FFO Champ, Birmingham City vs. Fulham (Fri Sep 06)


                      Birmingham City  |  Fulham
                            5-2-1-2 A  |  4-1-2-1-2 C
                         Freddie Kaye  |  Joe Brown
                                       |
                       J_Griffiths GK  |  GK R_Ribeiro
                         O_Dodgson DF  |  DF M_Cash
                         J_Headley DF  |  DF W_Orban
                          B_Hubner DF  |  DF J_Matip
                           P_Vydra DF  |  DF L_Kelly
                          A_Witsel DF  |  DM P_Barrios
                            G_Hall AM  |  MF J_Wallace
                          B_Diarra MF  |  MF M_Pjanic
                           A_Diouf MF  |  AM Joelinton
                        D_Scarlett FW  |  FW E_Ferguson
                        C_Marshall FW  |  FW N_Fraser
                                       |
                     B_Hinchcliffe SUB |  SUB D_Ward
                        A_Preciado SUB |  SUB S_Posch
                         E_Bristow SUB |  SUB J_Veretout
                        O_Gozalbez SUB |  SUB H_Wilson
                         S_Terodde SUB |  SUB K_Corredor




Min. 2  :(bir) A_Witsel plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He heads towards the goal 
          ...  He slides it past the defender! 
          ...  A_Witsel with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  GOAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 
          ...  The crowd goes wild! 
          ...  That's given Birmingham City the advantage! 
          ...  Birmingham City 1-0 Fulham ...
Min. 3  :(ful) M_Pjanic finds W_Orban in acres of space 
          ...  W_Orban pounds a rocket on goal! 
          ...  J_Griffiths gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he slots in the rebound 
          ...  NO HE DOESN'T!! 
          ...  How on Earth did he put that wide? 
          ...  He was two yards out! 
Min. 5  :(bir) P_Vydra looks up for support 
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now 
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! 
          ...  O_Dodgson receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  O_Dodgson belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide!! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Diouf plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  M_Cash clears the corner with a header away from the near post 
Min. 5  :(ful) J_Matip squares it to E_Ferguson 
          ...  A_Diouf slides in hard! 
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw! 
Min. 6  :(ful) E_Ferguson lays the ball back to M_Cash 
          ...  M_Cash with an overhead kick! 
          ...  He gets a connection 
          ...  J_Griffiths fists it away 
Min. 7  :(bir) A_Diouf with an amazing show of skill to get past W_Orban 
          ...  He crosses to C_Marshall 
          ...  C_Marshall strikes a wicked curler! 
          ...  But R_Ribeiro makes a fine save 
Min. 12 :(bir) O_Dodgson spots a team mate in space 
          ...  He finds D_Scarlett with a lovely pass! 
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by J_Matip 
          ...  He made it look easy 
Min. 13 :(ful) W_Orban spots a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays a fantastic through ball to N_Fraser! 
          ...  A_Diouf with a nasty foul 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  The The Referee uses his vanishing spray to keep the wall in line 
          ...  Joelinton curls it towards the top corner 
          ...  He has put it wide! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 17 :(bir) A_Diouf pass splits open the defence 
          ...  What a ball! 
          ...  C_Marshall is clean through! 
          ...  But J_Matip slides in two footed! 
          ...  The Referee has a look but waves "Play On!" 
Min. 20 :(bir) B_Diarra pushes it past the defender 
          ...  A glorious effort by B_Diarra! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He receives the congratulations from his team-mates! 
          ...  Birmingham City 2-0 Fulham ...
Min. 21 :(bir) B_Hubner takes advantage of a mistake by L_Kelly 
          ...  He crosses to B_Diarra 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  P_Barrios hits it out for a throw 
Min. 24 :(bir) B_Diarra with the heel pass to D_Scarlett 
          ...  D_Scarlett tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  R_Ribeiro looks dejected 
          ...  Birmingham City 3-0 Fulham ...
Min. 32 :(bir) G_Hall sidesteps his marker 
          ...  That was too easy 
          ...  A left-footer by G_Hall! 
          ...  R_Ribeiro with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 33 :(bir) C_Marshall takes on L_Kelly 
          ...  He runs past him 
          ...  Intercepted by J_Matip 
Min. 37 :(ful) E_Ferguson hoofs it upfield to find Joelinton 
          ...  O_Dodgson robs him of the ball 
Min. 41 :(bir) A_Diouf cuts inside the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to C_Marshall 
          ...  C_Marshall flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That was sheer delightful football!! 
          ...  Birmingham City 4-0 Fulham ...
Min. 42 :(bir) G_Hall controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left! 
          ...  C_Marshall gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  Blocked by W_Orban 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 45 :(bir) B_Diarra is too quick for J_Matip 
          ...  B_Diarra fires the shot in! 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  What a volley! 
          ...  What a finish. That is outrageous. 
          ...  Three words. Marco. Van. Basten 
          ...  But it's been ruled out! 
          ...  He was caught offside 
Min. 47 :(bir) D_Scarlett sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  D_Scarlett with the overhead! 
          ...  R_Ribeiro parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  The defence had gone walk about! 
          ...  That takes his tally to 10 for the season!! 
          ...  Birmingham City 5-0 Fulham ...
Min. 48 :(ful) W_Orban races into the box 
          ...  He sees N_Fraser lose his man 
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him 
          ...  P_Vydra with an ugly foul 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  He received a good talking to from The Referee 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  Just past the halfway line. 
          ...  M_Pjanic swings it in 
          ...  E_Ferguson takes control of it! 
          ...  Intercepted by A_Witsel 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Birmingham City 5-0 Fulham

Min. 46 :(ful) M_Cash tries to block a thundering shot 
          ...  But it's deflected into his own net!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Oh, how unlucky!! R_Ribeiro was left rooted to the spot 
          ...  Nothing he could have done about that! 
          ...  Birmingham City 6-0 Fulham ...
Min. 47 :(bir) C_Marshall searches out G_Hall 
          ...  G_Hall tries to chip the ball over R_Ribeiro! 
          ...  R_Ribeiro is rooted to the spot! 
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway! 
Min. 47 :(ful) J_Matip breaks free from his marker 
          ...  J_Matip attempts to nutmeg J_Griffiths! 
          ...  J_Griffiths heads it away 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 49 :(ful) P_Barrios with a one-touch layoff to N_Fraser 
          ...  N_Fraser hits the ball first time! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 55 :(ful) W_Orban looks up for support 
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now 
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! 
          ...  E_Ferguson receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  P_Vydra gets the foot in to win the ball 
Min. 61 :(bir) A_Witsel retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield 
          ...  C_Marshall latches onto the end of it 
          ...  W_Orban takes the player out!! 
          ...  The ref turns away!! 
Min. 64 :(bir) G_Hall takes possession 
          ...  What can he do here? 
          ...  G_Hall smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! 
          ...  R_Ribeiro saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one 
Min. 65 :(ful) J_Matip comes accross to cover, good skills 
          ...  R_Ribeiro advances out towards the looping ball 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Header over the keeper! 
          ...  He has put it into his own net!! 
          ...  That's got to be one of the best own goals I've ever seen. 
          ...  He must feel like a right pillock! 
          ...  Birmingham City 7-0 Fulham ...
Min. 65 :(ful) J_Wallace with the flick on 
          ...  He plays the ball across to E_Ferguson 
          ...  Well intercepted by B_Diarra 
Min. 66 :(ful) M_Cash looks around for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to Joelinton 
          ...  Joelinton curls the ball in on goal! 
          ...  But J_Griffiths punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a corner kick 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Joelinton flights it in! 
          ...  J_Griffiths easily claims the ball! 
Min. 67 :(ful) P_Barrios sprints down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to N_Fraser 
          ...  N_Fraser tries the lob from 30 yards! 
          ...  The shot slips through J_Griffiths's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 67 :(ful) L_Kelly spits at G_Hall 
          ...  Who does he think he is? El-Hadji Diouf? 
          ...  He deserves punishment for that! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 69 :(bir) A_Diouf takes advantage of a mistake by L_Kelly 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  A_Diouf has time and space on the edge of the box! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  R_Ribeiro dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had R_Ribeiro beaten! 
Min. 70 :(bir) Substitution by Birmingham City 
          ...  COMING ON: S_Terodde 
          ...  COMING OFF: C_Marshall 
Min. 70 :(bir) Substitution by Birmingham City 
          ...  COMING ON: E_Bristow 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Witsel 
Min. 73 :(bir) D_Scarlett gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He cuts inside M_Cash! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  L_Kelly gathers up the loose ball 
Min. 75 :(bir) B_Hubner spots a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays a fantastic through ball to E_Bristow! 
          ...  M_Cash wins the ball! 
          ...  But he caught the player also! 
          ...  The ref gives nothing! 
Min. 75 :(ful) L_Kelly takes possession 
          ...  What can he do here? 
          ...  L_Kelly lobs J_Griffiths! 
          ...  J_Griffiths is stranded! 
          ...  He can't get there in time! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Great strike! 
          ...  Birmingham City 7-1 Fulham ...
Min. 79 :(ful) J_Wallace beats B_Hubner 
          ...  Well intercepted by E_Bristow 
Min. 80 :(bir) Tactical Change by Birmingham City 
          ...  Birmingham City have changed their playing style to L 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 90 :(ful) J_Wallace with a 50-yard pass to E_Ferguson 
          ...  A_Diouf tugs on his opponent's shirt!! 
          ...  The Referee has stopped play 
          ...  Well spotted by The Referee! 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  It's just a warning 

*************  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_Diarra (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : A_Witsel (2), B_Diarra (20), D_Scarlett (24,47), C_Marshall (41), M_Cash (46 og), J_Matip (65 og)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Fulham Match Info
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Best player          : P_Barrios
Scorers              : L_Kelly (75)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : L_Kelly (67)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                         Birmingham City  |    Fulham
Attempts on Goal     :          12        |       8
Off target           :           3        |       4
On target            :           9        |       4
Possession           :          37        |       63
Corners              :           1        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           2        |       0
Fouls                :           4        |       8
Key Tackles          :           6        |       9
Key Passes           :          11        |       11
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Final Score          : Birmingham City 7 - 1 Fulham
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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  23   1   1   1  26 |  95   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
O_Dodgson      DF   1  18  14   2  30 |  95   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  17  14  23
J_Headley      DF   1  19  14   7  27 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Hubner       DF   1  19  13   8  20 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
P_Vydra        DF   1  19  14  10  26 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  16  14   0
A_Witsel       DF   1  14  18   9  31 |  73   0   1   1   0   1   1   0   0   0  21  10  40
G_Hall         AM   1   5  18  15  24 |  95   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  10  32
B_Diarra       MF   1   5  18  14  27 |  95   0   1   1   1   2   1   0   0   0  30  24  42
A_Diouf        MF   1  13  18   7  26 |  95   0   1   3   1   1   0   0   0   0  22  44  18
D_Scarlett     FW   1   7  14  19  22 |  95   0   0   0   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0  40
C_Marshall     FW   1   6  15  18  29 |  73   0   0   1   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  13  30
B_Hinchcliffe  GK  18   1   1   1  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Preciado     DF   1  16  12  10  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Bristow      DF   1  15  14   8  24 |  22   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
O_Gozalbez     MF   1   2  15  11  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Terodde      FW   1   6  13  19  24 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Fulham
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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R_Ribeiro      GK  13   1   1   1  32 |  95   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -25   0   0   0
M_Cash         DF   1  20  15  12  28 |  95   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   3  14
W_Orban        DF   1  21  16  11  24 |  95   0   2   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  28  24  14
J_Matip        DF   1  21  17  13  29 |  95   0   3   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  32   1  13
L_Kelly        DF   1  21  15  11  23 |  95   0   1   0   0   1   1   1   0   0  10  -4  32
P_Barrios      DM   1  18  20  14  26 |  95   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  17  16   0
J_Wallace      MF   1  10  19  12  22 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0
M_Pjanic       MF   1  12  21  12  26 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   7   0
Joelinton      AM   1   6  18  16  25 |  95   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  19
E_Ferguson     FW   1   2  18  21  26 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
N_Fraser       FW   1   6  14  18  29 |  95   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  14
D_Ward         GK  12   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Posch        DF   1  15  11   8  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Veretout     MF   1  13  19  11  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Wilson       AM   1   3  16  14  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Corredor     FW   1   5  12  15  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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