FFO Champ, Birmingham City vs. Nottingham Forest (Wed Oct 16)


                      Birmingham City  |  Nottingham Forest
                              4-4-2 T  |  4-4-2 T
                         Freddie Kaye  |  HD King
                                       |
                          N_Schiks GK  |  GK G_Kobel
                          B_Hubner DF  |  DF G_Montiel
                           P_Vydra DF  |  DF S_Aurier
                         O_Dodgson DF  |  DF N_Williams
                          J_Forlin DF  |  DF J_Worrall
                            G_Hall MF  |  MF M_Gibbs_White
                           A_Diouf MF  |  MF N_Dominguez
                          A_Witsel MF  |  MF Danilo
                          B_Diarra MF  |  MF T_Cairney
                        D_Scarlett FW  |  FW O_Edouard
                        C_Marshall FW  |  FW C_Hudson_Odoi
                                       |
                     B_Hinchcliffe SUB |  SUB W_Hennessey
                        L_Buchanan SUB |  SUB A_Omobamidele
                        A_Preciado SUB |  SUB H_Toffolo
                        O_Gozalbez SUB |  SUB B_Aguilera
                          A_Nemeth SUB |  SUB M_Smith




Min. 1  :(bir) B_Diarra gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He slides the ball past the defender! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  B_Diarra with the spectacular bicycle kick! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  But goes clear to safety! 
Min. 1  :(ntf) N_Williams knocks the ball past the lunge of J_Forlin 
          ...  C_Marshall plays it back 
          ...  N_Schiks slips!! 
          ...  It goes just wide 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  G_Montiel drives it into the box! 
          ...  Excellent keeping! 
Min. 2  :(bir) B_Diarra beats one 
          ...  Goes past the second 
          ...  He keeps going 
          ...  Fantastic skill!! 
          ...  S_Aurier goes in with high feet!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
          ...  The Referee wants to have a word with him 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 3  :(bir) The defender slips up! 
          ...  C_Marshall is through! 
          ...  C_Hudson_Odoi with an ugly foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  The Referee wants a word 
          ...  It's just a warning 
Min. 5  :(bir) B_Diarra is taking a throw in 
          ...  He is taking a run up at it! 
          ...  He throws it long to C_Marshall 
          ...  C_Marshall looks to see where G_Kobel is! 
          ...  He rifles in the shot! 
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort 
Min. 10 :(ntf) Danilo spots a team mate in space 
          ...  He finds J_Worrall with a lovely pass! 
          ...  J_Worrall swings in the shot! 
          ...  He's dragged it wide!! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 12 :(bir) A_Witsel cuts inside the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to P_Vydra 
          ...  P_Vydra is clean through, he is one on one with G_Kobel 
          ...  He nutmegs G_Kobel 
          ...  It hits the upright!! 
          ...  G_Kobel recovers to save it!! 
Min. 12 :(ntf) T_Cairney with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle from B_Diarra 
          ...  A skilful effort from T_Cairney! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it wide 
Min. 16 :(bir) Curled in dangerously from C_Marshall to D_Scarlett 
          ...  D_Scarlett with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  But G_Kobel just gets his fingers to that one 
Min. 19 :(ntf) G_Montiel has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He takes it past O_Dodgson 
          ...  He knocks it to C_Hudson_Odoi! 
          ...  P_Vydra with a deliberate foul 
          ...  That deserves a punishment 
          ...  The Referee ignores the protests for a card 
          ...  Freddie Kaye looks relieved 
Min. 20 :(bir) A_Witsel slips past N_Williams 
          ...  A_Witsel with the strike! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  YOU BEAUTY! 
          ...  That's given Birmingham City the advantage! 
          ...  Birmingham City 1-0 Nottingham Forest ...
Min. 21 :(bir) B_Hubner is forced back with the ball 
          ...  He belts the ball upfield 
          ...  C_Marshall latches onto the end of it 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from S_Aurier 
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender if he hadn't been careful 
Min. 26 :(ntf) N_Williams backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield 
          ...  O_Edouard latches onto the end of it 
          ...  A_Diouf does well to intercept the ball 
Min. 31 :(bir) A_Witsel is taking a throw in 
          ...  He is taking a run up at it! 
          ...  He throws it long to C_Marshall 
          ...  C_Marshall hits the ball on the bounce! 
          ...  G_Kobel with a great save 
          ...  And he holds onto it as well! 
Min. 34 :(bir) A_Witsel finds D_Scarlett on the edge of the box 
          ...  D_Scarlett has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  G_Kobel won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 37 :(bir) G_Hall has picked up a knock 
          ...  He's going to play through the pain barrier 
Min. 38 :(bir) G_Hall dribbles past S_Aurier 
          ...  It was as if the defender wasn't even there 
          ...  Danilo wins the ball with a clear tackle 
Min. 41 :(bir) P_Vydra jumps over the defender's challenge 
          ...  S_Aurier rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  What's The Referee going to give? 
          ...  Play on! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(ntf) M_Gibbs_White with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows J_Forlin a clean set of heals 
          ...  A_Diouf with the high feet 
          ...  He's in trouble here!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
Min. 43 :(ntf) The ball goes loose! 
          ...  G_Montiel gains possesion and thinks about the shot 
          ...  But O_Dodgson slid in 
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be 
Min. 45 :(bir) C_Marshall turns nicely onto the ball 
          ...  C_Marshall leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
          ...  Some parts of the ground thought that went in! 

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

Min. 48 :(ntf) C_Hudson_Odoi beats one 
          ...  Knocks it past a second 
          ...  And finds O_Edouard 
          ...  O_Edouard with a little chip! 
          ...  It hammers off the post 
          ...  And out for a throw in 
Min. 49 :(ntf) O_Edouard beats A_Witsel with absolute ease! 
          ...  O_Edouard has time and space on the edge of the box! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
Min. 53 :(ntf) Danilo with a deep cross to C_Hudson_Odoi 
          ...  B_Hubner anticipates the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 54 :(ntf) N_Williams beats P_Vydra 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  P_Vydra recovers the situation to win the ball back 
Min. 58 :(bir) C_Marshall with a pinpoint pass to P_Vydra 
          ...  P_Vydra fires the shot in! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  G_Kobel dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  And G_Kobel tips it wide! 
          ...  Great goalkeeping! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  B_Hubner plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  It comes to O_Dodgson 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into G_Kobel's arms 
          ...  He's spilt it! 
          ...  But he gathers it second time round! 
Min. 60 :(bir) D_Scarlett runs into space 
          ...  G_Montiel fouls badly 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He is in the book for that one 
          ...  He's got to be careful now! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  That would have been a penalty just a yard closer to the goal! 
          ...  J_Forlin with the outside of his boot 
          ...  G_Kobel saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one 
Min. 63 :(bir) B_Diarra drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to C_Marshall 
          ...  C_Marshall with the ball at his feet 
          ...  Is he going to have a crack? 
          ...  He is, you know... 
          ...  G_Kobel saves it 
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there 
Min. 65 :(bir) C_Marshall steps over the ball 
          ...  He nutmegs S_Aurier 
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery 
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!! 
          ...  J_Worrall picks up the loose ball and clears the danger 
Min. 66 :(bir) J_Forlin with a well-controlled run 
          ...  J_Forlin runs forward 
          ...  He hits the shot! 
          ...  But G_Kobel punches it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 67 :(ntf) Danilo hits in a shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  T_Cairney collects the loose ball! 
          ...  Driven towards goal by T_Cairney! 
          ...  N_Schiks claws it off the line 
          ...  What's The Referee going to give? 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Equaliser, the crowd goes wild! 
          ...  Birmingham City 1-1 Nottingham Forest ...
Min. 69 :(bir) B_Hubner passes the ball to P_Vydra 
          ...  P_Vydra shapes up for a shot! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  B_Diarra hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  It is kicked away by G_Montiel 
Min. 70 :(bir) D_Scarlett plays a great one-two 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by Danilo 
          ...  He timed it well 
Min. 78 :(bir) P_Vydra runs at the defence 
          ...  He nutmegs J_Worrall 
          ...  He showed his class there 
          ...  P_Vydra hits a great drive! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  Unbelievable!! 
          ...  It's gone wide 
Min. 80 :(bir) J_Forlin is forced back with the ball 
          ...  He belts the ball upfield 
          ...  D_Scarlett latches onto the end of it 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from N_Williams 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  B_Diarra swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  G_Kobel comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  P_Vydra swings a leg at it! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  G_Kobel moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  G_Kobel catches it with style! 
Min. 82 :(ntf) G_Montiel turns on a sixpence 
          ...  G_Montiel tries to curl it into the bottom corner! 
          ...  But N_Schiks punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a throw in 
Min. 83 :(bir) D_Scarlett knocks the ball past the lunge of J_Worrall 
          ...  But N_Williams with the fine tackle 
Min. 86 :(bir) A_Diouf brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  G_Hall gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  But G_Montiel slid in 
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 89 :(bir) C_Marshall sprints past S_Aurier 
          ...  C_Marshall hits the ball on the bounce! 
          ...  G_Kobel makes himself big 
          ...  Superb Stop! 
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him 
Min. 91 :(ntf) N_Dominguez with the nod to C_Hudson_Odoi 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  B_Hubner belts it clear 

*************  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          : A_Witsel
Scorers              : A_Witsel (20)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Diouf (43)
Injured              : N/A
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Nottingham Forest Match Info
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Best player          : Danilo (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : T_Cairney (67)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : S_Aurier (2), G_Montiel (60)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                         Birmingham City  |    Nottingham Forest
Attempts on Goal     :          17        |       6
Off target           :           7        |       4
On target            :          10        |       2
Possession           :          56        |       44
Corners              :           3        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           0        |       0
Fouls                :           5        |       7
Key Tackles          :           6        |       9
Key Passes           :          11        |       7
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Final Score          : Birmingham City 1 - 1 Nottingham Forest
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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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N_Schiks       GK  23   1   1   1  30 |  94   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Hubner       DF   1  19  13   8  20 |  94   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  32  30   0
P_Vydra        DF   1  19  15  10  26 |  94   0   1   0   0   5   0   0   0   0  16   0  78
O_Dodgson      DF   1  18  15   2  30 |  94   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  17   0  23
J_Forlin       DF   1  18  16   9  33 |  94   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  12  34
G_Hall         MF   1   5  19  15  24 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Diouf        MF   1  13  19   8  26 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  18   5  -4
A_Witsel       MF   1  15  18   9  31 |  94   0   0   3   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  30  40
B_Diarra       MF   1   5  18  14  27 |  94   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  11
D_Scarlett     FW   1   7  14  19  22 |  94   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  13
C_Marshall     FW   1   6  16  18  29 |  94   0   1   2   0   5   0   0   0   0  29  24  38
B_Hinchcliffe  GK  18   1   1   1  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Buchanan     DF   1  18  13   5  28 |   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
O_Gozalbez     MF   1   2  15  11  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 - Nottingham Forest
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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G_Kobel        GK  24   1   1   1  24 |  94   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0   0
G_Montiel      DF   1  20  14  13  27 |  94   0   2   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  26  10   9
S_Aurier       DF   1  20  13   4  30 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  26  -4  -4
N_Williams     DF   1  18  13  10  24 |  94   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  34  15   0
J_Worrall      DF   1  17  11  11  28 |  94   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  18   0  14
M_Gibbs_White  MF   1   6  20  15  25 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Dominguez    MF   1  12  18   7  29 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Danilo         MF   1  15  17   9  31 |  94   0   2   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  40  48   0
T_Cairney      MF   1   3  17  17  22 |  94   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  32
O_Edouard      FW   1   4  15  21  23 |  94   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
C_Hudson_Odoi  FW   1   1  15  20  22 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0
W_Hennessey    GK  19   1   1   1  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Omobamidele  DF   1  17  11   3  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Toffolo      DF   1  17  14   7  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Aguilera     MF   1   8  17  15  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Smith        FW   1   4  10  14  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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