FFO Champ, Fulham vs. Birmingham City (Mon Jul 01)


                               Fulham  |  Birmingham City
                            4-2-2-2 C  |  5-3-2 C
                            Joe Brown  |  Freddie Kaye
                                       |
                           A_Lunin GK  |  GK J_Griffiths
                            M_Cash DF  |  DF O_Dodgson
                           W_Orban DF  |  DF J_Headley
                           J_Matip DF  |  DF B_Hubner
                           L_Kelly DF  |  DF P_Vydra
                         P_Barrios DM  |  DF A_Witsel
                        J_Veretout DM  |  MF G_Hall
                         J_Wallace MF  |  MF B_Diarra
                          M_Pjanic MF  |  MF A_Diouf
                        E_Ferguson FW  |  FW C_Marshall
                          N_Fraser FW  |  FW D_Scarlett
                                       |
                            D_Ward SUB |  SUB B_Hinchcliffe
                           S_Posch SUB |  SUB A_Preciado
                         Joelinton SUB |  SUB O_Gozalbez
                          H_Wilson SUB |  SUB F_Jensen
                        K_Corredor SUB |  SUB A_Nemeth




Min. 1  :(bir) C_Marshall takes possession 
          ...  He's got no outlet 
          ...  He decides to go alone 
          ...  C_Marshall strikes a wicked curler! 
          ...  A_Lunin with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 5  :(ful) N_Fraser chips the ball forward to E_Ferguson 
          ...  E_Ferguson with a thundering shot! 
          ...  It flies wide! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 6  :(ful) L_Kelly drives it forward to J_Veretout 
          ...  What a fantastic interception by G_Hall 
          ...  He read that situation like a book! 
Min. 10 :(ful) M_Pjanic runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to M_Cash 
          ...  A cracking drive from M_Cash! 
          ...  It's going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  And J_Griffiths reacts well to tip it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  N_Fraser swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  B_Hubner wins the ball 
          ...  He belts it away 
Min. 11 :(bir) D_Scarlett runs at the defence 
          ...  He nutmegs the defender 
          ...  He showed his class there 
          ...  M_Cash takes out the attacker 
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there 
Min. 17 :(bir) A_Diouf with a slick pass to D_Scarlett 
          ...  D_Scarlett sights up the goal 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  A_Lunin heads it away 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 20 :(ful) J_Matip leaps into the air 
          ...  He wins the header 
          ...  He heads it across to M_Pjanic 
          ...  M_Pjanic with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  J_Griffiths makes himself big 
          ...  Superb Stop! 
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him 
Min. 20 :(bir) G_Hall has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past J_Veretout! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  E_Ferguson with a bad challenge 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The Referee is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 25 :(ful) M_Cash brings it under control 
          ...  He takes on O_Dodgson 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in M_Pjanic! 
          ...  M_Pjanic has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  OH!! He has hit the side netting 
          ...  Goal kick given 
Min. 25 :(bir) Curled in dangerously from O_Dodgson to A_Witsel 
          ...  A_Witsel with a quick pass down the left wing. 
          ...  He gets up high for the header! 
          ...  A_Lunin fists it away 
Min. 28 :(ful) J_Veretout feeds the ball through the middle 
          ...  E_Ferguson runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  E_Ferguson tries to curl it into the bottom corner! 
          ...  J_Griffiths with an easy save 
          ...  He just oozes confidence 
Min. 28 :(bir) A_Witsel spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays a fantastic through ball to D_Scarlett! 
          ...  D_Scarlett tries to beat A_Lunin! 
          ...  A_Lunin parries it 
Min. 32 :(ful) M_Cash cuts the ball back to J_Wallace 
          ...  J_Headley beats him to the ball 
          ...  He's such a beast! 
Min. 36 :(bir) D_Scarlett plays it long to C_Marshall 
          ...  C_Marshall unleashes a pile driver! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 37 :(ful) J_Wallace gains control of the loose ball 
          ...  Cleared by J_Headley 
Min. 41 :(ful) Curled in dangerously from E_Ferguson to W_Orban 
          ...  A delicate chip from W_Orban! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  J_Griffiths dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  The deflection beat J_Griffiths! 
          ...  The Referee signals we are going to VAR! 
          ...  They are taking their time checking this one 
          ...  We could be in for a long wait here 
          ...  The fans are getting restless 
          ...  The Referee touches his ear-piece 
          ...  NO GOAL! 
Min. 42 :(bir) A_Diouf plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  D_Scarlett decides to keep possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  D_Scarlett has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  He watches the ball, volleys it sweetly! 
          ...  GOAL!!!! 
          ...  And what a goal!! 
          ...  His twitter account will be trending after that one! 
          ...  Birmingham City have the advantage! 
          ...  Fulham 0-1 Birmingham City ...
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(ful) J_Matip with a flicked pass to J_Wallace 
          ...  Driven towards goal by J_Wallace! 
          ...  J_Griffiths just watches it drift out of play! 
Min. 44 :(bir) B_Diarra spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  That's an excellent through ball to C_Marshall! 
          ...  C_Marshall must beat A_Lunin! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Fulham 0-2 Birmingham City ...

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Fulham 0-2 Birmingham City

Min. 61 :(bir) D_Scarlett looks for options 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to A_Diouf 
          ...  M_Pjanic dives in two footed!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 63 :(bir) G_Hall flights the ball to C_Marshall 
          ...  C_Marshall sends it flying towards goal! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide!! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by B_Diarra! 
          ...  O_Dodgson gets to it! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  A_Lunin plucks the ball out of the air 
          ...  Good goalkeeping there! 
Min. 70 :(ful) J_Wallace looks to play the ball out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_Veretout 
          ...  J_Veretout with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That was unstoppable! 
          ...  Fulham 1-2 Birmingham City ...
Min. 74 :(ful) M_Pjanic reads the run of N_Fraser 
          ...  N_Fraser with a thundering shot! 
          ...  J_Griffiths parries it 
          ...  The defender clears it 
Min. 80 :(bir) Tactical Change by Birmingham City 
          ...  Birmingham City have changed their playing style to L 
Min. 84 :(ful) J_Matip works the ball inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to E_Ferguson 
          ...  E_Ferguson hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! 
          ...  But J_Griffiths punches it away 
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one 
Min. 84 :(bir) G_Hall beats W_Orban 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  W_Orban reacts to stop the move going any further 
Min. 85 :(bir) G_Hall crosses into the box, finding C_Marshall 
          ...  What a fantastic interception by J_Wallace 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time

*************  FULL TIME  ****************



Match Details
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Venue                : Craven Cottage
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Fulham Match Info
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Best player          : J_Wallace
Scorers              : J_Veretout (70)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : E_Ferguson (20)
Injured              : N/A
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Birmingham City Match Info
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Best player          : D_Scarlett (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : D_Scarlett (42), C_Marshall (44)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                  Fulham  |    Birmingham City
Attempts on Goal     :          10        |       9
Off target           :           3        |       2
On target            :           7        |       7
Possession           :          62        |       38
Corners              :           1        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           0        |       0
Fouls                :           9        |       5
Key Tackles          :           4        |       4
Key Passes           :          12        |       9
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Final Score          : Fulham 1 - 2 Birmingham City
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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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A_Lunin        GK  22   1   1   1  23 |  93   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
M_Cash         DF   1  20  15  12  28 |  93   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  15  26  14
W_Orban        DF   1  20  15  10  24 |  93   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  15   0  16
J_Matip        DF   1  21  16  13  29 |  93   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   0
L_Kelly        DF   1  20  14  10  23 |  93   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  14   0
P_Barrios      DM   1  17  19  14  26 |  93   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Veretout     DM   1  12  18  10  24 |  93   0   0   1   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  10  38
J_Wallace      MF   1  10  18  11  22 |  93   0   1   1   1   1   0   0   0   0  25  24  14
M_Pjanic       MF   1  12  21  12  26 |  93   0   1   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  23  14  27
E_Ferguson     FW   1   2  18  20  26 |  93   0   0   1   0   3   0   1   0   0  -4   6  13
N_Fraser       FW   1   6  14  18  29 |  93   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  14   8
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   7  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Joelinton      MF   1   6  18  16  25 |   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

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 |  93   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
O_Dodgson      DF   1  18  14   2  30 |  93   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  14  24
J_Headley      DF   1  18  13   6  27 |  93   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  34   0   0
B_Hubner       DF   1  18  13   7  20 |  93   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  17   0   0
P_Vydra        DF   1  18  14  10  26 |  93   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Witsel       DF   1  14  18   9  31 |  93   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10  17
G_Hall         MF   1   5  18  15  24 |  93   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  30  20   0
B_Diarra       MF   1   5  18  13  27 |  93   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
A_Diouf        MF   1  13  18   7  26 |  93   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  34   0
C_Marshall     FW   1   6  15  18  29 |  93   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  44
D_Scarlett     FW   1   7  14  18  22 |  93   0   0   2   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  28  38
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
O_Gozalbez     MF   1   2  15  11  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
A_Nemeth       FW   1   3  12  15  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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