FFO FACUP, Birmingham City vs. Millwall (Thu Jan 16) Birmingham City | Millwall 5-2-3 L | 5-1-2-1-1 A - | Gary Windebank | N_Schiks GK | GK R_Owusu_Oduro O_Dodgson DF | DF A_Cissokho P_Vydra DF | DF P_Stenman B_Hubner DF | DF M_Dagasan A_Diouf DF | DF T_Silva S_Caldwell DF | DF Cubero G_Hall MF | DM E_Fernandez B_Diarra MF | MF Y_Kabadayi J_Wallace FW | MF R_Esse D_Brooks FW | AM M_Diaby C_Marshall FW | FW A_Emakhu | B_Hinchcliffe SUB | SUB S_Romero F_Jensen SUB | SUB D_Sanderson A_Preciado SUB | SUB J_Cardy C_De_Norre SUB | SUB J_Rossiter A_Nemeth SUB | SUB E_Baldini Min. 2 :(bir) B_Diarra has plenty of time and space ... A_Cissokho bundles the player over!! ... That's a foul!! ... The ref looks across to his assistant! ... Play on! Min. 3 :(mil) E_Fernandez finds his way through ... His quick turn fooled the defender ... S_Caldwell is late with that one ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... The Referee calls him over ... It's just a warning Min. 6 :(bir) S_Caldwell has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past P_Stenman! ... He has some space now! ... S_Caldwell attempts to nutmeg R_Owusu_Oduro! ... GOAL!! ... Hammered into the top corner! ... He salutes the Birmingham City fans!! ... That's put Birmingham City in front! ... Birmingham City 1-0 Millwall ... Min. 7 :(mil) P_Stenman is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate in space ... He throws it long to M_Diaby ... M_Diaby lobs N_Schiks! ... GOAL!! ... The Millwall fans go wild! ... But it's been disallowed! The linesman spotted a foul Min. 8 :(mil) Y_Kabadayi chips the ball forward to M_Diaby ... G_Hall with a deliberate foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge Min. 10 :(mil) E_Fernandez looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to M_Diaby ... But P_Vydra with the fine tackle Min. 17 :(bir) B_Diarra spots a team mate in space ... That's an excellent through ball to D_Brooks! ... A_Cissokho hits it out for a corner ... Can they make this pay? ... CORNER! ... G_Hall hits it into the box! ... R_Owusu_Oduro comes out and claims it! Min. 21 :(bir) B_Hubner looks around for some movement ... He knocks the ball across to C_Marshall ... A_Emakhu with a nasty foul ... The Referee calls him over! ... YELLOW CARD! Min. 22 :(bir) J_Wallace spots his team mate making a run ... That's an excellent through ball to C_Marshall! ... C_Marshall with the punt towards goal! ... R_Owusu_Oduro dives towards his top let hand corner ... He's pushed that one just around the goal ... Super Stop! ... CORNER! ... A_Diouf crosses it in! ... R_Owusu_Oduro reads it well, and claims it! Min. 23 :(bir) B_Diarra passes the ball to J_Wallace ... J_Wallace looks to see where R_Owusu_Oduro is! ... He rifles in the shot! ... But R_Owusu_Oduro with the difficult save Min. 25 :(mil) T_Silva knocks it past the defender and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... P_Vydra goes in studs first Min. 25 :(mil) Cubero takes advantage of a mistake by P_Vydra ... He crosses to M_Diaby ... M_Diaby sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... But it sails past the post!! ... N_Schiks never had a chance! Min. 27 :(bir) J_Wallace kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... C_Marshall gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... Cubero intercepts the pass Min. 27 :(mil) R_Esse makes the tackle ... He gets to his feet quickly ... He's beat the defender to the ball ... B_Diarra is late with that one ... I think he was just trying to get to the ball ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 27 :(mil) Y_Kabadayi has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past A_Diouf! ... He has some space now! ... O_Dodgson with the tackle Min. 30 :(mil) A_Cissokho gets possession in his own half ... J_Wallace with the dive ... There's no room in the game for that! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was unlucky to be booked for that Min. 42 :(bir) B_Diarra with a real burst of pace ... M_Dagasan can't catch up with him ... He's clean through! ... B_Diarra drives it low! ... The ball moves through the air! ... R_Owusu_Oduro moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... R_Owusu_Oduro catches it with style! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Birmingham City 1-0 Millwall Min. 46 :(mil) R_Esse sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball in to T_Silva ... An audacious effort from T_Silva! ... N_Schiks gets up well to catch that one Min. 47 :(bir) D_Brooks takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... It's a lucky break ... But A_Cissokho wins the ball with a sliding challenge Min. 52 :(mil) M_Diaby runs at the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to R_Esse ... R_Esse runs forward ... He hits the shot! ... But he puts it well wide ... That was a crappy effort! Min. 57 :(bir) B_Diarra is clutching his leg! ... This looks like a bad one ... He signals to the bench he can't carry on Min. 57 :(bir) Substitution by Birmingham City ... COMING ON: F_Jensen ... COMING OFF: B_Diarra Min. 59 :(bir) O_Dodgson with the through ball to J_Wallace ... J_Wallace aims the cheeky shot at goal! ... It hits the sponsor hoarding Min. 59 :(mil) A_Emakhu with a great first touch ... A_Emakhu blasts the ball towards goal! ... N_Schiks parries it Min. 60 :(bir) A_Diouf runs at goal ... He spots the run of D_Brooks ... He's played him in ... Y_Kabadayi with the foul Min. 61 :(mil) M_Dagasan kills the ball dead ... M_Dagasan must beat N_Schiks! ... 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. 64 :(mil) R_Esse cuts in on S_Caldwell's blind side ... C_Marshall is late with that one ... He gets up and shakes the players hand ... The Referee warned him Min. 64 :(mil) M_Dagasan runs down the flank ... He plays the ball in to P_Stenman ... P_Stenman breaks clear! ... He tries to take it round N_Schiks ... He lobs it over N_Schiks ... It's hit the bar and gone over!! Min. 65 :(mil) Cubero runs at the heart of the defence ... O_Dodgson gathers up the loose ball Min. 70 :(bir) O_Dodgson passes the ball to J_Wallace ... But M_Dagasan clears the danger Min. 77 :(mil) Y_Kabadayi cuts in on P_Vydra's blind side ... Y_Kabadayi with the drive! ... But he got that all wrong Min. 87 :(bir) J_Wallace takes advantage of a bad back pass from R_Esse ... J_Wallace throws himself at the ball! ... He manages to reach the ball ... It goes wide for a goal kick Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 90 :(mil) E_Fernandez has found himself in space ... He looks up for his team mates ... He swings the ball in ... M_Diaby gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... M_Diaby has his eyes on the goal! ... He shoots! ... N_Schiks saves, but he fumbles ... But he gathers at the second attempt! Min. 91 :(mil) M_Dagasan takes possession on the edge of the box ... P_Vydra reads him well and hoofs it clear ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : St Andrews ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Birmingham City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : S_Caldwell (Man of the Match) Scorers : S_Caldwell (6) Sent Off : N/A Booked : B_Diarra (27), J_Wallace (30) Injured : B_Diarra (57) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Millwall Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Diaby Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : A_Emakhu (21) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Birmingham City | Millwall Attempts on Goal : 6 | 9 Off target : 2 | 5 On target : 4 | 4 Possession : 38 | 62 Corners : 2 | 0 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 1 Subs Used : 1 | 0 Fouls : 9 | 8 Key Tackles : 4 | 5 Key Passes : 7 | 7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Birmingham City 1 - 0 Millwall ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Birmingham City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N_Schiks GK 24 1 1 1 30 | 97 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 0 0 0 O_Dodgson DF 1 19 15 3 30 | 97 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 30 0 P_Vydra DF 1 20 15 11 26 | 97 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 0 0 B_Hubner DF 1 19 12 7 20 | 97 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 18 0 A_Diouf DF 1 13 19 8 26 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Caldwell DF 1 18 12 10 23 | 97 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 42 G_Hall MF 1 5 19 16 24 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Diarra MF 1 5 19 14 27 | 60 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 -4 18 10 J_Wallace FW 1 3 17 16 22 | 97 0 0 2 0 3 0 1 0 0 -4 22 30 D_Brooks FW 1 5 14 20 28 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Marshall FW 1 7 16 18 29 | 97 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 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 | 37 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 - Millwall Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- R_Owusu_Oduro GK 25 1 1 1 22 | 97 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 A_Cissokho DF 1 18 15 7 26 | 97 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 57 0 0 P_Stenman DF 1 18 16 4 24 | 97 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 23 M_Dagasan DF 1 19 15 3 29 | 97 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 18 15 24 T_Silva DF 1 18 16 12 28 | 97 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 Cubero DF 1 14 11 6 27 | 97 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 19 0 E_Fernandez DM 1 17 22 12 27 | 97 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 Y_Kabadayi MF 1 9 20 16 31 | 97 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 R_Esse MF 1 8 19 15 25 | 97 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 12 M_Diaby AM 1 3 21 19 30 | 97 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 9 26 A_Emakhu FW 1 5 14 20 30 | 97 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -4 -4 4 S_Romero GK 22 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Sanderson DF 1 16 11 8 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Cardy MF 1 14 17 5 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Rossiter MF 1 10 12 7 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Baldini FW 1 7 12 14 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1736991700 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40