FFO FACUP, Birmingham City vs. Bradford City (Wed Jan 08)


                      Birmingham City  |  Bradford City
                            5-2-1-2 P  |  5-3-2 A
                                    -  |  -
                                       |
                          N_Schiks GK  |  GK H_Lewis
                         O_Dodgson DF  |  DF J_Tomkinson
                           P_Vydra DF  |  DF S_Stubbs
                          B_Hubner DF  |  DF D_Oyegoke
                         J_Wallace AM  |  DF L_Richards
                        S_Caldwell DF  |  DF B_Halliday
                            G_Hall MF  |  MF J_Walker
                          B_Diarra MF  |  MF A_Gilliead
                      R_Framberger DF  |  MF K_McDonald
                          D_Brooks FW  |  FW A_Cook
                        C_Marshall FW  |  FW V_Oliver
                                       |
                     B_Hinchcliffe SUB |  SUB H_Richardson
                          F_Jensen SUB |  SUB T_Odusina
                        A_Preciado SUB |  SUB H_Rowe
                        C_De_Norre SUB |  SUB B_Pointon
                          A_Nemeth SUB |  SUB J_Beesley




Min. 1  :(bir) P_Vydra picks out S_Caldwell with the cross 
          ...  Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. 
          ...  A powerful header from S_Caldwell! 
          ...  It looks good 
          ...  But H_Lewis makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 4  :(bfd) A_Cook takes advantage of a mistake by B_Hubner 
          ...  He puts in L_Richards! 
          ...  L_Richards beats the defender to the ball 
          ...  He beats a second defender 
          ...  He just has N_Schiks to beat! 
          ...  He tries to slide it past N_Schiks 
          ...  N_Schiks pulls off a save!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Tomkinson plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  Great catch from N_Schiks! 
Min. 5  :(bir) B_Diarra has the ball 
          ...  He knocks the ball past J_Tomkinson 
          ...  He puts in C_Marshall! 
          ...  A_Cook with a bad challenge 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  The Referee wants to have a word with him 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 11 :(bir) D_Brooks kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  G_Hall gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  K_McDonald is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He was pushing down on his man 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  The Referee signals that it is indirect 
          ...  G_Hall plays it short to D_Brooks 
          ...  D_Brooks rifles it at the goal! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide 
Min. 13 :(bir) J_Wallace finds his way through 
          ...  He has tremendous pace 
          ...  J_Wallace attempts a lob! 
          ...  H_Lewis with an amazing dive to the bottom left 
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know! 
Min. 20 :(bir) R_Framberger hits a hard pass to D_Brooks 
          ...  A vicious shot by D_Brooks! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into H_Lewis's arms 
          ...  Unlucky 
Min. 21 :(bfd) A_Cook saunters past P_Vydra 
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by A_Cook! 
          ...  But N_Schiks punches it away 
          ...  He took a knock there 
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously 
          ...  He's ok to carry on 
Min. 21 :(bir) B_Diarra drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Brooks 
          ...  V_Oliver with the lunge!! 
          ...  And the whistle goes, that's a foul 
          ...  He gets away with that one 
          ...  It's just a warning 
Min. 24 :(bir) D_Brooks with the mazy dribble 
          ...  He takes it past L_Richards 
          ...  D_Oyegoke rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  What's The Referee going to give? 
          ...  Play on! 
Min. 24 :(bfd) A_Gilliead brings the ball into the opposing area 
          ...  J_Walker makes himself available 
          ...  J_Walker has time and space! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  N_Schiks with a fantastic save 
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one 
Min. 26 :(bfd) J_Walker is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass 
          ...  S_Stubbs latches onto the ball 
          ...  Driven towards goal by S_Stubbs! 
          ...  N_Schiks makes a difficult save 
Min. 30 :(bir) J_Wallace dribbles past V_Oliver 
          ...  It was as if the defender wasn't even there 
          ...  S_Stubbs anticipates the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 33 :(bir) S_Caldwell cuts inside the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Brooks 
          ...  A delicate chip from D_Brooks! 
          ...  But H_Lewis reaches the ball. Good save 
Min. 34 :(bir) D_Brooks plays a clever one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He heads towards the goal 
          ...  He slides it past the defender! 
          ...  K_McDonald dives in two footed!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 37 :(bir) J_Wallace turns past J_Tomkinson 
          ...  He has created space for himself now 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from J_Wallace! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  That was a dismal effort! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 39 :(bfd) D_Oyegoke with a probing pass to K_McDonald 
          ...  What a shot from K_McDonald! 
          ...  It could go anywhere 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
Min. 41 :(bir) G_Hall with a precise pass to C_Marshall 
          ...  C_Marshall curls the ball in on goal! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into H_Lewis's arms 
          ...  He's spilt it! 
          ...  But he gathers it second time round! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 43 :(bir) D_Brooks plays it long to B_Hubner 
          ...  B_Halliday gets to the ball first 
Min. 44 :(bfd) A_Cook uses his feet well to turn on the ball 
          ...  A_Cook curls the ball in on goal! 
          ...  N_Schiks with a great save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 45 :(bfd) Substitution by Bradford City 
          ...  COMING ON: B_Pointon 
          ...  COMING OFF: K_McDonald 
Min. 45 :(bir) D_Brooks with the mazy dribble 
          ...  He takes it past L_Richards 
          ...  A glorious effort by D_Brooks! 
          ...  H_Lewis watches it sail safely wide! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Birmingham City 0-0 Bradford City

Min. 49 :(bir) D_Brooks takes advantage of a mistake by S_Stubbs 
          ...  He crosses to S_Caldwell 
          ...  S_Caldwell with the spectacular bicycle kick! 
          ...  It grazes the bar 
          ...  And goes over 
          ...  Oh so close there! 
Min. 53 :(bir) J_Wallace cuts inside S_Stubbs 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  D_Oyegoke wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge 
Min. 55 :(bfd) Substitution by Bradford City 
          ...  COMING ON: T_Odusina 
          ...  COMING OFF: B_Halliday 
Min. 55 :(bir) G_Hall with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows S_Stubbs a clean set of heals 
          ...  G_Hall attempts a chip! 
          ...  H_Lewis with the save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 57 :(bir) D_Brooks runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off D_Oyegoke back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  D_Brooks tries the shot! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  H_Lewis plucks the ball out of the air 
          ...  Good goalkeeping there! 
Min. 58 :(bfd) V_Oliver takes a throw in 
          ...  He throws the ball into B_Pointon 
          ...  B_Pointon with the 40 yard drive! 
          ...  Looks like it should be easy for N_Schiks 
          ...  but he's made a hash of it 
          ...  It drifts inches wide!! 
          ...  N_Schiks looks embarrassed! 
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide! 
Min. 62 :(bfd) V_Oliver chips the ball forward to A_Cook 
          ...  B_Hubner with a perfectly timed tackle 
Min. 63 :(bfd) B_Pointon makes the tackle 
          ...  He gets to his feet quickly 
          ...  He's beat the defender to the ball 
          ...  B_Pointon sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! 
          ...  But N_Schiks comes out and dives at his feet 
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest 
Min. 67 :(bir) J_Wallace spots a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays a fantastic through ball to C_Marshall! 
          ...  C_Marshall goes for goal! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  The Bradford City fans are throwing missiles onto the pitch 
          ...  It's all getting a bit ugly 
          ...  There's no room for hooliganism in FFO! 
          ...  The fans responsible are being ejected by security 
          ...  The club will be fined for this by FFO HQ I'm sure 
          ...  That's given Birmingham City the lead! 
          ...  Birmingham City 1-0 Bradford City ...
Min. 70 :(bfd) A_Gilliead finds V_Oliver in the box 
          ...  C_Marshall reads it well 
          ...  This boy is a quality defender 
          ...  The crowd sing his praises 
Min. 77 :(bir) H_Lewis with a terrible kick! 
          ...  C_Marshall is through! 
          ...  S_Stubbs takes the ball 
          ...  OOOHHHH!! 
          ...  He almost loses it straight away 
          ...  But he hits it clear! 
Min. 77 :(bfd) A_Gilliead with electric pace 
          ...  He eases past P_Vydra 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from S_Caldwell 
Min. 78 :(bir) B_Diarra dribbles it into the box 
          ...  B_Diarra hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  But he got that all wrong 
Min. 79 :(bir) B_Hubner slows the ball down and waits for support 
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now 
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy ...And heads towards the goal! 
          ...  Fine tackle by J_Tomkinson 
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner 
Min. 83 :(bir) R_Framberger with a neat pass into C_Marshall 
          ...  T_Odusina gets the foot in to win the ball 
Min. 84 :(bir) R_Framberger brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  P_Vydra gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  From long range P_Vydra bends the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  H_Lewis is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! 
          ...  B_Diarra flights it in! 
          ...  Headed away by D_Oyegoke 
Min. 85 :(bir) G_Hall runs at goal 
          ...  He spots the run of C_Marshall 
          ...  He's played him in 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from S_Stubbs 
          ...  He had to time that one perfectly 
Min. 86 :(bir) S_Caldwell with the dribble 
          ...  He uses his pace to get free 
          ...  L_Richards wins it well 
          ...  Perfectly timed! 
Min. 87 :(bir) R_Framberger is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He throws it long to B_Diarra 
          ...  B_Diarra rifles it to the far post! 
          ...  H_Lewis collects it comfortably 
          ...  The shot never troubled him 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(bir) C_Marshall sidesteps T_Odusina 
          ...  That was too easy 
          ...  C_Marshall with a terrific drive! 
          ...  H_Lewis 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! 

*************  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          : C_Marshall (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : C_Marshall (67)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Bradford City Match Info
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Best player          : S_Stubbs
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Cook (5)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                         Birmingham City  |    Bradford City
Attempts on Goal     :          16        |       8
Off target           :           9        |       2
On target            :           7        |       6
Possession           :          58        |       42
Corners              :           1        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           0        |       2
Fouls                :           6        |       6
Key Tackles          :           3        |       11
Key Passes           :          13        |       7
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Final Score          : Birmingham City 1 - 0 Bradford City
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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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N_Schiks       GK  24   1   1   1  30 |  94   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  53   0   0   0
O_Dodgson      DF   1  19  15   3  30 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0   0
P_Vydra        DF   1  20  15  11  26 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  15  16
B_Hubner       DF   1  19  12   7  20 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0   0
J_Wallace      AM   1   3  17  16  22 |  94   0   0   1   1   2   0   0   0   0   0  30  23
S_Caldwell     DF   1  17  12  10  23 |  94   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  18  35
G_Hall         MF   1   5  19  16  24 |  94   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  22  12
B_Diarra       MF   1   5  19  14  27 |  94   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  22  27
R_Framberger   DF   1  18  15   5  26 |  94   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0
D_Brooks       FW   1   5  14  20  28 |  94   0   0   2   0   5   0   0   0   0   0  32  37
C_Marshall     FW   1   6  16  18  29 |  94   0   1   0   0   3   1   0   0   0  31   0  44
B_Hinchcliffe  GK  17   1   1   1  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Jensen       MF   1   8  15  12  31 |   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
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

Player Statistics - Bradford 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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H_Lewis        GK  23   1   1   1  10 |  94   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  32   0   0   0
J_Tomkinson    DF   1  18  14   7  20 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  19   0   0
S_Stubbs       DF   1  18  12   6  22 |  94   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  57   0  22
D_Oyegoke      DF   1  17  13   8  20 |  94   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  17   0
L_Richards     DF   1  17  13   6  14 |  94   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0  22
B_Halliday     DF   1  16  13   6  28 |  56   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  21   0   0
J_Walker       MF   1   5  17  14  24 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  13  14
A_Gilliead     MF   1   6  17  13  24 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0
K_McDonald     MF   1  14  16   5  22 |  45   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  23   0  22
A_Cook         FW   1   7  11  16  28 |  94   0   0   1   0   2   0   1   0   0  -4  15  20
V_Oliver       FW   1   8  12  16  28 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   0
H_Richardson   GK  18   1   1   1  16 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Odusina      DF   1  15  13   5  18 |  38   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  22   0   0
H_Rowe         DF   1  15  12   4  16 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Pointon      MF   1   3  16  13  12 |  49   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  29
J_Beesley      FW   1   8  12  14  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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