FFO Champ, Birmingham City vs. Stockport County (Mon Jul 22) Birmingham City | Stockport County 5-1-2-2 A | 5-2-0-1-2 P Freddie Kaye | Mike Bridge | J_Griffiths GK | GK S_Johnstone O_Dodgson DF | DF T_Kalas J_Headley DF | DF A_Wisdom B_Hubner DF | DF J_Bernat P_Vydra DF | DF M_Sykes A_Witsel DF | DF K_Rekik G_Hall MF | DM Florentino B_Diarra MF | DM Casemiro A_Diouf DM | AM P_Canales D_Scarlett FW | FW L_Traore C_Marshall FW | FW L_Alario | B_Hinchcliffe SUB | SUB D_Greif A_Preciado SUB | SUB J_Gammelby E_Bristow SUB | SUB J_Bellegarde O_Gozalbez SUB | SUB S_Touray A_Nemeth SUB | SUB S_Dembele Min. 4 :(bir) A_Witsel beats one ... Knocks it past a second ... And finds A_Diouf ... Superbly timed tackle by Florentino ... He made it look easy Min. 4 :(stp) J_Bernat heads the ball back to L_Traore ... O_Dodgson reads the game well and cuts out the pass! Min. 10 :(stp) T_Kalas searches out Casemiro ... P_Vydra wins the ball with ease ... The Referee saw something no-one else did ... He gets away with that one ... It's just a warning ... Mike Bridge looks annoyed that there was no card there Min. 16 :(stp) K_Rekik with an incisive pass to A_Wisdom ... O_Dodgson reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 16 :(bir) B_Diarra hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... D_Scarlett latches onto it! ... J_Bernat with a deliberate foul ... That deserves a punishment ... The Referee will just give him a speaking to Min. 20 :(bir) P_Vydra cuts inside J_Bernat ... He worked that well ... A_Wisdom with the tackle Min. 20 :(stp) T_Kalas with an intelligent ball to L_Alario ... Cleared by A_Diouf Min. 20 :(bir) C_Marshall sprints past Casemiro ... T_Kalas takes the player down!! ... That's a poor tackle! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 22 :(bir) C_Marshall runs at M_Sykes ... The defender slips and falls over ... T_Kalas seizes control of the ball ... He hoists it forward Min. 23 :(bir) D_Scarlett spots his team mate making a run ... He finds G_Hall with a lovely pass! ... A powerful shot by G_Hall! ... It hits the post!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it over Min. 24 :(stp) Casemiro leaps into the air ... He wins the header ... He heads it across to P_Canales ... P_Canales with the shot on net! ... But he puts it wide ... That was a terrible attempt! Min. 25 :(stp) P_Canales looks for options ... He knocks the ball across to L_Traore ... L_Traore blasts the ball towards goal! ... J_Griffiths falls over ... But J_Griffiths is relieved to watch it go out of play! Min. 26 :(bir) P_Vydra takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... He runs towards goal ... P_Vydra looks to see where S_Johnstone is! ... He rifles in the shot! ... He has put it over the bar! ... He looks stunned by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 27 :(bir) The defender loses control of the ball! ... C_Marshall seizes control of it and thinks about the shot ... J_Bernat with the dive ... There's no room in the game for that! ... PENALTY!! ... D_Scarlett steps up ... S_Johnstone gets his fingertips to the ball ... But he can't keep it out!! ... GOAL!! ... That's put Birmingham City in front! ... Birmingham City 1-0 Stockport County... Min. 33 :(stp) Florentino takes advantage of a mistake by O_Dodgson ... He knocks the ball to L_Alario! ... L_Alario hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! ... But J_Griffiths punches it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 44 :(bir) G_Hall takes advantage of a mistake by A_Wisdom ... That mistake could prove costly ... G_Hall attempts to nutmeg S_Johnstone! ... 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 2-0 Stockport County ... Min. 45 :(stp) Tactical Change by Stockport County ... Stockport County have changed their playing style to E ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Birmingham City 2-0 Stockport County Min. 47 :(bir) D_Scarlett pushes it past T_Kalas ... D_Scarlett hits a curling shot! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it wide Min. 57 :(bir) D_Scarlett takes advantage of a mistake by Casemiro ... Casemiro does well to get the tackle in Min. 58 :(bir) G_Hall searches out C_Marshall ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... A_Wisdom hits it out for a throw Min. 63 :(stp) Substitution by Stockport County ... COMING ON: J_Bellegarde ... COMING OFF: Florentino Min. 63 :(bir) B_Diarra looks around for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to G_Hall ... A vicious shot by G_Hall! ... But S_Johnstone is equal to it Min. 64 :(bir) O_Dodgson moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He plays the ball through to G_Hall ... G_Hall sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! ... It hammers off the post ... And out for a throw in Min. 70 :(stp) Substitution by Stockport County ... COMING ON: S_Touray ... COMING OFF: P_Canales Min. 77 :(stp) Substitution by Stockport County ... COMING ON: J_Gammelby ... COMING OFF: M_Sykes Min. 79 :(bir) C_Marshall with a slide rule pass to P_Vydra ... Casemiro gets in the way of the ball and clears! Min. 79 :(bir) A_Witsel nutmegs S_Touray, he continues to run forward ... J_Gammelby body checks his opponent!! ... That's a careless challenge!! ... The Referee calls him over ... It's just a warning Min. 80 :(bir) Tactical Change by Birmingham City ... Birmingham City have changed their playing style to L Min. 86 :(bir) D_Scarlett is first to the loose ball ... J_Bernat with a deliberate foul ... That deserves a punishment ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He is in the book for that one ... He's got to be careful now! ... INDIRECT FREE KICK! ... A_Witsel hoists it forward ... G_Hall gets on the end of it ... G_Hall hits a great drive! ... S_Johnstone tips it round the post ... Good save ... CORNER! ... G_Hall flights it in! ... That's a poor one ... S_Johnstone catches it with ease Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(bir) A_Witsel puts in C_Marshall ... L_Traore fouls badly ... That looked malicious Min. 90 :(stp) J_Bernat passes the ball to L_Traore ... L_Traore has time and space! ... He flicks the ball towards goal ... J_Griffiths can't get to it! ... OH! It drifts wide! ... J_Griffiths was worried by that one ... He wipes the sweat off his brow? Min. 91 :(bir) G_Hall 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! ... D_Scarlett receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... But J_Gammelby spotted the danger and cleans up the play ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : St Andrews ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Birmingham City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : G_Hall (Man of the Match) Scorers : D_Scarlett (27 pen), G_Hall (44) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stockport County Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Casemiro Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : T_Kalas (20), J_Bernat (86) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Birmingham City | Stockport County Attempts on Goal : 8 | 4 Off target : 4 | 2 On target : 4 | 2 Possession : 50 | 50 Corners : 1 | 0 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 2 Subs Used : 0 | 3 Fouls : 4 | 14 Key Tackles : 3 | 7 Key Passes : 8 | 8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Birmingham City 2 - 0 Stockport County ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Birmingham City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- J_Griffiths GK 22 1 1 1 26 | 94 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 0 0 0 O_Dodgson DF 1 18 14 2 30 | 94 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 14 0 J_Headley DF 1 18 14 6 27 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 B_Hubner DF 1 18 13 7 20 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Vydra DF 1 18 14 10 26 | 94 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 A_Witsel DF 1 14 18 9 31 | 94 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 G_Hall MF 1 5 18 15 24 | 94 0 0 2 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 20 70 B_Diarra MF 1 5 18 13 27 | 94 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 A_Diouf DM 1 13 18 7 26 | 94 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 D_Scarlett FW 1 7 14 18 22 | 94 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 14 29 C_Marshall FW 1 6 15 18 29 | 94 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 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 DM 1 15 14 8 24 | 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 - Stockport County Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- S_Johnstone GK 25 1 1 1 27 | 94 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -11 0 0 0 T_Kalas DF 1 20 13 12 29 | 94 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 26 -4 A_Wisdom DF 1 19 14 10 23 | 94 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 0 J_Bernat DF 1 19 13 9 29 | 94 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 -4 26 -4 M_Sykes DF 1 18 14 6 28 | 78 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Rekik DF 1 19 12 11 24 | 94 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 Florentino DM 1 14 19 11 25 | 64 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 9 0 Casemiro DM 1 15 21 13 32 | 94 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 7 0 P_Canales AM 1 6 17 15 26 | 71 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 10 L_Traore FW 1 6 15 17 26 | 94 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 L_Alario FW 1 3 15 20 21 | 94 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 D_Greif GK 18 1 1 1 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Gammelby DF 1 13 12 6 29 | 16 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 J_Bellegarde DM 1 13 18 5 25 | 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Touray AM 1 10 15 4 29 | 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Dembele FW 1 4 13 15 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1721675191 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40