with a short pass to find D_Scarlett ... D_Scarlett with the deft touch! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... Interesting. Very interesting! ... GOAL!!!! ... Look at his face! ... Just look at his face!!! ... That's given Birmingham City the advantage! ... Birmingham City 1-0 Bournemouth ... Min. 6 :(bir) A_Preciado barges P_Billing off the ball ... M_Aarons hits it out for a corner ... We need a good ball in here! ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by A_Witsel! ... C_Marshall gets something on it! ... I_Meslier gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... No, it's wide!! ... That was terrible! Min. 10 :(bir) G_Hall turns past I_Zabarnyi ... He has created space for himself now ... But he loses control of it ... L_Cook belts it clear Min. 15 :(bir) E_Bristow with a measured ball to C_Marshall ... D_Ouattara tackles from behind ... It looks like he could be sent off! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... That was very, very close to being a red let me assure you! Min. 18 :(bou) G_Reyna nutmegs the defender ... Well intercepted by A_Preciado Min. 19 :(bir) A_Diouf bursts forward ... P_Billing is called for the holding foul ... Well spotted by the referee Min. 21 :(bir) D_Scarlett beats A_Smith with absolute ease! ... A_Smith goes in hard to win the ball back. It's like men playing with children! Min. 21 :(bou) A_Smith cuts inside A_Preciado ... He worked that well ... He puts in I_Zabarnyi! ... B_Hubner plays the back pass ... N_Schiks can't get to it!! ... It goes just wide!! ... What a lucky escape!! ... CORNER! ... W_Faes floats the ball in! ... It goes straight into the arms of N_Schiks ... Theres was some shirt pulling going on in the box for sure! ... The strikers are calling for VAR! ... We wait for the decision ... NO PENALTY Min. 22 :(bou) M_Aarons finds his way through ... His quick turn fooled the defender ... A_Witsel fouls badly ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 24 :(bir) A_Preciado backtracks with the ball ... He hoofs the ball upfield ... B_Hubner gets on the end of it ... Well executed sliding challenge from L_Cook ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... G_Hall lofts the ball in! ... It goes straight into the arms of I_Meslier ... Theres was some shirt pulling going on in the box for sure! ... The strikers are calling for VAR! ... We wait for the decision ... NO PENALTY Min. 24 :(bir) A_Preciado runs down the flank ... He plays the ball across to C_Marshall ... L_Cook with an ugly foul ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He is in the book for that one Min. 29 :(bou) A_Smith gets the ball on the wing ... He cuts inside the defender! ... He has some space now! ... G_Hall with the tackle ... He left his foot in there! ... He gets away with that one ... It's just a warning Min. 35 :(bir) C_Marshall takes possession of the ball ... He plays the ball across to P_Vydra ... Well executed sliding challenge from M_Aarons Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 43 :(bou) J_Maja takes advantage of a mistake by B_Hubner ... That mistake could prove costly ... A left-footer by J_Maja! ... N_Schiks makes himself big ... Superb Stop! ... Well that one would have delighted him Min. 45 :(bou) Substitution by Bournemouth ... COMING ON: O_Kaschuk ... COMING OFF: L_Cook Min. 45 :(bou) Substitution by Bournemouth ... COMING ON: M_Matviienjo ... COMING OFF: W_Faes Min. 45 :(bir) A_Witsel spots his team mate making a run ... He finds B_Diarra with a lovely pass! ... A cheeky lob from B_Diarra! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it wide ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Birmingham City 1-0 Bournemouth Min. 46 :(bou) G_Reyna finds D_Brooks in the box ... Excellent sliding challenge from P_Vydra Min. 47 :(bou) J_Maja sidesteps his marker ... He was too quick for his marker ... Cleaned up by A_Diouf Min. 49 :(bir) D_Scarlett with a reverse pass to B_Diarra ... M_Aarons wins the ball with a clear tackle Min. 52 :(bou) D_Brooks with a clever shimmy ... Wonderful sliding challenge by P_Vydra ... Nothing gets past him! Min. 53 :(bir) E_Bristow plays it long to G_Hall ... G_Hall drives it towards goal! ... But he puts it well wide ... That was a crappy effort! Min. 57 :(bir) C_Marshall takes possession on the halfway line ... He runs forward with the ball ... He skips past the challenges ... A_Smith pulls on his opponent's shirt!! ... The Referee has stopped play ... Well spotted by The Referee! ... He's lucky it wasn't more ... It's just a warning Min. 58 :(bir) G_Hall runs at the defender ... The ball rebounds off A_Smith back to him! ... That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! ... G_Hall smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! ... I_Meslier can't get to it! ... OH! It has gone just over the bar! ... I_Meslier makes a knowing look ... Did he know that was going over? Min. 60 :(bou) G_Reyna wins possession ... He plays the ball across to D_Brooks ... D_Brooks tries to catch the keeper out! ... It goes wide for a goal kick Min. 61 :(bou) D_Ouattara with the flick on ... He plays the ball across to G_Reyna ... G_Hall with an awful challenge ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 68 :(bir) G_Hall works the ball inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to C_Marshall ... C_Marshall hits the ball on the bounce! ... The ball moves through the air with some crazy top spin! ... I_Meslier moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... I_Meslier tips it wide! ... CORNER! ... P_Vydra drives it into the box! ... P_Billing reads it well and clears the danger Min. 71 :(bir) G_Hall is in some pain ... He's receiving some treatment now ... He looks like he will continue Min. 75 :(bou) D_Ouattara with the deft touch ... He takes it past P_Vydra ... He knocks it to G_Reyna! ... P_Vydra recovers the situation to win the ball back Min. 77 :(bir) I_Meslier with a terrible kick! ... C_Marshall takes control of the ball! ... I_Zabarnyi wins the ball with ease ... The Referee saw something no-one else did ... That will be a booking ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 78 :(bir) C_Marshall has a go! ... It hits the defender ... P_Vydra collects the loose ball! ... The ball hits M_Matviienjo in the face! ... And goes clear! Min. 80 :(bir) Tactical Change by Birmingham City ... Birmingham City have changed their playing style to D Min. 86 :(bou) M_Matviienjo 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_Maja ... D_Scarlett with an ugly foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... He received a good talking to from The Referee Min. 87 :(bir) A_Witsel spots C_Marshall who is in acres of space ... A delicate header from C_Marshall! ... I_Meslier gets his body behind the ball and saves ... Text book goalkeeping! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 5 minutes of injury time. Min. 90 :(bir) A_Preciado beats I_Zabarnyi ... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free ... But A_Smith wins the ball from behind ... The crowd appeal but The Referee has none of it Min. 92 :(bir) D_Scarlett latches onto the ball ... He has some space now ... M_Aarons wins the ball ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : St Andrews ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Birmingham City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : C_Marshall (Man of the Match) Scorers : D_Scarlett (3) Sent Off : N/A Booked : A_Witsel (22), G_Hall (61) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bournemouth Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Aarons Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : D_Ouattara (15), L_Cook (24), I_Zabarnyi (77) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Birmingham City | Bournemouth Attempts on Goal : 7 | 2 Off target : 4 | 1 On target : 3 | 1 Possession : 48 | 52 Corners : 3 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 3 Subs Used : 0 | 2 Fouls : 7 | 11 Key Tackles : 6 | 11 Key Passes : 11 | 6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Birmingham City 1 - 0 Bournemouth ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Birmingham City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N_Schiks GK 23 1 1 1 30 | 96 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 0 P_Vydra DF 1 19 15 10 26 | 96 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 0 0 B_Hubner DF 1 19 13 8 20 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 E_Bristow DF 1 15 14 8 24 | 96 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 A_Witsel DF 1 15 18 9 31 | 96 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 -4 16 -4 A_Preciado DF 1 16 12 10 31 | 96 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 32 0 B_Diarra AM 1 5 18 14 27 | 96 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 G_Hall MF 1 5 19 15 24 | 96 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 -4 5 16 A_Diouf DM 1 13 19 8 26 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 D_Scarlett FW 1 7 14 19 22 | 96 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 14 20 C_Marshall FW 1 6 16 18 29 | 96 0 0 3 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 52 23 B_Hinchcliffe GK 18 1 1 1 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Longelo DF 1 14 12 5 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O_Gozalbez MF 1 2 15 11 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F_Jensen MF 1 8 15 12 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Nemeth FW 1 3 12 15 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Bournemouth Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I_Meslier GK 23 1 1 1 25 | 96 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 A_Smith DF 1 20 14 12 22 | 96 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 14 0 M_Aarons DF 1 19 14 8 24 | 96 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 64 0 0 I_Zabarnyi DF 1 18 14 8 23 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -4 -4 -4 W_Faes DF 1 18 13 3 23 | 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Reyna MF 1 9 19 19 26 | 96 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 P_Billing MF 1 13 19 10 27 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 D_Ouattara MF 1 5 19 15 29 | 96 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 -4 14 -4 L_Cook MF 1 13 17 10 23 | 45 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 62 -4 -4 J_Maja FW 1 4 13 20 22 | 96 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 D_Brooks FW 1 5 14 19 28 | 96 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 I_Radu GK 18 1 1 1 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Matviienjo DF 1 18 12 9 26 | 51 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 16 0 J_Shackleton DF 1 15 10 2 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O_Kaschuk MF 1 4 17 14 22 | 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Gonzaga FW 1 4 16 17 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1729542041 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40