FFO Champ, Brighton vs. Birmingham City (Fri Jan 31)


                             Brighton  |  Birmingham City
                              4-4-2 C  |  5-1-1-2-1 P
                         Mike Willett  |  -
                                       |
                         R_Sanchez GK  |  GK G_Bazunu
                             Yeray DF  |  DF P_Vydra
                        J_Angelino DF  |  DF J_Victor
                           E_Konsa DF  |  DF B_Hubner
                        J_Bednarek DF  |  DF S_Caldwell
                        I_Bennacer MF  |  DF R_Framberger
                          Q_Timber MF  |  DM A_Diouf
                        J_W_Prowse MF  |  AM M_Taverneir
                        Y_Bissouma MF  |  MF Melendo
                          S_Haller FW  |  AM C_Marshall
                            T_Dago FW  |  FW D_Brooks
                                       |
                           A_Gomis SUB |  SUB B_Hinchcliffe
                           R_Dunne SUB |  SUB A_Preciado
                        M_Acimovic SUB |  SUB J_Wallace
                         A_Voronin SUB |  SUB C_De_Norre
                          T_Conway SUB |  SUB A_Nemeth




Min. 3  :(bir) C_Marshall brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  D_Brooks gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  D_Brooks with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that? 
Min. 4  :(bir) Melendo with an inswinging cross to P_Vydra 
          ...  A cracking drive from P_Vydra! 
          ...  But R_Sanchez parries the shot 
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away 
Min. 5  :(bri) T_Dago runs towards the goal 
          ...  T_Dago hits a curling shot! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  G_Bazunu moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  It's beaten him! 
          ...  But it thumps the post!! 
          ...  And goes out! 
Min. 6  :(bri) I_Bennacer with a measured pass to J_Bednarek 
          ...  J_Bednarek blasts it at the goal! 
          ...  G_Bazunu saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one 
Min. 6  :(bir) M_Taverneir knocks the ball past the lunge of the defender 
          ...  M_Taverneir sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. 
          ...  cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! 
          ...  It floats over R_Sanchez 
          ...  It's heading goalward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 7  :(bri) S_Haller slips past J_Victor 
          ...  S_Haller with a bicycle kick! 
          ...  G_Bazunu beats the ball away 
Min. 8  :(bir) C_Marshall controls it with ease 
          ...  C_Marshall with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 10 :(bir) P_Vydra gets possession in his own half 
          ...  P_Vydra hits it 
          ...  This one could go anywhere! 
          ...  R_Sanchez manages to turn it behind 
Min. 11 :(bir) The ball rolls free! 
          ...  S_Caldwell takes control of it on the half way line 
          ...  He sprints past the defenders!! 
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by S_Caldwell! 
          ...  R_Sanchez with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 13 :(bir) D_Brooks threads the through ball to P_Vydra 
          ...  A cracking drive from P_Vydra! 
          ...  R_Sanchez gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  It's pushed around the post to safety 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  P_Vydra swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  R_Sanchez comes towards the ball 
          ...  Great catch! 
Min. 15 :(bri) Yeray has the ball on the wing, a chance to show his pace 
          ...  He knocks the ball past S_Caldwell 
          ...  He puts in Y_Bissouma! 
          ...  From long range Y_Bissouma bends the ball towards goal! 
          ...  He hits the post 
          ...  He follows it up! 
          ...  But puts it wide! 
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that 
Min. 17 :(bri) S_Haller moves inside 
          ...  S_Haller with a thundering shot! 
          ...  G_Bazunu with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 18 :(bir) R_Framberger beats his marker 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" waves The Referee 
          ...  R_Framberger attempts a low drive! 
          ...  R_Sanchez falls over 
          ...  He recovers to tip it onto the post! 
          ...  But it deflects in! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Unlucky! 
          ...  The Birmingham City fans start to taunt him now! 
          ...  That puts Birmingham City ahead! 
          ...  Now can they hang onto it? 
          ...  Brighton 0-1 Birmingham City ...
Min. 20 :(bri) J_W_Prowse with a pinpoint pass to Q_Timber 
          ...  Q_Timber hits a curling shot! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 22 :(bri) J_Bednarek with an amazing show of skill to get past R_Framberger 
          ...  He crosses to T_Dago 
          ...  T_Dago with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  A classy finish 
          ...  WHAT??? 
          ...  It's been disallowed! 
          ...  The referee spotted a handball 
Min. 27 :(bri) S_Haller crosses in from the wing, he finds Y_Bissouma in the box 
          ...  Y_Bissouma beats the offside trap! 
          ...  He is clean through 
          ...  G_Bazunu comes towards him 
          ...  He rounds G_Bazunu 
          ...  He taps it towards the goal! 
          ...  G_Bazunu manages to get to it!! 
Min. 27 :(bir) D_Brooks has broken through the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on R_Sanchez! 
          ...  T_Dago hacks him down! 
          ...  He could be off here! 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  I think he deserved that! Dirty git! 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  Just past the halfway line. 
          ...  B_Hubner knocks it forward 
          ...  D_Brooks gets on the end of it 
          ...  D_Brooks with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! 
          ...  It grazes the bar 
          ...  And goes over 
          ...  Oh so close there! 
Min. 29 :(bri) Y_Bissouma pulls up 
          ...  That looks like his knee gave in! 
          ...  He won't be able to continue! 
Min. 29 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Acimovic 
          ...  COMING OFF: Y_Bissouma 
Min. 30 :(bir) M_Taverneir holds the ball up 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to S_Caldwell 
          ...  A delicate header from S_Caldwell! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
Min. 34 :(bir) Melendo takes on the defender 
          ...  He runs past the defender 
          ...  J_Angelino gets the foot in to win the ball 
Min. 35 :(bri) Tactical Change by Brighton 
          ...  Brighton have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 36 :(bir) D_Brooks brushes his marker behind and breaks free 
          ...  J_Angelino hits it out for a corner 
          ...  No nonsense clearance! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Brooks flights it in! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of R_Sanchez 
          ...  Was there some shirt pulling going on in the box? 
          ...  The strikers are calling for VAR! 
          ...  We wait for the decision 
          ...  It looks like 
          ...  NO PENALTY 
Min. 37 :(bir) J_Victor sprints down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to A_Diouf 
          ...  A_Diouf has time and space! 
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But hits the side netting! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Melendo lofts the ball in! 
          ...  J_Bednarek wins the ball 
          ...  And he clears the danger 
Min. 40 :(bir) A_Diouf unselfishly lays the ball back to M_Taverneir 
          ...  M_Taverneir with an overhead kick! 
          ...  He gets a connection 
          ...  R_Sanchez catches the ball 
Min. 42 :(bri) S_Haller finds his way through 
          ...  His quick turn fooled J_Victor 
          ...  S_Caldwell wins control of the ball with his hand!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 43 :(bri) S_Haller with electric pace 
          ...  He eases past the defender 
          ...  S_Haller aims for the top right corner! 
          ...  G_Bazunu parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  And G_Bazunu recovers to save!! 
Min. 44 :(bri) J_W_Prowse turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to Q_Timber 
          ...  Q_Timber fires a shot at goal! 
          ...  G_Bazunu gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he slots in the rebound 
          ...  NO HE DOESN'T!! 
          ...  How on Earth did he put that wide? 
          ...  He was two yards out! 

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

Min. 48 :(bri) J_Angelino plays a clever one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He looks around for options 
          ...  He moves forward with the ball 
          ...  D_Brooks body checks his opponent!! 
          ...  That's a careless challenge!! 
Min. 50 :(bri) J_W_Prowse holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to T_Dago 
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from Melendo 
Min. 54 :(bri) Q_Timber sprints down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to E_Konsa 
          ...  The ball hits S_Caldwell in the face! 
          ...  And goes clear! 
Min. 55 :(bri) J_Bednarek with the first time flick to S_Haller 
          ...  But P_Vydra barges him off the ball. Thou shalt not pass! 
Min. 56 :(bir) C_Marshall with the mazy dribble 
          ...  He takes it past J_Angelino 
          ...  C_Marshall tries to chip the ball over the keeper! 
          ...  R_Sanchez makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
Min. 60 :(bri) G_Bazunu with a terrible kick! 
          ...  S_Haller takes control of the ball! 
          ...  S_Haller with a bomb of a shot! 
          ...  G_Bazunu catches the ball 
Min. 63 :(bir) Melendo squares it to A_Diouf 
          ...  I_Bennacer seizes control of the ball 
          ...  He hoists it forward 
Min. 64 :(bri) Q_Timber finds M_Acimovic with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  M_Acimovic with a stunning strike! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 65 :(bri) T_Dago finds his way through 
          ...  That was sheer effort 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by S_Caldwell 
Min. 67 :(bir) D_Brooks runs at J_Bednarek 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  I_Bennacer is called for the holding foul 
          ...  Looked like a fair jump 
          ...  The referee got it wrong 
Min. 67 :(bir) The ball is passed in from P_Vydra, he finds B_Hubner 
          ...  But J_Angelino clears the danger 
Min. 69 :(bir) M_Taverneir pass splits open the defence and finds S_Caldwell 
          ...  J_Bednarek with the tackle 
          ...  He had to get that one right! 
Min. 70 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton 
          ...  COMING ON: R_Dunne 
          ...  COMING OFF: E_Konsa 
Min. 70 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton 
          ...  COMING ON: T_Conway 
          ...  COMING OFF: T_Dago 
Min. 75 :(bir) The ball rolls free! 
          ...  C_Marshall takes control of it on the half way line 
          ...  He sprints past the defenders!! 
          ...  What a fantastic interception by R_Dunne 
Min. 76 :(bri) T_Conway knocks it past J_Victor and runs onto it 
          ...  He leaves the defender standing 
          ...  T_Conway tries to lob the keeper! 
          ...  G_Bazunu falls over 
          ...  But G_Bazunu is relieved to watch it go out of play! 
Min. 76 :(bir) C_Marshall finds his way through 
          ...  He sets up the shot 
          ...  J_Angelino gets the foot in to win the ball 
Min. 77 :(bri) J_W_Prowse finds M_Acimovic with a ball over the defence 
          ...  A cheeky lob from M_Acimovic! 
          ...  G_Bazunu with the acrobatic save 
          ...  Well saved 
Min. 77 :(bir) P_Vydra smashes the ball upfield 
          ...  J_Victor latches onto the ball 
          ...  M_Acimovic with a deliberate foul 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
Min. 82 :(bir) Melendo sprints past Yeray 
          ...  Yeray reacts well to win the ball back 
Min. 84 :(bri) J_W_Prowse over hits his pass 
          ...  He finds S_Haller though 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  S_Haller chases it through, he must score! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!! 
Min. 86 :(bir) B_Hubner hits a hard pass to S_Caldwell 
          ...  J_Angelino cuts it out easily 
          ...  He clears the ball upfield 
Min. 87 :(bri) T_Conway breaks free from the last defender! 
          ...  He just has to beat G_Bazunu now! 
          ...  Melendo trips him up from behind! 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  He's going to let him off for that 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 5 minutes of injury time.
Min. 89 :(bri) J_W_Prowse holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Angelino 
          ...  J_Angelino with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  He's dragged it wide!! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 93 :(bir) Melendo jinks infield 
          ...  Melendo with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful downward header! 
          ...  R_Sanchez gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he slots in the rebound 
          ...  He has put it wide!! 
          ...  He puts his hands on his head in despair! 
Min. 94 :(bri) R_Dunne chips the ball over the defence and finds T_Conway 
          ...  T_Conway from 20 yards! 
          ...  But G_Bazunu parries the ball 
          ...  It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd 
Min. 95 :(bri) Yeray puts in J_W_Prowse 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by R_Framberger 
          ...  He timed it well 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : AMEX Stadium
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Brighton Match Info
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Best player          : S_Haller
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : T_Dago (27)
Injured              : Y_Bissouma (29)
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Birmingham City Match Info
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Best player          : P_Vydra (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : R_Framberger (18)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                Brighton  |    Birmingham City
Attempts on Goal     :          17        |       14
Off target           :           7        |       7
On target            :          10        |       7
Possession           :          44        |       56
Corners              :           0        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       0
Fouls                :           8        |       5
Key Tackles          :          10        |       6
Key Passes           :          15        |       10
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Final Score          : Brighton 0 - 1 Birmingham City
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Player Statistics - Brighton
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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R_Sanchez      GK  24   1   1   1  22 |  96   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0   0
Yeray          DF   1  22  13  10  33 |  96   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  14  32   0
J_Angelino     DF   1  21  15   8  22 |  96   0   5   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  75   0  18
E_Konsa        DF   1  20  15  10  23 |  71   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Bednarek     DF   1  21  15  12  23 |  96   0   2   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  30  28  15
I_Bennacer     MF   1  15  21   8  31 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  21   8   0
Q_Timber       MF   1   9  18  15  29 |  96   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  22  22
J_W_Prowse     MF   1  13  20  14  22 |  96   0   0   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  54   0
Y_Bissouma     MF   1  15  20  11  31 |  29   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  31
S_Haller       FW   1   6  12  22  27 |  96   0   0   1   0   5   0   0   0   0   0  17  24
T_Dago         FW   1   6  15  19  24 |  71   0   0   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  -4  -4  11
A_Gomis        GK  18   1   1   1  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Dunne        DF   1  18  14   6  31 |  25   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  18  15   0
M_Acimovic     MF   1   5  17  12  21 |  67   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  29
A_Voronin      FW   1   9  12  18  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Conway       FW   1   7  12  19  24 |  25   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  16

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 |  96   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  55   0   0   0
P_Vydra        DF   1  20  15  11  26 |  96   0   1   1   0   3   0   0   0   0  16  14  48
J_Victor       DF   1  20  16   4  25 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  14  13   0
B_Hubner       DF   1  19  13   7  20 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0
S_Caldwell     DF   1  18  12  10  23 |  96   0   3   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  54   0  33
R_Framberger   DF   1  18  15   5  26 |  96   0   1   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  18   0  50
A_Diouf        DM   1  14  19   8  26 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10  18
M_Taverneir    AM   1   7  20  15  22 |  96   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  18  23
Melendo        MF   1   9  21  15  27 |  96   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  27  16  11
C_Marshall     AM   1   7  16  19  29 |  96   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  13  15
D_Brooks       FW   1   5  14  20  28 |  96   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  15  12
B_Hinchcliffe  GK  17   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
J_Wallace      MF   1   3  17  16  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_De_Norre     MF   1  10  15  11  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Nemeth       FW   1   3  12  16  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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