FFO Champ, Sunderland vs. Birmingham City (Wed Oct 23)


                           Sunderland  |  Birmingham City
                              4-3-3 N  |  5-4-1 C
                         Derek Purvis  |  Freddie Kaye
                                       |
                            B_Leno GK  |  GK N_Schiks
                         N_Mukiele DF  |  DF O_Dodgson
                         C_Biraghi DF  |  DF P_Vydra
                      T_Livramento DF  |  DF L_Watson
                          N_Gudelj DF  |  DF L_Buchanan
                         J_Draxler MF  |  DF L_Greiml
                           M_Nunes MF  |  MF G_Hall
                           G_Xhaka MF  |  MF B_Diarra
                         A_Carroll FW  |  MF A_Diouf
                         Evanilson FW  |  FW D_Scarlett
                         A_Modeste FW  |  MF O_Gozalbez
                                       |
                            M_Sarr SUB |  SUB B_Hinchcliffe
                          S_Rhomas SUB |  SUB A_Witsel
                       V_Ryabushko SUB |  SUB E_Longelo
                           W_Alves SUB |  SUB F_Jensen
                            A_Cook SUB |  SUB C_Marshall




Min. 3  :(sun) C_Biraghi moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to T_Livramento 
          ...  T_Livramento with a bomb of a shot! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  N_Schiks tips it over !! 
          ...  Great keeping there! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  G_Xhaka with an inswinging corner into the box 
          ...  Evanilson swings a leg at it! 
          ...  N_Schiks with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 5  :(bir) D_Scarlett breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on B_Leno! 
          ...  M_Nunes brings him down! 
          ...  He's warned for that one 
          ...  Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book 
Min. 9  :(sun) T_Livramento steps over the ball 
          ...  He nutmegs D_Scarlett 
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery 
          ...  T_Livramento sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. 
          ...  cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! 
          ...  It goes wide for a goal kick 
Min. 11 :(sun) Evanilson flicks it over L_Watson's head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  Evanilson with the attempt at goal! 
          ...  It hammers off the post 
          ...  And out for a throw in 
Min. 13 :(bir) L_Watson knocks it past N_Mukiele and runs onto it 
          ...  He leaves the defender standing 
          ...  L_Watson from 20 yards! 
          ...  But B_Leno stops that one easily 
Min. 16 :(sun) N_Gudelj takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  N_Gudelj strikes a wicked curler! 
          ...  He has put it wide! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 24 :(sun) C_Biraghi pass splits open the defence and finds G_Xhaka 
          ...  Intercepted by D_Scarlett 
Min. 25 :(bir) G_Hall with a smart turn 
          ...  G_Hall aims the cheeky shot at goal! 
          ...  The Birmingham City fans get off their seats! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Birmingham City have snatched the lead! 
          ...  Sunderland 0-1 Birmingham City ...
Min. 27 :(bir) D_Scarlett sidesteps N_Mukiele 
          ...  He was too quick for his marker 
          ...  M_Nunes goes in with the block tackle 
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball 
          ...  Great tackle! 
Min. 32 :(bir) L_Greiml brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  O_Gozalbez gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  O_Gozalbez with a thundering drive! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  B_Leno is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  P_Vydra swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  O_Gozalbez loses his marker 
          ...  He gets his head onto it! 
          ...  B_Leno manages to turn it behind 
Min. 33 :(sun) C_Biraghi has the ball 
          ...  He knocks the ball past O_Dodgson 
          ...  He puts in A_Carroll! 
          ...  L_Watson with a superb tackle! 
          ...  He easily dispossessed him 
Min. 35 :(sun) J_Draxler beats one 
          ...  Knocks it past a second 
          ...  And finds A_Carroll 
          ...  A wicked drive by A_Carroll! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  N_Schiks moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  N_Schiks catches it with style! 
Min. 35 :(bir) P_Vydra knocks it forward 
          ...  N_Gudelj slips 
          ...  G_Hall gets to it! 
          ...  G_Hall with a screamer of a shot! 
          ...  Over the bar! 
Min. 36 :(bir) D_Scarlett knocks the ball past the lunge of the defender 
          ...  D_Scarlett launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  But B_Leno makes an easy save 
Min. 40 :(bir) L_Buchanan whips the ball across to G_Hall 
          ...  A powerful shot by G_Hall! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  But it sails over!! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Sunderland 0-1 Birmingham City

Min. 50 :(sun) Substitution by Sunderland 
          ...  COMING ON: S_Rhomas 
          ...  COMING OFF: C_Biraghi 
Min. 51 :(sun) Evanilson sidesteps L_Watson 
          ...  He was too quick for his marker 
          ...  O_Dodgson with a bad challenge 
          ...  He's warned for that one 
          ...  Anymore like that and he'll receive a booking 
Min. 52 :(bir) The ball rolls free! 
          ...  L_Watson takes control of it on the half way line 
          ...  He sprints past the defenders!! 
          ...  L_Watson blasts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  The Birmingham City fans get off their seats! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Sunderland 0-2 Birmingham City ...
Min. 53 :(bir) L_Watson hits in a wicked shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  P_Vydra latches onto it! 
          ...  P_Vydra with the ball at his feet 
          ...  Is he going to have a crack? 
          ...  He is, you know... 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  That was a terrible attempt! 
Min. 55 :(sun) Substitution by Sunderland 
          ...  COMING ON: V_Ryabushko 
          ...  COMING OFF: G_Xhaka 
Min. 56 :(bir) L_Watson controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle! 
          ...  B_Diarra gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  B_Diarra hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! 
          ...  It hits the outside of the post 
          ...  And spins wide 
Min. 59 :(bir) D_Scarlett wins possession 
          ...  He plays the ball across to B_Diarra 
          ...  B_Diarra drives it towards goal! 
          ...  B_Leno fists it away 
          ...  That was a good save! 
Min. 60 :(sun) Substitution by Sunderland 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Cook 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Modeste 
Min. 60 :(bir) Substitution by Birmingham City 
          ...  COMING ON: E_Longelo 
          ...  COMING OFF: L_Greiml 
Min. 60 :(bir) Substitution by Birmingham City 
          ...  COMING ON: F_Jensen 
          ...  COMING OFF: P_Vydra 
Min. 61 :(sun) N_Mukiele is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He throws it to M_Nunes 
          ...  F_Jensen takes the ball 
          ...  OOOHHHH!! 
          ...  He almost loses it straight away 
          ...  But he hits it clear! 
Min. 61 :(bir) D_Scarlett finds himself in acres of space 
          ...  A cheeky lob from D_Scarlett! 
          ...  It's just over! 
          ...  9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 68 :(sun) Evanilson beats his marker 
          ...  He muscled him off the ball 
          ...  Evanilson tries to lob the keeper! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  N_Schiks dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had N_Schiks beaten! 
Min. 70 :(bir) Tactical Change by Birmingham City 
          ...  Birmingham City have changed their playing style to L 
Min. 74 :(sun) A_Carroll takes advantage of a bad back pass from L_Buchanan 
          ...  Cleaned up by L_Watson 
Min. 75 :(bir) L_Watson is taking a throw in 
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt 
          ...  He throws the ball to D_Scarlett 
          ...  S_Rhomas read the danger and stops the pass 
Min. 79 :(sun) B_Leno is rolling on the ground! 
          ...  No, he's back on his feet again! 
          ...  Looks like a little bit of play acting 
Min. 80 :(sun) N_Gudelj finds S_Rhomas in the box 
          ...  S_Rhomas drives the shot in! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  N_Schiks dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had N_Schiks beaten! 
Min. 83 :(sun) S_Rhomas flicks it over O_Dodgson's head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  O_Gozalbez fouls badly 
Min. 84 :(sun) A_Carroll off the woodwork! 
          ...  Evanilson picks up the deflection 
          ...  Evanilson attempts to drive it home! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  What a finish! 
          ...  What a player! 
          ...  But it's been disallowed! The linesman raised his flag 
          ...  The Birmingham City fans are hurling abuse at the officials 
Min. 84 :(sun) N_Mukiele punches O_Dodgson! 
          ...  The Referee has seen it! 
          ...  He gets away with that one 
          ...  It's just a warning 
          ...  Freddie Kaye looks annoyed that there was no card there 
Min. 87 :(bir) G_Hall runs at the defender 
          ...  He takes it past him 
          ...  G_Hall with the spectacular bicycle kick! 
          ...  B_Leno turns it behind for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  E_Longelo dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of B_Leno 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(sun) A_Cook breaks free from E_Longelo 
          ...  A_Diouf with a bad challenge 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  He's warned for that one 
          ...  Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book 
Min. 90 :(sun) M_Nunes finds A_Cook in the box 
          ...  A_Cook looks to see where N_Schiks is! 
          ...  He rifles in the shot! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  N_Schiks plucks the ball out of the air 
          ...  Good goalkeeping there! 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Stadium of Light
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Sunderland Match Info
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Best player          : Evanilson
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Birmingham City Match Info
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Best player          : L_Watson (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : G_Hall (25), L_Watson (52)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Sunderland  |    Birmingham City
Attempts on Goal     :          10        |       13
Off target           :           5        |       6
On target            :           5        |       7
Possession           :          47        |       53
Corners              :           1        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       2
Fouls                :           8        |       8
Key Tackles          :           2        |       4
Key Passes           :           8        |       7
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Final Score          : Sunderland 0 - 2 Birmingham City
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Player Statistics - Sunderland
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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B_Leno         GK  23   1   1   1  25 |  94   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
N_Mukiele      DF   1  17  12   9  27 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0
C_Biraghi      DF   1  19  12   8  24 |  52   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  48   0
T_Livramento   DF   1  20  17  14  30 |  94   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  23
N_Gudelj       DF   1  21  13  11  29 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  15  14
J_Draxler      MF   1   6  20  14  25 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   8   0
M_Nunes        MF   1   9  20  13  20 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   8   0
G_Xhaka        MF   1   2  19  11  25 |  57   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Carroll      FW   1   1  10  19  32 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  18   7
Evanilson      FW   1   3  14  21  29 |  94   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  18
A_Modeste      FW   1   1   8  14  27 |  62   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Sarr         GK  17   1   1   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Rhomas       DF   1  17  10   9  29 |  42   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  18   0  16
V_Ryabushko    MF   1  10  18   9  27 |  37   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Alves        MF   1   7  18  14  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Cook         FW   1   1   6  11  33 |  32   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  15

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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N_Schiks       GK  23   1   1   1  30 |  94   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0   0
O_Dodgson      DF   1  18  15   2  30 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Vydra        DF   1  19  15  10  26 |  62   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  13  15
L_Watson       DF   1  12  14   8  21 |  94   0   2   3   0   2   1   0   0   0  46  42  60
L_Buchanan     DF   1  18  13   5  28 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
L_Greiml       DF   1  17  15   3  29 |  62   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  16  13   0
G_Hall         MF   1   5  19  15  24 |  94   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  59
B_Diarra       MF   1   5  18  14  27 |  94   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  23
A_Diouf        MF   1  13  19   8  26 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Scarlett     FW   1   7  14  19  22 |  94   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  28  14  13
O_Gozalbez     MF   1   2  15  11  31 |  94   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  29
B_Hinchcliffe  GK  18   1   1   1  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Witsel       DM   1  15  18   9  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Longelo      DF   1  14  12   5  28 |  32   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Jensen       MF   1   8  15  12  31 |  32   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  27   0   0
C_Marshall     FW   1   6  16  18  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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