FFO Champ, Birmingham City vs. West Brom (Fri Aug 16)


                      Birmingham City  |  West Brom
                              5-3-2 C  |  5-3-1-1 P
                         Freddie Kaye  |  Frank Deeming
                                       |
                       J_Griffiths GK  |  GK D_Iversen
                         O_Dodgson DF  |  DF M_Holgate
                         J_Headley DF  |  DF Ruben_Vezo
                          B_Hubner DF  |  DF N_Milenkovic
                           P_Vydra DF  |  DF J_Poyth
                          A_Witsel DF  |  DF M_Bola
                          F_Jensen MF  |  MF S_Longstaff
                          B_Diarra MF  |  MF T_Pobega
                           A_Diouf MF  |  MF J_Jordan
                        D_Scarlett FW  |  AM D_Solanke
                        C_Marshall FW  |  FW Lucas_Moura
                                       |
                     B_Hinchcliffe SUB |  SUB T_Hasal
                        A_Preciado SUB |  SUB Y_Konoplia
                          L_Watson SUB |  SUB Marc_Roca
                        O_Gozalbez SUB |  SUB J_Rudoni
                         S_Terodde SUB |  SUB A_Mulele




Min. 3  :(bir) D_Scarlett sidesteps Ruben_Vezo 
          ...  D_Scarlett tries to curl it into the bottom corner! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide 
Min. 3  :(wba) Lucas_Moura controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle! 
          ...  J_Jordan gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  J_Jordan rifles it at the goal! 
          ...  But J_Griffiths makes an easy save 
Min. 3  :(bir) F_Jensen has broken through the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on D_Iversen! 
          ...  D_Solanke hacks him down! 
          ...  The Referee consults his linesman 
          ...  Now he calls the player over 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red really 
          ...  That looked to be a late tackle on the replays! 
Min. 4  :(bir) F_Jensen 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! 
          ...  B_Diarra receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  J_Poyth steals the ball of off him 
Min. 12 :(bir) C_Marshall has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past the defender! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  C_Marshall with the attempt at goal! 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  OH!! He has hit the side netting 
          ...  Goal kick given 
Min. 20 :(bir) O_Dodgson with an inch perfect pass to B_Hubner 
          ...  But N_Milenkovic wins the ball 
Min. 25 :(wba) J_Poyth steps over the ball 
          ...  He nutmegs the defender 
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery 
          ...  A delicate chip from J_Poyth! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  The Birmingham City fans taunt him! 
Min. 26 :(bir) D_Scarlett with a flashy move 
          ...  J_Poyth with a bad challenge 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  It is deep inside their own half. This will allow them to regroup 
          ...  C_Marshall knocks it forward 
          ...  P_Vydra gets on the end of it 
          ...  J_Poyth reads the play well 
Min. 33 :(bir) P_Vydra brushes his marker behind and breaks free 
          ...  But N_Milenkovic clears the danger 
Min. 33 :(wba) S_Longstaff finds D_Solanke in the box 
          ...  D_Solanke tries the shot! 
          ...  J_Griffiths makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
Min. 37 :(bir) D_Scarlett runs into space 
          ...  J_Poyth anticipates the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 42 :(bir) F_Jensen has it now 
          ...  He takes on M_Bola 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in B_Hubner! 
          ...  B_Hubner tries to chip the ball over D_Iversen! 
          ...  D_Iversen saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 49 :(bir) B_Hubner pass splits open the defence and finds C_Marshall 
          ...  C_Marshall rises above the defence to head the ball! 
          ...  D_Iversen saves it 
          ...  Good goalkeeping 
Min. 49 :(wba) T_Pobega takes possession on the edge of the box 
          ...  T_Pobega with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful header! 
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Birmingham City 0-0 West Brom

Min. 48 :(wba) D_Solanke with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He's clean through! 
          ...  C_Marshall pulls on his opponent's shirt!! 
          ...  The Referee has stopped play 
          ...  Well spotted by The Referee! 
          ...  He is warned by The Referee 
Min. 48 :(wba) M_Bola takes possession 
          ...  He looks up 
          ...  He's in acres of space 
          ...  M_Bola attempts the shot! 
          ...  It's just over! 
          ...  9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 58 :(bir) A_Diouf with an excellent first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  D_Scarlett gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  N_Milenkovic clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play 
          ...  The linesman is flagging 
          ...  Throw in 
Min. 59 :(bir) D_Scarlett jumps over M_Bola's challenge 
          ...  A glorious effort by D_Scarlett! 
          ...  It's way wide 
          ...  The West Brom fans behind the goal spread their arms out 
Min. 60 :(bir) D_Scarlett with a glorious 60-yard pass to C_Marshall 
          ...  Blocked by M_Bola 
Min. 62 :(bir) B_Diarra with an amazing show of skill to get past M_Bola 
          ...  He crosses to P_Vydra 
          ...  P_Vydra tries to beat D_Iversen from outside the area! 
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over 
          ...  Well, it's kinda 50/50 
          ...  Sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't 
Min. 63 :(wba) Lucas_Moura changes direction inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Jordan 
          ...  J_Headley wins the ball 
Min. 65 :(bir) A_Diouf with a reverse pass to D_Scarlett 
          ...  But N_Milenkovic clears the danger 
Min. 66 :(wba) J_Jordan brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  T_Pobega gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  O_Dodgson with a late tackle 
          ...  It looked worse than what it was 
          ...  He is surrounded by the West Brom players 
Min. 69 :(bir) B_Diarra is forced back with the ball 
          ...  He belts the ball upfield 
          ...  D_Scarlett latches onto the end of it 
          ...  A well-placed shot from D_Scarlett! 
          ...  D_Iversen with an amazing dive to the bottom left 
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know! 
Min. 70 :(bir) Substitution by Birmingham City 
          ...  COMING ON: S_Terodde 
          ...  COMING OFF: C_Marshall 
Min. 71 :(wba) S_Longstaff chips the ball over the defence and finds M_Holgate 
          ...  D_Scarlett robs him of the ball 
Min. 74 :(bir) S_Terodde finds his way through 
          ...  They tried to play the offside trap 
          ...  Ruben_Vezo with a perfectly timed tackle 
Min. 80 :(wba) J_Jordan runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off the defender back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  S_Terodde rushes in with a poor tackle!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
Min. 80 :(wba) M_Holgate is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure 
          ...  T_Pobega latches onto the ball 
          ...  P_Vydra intercepts the pass 
Min. 83 :(bir) P_Vydra with the flick on 
          ...  He plays the ball across to S_Terodde 
          ...  M_Holgate tries to head the ball away from goal 
          ...  But it's looping towards his own net!! 
          ...  It goes just over!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  P_Vydra lofts the ball in! 
          ...  D_Iversen comes towards the ball 
          ...  Great catch! 
Min. 83 :(wba) Lucas_Moura runs into space 
          ...  Cleared by A_Diouf 
Min. 84 :(wba) J_Poyth runs into space 
          ...  O_Dodgson with a bad challenge 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  He's lucky to be let off for that one 
          ...  Freddie Kaye looks relieved 
          ...  Frank Deeming is far from happy with that decision 
Min. 87 :(bir) S_Terodde with a pinpoint pass to P_Vydra 
          ...  A skilful effort from P_Vydra! 
          ...  The shot slips through D_Iversen's hands 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Oh dear! 
          ...  Birmingham City have surely won this game now! 
          ...  Birmingham City 1-0 West Brom ...
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(wba) Tactical Change by West Brom 
          ...  West Brom have changed their playing style to L 
Min. 89 :(wba) D_Solanke cuts inside his opponent 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  O_Dodgson reads the game well and cuts out the pass! 
Min. 90 :(bir) D_Scarlett slips past M_Holgate 
          ...  J_Poyth cuts it out easily 
          ...  He clears the ball upfield 

*************  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          : P_Vydra (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : P_Vydra (87)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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West Brom Match Info
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Best player          : N_Milenkovic
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Solanke (3), J_Poyth (26)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                         Birmingham City  |    West Brom
Attempts on Goal     :           8        |       5
Off target           :           4        |       3
On target            :           4        |       2
Possession           :          50        |       50
Corners              :           1        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       2
Subs Used            :           1        |       0
Fouls                :           6        |       7
Key Tackles          :           5        |       11
Key Passes           :          11        |       5
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Final Score          : Birmingham City 1 - 0 West Brom
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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 |  98   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  23   0   0   0
O_Dodgson      DF   1  18  14   2  30 |  98   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  17  14   0
J_Headley      DF   1  18  14   6  27 |  98   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  17   0   0
B_Hubner       DF   1  19  13   8  20 |  98   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  15  18
P_Vydra        DF   1  19  14  10  26 |  98   0   1   1   0   2   1   0   0   0  16  14  53
A_Witsel       DF   1  14  18   9  31 |  98   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  19   0   0
F_Jensen       MF   1   8  14  12  31 |  98   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  28   0
B_Diarra       MF   1   5  18  14  27 |  98   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
A_Diouf        MF   1  13  18   7  26 |  98   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  22  20   0
D_Scarlett     FW   1   7  14  18  22 |  98   0   1   1   0   3   0   0   0   0  28  14  22
C_Marshall     FW   1   6  15  18  29 |  74   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  15
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
L_Watson       MF   1  12  14   8  21 |   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
S_Terodde      FW   1   6  13  19  24 |  24   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  34   0

Player Statistics - West Brom
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_Iversen      GK  22   1   1   1  24 |  98   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  14   0   0   0
M_Holgate      DF   1  20  13  10  28 |  98   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  15   0
Ruben_Vezo     DF   1  21  15   7  35 |  98   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  14   0   0
N_Milenkovic   DF   1  19  13   9  31 |  98   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  64   0   0
J_Poyth        DF   1  19  12   9  25 |  98   0   4   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  60  -4  12
M_Bola         DF   1  17  14   8  21 |  98   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  18   0  17
S_Longstaff    MF   1  11  19   6  24 |  98   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0
T_Pobega       MF   1  11  18  13  22 |  98   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  12
J_Jordan       MF   1   7  18  13  21 |  98   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  13
D_Solanke      AM   1   2  13  19  24 |  98   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -4  -4   3
Lucas_Moura    FW   1   4  13  20  24 |  98   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
T_Hasal        GK  17   1   1   1  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Y_Konoplia     DF   1  16  12   2  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Marc_Roca      MF   1   3  18  14  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Rudoni       MF   1   8  17  11  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Mulele       FW   1   6  16  17  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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