FFO Champ, Birmingham City vs. Luton Town (Wed May 21)


                      Birmingham City  |  Luton Town
                            4-3-1-2 C  |  5-3-1-1 P
                                    -  |  -
                                       |
                          G_Bazunu GK  |  GK Agirrezabala
                           P_Vydra DF  |  DF J_Sutalo
                          J_Victor DF  |  DF M_Aarons
                            A_Cole DF  |  DF L_Baines
                        S_Caldwell DF  |  DF L_Eising
                         J_Wallace AM  |  DF L_Greiml
                           L_Gibbs MF  |  MF M_Valbuena
                           Melendo MF  |  MF E_Skhiri
                       M_Taverneir MF  |  AM A_Berenguer
                            S_Mane FW  |  MF M_Camus
                          A_Nemeth FW  |  FW Samu
                                       |
                     B_Hinchcliffe SUB |  SUB R_Descamps
                      R_Framberger SUB |  SUB C_Richards
                          B_Hubner SUB |  SUB G_Alvarez
                        C_De_Norre SUB |  SUB Y_Vertessen
                          L_Watson SUB |  SUB C_DeKetelaere




Min. 3  :(bir) Melendo hits a hard pass to S_Mane 
          ...  S_Mane goes for the top corner! 
          ...  Agirrezabala takes the ball off him 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 5  :(lut) Samu sidesteps M_Taverneir 
          ...  P_Vydra stands his ground and wins the tackle 
Min. 10 :(lut) M_Camus sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  Samu gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  Samu runs forward 
          ...  He hits the shot! 
          ...  G_Bazunu with the save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 13 :(bir) A_Cole takes advantage of a mistake by L_Greiml 
          ...  He knocks the ball to A_Nemeth! 
          ...  A_Nemeth sights up the goal 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  But Agirrezabala tips it behind 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  L_Gibbs hits it into the box! 
          ...  The ball comes to S_Mane 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding 
Min. 18 :(bir) P_Vydra sidesteps his marker 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  P_Vydra tries to beat Agirrezabala from outside the area! 
          ...  Agirrezabala with the diving save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 18 :(lut) L_Baines beats his marker 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" waves The Referee 
          ...  J_Victor does well to intercept the ball 
Min. 19 :(lut) E_Skhiri sidesteps Melendo 
          ...  E_Skhiri fires the shot in! 
          ...  G_Bazunu gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball 
Min. 22 :(lut) L_Greiml runs at the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to Samu 
          ...  What a fantastic interception by S_Caldwell 
Min. 24 :(bir) M_Taverneir curls the ball out wide to S_Mane 
          ...  Samu gets the foot in to win the ball 
Min. 24 :(lut) L_Eising looks around for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to J_Sutalo 
          ...  J_Sutalo with a quick pass down the left wing. 
          ...  He gets up high for the header! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Samu swings it in! 
          ...  L_Baines swings a leg at it! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  G_Bazunu dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  And G_Bazunu tips it wide! 
          ...  Great goalkeeping! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by L_Baines 
          ...  It comes to Samu 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  G_Bazunu blocks the shot with his legs 
          ...  And he gathers it! 
Min. 26 :(bir) S_Mane with a slide rule pass to A_Nemeth 
          ...  Well intercepted by M_Aarons 
Min. 30 :(bir) L_Gibbs is out on the right 
          ...  He moves the ball left to S_Mane 
          ...  S_Mane has time and space! 
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal 
          ...  Agirrezabala is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  And Agirrezabala reacts well to palm it behind! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Wallace plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  That's a poor one 
          ...  Far too easy for Agirrezabala, who catches the ball 
Min. 30 :(lut) M_Camus plays a first time ball through the defence to Samu 
          ...  Samu rifles it at the goal! 
          ...  G_Bazunu claws it off the line 
          ...  What's The Referee going to give? 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That puts Luton Town ahead! 
          ...  Now can they hang onto it? 
          ...  Birmingham City 0-1 Luton Town ...
Min. 32 :(lut) L_Greiml is out on the left 
          ...  He moves the ball right to Samu 
          ...  P_Vydra 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. 33 :(lut) M_Aarons takes on the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Berenguer 
          ...  A_Berenguer tries to chip the ball over G_Bazunu! 
          ...  He has put it over the bar! 
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 35 :(lut) The ball goes loose! 
          ...  Samu gains possesion and thinks about the shot 
          ...  Well intercepted by S_Caldwell 
Min. 36 :(lut) E_Skhiri with an amazing show of skill to get past A_Cole 
          ...  He crosses to A_Berenguer 
          ...  A_Berenguer aims for the top right corner! 
          ...  It's way wide 
          ...  The Birmingham City fans behind the goal spread their arms out 
Min. 37 :(lut) A_Berenguer finds his way through 
          ...  His quick turn fooled J_Victor 
          ...  A_Berenguer hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Berenguer lofts the ball in! 
          ...  J_Sutalo swings a leg at it! 
          ...  G_Bazunu with an easy save 
          ...  He just oozes confidence 
Min. 38 :(bir) L_Gibbs off the woodwork! 
          ...  A_Nemeth picks up the deflection 
          ...  J_Sutalo hits it out for a corner 
          ...  Can they make this pay? 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Taverneir swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  Melendo with the shot! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 38 :(lut) A_Berenguer brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  M_Aarons gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  M_Aarons blasts it at the goal! 
          ...  It's just over! 
          ...  9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 43 :(bir) Melendo with a measured pass to P_Vydra 
          ...  Agirrezabala leaves his foot in with the challenge!! 
          ...  That's a bad foul!! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  That would have been a penalty just a yard closer to the goal! 
          ...  J_Wallace swings it in 
          ...  S_Mane takes control of it! 
          ...  L_Greiml read the danger and stops the pass 
Min. 44 :(bir) L_Gibbs rises up for the header 
          ...  He flicks the ball on to P_Vydra 
          ...  P_Vydra attempts to drive it home! 
          ...  He miskicks the ball 
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium 
Min. 45 :(bir) S_Mane finds his way through 
          ...  His quick turn fooled L_Eising 
          ...  S_Mane drives the ball low! 
          ...  Agirrezabala won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 46 :(bir) J_Wallace takes advantage of a bad back pass from A_Berenguer 
          ...  J_Wallace with the ball at his feet 
          ...  Is he going to have a crack? 
          ...  He is, you know... 
          ...  Agirrezabala falls over 
          ...  But Agirrezabala is relieved to watch it go out of play! 

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

Min. 50 :(lut) L_Greiml spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays a fantastic through ball to Samu! 
          ...  Samu shapes up for a shot! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  That was a terrible attempt! 
Min. 53 :(lut) L_Eising finds M_Aarons with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  M_Aarons with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  G_Bazunu gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by <g1>!! 
Min. 54 :(lut) M_Valbuena has it now 
          ...  He takes on J_Victor 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in A_Berenguer! 
          ...  Cleared by P_Vydra 
Min. 57 :(lut) A_Berenguer takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  That mistake could prove costly 
          ...  A_Berenguer drives the shot in! 
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding 
Min. 57 :(bir) J_Wallace finds his way through 
          ...  He bent his run well 
          ...  L_Greiml wins the ball with ease 
          ...  The Referee saw something no-one else did 
Min. 58 :(bir) Melendo whips the ball across to A_Nemeth 
          ...  A_Nemeth beats the offside trap! 
          ...  He is clean through 
          ...  He just has to beat Agirrezabala 
          ...  He tries to beat Agirrezabala 
          ...  Agirrezabala dives bravely at his feet!! 
Min. 59 :(bir) L_Gibbs knocks the ball past J_Sutalo 
          ...  Now he crosses to A_Nemeth! 
          ...  A_Nemeth with the side footed shot! 
          ...  It hammers off the post 
          ...  And out for a throw in 
Min. 60 :(bir) Melendo boots it towards J_Wallace 
          ...  J_Wallace tries the shot! 
          ...  But Agirrezabala punches it away 
          ...  He took a knock there 
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously 
          ...  He's ok to carry on 
Min. 60 :(lut) M_Aarons smashes the ball upfield 
          ...  M_Camus latches onto the ball 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  P_Vydra hits it out for a throw 
Min. 61 :(lut) J_Sutalo steps over the ball 
          ...  He nutmegs P_Vydra 
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery 
          ...  A_Cole gets the foot in to win the ball 
Min. 63 :(lut) M_Aarons dribbles past S_Caldwell 
          ...  M_Aarons must beat G_Bazunu! 
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Camus chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  G_Bazunu comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's nowhere near it! 
          ...  M_Valbuena with the shot! 
          ...  G_Bazunu manages to turn it behind 
Min. 64 :(lut) M_Aarons plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  Samu keeps possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  Samu sights up the goal 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  G_Bazunu gets up well to catch that one 
Min. 66 :(bir) S_Mane beats the defender 
          ...  S_Mane with the deft touch! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It hits the bar 
          ...  And goes over! 
          ...  That shot was so poor it would make Ronny Rosenthal cringe! 
Min. 67 :(lut) L_Greiml controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right! 
          ...  Samu gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  A skilful effort from Samu! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  That was a dismal effort! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 69 :(bir) J_Wallace sidesteps E_Skhiri 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  J_Wallace with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! 
          ...  But it whistles just past the post 
Min. 70 :(bir) Substitution by Birmingham City 
          ...  COMING ON: R_Framberger 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Cole 
Min. 70 :(bir) Substitution by Birmingham City 
          ...  COMING ON: B_Hubner 
          ...  COMING OFF: S_Mane 
Min. 70 :(bir) Tactical Change by Birmingham City 
          ...  Birmingham City have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 70 :(lut) Samu hits in a shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  L_Eising collects the loose ball! 
          ...  P_Vydra reads it well 
          ...  He clears the danger 
Min. 71 :(bir) Melendo turns well with the ball 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  Melendo fires the shot in! 
          ...  Agirrezabala saves it 
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there 
Min. 71 :(lut) The ball is passed in from A_Berenguer, he finds M_Valbuena 
          ...  B_Hubner hits it out for a corner 
          ...  The fans behind the goal are whipping up a frenzy 
          ...  Trying to rally their team and suck the ball into the net!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  E_Skhiri plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  G_Bazunu comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's nowhere near it! 
          ...  M_Aarons with the shot! 
          ...  G_Bazunu is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But goes just over!! 
          ...  G_Bazunu looks very relieved! 
Min. 73 :(bir) M_Taverneir with an intelligent ball to J_Wallace 
          ...  J_Wallace has time and space! 
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal 
          ...  It's going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net!! 
          ...  Agirrezabala looks relieved there! 
Min. 75 :(lut) Substitution by Luton Town 
          ...  COMING ON: C_Richards 
          ...  COMING OFF: L_Greiml 
Min. 76 :(lut) M_Aarons gets lucky and beats B_Hubner 
          ...  Now with the centre to A_Berenguer 
          ...  A_Berenguer with a terrific drive! 
          ...  He has put it over the bar! 
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 78 :(bir) M_Taverneir turns past L_Eising 
          ...  He has created space for himself now 
          ...  A left-footer by M_Taverneir! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Agirrezabala dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had Agirrezabala beaten! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Framberger chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  Agirrezabala comes towards the ball 
          ...  And he claims it with ease! 
Min. 80 :(lut) Substitution by Luton Town 
          ...  COMING ON: C_DeKetelaere 
          ...  COMING OFF: Samu 
Min. 80 :(bir) J_Victor with a precise ball to A_Nemeth 
          ...  A_Nemeth aims for the top right corner! 
          ...  Agirrezabala falls over 
          ...  But Agirrezabala is relieved to watch it go out of play! 
Min. 82 :(bir) R_Framberger gets lucky and beats E_Skhiri 
          ...  Now with the centre to M_Taverneir 
          ...  L_Baines with the block 
Min. 83 :(bir) J_Victor slips past C_Richards 
          ...  C_Richards does well to get the tackle in 
Min. 85 :(lut) C_DeKetelaere steps over the ball 
          ...  He nutmegs P_Vydra 
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery 
          ...  S_Caldwell fouls 
          ...  That was disgusting 
          ...  He had to endure a strong bollocking from The Referee 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(bir) J_Victor feeds the ball through the middle 
          ...  A_Nemeth runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  A great volley from A_Nemeth! 
          ...  The ball hits the line the referee waves play on. 
          ...  - spits his dummy out yet again. 
Min. 89 :(bir) M_Taverneir spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  He finds J_Wallace with a lovely pass! 
          ...  J_Wallace with the side footed shot! 
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide 
Min. 90 :(lut) M_Aarons with an early cross to C_DeKetelaere 
          ...  S_Caldwell with the tackle 
Min. 91 :(lut) C_DeKetelaere beats B_Hubner with absolute ease! 
          ...  C_DeKetelaere blasts it at the goal! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  G_Bazunu dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had G_Bazunu beaten! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by M_Camus 
          ...  M_Aarons with the shot! 
          ...  But G_Bazunu makes a superb stop down low 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  C_DeKetelaere swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  G_Bazunu easily catches it! 
Min. 92 :(bir) B_Hubner sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  M_Taverneir gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from L_Eising 
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender if he hadn't been careful 
Min. 92 :(lut) E_Skhiri plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  C_DeKetelaere decides to go for goal instead! 
          ...  L_Gibbs rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 93 :(bir) Melendo runs at C_DeKetelaere 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  Fine tackle by C_Richards 
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : St Andrews
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Birmingham City Match Info
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Best player          : Melendo
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : P_Vydra (32), L_Gibbs (92)
Injured              : N/A
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Luton Town Match Info
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Best player          : M_Aarons (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Samu (30)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                         Birmingham City  |    Luton Town
Attempts on Goal     :          20        |       22
Off target           :          11        |       12
On target            :           9        |       10
Possession           :          46        |       54
Corners              :           4        |       7
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       0
Subs Used            :           2        |       2
Fouls                :          10        |       9
Key Tackles          :          10        |       8
Key Passes           :          16        |       19
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Final Score          : Birmingham City 0 - 1 Luton Town
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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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G_Bazunu       GK  24   1   1   1  26 |  94  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0   0
P_Vydra        DF   1  20  16  11  26 |  94   0   4   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  60  -4  27
J_Victor       DF   1  20  16   5  25 |  94   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  16  26   0
A_Cole         DF   1  18  16   4  21 |  71   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  18  13   0
S_Caldwell     DF   1  18  12  11  23 |  94   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  54   0   0
J_Wallace      AM   1   3  17  16  22 |  94   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  52
L_Gibbs        MF   1  14  20   5  28 |  94   0   0   4   0   0   0   1   0   0  -4  32  -4
Melendo        MF   1   9  21  15  27 |  94   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  24  23
M_Taverneir    MF   1   7  21  15  22 |  94   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  24  11
S_Mane         FW   1   2  15  22  24 |  71   0   0   1   0   5   0   0   0   0   0  14  22
A_Nemeth       FW   1   3  12  16  24 |  94   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  53
B_Hinchcliffe  GK  17   1   1   1  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Framberger   DF   1  18  15   5  26 |  23   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  14   0
B_Hubner       DF   1  20  13   7  20 |  23   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  16  16   0
C_De_Norre     MF   1  10  15  11  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Watson       FW   1  12  14   8  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Luton 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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Agirrezabala   GK  26   1   1   1  22 |  94  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  41   0   0   0
J_Sutalo       DF   1  22  18   9  29 |  94   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  14   0  35
M_Aarons       DF   1  20  15   9  24 |  94   0   1   5   0   5   0   0   0   0  16  70  87
L_Baines       DF   1  18  14  13  28 |  94   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  18   0  14
L_Eising       DF   1  20  13   2  20 |  94   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  30  32   0
L_Greiml       DF   1  18  15   4  29 |  76   0   1   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  18  56   0
M_Valbuena     MF   1   5  19  14  21 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10  13
E_Skhiri       MF   1  13  18   6  27 |  94   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  22  21
A_Berenguer    AM   1   4  20  19  25 |  94   0   0   2   0   5   0   0   0   0   0  18  35
M_Camus        MF   1   4  20  16  29 |  94   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  31   0
Samu           FW   1   5  18  22  22 |  81   0   1   1   0   6   1   0   0   0  31  11  39
R_Descamps     GK  19   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Richards     DF   1  18  12   4  31 |  18   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   0   0
G_Alvarez      DF   1  17  14   6  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Y_Vertessen    MF   1   2  16  12  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_DeKetelaere  FW   1   4  15  22  24 |  13   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   4
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