FFO Champ, Huddersfield Town vs. Birmingham City (Fri Sep 20) Huddersfield Town | Birmingham City 4-1-2-1-2 E | 5-1-1-3 L Guillaume Rousseau | Freddie Kaye | L_Nicholls GK | GK J_Griffiths B_Jackson DF | DF O_Dodgson J_Victor DF | DF J_Headley Y_Nakayama DF | DF B_Hubner R_Andrews DF | DF P_Vydra J_Hogg DM | DF A_Witsel K_Taylor MF | FW G_Hall H_Kane MF | MF B_Diarra J_Rowe AM | DM A_Diouf L_Foster FW | FW D_Scarlett J_Bowen FW | FW C_Marshall | J_Stolarczyk SUB | SUB B_Hinchcliffe T_Edwards SUB | SUB A_Preciado P_R_Mpanzu SUB | SUB E_Bristow M_Doue SUB | SUB O_Gozalbez T_Bradshaw SUB | SUB A_Nemeth Min. 2 :(bir) C_Marshall finds himself in a good position ... C_Marshall hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! ... It hits off a defender! ... But goes clear to safety! Min. 3 :(bir) A_Diouf with a probing through ball D_Scarlett ... Excellent sliding challenge from Y_Nakayama ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... G_Hall plays it towards the near post! ... R_Andrews cleans up with a great clearance Min. 4 :(hud) J_Hogg sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball in to H_Kane ... P_Vydra dives in two footed!! ... Play On!! Min. 9 :(hud) J_Hogg is out on the right ... He moves the ball left to H_Kane ... P_Vydra is late with that one ... I think he was just trying to get to the ball ... YELLOW CARD!! ... I think that might be a tad harsh Min. 11 :(bir) J_Headley holds the ball up ... He sees D_Scarlett in space! ... Launched towards the top corner by D_Scarlett! ... L_Nicholls gets his fingertips to it ... And puts it over ... CORNER! ... Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! ... B_Hubner flights it in! ... That's a poor one ... L_Nicholls catches it with ease Min. 17 :(bir) L_Nicholls with a terrible kick! ... O_Dodgson takes control of the ball! ... O_Dodgson throws himself at the ball! ... He manages to reach the ball ... L_Nicholls is beaten! ... GOAL!! ... Superb finish!! ... Let's see if Birmingham City can hang onto that lead! ... Huddersfield Town 0-1 Birmingham City ... Min. 17 :(hud) Y_Nakayama sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... K_Taylor gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... B_Hubner with the dive ... There's no room in the game for that! Min. 20 :(bir) C_Marshall unselfishly lays the ball back to D_Scarlett ... H_Kane fouls ... That was disgusting ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was unlucky to be booked for that Min. 21 :(bir) A_Witsel spots G_Hall who is in acres of space ... G_Hall with the goal bound shot! ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! Min. 26 :(hud) H_Kane whips the ball across to L_Foster ... D_Scarlett forces him off the ball Min. 26 :(bir) A_Diouf plays it long to B_Diarra ... But Y_Nakayama puts the ball out of play Min. 27 :(hud) H_Kane searches out Y_Nakayama ... Y_Nakayama tries to catch the keeper out! ... Looks like it should be J_Griffiths's ... But he elects to punch it rather than catch ... It loops out for a corner. ... CORNER! ... Y_Nakayama plays it into the danger area! ... Excellent keeping! Min. 29 :(bir) C_Marshall skips the challenge from the defender ... Y_Nakayama reads him well and hoofs it clear Min. 30 :(hud) J_Hogg holds the ball up ... He knocks a through ball to B_Jackson ... But A_Witsel wins the ball with a sliding challenge Min. 30 :(bir) D_Scarlett with the mazy run ... D_Scarlett hits the shot! ... It swerves a lot! ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... It's wide! ... That was a dismal effort! ... He should have buried that! Min. 31 :(hud) H_Kane slips past B_Hubner ... H_Kane hits a great drive! ... J_Griffiths goes down well to save Min. 33 :(bir) B_Diarra brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate in space! ... He plays the ball in to him! ... A_Diouf gets on the end of the pass ... A_Diouf with the ball at his feet ... Is he going to have a crack? ... He is, you know... ... But it puts it well wide Min. 34 :(hud) L_Foster beats B_Hubner with absolute ease! ... Good sliding challenge from P_Vydra and it had to be Min. 35 :(hud) J_Bowen runs at the defence ... He nutmegs the defender ... He showed his class there ... J_Bowen curls it towards the top corner! ... J_Griffiths gathers it comfortably Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 48 :(bir) C_Marshall finds himself in acres of space ... R_Andrews pulls on his opponent's shirt!! ... The Referee has stopped play ... Well spotted by The Referee! ... He had to endure a strong bollocking from The Referee ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Huddersfield Town 0-1 Birmingham City Min. 56 :(bir) G_Hall loses R_Andrews ... R_Andrews reacts well to win the ball back Min. 60 :(hud) J_Hogg is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He throws it to R_Andrews ... R_Andrews with the strike! ... J_Griffiths gathers it comfortably Min. 67 :(hud) R_Andrews with the through ball to B_Jackson ... Well executed sliding challenge from O_Dodgson Min. 69 :(bir) B_Diarra moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He plays the ball through to A_Diouf ... J_Victor with the tackle ... That's got to be a yellow ... The Referee calls him over ... It's just a warning Min. 70 :(hud) Substitution by Huddersfield Town ... COMING ON: T_Bradshaw ... COMING OFF: J_Bowen Min. 70 :(bir) Substitution by Birmingham City ... COMING ON: E_Bristow ... COMING OFF: A_Witsel Min. 70 :(hud) K_Taylor beats J_Headley ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" Waves The Referee ... K_Taylor fires off a left-footed snap shot! ... He miskicks the ball ... He's managed to put that out of the stadium Min. 72 :(bir) J_Headley is taking a throw in ... He takes a couple of strides back ... He throws the ball to G_Hall ... B_Jackson robs him of the ball Min. 73 :(hud) K_Taylor drives it forward to L_Foster ... E_Bristow reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 73 :(bir) G_Hall takes possession ... Y_Nakayama gets in the way of the ball and clears! Min. 74 :(bir) P_Vydra pass splits open the defence ... What a ball! ... B_Diarra is clean through! ... B_Diarra unleashes a pile driver! ... But he puts it well wide ... The Huddersfield Town fans taunt him! Min. 75 :(hud) Substitution by Huddersfield Town ... COMING ON: T_Edwards ... COMING OFF: Y_Nakayama Min. 77 :(hud) Substitution by Huddersfield Town ... COMING ON: P_R_Mpanzu ... COMING OFF: J_Rowe Min. 79 :(bir) P_Vydra retreats under pressure ... He hits the ball upfield ... C_Marshall latches onto the end of it ... But he loses control of it ... J_Victor hits it out for a throw Min. 80 :(bir) Substitution by Birmingham City ... COMING ON: A_Nemeth ... COMING OFF: C_Marshall Min. 87 :(hud) J_Hogg with a first time pass ... B_Jackson runs onto it! ... A_Diouf with an ugly foul ... The Referee will want to speak to him Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 92 :(hud) L_Foster kills the ball dead ... Beautiful turn ... He could get a shot of here ... L_Foster controls the ball well! ... He hits the shot towards goal! ... He's dragged it wide!! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : John Smiths Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Huddersfield Town Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : J_Hogg Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : H_Kane (20) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Birmingham City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : O_Dodgson (Man of the Match) Scorers : O_Dodgson (17) Sent Off : N/A Booked : P_Vydra (9) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Huddersfield Town | Birmingham City Attempts on Goal : 6 | 7 Off target : 3 | 5 On target : 3 | 2 Possession : 56 | 44 Corners : 1 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 1 Subs Used : 3 | 2 Fouls : 11 | 9 Key Tackles : 8 | 6 Key Passes : 8 | 10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Huddersfield Town 0 - 1 Birmingham City ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Huddersfield Town Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- L_Nicholls GK 23 1 1 1 31 | 98 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Jackson DF 1 20 13 12 26 | 98 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 J_Victor DF 1 20 15 4 25 | 98 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 Y_Nakayama DF 1 16 14 8 28 | 79 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 76 0 17 R_Andrews DF 1 18 17 8 22 | 98 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 34 11 18 J_Hogg DM 1 13 19 9 23 | 98 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 0 K_Taylor MF 1 12 19 14 27 | 98 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 11 H_Kane MF 1 10 17 14 24 | 98 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 -4 18 8 J_Rowe AM 1 8 17 13 24 | 81 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Foster FW 1 8 15 19 30 | 98 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 J_Bowen FW 1 6 12 21 20 | 74 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 J_Stolarczyk GK 17 1 1 1 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Edwards DF 1 14 12 9 30 | 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_R_Mpanzu AM 1 7 19 13 25 | 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Doue MF 1 8 14 12 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Bradshaw FW 1 5 13 18 28 | 24 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 23 1 1 1 26 | 98 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 0 O_Dodgson DF 1 18 15 2 30 | 98 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 32 0 54 J_Headley DF 1 19 14 7 27 | 98 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 B_Hubner DF 1 19 13 8 20 | 98 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Vydra DF 1 19 14 10 26 | 98 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 28 24 -4 A_Witsel DF 1 14 18 9 31 | 74 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 10 0 G_Hall FW 1 5 19 15 24 | 98 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 B_Diarra MF 1 5 18 14 27 | 98 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 11 A_Diouf DM 1 13 19 8 26 | 98 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 17 D_Scarlett FW 1 7 14 19 22 | 98 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 28 0 13 C_Marshall FW 1 6 16 18 29 | 84 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 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 E_Bristow DF 1 15 14 8 24 | 24 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 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 | 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1726857851 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40