FFO FACUP, Crystal Palace vs. Birmingham City (Wed Feb 05)


                       Crystal Palace  |  Birmingham City
                          4-1-2-1-2 C  |  5-1-1-2-1 C
                          Rob Brunton  |  -
                                       |
                       D_Livakovic GK  |  GK G_Bazunu
                           W_Anton DF  |  DF P_Vydra
                        K_Tsimikas DF  |  DF J_Victor
                              Tuta DF  |  DF B_Hubner
                        F_Horsfall DF  |  DF S_Caldwell
                           Fabinho DM  |  DF R_Framberger
                         M_Pasalic MF  |  DM A_Diouf
                         R_De_Paul MF  |  AM M_Taverneir
                             E_Eze AM  |  MF Melendo
                      Adama_Traore FW  |  AM C_Marshall
                            D_Dike FW  |  FW D_Brooks
                                       |
                       Y_Clementia SUB |  SUB B_Hinchcliffe
                        Renan_Lodi SUB |  SUB A_Preciado
                           L_Grimi SUB |  SUB J_Wallace
                      L_Bierschenk SUB |  SUB C_De_Norre
                           T_Asano SUB |  SUB A_Nemeth




Min. 3  :(cry) R_De_Paul jinks past P_Vydra 
          ...  R_De_Paul with a thundering volley! 
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Look at the delight on his face! 
          ...  Just look at his face!! 
          ...  That's put Crystal Palace ahead! 
          ...  Crystal Palace 1-0 Birmingham City ...
Min. 4  :(bir) Tactical Change by Birmingham City 
          ...  Birmingham City have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 4  :(bir) Tactical Change by Birmingham City 
          ...  C_Marshall will now play as a FW 
Min. 7  :(bir) D_Brooks jumps over Fabinho's challenge 
          ...  K_Tsimikas is called for the holding foul 
          ...  Looked like a fair jump 
          ...  The referee got it wrong 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  What's it going to be? 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on! 
Min. 9  :(cry) M_Pasalic turns past the defender 
          ...  He has created space for himself now 
          ...  A wicked drive by M_Pasalic! 
          ...  But G_Bazunu punches it away 
Min. 9  :(bir) D_Brooks takes advantage of a mistake by W_Anton 
          ...  He knocks the ball to S_Caldwell! 
          ...  S_Caldwell blasts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  D_Livakovic claws it off the line 
          ...  What's The Referee going to give? 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Now they are back in the game! 
          ...  Crystal Palace 1-1 Birmingham City ...
Min. 14 :(bir) D_Brooks nutmegs the defender, he continues to run forward 
          ...  D_Brooks tries to beat D_Livakovic! 
          ...  He hits the post 
          ...  He follows it up! 
          ...  But puts it wide! 
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that 
Min. 19 :(bir) D_Brooks gains control of the loose ball 
          ...  D_Brooks chases it through, he must score! 
          ...  It's well wide! 
          ...  8 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 31 :(cry) E_Eze pulls it back to M_Pasalic 
          ...  P_Vydra brings him down from behind! 
          ...  But the ref gives nothing! 
Min. 35 :(cry) R_De_Paul brushes R_Framberger aside and breaks free 
          ...  R_De_Paul with a stunning strike! 
          ...  G_Bazunu takes the ball off him 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 41 :(cry) Fabinho gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He slides the ball past J_Victor! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!! 
          ...  R_Framberger picks up the loose ball and clears the danger 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Crystal Palace 1-1 Birmingham City

Min. 59 :(bir) D_Brooks nutmegs Tuta, he continues to run forward 
          ...  But Fabinho wins the tackle cleanly 
Min. 60 :(cry) Substitution by Crystal Palace 
          ...  COMING ON: L_Bierschenk 
          ...  COMING OFF: E_Eze 
Min. 62 :(cry) W_Anton with a fantastic turn that puts him through on goal 
          ...  Driven towards goal by W_Anton! 
          ...  But G_Bazunu makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 63 :(cry) Substitution by Crystal Palace 
          ...  COMING ON: Renan_Lodi 
          ...  COMING OFF: K_Tsimikas 
Min. 64 :(cry) W_Anton with a glorious 60-yard pass to Adama_Traore 
          ...  Adama_Traore with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful downward header! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide!! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by R_De_Paul 
          ...  Tuta gets a shot in 
          ...  G_Bazunu parries it 
Min. 65 :(cry) R_De_Paul with the dribble 
          ...  The defender is easily beaten 
          ...  R_De_Paul has time and space! 
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal 
          ...  But G_Bazunu parries the ball 
          ...  It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd 
Min. 70 :(cry) F_Horsfall unselfishly heads the ball back to Fabinho 
          ...  Fabinho attempts a lob! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  The fans thought that was a GOAL! 
          ...  But it's not 
          ...  Goal kick. 
Min. 73 :(bir) S_Caldwell has found himself in space 
          ...  He looks up for his team mates 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  A_Diouf gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  Renan_Lodi gets to the ball first 
Min. 75 :(bir) A_Diouf brings it under control 
          ...  He takes on W_Anton 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in D_Brooks! 
          ...  W_Anton recovers to win the ball back. He's a real bundle of energy 
Min. 78 :(cry) L_Bierschenk finds his way through 
          ...  His quick turn fooled J_Victor 
          ...  L_Bierschenk controls the ball well! 
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  G_Bazunu plucks the ball out of the air 
          ...  Good goalkeeping there! 
Min. 80 :(cry) L_Bierschenk looks up for support 
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now 
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! 
          ...  Adama_Traore receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  Adama_Traore flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  G_Bazunu parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  The defence had gone walk about! 
          ...  That surely hands Crystal Palace victory!! 
          ...  Some people on the pitch! 
          ...  They think it's all over! 
          ...  It might be soon! 
          ...  Crystal Palace 2-1 Birmingham City ...
Min. 81 :(cry) Substitution by Crystal Palace 
          ...  COMING ON: L_Grimi 
          ...  COMING OFF: D_Dike 
Min. 81 :(cry) Tactical Change by Crystal Palace 
          ...  Crystal Palace have changed their playing style to D 
Min. 87 :(cry) Adama_Traore makes the tackle 
          ...  He gets to his feet quickly 
          ...  He's beat the defender to the ball 
          ...  R_Framberger with a two footed lunge! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 5 minutes of injury time.
Min. 94 :(bir) M_Taverneir looks up for support 
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now 
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! 
          ...  His team mate plays the through ball for him! 
          ...  L_Bierschenk with a poor challenge 
Min. 94 :(bir) J_Victor sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  J_Victor fires off a right-footed shot! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  D_Livakovic plucks the ball out of the air 
          ...  Good goalkeeping there! 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Selhurst Park
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Crystal Palace Match Info
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Best player          : R_De_Paul (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : R_De_Paul (3), Adama_Traore (80)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : K_Tsimikas (7)
Injured              : N/A
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Birmingham City Match Info
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Best player          : D_Brooks
Scorers              : S_Caldwell (9)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                          Crystal Palace  |    Birmingham City
Attempts on Goal     :          10        |       4
Off target           :           2        |       2
On target            :           8        |       2
Possession           :          47        |       53
Corners              :           1        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       0
Fouls                :           7        |       1
Key Tackles          :           3        |       3
Key Passes           :           4        |       3
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Final Score          : Crystal Palace 2 - 1 Birmingham City
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Player Statistics - Crystal Palace
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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D_Livakovic    GK  25   1   1   1  27 |  97   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -5   0   0   0
W_Anton        DF   1  23  15  10  27 |  97   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  14  15  18
K_Tsimikas     DF   1  21  15  10  31 |  65   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -4  -4  -4
Tuta           DF   1  19  14   5  30 |  97   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  23
F_Horsfall     DF   1  20  14   9  28 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0
Fabinho        DM   1  16  21   8  26 |  97   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  21   0  19
M_Pasalic      MF   1   7  20  17  29 |  97   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  11
R_De_Paul      MF   1   3  21  17  24 |  97   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  50
E_Eze          AM   1   8  19  17  28 |  62   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  11   0
Adama_Traore   FW   1   5  11  22  28 |  97   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  23
D_Dike         FW   1   5  16  21  21 |  83   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Y_Clementia    GK  18   1   1   1  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Renan_Lodi     DF   1  21  16  11  29 |  32   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0   0
L_Grimi        DF   1  17  14   6  23 |  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Bierschenk   AM   1   3  18  14  24 |  35   0   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  28  14
T_Asano        FW   1   4  13  19  23 |   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 |  97   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0   0   0
P_Vydra        DF   1  20  15  11  26 |  97   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  17   0   0
J_Victor       DF   1  20  16   4  25 |  97   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  24
B_Hubner       DF   1  19  13   7  20 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Caldwell     DF   1  18  12  10  23 |  97   0   0   1   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  18  42
R_Framberger   DF   1  18  15   5  26 |  97   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  38   0   0
A_Diouf        DM   1  14  19   8  26 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  11   0
M_Taverneir    AM   1   7  20  15  22 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Melendo        MF   1   9  21  15  27 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Marshall     FW   1   7  16  19  29 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Brooks       FW   1   5  14  20  28 |  97   0   0   1   1   2   0   0   0   0   0  36  14
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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