FFO Champ, Brentford vs. Birmingham City (Mon Aug 05) Brentford | Birmingham City 4-4-2 D | 5-3-2 C Marcus Hawksworth | Freddie Kaye | M_Flekken GK | GK J_Griffiths O_De_Marcos DF | DF O_Dodgson R_Baku DF | DF J_Headley R_Henry DF | DF B_Hubner K_Ajer DF | DF P_Vydra M_Damsgaard MF | DF A_Witsel M_Olakigbe MF | MF G_Hall C_Norgaard MF | MF B_Diarra L_Torreira MF | MF A_Diouf K_Schade FW | FW D_Scarlett K_L_Potter FW | FW C_Marshall | N_Collins SUB | SUB B_Hinchcliffe M_Roersleve SUB | SUB A_Preciado Zanka SUB | SUB F_Jensen B_Mbeumo SUB | SUB O_Gozalbez N_Maupay SUB | SUB S_Terodde Min. 5 :(btf) M_Damsgaard hoists the ball across to M_Olakigbe ... M_Olakigbe keeps his head down as he hits the shot! ... But J_Griffiths punches it away ... He was lucky to get to that one Min. 12 :(bir) B_Hubner crosses to A_Diouf ... L_Torreira is forced to retreat ... He knocks it back! ... M_Flekken misses it! ... It creeps just wide! ... CORNER! ... Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! ... A_Witsel flights it in! ... J_Headley swings a leg at it! ... M_Flekken makes a good save Min. 13 :(btf) M_Damsgaard gets lucky and beats P_Vydra ... Now with the centre to M_Olakigbe ... Great challenge by J_Headley ... But it goes out for a corner ... CORNER! ... L_Torreira flights it in! ... K_Schade loses his marker ... He gets his head onto it! ... It takes a deflection! ... But sails wide! ... CORNER! ... Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! ... K_Schade flights it in! ... It goes straight into the arms of J_Griffiths Min. 13 :(bir) A_Diouf finds G_Hall with a perfectly weighted pass ... K_L_Potter pulls on his opponent's shirt!! ... You can't swap shirts until after the game! ... That's a foul!! Min. 16 :(bir) P_Vydra finds his way through ... He lost his man too easily ... L_Torreira pulls on his opponent's shirt!! ... You can't swap shirts until after the game! ... That's a foul!! ... He's lucky it wasn't more ... It's just a warning Min. 21 :(bir) C_Marshall knocks it past the defender and runs onto it ... He leaves the defender standing ... C_Marshall with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! ... M_Flekken gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it over Min. 34 :(btf) K_Schade moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He plays the ball through to K_Ajer ... K_Ajer with a thundering drive! ... But J_Griffiths reaches the ball. Good save ... There was a foul on J_Griffiths anyway Min. 35 :(btf) K_L_Potter takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... K_L_Potter rises above the defence to head the ball! ... The net bulges! ... GOAL!! ... That puts Brentford ahead! ... Now can they hang onto it? ... Brentford 1-0 Birmingham City ... Min. 36 :(bir) Tactical Change by Birmingham City ... Birmingham City have changed their playing style to P Min. 37 :(btf) C_Norgaard looks for options ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to K_L_Potter ... J_Headley wins the ball Min. 38 :(bir) D_Scarlett spots a team mate in space ... That's an excellent through ball to B_Hubner! ... Fine tackle by K_Ajer ... But he can't prevent the corner Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(btf) C_Norgaard pulls it back to K_Schade ... P_Vydra with the block Min. 44 :(bir) G_Hall flicks the ball through ... B_Diarra runs onto it! ... B_Diarra with a screamer of a shot! ... M_Flekken claws it off the line ... No need for VAR The Referee awards a goal! ... GOAL!! ... But it's been disallowed! ... The reason is unclear! ... Marcus Hawksworth is involved down on the touchline!! ... He is shown the red card! He's been sent to the stands! Min. 47 :(btf) L_Torreira holds the ball up and waits for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to O_De_Marcos ... G_Hall with a deliberate foul ... That deserves a punishment ... He gets away with that one ... It's just a warning ... Marcus Hawksworth looks annoyed that there was no card there Min. 49 :(btf) M_Olakigbe steps over the ball ... He nutmegs B_Hubner ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... B_Hubner goes in hard to win the ball back. It's like men playing with children! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Brentford 1-0 Birmingham City Min. 47 :(btf) K_Schade with the dribble ... P_Vydra robs him of the ball Min. 48 :(btf) K_Ajer runs down the flank ... He threads the ball in to K_L_Potter ... Great challenge by G_Hall ... But it goes out for a corner ... CORNER! ... C_Norgaard swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! ... Headed away by B_Hubner Min. 49 :(bir) A_Diouf 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 P_Vydra ... K_Ajer takes the player out!! ... The ref turns away!! Min. 50 :(btf) K_Ajer looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to K_Schade ... P_Vydra with a nasty foul ... The Referee calls him for a talk Min. 53 :(bir) B_Hubner flicks the ball through ... J_Headley runs onto it! ... A vicious shot by J_Headley! ... M_Flekken manages to turn it behind Min. 54 :(bir) A_Diouf chips the ball forward to G_Hall ... R_Baku reads the situation well and wins the ball ... But it goes out ... CORNER! ... D_Scarlett plays it into the danger area! ... M_Flekken catches it! ... No problem for him! Min. 55 :(btf) Substitution by Brentford ... COMING ON: B_Mbeumo ... COMING OFF: L_Torreira Min. 55 :(btf) Substitution by Brentford ... COMING ON: M_Roersleve ... COMING OFF: K_Ajer Min. 70 :(bir) Substitution by Birmingham City ... COMING ON: S_Terodde ... COMING OFF: C_Marshall Min. 78 :(btf) B_Mbeumo runs at goal ... He spots the run of K_Schade ... He's played him in ... J_Headley plays the back pass ... J_Griffiths can't get to it!! ... It goes just wide!! ... Look at the relief on his face!! ... CORNER! ... R_Henry hits it into the box! ... Excellent keeping! Min. 78 :(bir) A_Diouf takes on the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to D_Scarlett ... D_Scarlett cracks a laser towards goal! ... But he somehow misses ... That was a woeful effort Min. 80 :(bir) D_Scarlett dribbles past O_De_Marcos ... D_Scarlett attempts the shot! ... GOAL!! ... His manager looks unmoved ... An equaliser late in the game!! ... Brentford 1-1 Birmingham City ... Min. 83 :(bir) A defence splitting pass from A_Diouf to B_Hubner ... B_Hubner is clean through! ... The linesman has his flag raised ... But The Referee waves play on ... He just has to beat M_Flekken ... He dinks it over M_Flekken ... M_Flekken reacts well to save!! Min. 86 :(btf) R_Henry spots a team mate in space ... That's an excellent through ball to K_Schade! ... K_Schade cracks a laser towards goal! ... J_Griffiths has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... J_Griffiths is left flat-footed ... It's gone wide!! Min. 86 :(bir) D_Scarlett runs at M_Damsgaard ... The defender slips and falls over ... D_Scarlett sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. ... cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! ... But M_Flekken punches it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 88 :(bir) P_Vydra with a throw in ... He throws the ball across to J_Headley ... J_Headley leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! ... But M_Flekken punches it away ... He could have caught that! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Brentford Community Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brentford Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : K_Ajer Scorers : K_L_Potter (35) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Birmingham City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : D_Scarlett (Man of the Match) Scorers : D_Scarlett (80) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brentford | Birmingham City Attempts on Goal : 5 | 9 Off target : 2 | 2 On target : 3 | 7 Possession : 49 | 51 Corners : 4 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 0 Subs Used : 2 | 1 Fouls : 9 | 6 Key Tackles : 4 | 8 Key Passes : 10 | 9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Brentford 1 - 1 Birmingham City ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Brentford Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M_Flekken GK 23 1 1 1 31 | 95 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 0 O_De_Marcos DF 1 21 17 13 22 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Baku DF 1 20 14 10 25 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 R_Henry DF 1 19 14 4 26 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 K_Ajer DF 1 18 11 10 28 | 59 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 34 34 16 M_Damsgaard MF 1 3 20 15 22 | 95 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 M_Olakigbe MF 1 3 19 15 25 | 95 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 C_Norgaard MF 1 14 19 4 29 | 95 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 L_Torreira MF 1 14 18 7 33 | 59 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 10 0 K_Schade FW 1 6 13 21 22 | 95 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 15 8 K_L_Potter FW 1 2 14 19 31 | 95 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 N_Collins GK 19 1 1 1 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Roersleve DF 1 17 14 9 26 | 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Zanka DF 1 16 13 6 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Mbeumo MF 1 3 17 13 29 | 36 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 N_Maupay FW 1 5 11 17 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 | 95 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 0 O_Dodgson DF 1 18 14 2 30 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Headley DF 1 18 14 6 27 | 95 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 51 0 60 B_Hubner DF 1 19 13 7 20 | 95 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 32 30 19 P_Vydra DF 1 19 14 10 26 | 95 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 14 0 A_Witsel DF 1 14 18 9 31 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Hall MF 1 5 18 15 24 | 95 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 10 0 B_Diarra MF 1 5 18 13 27 | 95 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 A_Diouf MF 1 13 18 7 26 | 95 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 D_Scarlett FW 1 7 14 18 22 | 95 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 14 37 C_Marshall FW 1 6 15 18 29 | 74 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 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 F_Jensen MF 1 8 14 12 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 S_Terodde FW 1 6 13 19 24 | 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1722869187 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40