FFO Champ, Norwich City vs. Birmingham City (Mon Oct 14) Norwich City | Birmingham City 5-2-0-2-1 C | 5-1-1-1-2 L John Read C | Freddie Kaye | D_Vasquez GK | GK N_Schiks S_Duffy DF | DF O_Dodgson G_Hanley DF | DF P_Vydra A_Webster DF | DF B_Hubner L_Gibbs DM | DF L_Buchanan M_Terrier FW | DF A_Witsel J_Kounde DF | MF G_Hall M_Nunex DM | AM B_Diarra F_Chiarodia DF | DM A_Diouf C_Fassnacht AM | FW D_Scarlett N_Kebano AM | FW C_Marshall | L_Wahlstedt SUB | SUB B_Hinchcliffe D_Giannoulis SUB | SUB J_Forlin A_Barnes SUB | SUB E_Bristow J_Onomah SUB | SUB O_Gozalbez S_Azmoun SUB | SUB A_Nemeth Min. 2 :(nor) M_Terrier finds his way through ... He sets up the shot ... M_Terrier with a stunning strike! ... N_Schiks falls over ... He recovers to tip it onto the post! ... But it deflects in! ... GOAL!! ... Unlucky! ... The Norwich City fans start to taunt him now! ... Let's see if Norwich City can hang onto that lead! ... Norwich City 1-0 Birmingham City ... Min. 3 :(bir) Tactical Change by Birmingham City ... Birmingham City have changed their playing style to C Min. 5 :(nor) S_Duffy has the ball ... He knocks the ball past A_Diouf ... He puts in C_Fassnacht! ... C_Fassnacht tries to curl it into the bottom corner! ... But the ball goes harmlessly wide Min. 6 :(nor) C_Fassnacht 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! ... J_Kounde receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... J_Kounde with a stunning strike! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... But it sails past the post!! ... N_Schiks never had a chance! Min. 7 :(bir) A_Diouf off the woodwork! ... B_Diarra picks up the deflection ... C_Fassnacht fouls badly Min. 7 :(bir) L_Buchanan beats his marker ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... G_Hanley reads the game well and cuts out the pass! Min. 8 :(nor) C_Fassnacht takes possession of the ball ... He plays the ball across to F_Chiarodia ... But he loses control of it ... L_Buchanan takes possession Min. 14 :(bir) G_Hall with the through ball to A_Witsel ... A_Witsel hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! ... But D_Vasquez makes a comfortable save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 15 :(bir) A_Witsel is clutching his leg! ... This looks like a bad one ... He signals to the bench he can't carry on Min. 15 :(bir) Substitution by Birmingham City ... COMING ON: J_Forlin ... COMING OFF: A_Witsel Min. 22 :(bir) C_Marshall knocks it past S_Duffy and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... C_Marshall tries the shot! ... It hits the outside of the post ... And spins wide Min. 28 :(nor) M_Terrier takes advantage of a bad back pass ... A_Diouf forces him off the ball Min. 29 :(nor) N_Kebano had to stretch to reach the pass ... G_Hall with an over the top challenge ... He's lucky it wasn't more ... It's just a warning Min. 34 :(bir) B_Diarra finds his way through ... His quick turn fooled F_Chiarodia ... But he stands on the ball and falls over!! ... J_Kounde picks up the loose ball and clears the danger Min. 36 :(bir) O_Dodgson is first to the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to C_Marshall ... C_Marshall tries the shot! ... What agility from D_Vasquez Min. 38 :(bir) A_Diouf with an early cross to D_Scarlett ... But A_Webster clears the ball to safety Min. 42 :(nor) G_Hanley runs at the defender ... He takes it past him ... A powerful shot by G_Hanley! ... But he got that all wrong Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 44 :(bir) D_Scarlett breaks free from his marker ... D_Scarlett bears down on goal! ... GOAL!! ... He dives on the ground and his team mates follow him!! ... Now they are back in the game! ... Norwich City 1-1 Birmingham City ... ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Norwich City 1-1 Birmingham City Min. 47 :(nor) C_Fassnacht flights the ball to M_Nunex ... M_Nunex carves a shot towards goal! ... It sails over! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 48 :(nor) M_Nunex crosses into the box, finding M_Terrier ... A delicate chip from M_Terrier! ... It hits the post ... And goes clear Min. 48 :(bir) B_Diarra 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! ... His team mate plays the through ball for him! ... J_Kounde takes the ball and the player!! ... But the ref waves play on!! Min. 53 :(nor) C_Fassnacht knocks the ball past the defender ... C_Fassnacht with the goal bound shot! ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... It's wide! ... That was a dismal effort! ... He should have buried that! Min. 60 :(nor) Substitution by Norwich City ... COMING ON: S_Azmoun ... COMING OFF: N_Kebano Min. 61 :(nor) Tactical Change by Norwich City ... M_Terrier will now play as a AM Min. 61 :(nor) M_Terrier beats B_Hubner ... He mugged him off there with his dribbling skills ... D_Scarlett fouls badly ... That looked malicious ... The Referee fumbles about in his pocket! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 64 :(bir) A_Diouf is clutching his leg! ... This doesn't look good ... I think Freddie Kaye is going to take him off Min. 64 :(bir) Substitution by Birmingham City ... COMING ON: E_Bristow ... COMING OFF: A_Diouf Min. 66 :(nor) L_Gibbs with the deft touch ... He takes it past L_Buchanan ... He knocks it to M_Terrier! ... M_Terrier aims the cheeky shot at goal! ... But N_Schiks comes out and dives at his feet ... That's goalkeeping at its finest Min. 71 :(bir) L_Buchanan runs with the ball to the corner flag ... He plays the ball across to D_Scarlett ... A_Webster wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge Min. 72 :(nor) J_Kounde looks like he's injured. He's signaled to the bench, he's coming off ... Let's hope it's not his ACL! Min. 72 :(nor) Substitution by Norwich City ... COMING ON: D_Giannoulis ... COMING OFF: J_Kounde Min. 73 :(nor) C_Fassnacht knocks it past B_Hubner and runs onto it ... He leaves the defender standing ... J_Forlin with an ugly foul ... That looked malicious ... The Referee writes his name in his little black book ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on! Min. 84 :(nor) M_Nunex with a neat pass into C_Fassnacht ... C_Fassnacht with only one thing on his mind! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... But N_Schiks parries the shot ... The defender manages to scramble the ball away Min. 87 :(nor) F_Chiarodia beats one ... Knocks it past a second ... And finds S_Azmoun ... B_Hubner with the tackle ... He came to the rescue there! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Carrow Road ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Norwich City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Terrier (Man of the Match) Scorers : M_Terrier (2) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : J_Kounde (72) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Birmingham City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : D_Scarlett Scorers : D_Scarlett (44) Sent Off : N/A Booked : D_Scarlett (61), J_Forlin (73) Injured : A_Witsel (15), A_Diouf (64) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Norwich City | Birmingham City Attempts on Goal : 9 | 4 Off target : 6 | 1 On target : 3 | 3 Possession : 61 | 39 Corners : 0 | 0 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 2 Subs Used : 2 | 2 Fouls : 10 | 6 Key Tackles : 5 | 3 Key Passes : 8 | 4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Norwich City 1 - 1 Birmingham City ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Norwich City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D_Vasquez GK 23 1 1 1 22 | 95 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Duffy DF 1 21 12 11 22 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 G_Hanley DF 1 20 12 7 21 | 95 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 15 0 18 A_Webster DF 1 19 14 5 24 | 95 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 0 L_Gibbs DM 1 14 19 4 28 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 M_Terrier AM 1 4 13 19 25 | 95 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 33 J_Kounde DF 1 22 16 12 27 | 76 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 26 0 13 M_Nunex DM 1 14 18 11 22 | 95 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 14 F_Chiarodia DF 1 18 16 12 24 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 C_Fassnacht AM 1 2 20 15 29 | 95 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 24 31 N_Kebano AM 1 5 15 14 28 | 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Wahlstedt GK 19 1 1 1 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Giannoulis DF 1 18 12 12 31 | 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Barnes FW 1 2 12 14 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Onomah MF 1 10 13 6 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Azmoun FW 1 3 11 20 26 | 31 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N_Schiks GK 23 1 1 1 30 | 95 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O_Dodgson DF 1 18 15 2 30 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 P_Vydra DF 1 19 15 10 26 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Hubner DF 1 19 13 8 20 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 L_Buchanan DF 1 18 13 5 28 | 95 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 15 0 A_Witsel DF 1 15 18 9 31 | 15 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 G_Hall MF 1 5 19 15 24 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 B_Diarra AM 1 5 18 14 27 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Diouf DM 1 13 19 8 26 | 68 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 9 0 D_Scarlett FW 1 7 14 19 22 | 95 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -4 -4 16 C_Marshall FW 1 6 16 18 29 | 95 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 J_Forlin DF 1 18 16 9 33 | 80 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -4 -4 -4 E_Bristow DM 1 15 14 8 24 | 27 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 A_Nemeth FW 1 3 12 15 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1728934474 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40