FFO Champ, Ipswich Town vs. Birmingham City (Fri Sep 13)


                         Ipswich Town  |  Birmingham City
                              5-3-2 P  |  5-3-2 C
                                    -  |  Freddie Kaye
                                       |
                       A_Patterson GK  |  GK J_Griffiths
                        A_Tuanzebe DF  |  DF P_Vydra
                          J_Cooper DF  |  DF B_Hubner
                           S_Sensi DF  |  DF O_Dodgson
                        J_Donacien DF  |  DF A_Witsel
                           H_Clark DF  |  DF J_Headley
                          M_Luongo MF  |  MF B_Diarra
                      O_Hutchinson MF  |  MF G_Hall
                           W_Burns MF  |  MF A_Diouf
                           G_Hirst FW  |  FW D_Scarlett
                          K_Nisbet FW  |  FW C_Marshall
                                       |
                          C_Walton SUB |  SUB B_Hinchcliffe
                      L_Woolfenden SUB |  SUB E_Bristow
                        E_Mafoumbi SUB |  SUB O_Gozalbez
                       N_Broadhead SUB |  SUB F_Jensen
                         C_Chaplin SUB |  SUB A_Nemeth




Min. 3  :(ips) J_Cooper runs into space 
          ...  But B_Hubner comes away with the ball 
          ...  Excellent defending there! 
Min. 5  :(ips) K_Nisbet runs at goal 
          ...  He spots the run of S_Sensi 
          ...  He's played him in 
          ...  A cracking drive from S_Sensi! 
          ...  Saved by J_Griffiths 
Min. 5  :(bir) B_Diarra finds C_Marshall on the edge of the box 
          ...  C_Marshall with the drive! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into A_Patterson's arms 
          ...  Unlucky 
Min. 6  :(bir) A_Diouf holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to G_Hall 
          ...  S_Sensi wins the ball well 
          ...  The Referee has given a free kick 
Min. 7  :(bir) B_Diarra takes a throw in 
          ...  He throws the ball into P_Vydra 
          ...  A_Tuanzebe hits it out for a corner 
          ...  The pressure is mounting! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Witsel lofts the ball in! 
          ...  J_Headley loses his marker 
          ...  He gets his head onto it! 
          ...  He miskicks the ball 
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium 
Min. 12 :(ips) S_Sensi runs with the ball to the corner flag 
          ...  He plays the ball across to G_Hirst 
          ...  G_Hirst hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He dives on the ground and his team mates follow him!! 
          ...  That's put Ipswich Town in front! 
          ...  Ipswich Town 1-0 Birmingham City ...
Min. 12 :(bir) D_Scarlett beats his marker 
          ...  He muscled him off the ball 
          ...  H_Clark with a bad challenge 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  The Referee calls him over! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
Min. 16 :(bir) B_Diarra picks out G_Hall with the cross 
          ...  J_Donacien with the block 
Min. 18 :(bir) C_Marshall sprints past K_Nisbet 
          ...  It was as if the defender wasn't even there 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  M_Luongo takes possession 
Min. 21 :(ips) S_Sensi with a 40-yard pass to M_Luongo 
          ...  M_Luongo drives the ball low! 
          ...  J_Griffiths blocks the shot with his legs 
          ...  It goes clear! 
Min. 22 :(bir) A_Witsel with a real burst of pace 
          ...  A_Witsel with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  That was a dismal effort! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 24 :(bir) A_Diouf gets to the byline 
          ...  He puts it into the box 
          ...  He finds B_Diarra 
          ...  K_Nisbet with a well timed tackle 
          ...  The Referee didn't like it though 
          ...  The Referee wants a word 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 24 :(bir) P_Vydra gets lucky and beats A_Tuanzebe 
          ...  Now with the centre to C_Marshall 
          ...  J_Donacien plays it back 
          ...  A_Patterson slips!! 
          ...  It goes just wide 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  B_Diarra dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  G_Hall with the header 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 26 :(bir) C_Marshall sidesteps M_Luongo 
          ...  That was too easy 
          ...  From long range C_Marshall bends the ball towards goal! 
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Look at the delight on his face! 
          ...  Just look at his face!! 
          ...  - is shaking his head on the touchline 
          ...  Birmingham City have equalised! 
          ...  Ipswich Town 1-1 Birmingham City ...
Min. 28 :(ips) W_Burns finds A_Tuanzebe with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  But J_Headley wins the ball 
Min. 30 :(bir) A_Witsel slides the ball across to P_Vydra 
          ...  S_Sensi with the tackle 
          ...  He had to get that one right! 
Min. 38 :(ips) M_Luongo holds the ball up 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to K_Nisbet 
          ...  K_Nisbet with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  But J_Griffiths smothers the ball 
Min. 42 :(ips) W_Burns brings it under control 
          ...  He takes on O_Dodgson 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in H_Clark! 
          ...  H_Clark with the drive! 
          ...  He hits the post 
          ...  He follows it up! 
          ...  But puts it wide! 
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 48 :(ips) O_Hutchinson curls the ball out wide to G_Hirst 
          ...  A well-placed shot from G_Hirst! 
          ...  It's just over! 
          ...  9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 48 :(bir) C_Marshall takes on 3 men 
          ...  C_Marshall hits the ball first time! 
          ...  The shot slips through A_Patterson's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
          ...  Goal kick given! 
          ...  That looked like a corner to me 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Ipswich Town 1-1 Birmingham City

Min. 49 :(ips) K_Nisbet searches out W_Burns 
          ...  W_Burns blasts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  J_Griffiths parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  He fires it over!! 
Min. 49 :(bir) P_Vydra looks for options 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to A_Witsel 
          ...  G_Hirst dives in two footed!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 51 :(bir) B_Diarra turns on a sixpence 
          ...  B_Diarra throws himself at the ball! 
          ...  He manages to reach the ball 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  A_Patterson plucks the ball out of the air 
          ...  Good goalkeeping there! 
Min. 52 :(bir) B_Diarra gets to the byline 
          ...  He puts it into the box 
          ...  He finds A_Witsel 
          ...  S_Sensi clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play 
          ...  The linesman is flagging 
          ...  Throw in 
Min. 55 :(ips) W_Burns with a clever shimmy 
          ...  W_Burns chases it through, he must score! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that? 
Min. 65 :(bir) Substitution by Birmingham City 
          ...  COMING ON: E_Bristow 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Witsel 
Min. 65 :(ips) Curled in dangerously from W_Burns to K_Nisbet 
          ...  B_Hubner intercepts the pass 
Min. 68 :(ips) H_Clark with the nod to A_Tuanzebe 
          ...  E_Bristow tries to clear it 
          ...  He has miskicked it!! 
          ...  It creeps just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  K_Nisbet swings it in! 
          ...  J_Griffiths comes towards the ball 
          ...  And he claims it with ease! 
Min. 71 :(ips) K_Nisbet takes possession 
          ...  Knocks it past B_Diarra 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  O_Dodgson with an ugly foul 
          ...  The Referee tries to calm him down 
Min. 75 :(ips) K_Nisbet with a short pass to find S_Sensi 
          ...  J_Headley goes in with high feet!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  He's going to let him off for that 
Min. 78 :(bir) C_Marshall beats his man 
          ...  A wicked drive by C_Marshall! 
          ...  But A_Patterson hits it away 
          ...  He could have held onto that! 
Min. 80 :(bir) Substitution by Birmingham City 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Nemeth 
          ...  COMING OFF: C_Marshall 
Min. 85 :(ips) M_Luongo unselfishly heads the ball back to G_Hirst 
          ...  G_Hirst looks to see where J_Griffiths is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  It hits the outside of the post 
          ...  And spins wide 
Min. 85 :(bir) G_Hall with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He leaves J_Cooper behind 
          ...  G_Hall swings in the shot! 
          ...  A_Patterson makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt! 
Min. 87 :(ips) K_Nisbet pauses and waits for support 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  Another tackle close to the line by B_Hubner 
          ...  But he cant prevent the corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Cooper hits it into the box! 
          ...  The ball comes to O_Hutchinson 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Luongo crosses it in! 
          ...  E_Bristow heads it away 
Min. 87 :(bir) B_Hubner knocks it past M_Luongo and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  B_Hubner tries to chip the ball over A_Patterson! 
          ...  He's pulled it wide! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 7 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(bir) B_Diarra runs down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to G_Hall 
          ...  G_Hall attempts to nutmeg A_Patterson! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it wide 
Min. 93 :(ips) A_Tuanzebe is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass 
          ...  K_Nisbet latches onto the ball 
          ...  K_Nisbet with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  The Ipswich Town fans are delighted! 
          ...  The Ipswich Town fans are going crazy! 
          ...  The Birmingham City fans are just stunned in silence! 
          ...  Ipswich Town 2-1 Birmingham City ...
Min. 94 :(bir) Tactical Change by Birmingham City 
          ...  Birmingham City have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 96 :(bir) E_Bristow with the diagonal pass to B_Diarra 
          ...  J_Cooper with an ugly foul 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
Min. 97 :(ips) G_Hirst flicks it over B_Hubner and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  G_Hirst sights up the goal 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  It grazes the bar 
          ...  And goes over 
          ...  Oh so close there! 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Portman Road
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Ipswich Town Match Info
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Best player          : K_Nisbet (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : G_Hirst (12), K_Nisbet (93)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : H_Clark (12), K_Nisbet (24)
Injured              : N/A
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Birmingham City Match Info
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Best player          : C_Marshall
Scorers              : C_Marshall (26)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Ipswich Town  |    Birmingham City
Attempts on Goal     :          12        |       11
Off target           :           7        |       7
On target            :           5        |       4
Possession           :          48        |       52
Corners              :           3        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       0
Subs Used            :           0        |       2
Fouls                :          12        |       5
Key Tackles          :           7        |       6
Key Passes           :          13        |       9
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Final Score          : Ipswich Town 2 - 1 Birmingham City
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Player Statistics - Ipswich Town
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_Patterson    GK  23   1   1   1  30 | 100   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
A_Tuanzebe     DF   1  21  14  13  20 | 100   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  14  32   0
J_Cooper       DF   1  20  14  11  27 | 100   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Sensi        DF   1  15  19  12  27 | 100   0   2   2   1   1   0   0   0   0  40  31  14
J_Donacien     DF   1  17  15   4  23 | 100   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   0   0
H_Clark        DF   1  19  14   7  29 | 100   0   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  -4  10  14
M_Luongo       MF   1  11  17   8  29 | 100   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  24  22  18
O_Hutchinson   MF   1   9  19  14  27 | 100   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   9  11
W_Burns        MF   1   2  19  15  31 | 100   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  27  20
G_Hirst        FW   1   4  13  20  23 | 100   0   1   0   0   4   1   0   0   0  31   0  33
K_Nisbet       FW   1   4  15  20  28 | 100   0   0   3   0   2   1   1   0   0  -4  35  20
C_Walton       GK  19   1   1   1  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Woolfenden   DF   1  15  10  12  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Mafoumbi     FW   1   7  14  17  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Broadhead    MF   1   8  16  11  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Chaplin      FW   1   5  14  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
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J_Griffiths    GK  23   1   1   1  26 | 100   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Vydra        DF   1  19  14  10  26 | 100   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  28   0
B_Hubner       DF   1  19  13   8  20 | 100   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  48   0  17
O_Dodgson      DF   1  18  15   2  30 | 100   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Witsel       DF   1  14  18   9  31 |  68   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10  16
J_Headley      DF   1  19  14   7  27 | 100   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  16   0  18
B_Diarra       MF   1   5  18  14  27 | 100   0   0   5   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  50  12
G_Hall         MF   1   5  19  15  24 | 100   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  31
A_Diouf        MF   1  13  19   8  26 | 100   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   9   0
D_Scarlett     FW   1   7  14  19  22 | 100   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Marshall     FW   1   6  16  18  29 |  83   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  44
B_Hinchcliffe  GK  18   1   1   1  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Bristow      DF   1  15  14   8  24 |  32   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   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  15  12  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Nemeth       FW   1   3  12  15  24 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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