FFO Champ, Watford vs. Birmingham City (Fri May 16)


                              Watford  |  Birmingham City
                              4-4-2 T  |  4-3-1-2 C
                         Derek Purvis  |  -
                                       |
                           M_Okoye GK  |  GK G_Bazunu
                       F_Sierralta DF  |  DF P_Vydra
                          H_Kamara DF  |  DF J_Victor
                        C_Kabasele DF  |  DF A_Cole
                         M_Pollock DF  |  DF S_Caldwell
                       Fabian_Ruiz MF  |  AM J_Wallace
                         F_Neuhaus MF  |  MF L_Gibbs
                            I_Sarr MF  |  MF Melendo
                           I_Louza MF  |  MF M_Taverneir
                          B_Embolo FW  |  FW S_Mane
                           K_Davis FW  |  FW A_Nemeth
                                       |
                           B_Hamer SUB |  SUB B_Hinchcliffe
                            L_Hall SUB |  SUB R_Framberger
                        C_Cathcart SUB |  SUB B_Hubner
                           C_Under SUB |  SUB C_De_Norre
                            S_Leto SUB |  SUB L_Watson




Min. 1  :(wat) F_Neuhaus gets to the byline 
          ...  He centres the ball to K_Davis 
          ...  P_Vydra wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  K_Davis dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  That's a poor one 
          ...  G_Bazunu catches it with ease 
Min. 9  :(wat) Fabian_Ruiz is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass 
          ...  I_Sarr latches onto the ball 
          ...  P_Vydra takes the ball and the player!! 
          ...  But the ref waves play on!! 
Min. 9  :(bir) M_Taverneir passes the ball to S_Caldwell 
          ...  H_Kamara cuts out the pass 
          ...  That was close! 
Min. 10 :(bir) J_Victor holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball to A_Nemeth 
          ...  But I_Louza puts it in row Z! 
Min. 11 :(wat) I_Louza flights the ball to I_Sarr 
          ...  I_Sarr with the ball at his feet 
          ...  Is he going to have a crack? 
          ...  He is, you know... 
          ...  It hammers off the bar and loops up high into the air 
          ...  The defenders out leap the attackers 
          ...  The ball is away and clear from the danger area 
Min. 12 :(bir) Melendo pass splits open the defence 
          ...  What a ball! 
          ...  M_Taverneir is clean through! 
          ...  M_Taverneir keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  But it whistles just past the post 
Min. 13 :(bir) S_Caldwell knocks the ball past C_Kabasele 
          ...  Now he crosses to A_Nemeth! 
          ...  A_Nemeth hits a great shot! 
          ...  But M_Okoye makes a fine save 
          ...  Wow!! That was close! 
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one! 
Min. 15 :(bir) L_Gibbs has a go! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  J_Wallace collects the loose ball! 
          ...  F_Sierralta takes the player out!! 
          ...  The ref turns away!! 
Min. 16 :(wat) I_Louza turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to K_Davis 
          ...  K_Davis goes for the top corner! 
          ...  But G_Bazunu punches it away 
Min. 17 :(bir) Melendo finds his way through 
          ...  That was sheer effort 
          ...  A vicious shot by Melendo! 
          ...  M_Okoye with a great save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 18 :(wat) Fabian_Ruiz retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield 
          ...  K_Davis latches onto the end of it 
          ...  K_Davis lobs G_Bazunu! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  A classy finish 
          ...  That's put Watford ahead! 
          ...  Watford 1-0 Birmingham City ...
Min. 18 :(wat) M_Pollock feeds the ball to B_Embolo 
          ...  Melendo body checks his opponent!! 
          ...  That's a careless challenge!! 
          ...  The Referee will just give him a speaking to 
Min. 22 :(wat) Fabian_Ruiz sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  H_Kamara gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  H_Kamara with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  G_Bazunu 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. 22 :(wat) F_Neuhaus with a real burst of pace 
          ...  J_Victor can't catch up with him 
          ...  He's clean through! 
          ...  A_Nemeth with an ugly foul 
Min. 23 :(bir) S_Mane hits a hard pass to A_Nemeth 
          ...  F_Sierralta takes the players legs from beneath him!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  It's just a warning 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  And in a dangerous position as well! 
          ...  Melendo with the delicate chip over the wall 
          ...  M_Okoye gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball 
Min. 24 :(bir) J_Victor looks for options 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to J_Wallace 
          ...  J_Wallace looks to see where M_Okoye is! 
          ...  He rifles in the shot! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post!! 
          ...  M_Okoye never had a chance! 
Min. 26 :(wat) I_Louza with a byline cross to K_Davis 
          ...  A powerful shot by K_Davis! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
          ...  Some parts of the ground thought that went in! 
Min. 26 :(bir) P_Vydra takes possession 
          ...  H_Kamara with a bad challenge 
          ...  That looked malicious 
Min. 27 :(bir) M_Taverneir finds the run of J_Wallace 
          ...  K_Davis with a bad challenge 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  The Referee fumbles about in his pocket! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 28 :(bir) S_Caldwell is out on the left 
          ...  He moves the ball right to J_Wallace 
          ...  J_Wallace with a thundering shot! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  What a great finish 
          ...  But it's been disallowed! 
          ...  The reason is unclear! 
          ...  Derek Purvis is involved down on the touchline!! 
          ...  He is shown the red card! He's been sent to the stands! 
Min. 31 :(bir) The ball goes loose! 
          ...  A_Nemeth seizes control of it and thinks about the shot 
          ...  A_Nemeth with a little chip! 
          ...  It's going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net!! 
          ...  M_Okoye looks relieved there! 
Min. 32 :(bir) A_Nemeth crosses into the box, finding S_Mane 
          ...  S_Mane with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  a lovely cushioned header 
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target 
          ...  The Watford fans taunt him about that effort 
Min. 35 :(bir) P_Vydra runs forward 
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind! 
          ...  M_Pollock wins the ball with a clear tackle 
Min. 36 :(bir) M_Taverneir with a penetrating pass to A_Nemeth 
          ...  M_Pollock with a superb tackle! 
          ...  He easily dispossessed him 
Min. 38 :(bir) S_Mane runs down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to Melendo 
          ...  Melendo with the strike! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
Min. 41 :(bir) M_Taverneir holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to S_Mane 
          ...  S_Mane with a graceful, looping effort! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  The Watford fans taunt him! 
Min. 41 :(wat) C_Kabasele with the dribble 
          ...  The defender is easily beaten 
          ...  M_Taverneir takes the player down!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  It's just a warning 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 44 :(bir) M_Taverneir with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows M_Pollock a clean set of heals 
          ...  M_Pollock is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He won that header unfairly 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 44 :(bir) Melendo retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield 
          ...  S_Mane latches onto the end of it 
          ...  S_Mane blasts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  M_Okoye saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one 
Min. 45 :(wat) Substitution by Watford 
          ...  COMING ON: L_Hall 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Pollock 
Min. 45 :(bir) A_Nemeth takes a throw in 
          ...  He throws the ball into S_Mane 
          ...  But K_Davis comes away with the ball 
          ...  Excellent defending there! 
Min. 47 :(wat) I_Louza has picked up a knock 
          ...  He isn't going to continue! 
Min. 47 :(wat) Substitution by Watford 
          ...  COMING ON: C_Under 
          ...  COMING OFF: I_Louza 

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

Min. 48 :(wat) I_Sarr plays in C_Kabasele with a beautiful ball 
          ...  L_Gibbs clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play 
          ...  The linesman is flagging 
          ...  Throw in 
Min. 49 :(bir) Melendo sidesteps Fabian_Ruiz 
          ...  He was too quick for his marker 
          ...  But L_Hall wins the ball with a sliding challenge 
Min. 50 :(wat) C_Under beats S_Caldwell 
          ...  C_Under with the side footed shot! 
          ...  But G_Bazunu reaches the ball. Good save 
          ...  There was a foul on G_Bazunu anyway 
Min. 50 :(bir) L_Gibbs moves out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Wallace 
          ...  J_Wallace with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  M_Okoye just watches it drift out of play! 
Min. 59 :(bir) J_Victor lobs it over C_Kabasele 
          ...  C_Kabasele reacts well to win the ball back 
Min. 63 :(wat) F_Neuhaus looks around for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to C_Kabasele 
          ...  Cleared by P_Vydra 
Min. 63 :(bir) P_Vydra gets to the byline 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to L_Gibbs 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  L_Hall belts it clear 
Min. 64 :(bir) L_Gibbs with a slick pass to J_Wallace 
          ...  A left-footer by J_Wallace! 
          ...  But M_Okoye makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 65 :(wat) C_Under plays a great one-two 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  L_Gibbs takes out the attacker 
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there 
Min. 66 :(bir) A_Nemeth slips past his marker C_Kabasele 
          ...  The ball is whipped into J_Wallace 
          ...  J_Wallace has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  M_Okoye is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Melendo crosses it in! 
          ...  The ball finds its way to M_Taverneir 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  M_Okoye beats the ball away 
Min. 67 :(bir) M_Taverneir finds Melendo with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  Fine tackle by H_Kamara 
          ...  He prevents the corner as well 
Min. 68 :(bir) M_Taverneir races into the box 
          ...  He sees Melendo lose his man 
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him 
          ...  Melendo beats the offside trap! 
          ...  He is clean through 
          ...  He just has to beat M_Okoye 
          ...  He rounds M_Okoye 
          ...  He has been pushed wide! 
          ...  He shoots from a tight angle 
          ...  It hits the post and goes out for a goal kick!! 
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 N 
Min. 73 :(wat) I_Sarr lays the ball back to K_Davis 
          ...  J_Victor slides in to knock the ball out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  F_Neuhaus dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  K_Davis makes a firm connection with his head 
          ...  But G_Bazunu tips it behind 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  C_Under crosses it in! 
          ...  S_Caldwell wins the ball 
          ...  And he heads it away 
Min. 75 :(bir) Melendo beats C_Kabasele 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" Waves The Referee 
          ...  Melendo hits the ball first time! 
          ...  That shot never looked like going in 
Min. 78 :(bir) P_Vydra with a glorious 60-yard pass to S_Caldwell 
          ...  A skilful effort from S_Caldwell! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  An equaliser late in the game!! 
          ...  Derek Purvis looks gutted 
          ...  Watford 1-1 Birmingham City ...
Min. 79 :(wat) K_Davis gets to the byline 
          ...  He centres the ball to B_Embolo 
          ...  B_Embolo with the 40 yard drive! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 79 :(bir) Melendo has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He takes it past Fabian_Ruiz 
          ...  He knocks it to B_Hubner! 
          ...  C_Kabasele slides in hard! 
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw! 
Min. 83 :(wat) B_Embolo beats his marker 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  B_Embolo hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  G_Bazunu drops the shot! 
          ...  And it's gone in! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Butterfingers! 
          ...  Watford have surely won this game now! 
          ...  Watford 2-1 Birmingham City ...
Min. 84 :(bir) J_Wallace takes possession of the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to S_Caldwell 
          ...  An audacious effort from S_Caldwell! 
          ...  M_Okoye won't get to that! 
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(wat) Fabian_Ruiz changes direction inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to B_Embolo 
          ...  But J_Victor sweeps up the threat 
Min. 90 :(bir) Melendo cuts in on the inside of the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to R_Framberger 
          ...  with the block 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Vicarage Road
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Watford Match Info
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Best player          : K_Davis (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : K_Davis (18), B_Embolo (83)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : K_Davis (27), M_Pollock (44)
Injured              : I_Louza (47)
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Birmingham City Match Info
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Best player          : M_Taverneir
Scorers              : S_Caldwell (78)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                 Watford  |    Birmingham City
Attempts on Goal     :           9        |       19
Off target           :           4        |       11
On target            :           5        |       8
Possession           :          32        |       68
Corners              :           3        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       0
Subs Used            :           2        |       2
Fouls                :           8        |       4
Key Tackles          :          12        |       8
Key Passes           :          13        |       25
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Final Score          : Watford 2 - 1 Birmingham City
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Player Statistics - Watford
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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M_Okoye        GK  24   1   1   1  29 |  94   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
F_Sierralta    DF   1  21  13   7  26 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
H_Kamara       DF   1  21  15  11  29 |  94   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  30   0  15
C_Kabasele     DF   1  19  14  13  22 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  34   0   0
M_Pollock      DF   1  17  14   5  26 |  45   0   2   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  34  11  -4
Fabian_Ruiz    MF   1  17  22  10  29 |  94   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  39   0
F_Neuhaus      MF   1  14  21  10  28 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0
I_Sarr         MF   1   3  20  18  25 |  94   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  18   8
I_Louza        MF   1   7  20  14  26 |  47   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  29  27   0
B_Embolo       FW   1   4  13  21  24 |  94   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  23
K_Davis        FW   1   4  11  20  22 |  94   0   1   1   0   4   1   1   0   0  28  14  36
B_Hamer        GK  15   1   1   1  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Hall         DF   1  17  17   9  20 |  49   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  38   0   0
C_Cathcart     DF   1  14   8   1  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Under        MF   1   4  19  15  25 |  47   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  12
S_Leto         FW   1   5  12  17  21 |   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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G_Bazunu       GK  24   1   1   1  26 |  94   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Vydra        DF   1  20  16  11  26 |  94   0   3   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  48  43   0
J_Victor       DF   1  20  16   5  25 |  94   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  32  26   0
A_Cole         DF   1  18  16   4  21 |  72   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Caldwell     DF   1  18  12  10  23 |  94   0   1   2   0   2   1   0   0   0  18  34  56
J_Wallace      AM   1   3  17  16  22 |  94   0   0   1   0   5   0   0   0   0   0  12  52
L_Gibbs        MF   1  14  20   5  28 |  94   0   2   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  44  27   0
Melendo        MF   1   9  21  15  27 |  94   0   0   4   0   5   0   0   0   0   0  32  57
M_Taverneir    MF   1   7  21  15  22 |  94   0   0   6   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  48  23
S_Mane         FW   1   2  15  22  24 |  72   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  28  13
A_Nemeth       FW   1   3  12  16  24 |  94   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  51  21
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 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Hubner       DF   1  20  13   7  20 |  22   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
L_Watson       MF   1  12  14   8  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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