FFO FLT, Rennes vs. Birmingham City (Wed Jan 29)


                               Rennes  |  Birmingham City
                              4-4-2 L  |  5-1-1-2-1 C
                            Drew Hill  |  -
                                       |
                          G_Lembet GK  |  GK G_Bazunu
                        A_Truffert DF  |  DF P_Vydra
                           W_Omari DF  |  DF J_Victor
                            F_Mane DF  |  DF B_Hubner
                         F_Winther DF  |  DF S_Caldwell
                        B_Aaronson MF  |  DF R_Framberger
                          M_Hamsik MF  |  DM A_Diouf
                         J_Chotard MF  |  AM M_Taverneir
                         J_O_Mikel MF  |  MF Melendo
                      A_Kalimuendo FW  |  AM C_Marshall
                          A_Gouiri FW  |  FW D_Brooks
                                       |
                         M_Travers SUB |  SUB B_Hinchcliffe
                           M_Ciani SUB |  SUB A_Preciado
                           N_Matic SUB |  SUB J_Wallace
                       F_Ranocchia SUB |  SUB C_De_Norre
                      S_W_Phillips SUB |  SUB A_Nemeth




Min. 1  :(std) Tactical Change by Rennes 
          ...  Rennes have changed their playing style to E 
Min. 2  :(std) J_Chotard with the diagonal pass to A_Truffert 
          ...  A_Truffert keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  The shot slips through G_Bazunu's hands 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  What a terrible mistake 
          ...  Rennes have the advantage! 
          ...  Rennes 1-0 Birmingham City ...
Min. 4  :(std) W_Omari with the nod to B_Aaronson 
          ...  B_Aaronson drives it low! 
          ...  But G_Bazunu smothers the ball 
Min. 4  :(bir) A_Diouf with a pinpoint pass to M_Taverneir 
          ...  W_Omari wins it well 
          ...  Perfectly timed! 
Min. 6  :(std) A_Kalimuendo dribbles past Melendo 
          ...  A cracking drive from A_Kalimuendo! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 7  :(std) B_Aaronson loses his marker! 
          ...  What a challenge by P_Vydra 
          ...  The ball cannoning out of play for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Chotard swings it in! 
          ...  A_Kalimuendo rises above his marker and heads it towards goal! 
          ...  ITS THERE! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He punches the corner flag in delight! 
          ...  Rennes 2-0 Birmingham City ...
Min. 8  :(bir) Tactical Change by Birmingham City 
          ...  Birmingham City have changed their playing style to N 
Min. 9  :(bir) P_Vydra with a probing pass to D_Brooks 
          ...  D_Brooks hits the ball first time! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
Min. 10 :(bir) Melendo over hits his pass 
          ...  He finds P_Vydra though 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  P_Vydra curls the ball in on goal! 
          ...  It sails over! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 12 :(std) J_O_Mikel with a 40-yard pass to A_Kalimuendo 
          ...  A_Kalimuendo tries to lob the keeper! 
          ...  G_Bazunu makes himself big and wins the ball 
Min. 14 :(bir) C_Marshall curls the ball out wide to Melendo 
          ...  Melendo sends it flying towards goal! 
          ...  What agility from G_Lembet 
Min. 15 :(bir) A_Diouf is force to hold onto the ball 
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward 
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone! 
          ...  A_Diouf with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  G_Lembet watches it sail wide! 
Min. 20 :(bir) A_Diouf plays a first time ball through the defence to Melendo 
          ...  M_Hamsik with a superb challenge 
          ...  The referee has given the free kick the other way! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The Referee is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 20 :(bir) The ball runs loose! 
          ...  P_Vydra seizes control of it and thinks about the shot 
          ...  P_Vydra attempts to drive it home! 
          ...  G_Lembet with a fantastic save 
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one 
Min. 22 :(bir) C_Marshall breaks free from his marker 
          ...  C_Marshall blasts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It hits the post!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Rennes 2-1 Birmingham City ...
Min. 26 :(bir) R_Framberger has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He takes it past F_Winther 
          ...  He knocks it to M_Taverneir! 
          ...  M_Taverneir flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by Melendo 
          ...  The danger is dealt with by A_Truffert 
Min. 28 :(bir) Melendo with a deep cross to C_Marshall 
          ...  A well-placed shot from C_Marshall! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 32 :(bir) Melendo runs down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He cuts the ball back 
          ...  S_Caldwell latches onto the pass 
          ...  He carves out some space 
          ...  S_Caldwell fires a shot at goal! 
          ...  G_Lembet makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
Min. 33 :(bir) D_Brooks knocks the ball past the lunge of F_Mane 
          ...  D_Brooks with his head down lets it go! 
          ...  G_Lembet makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
Min. 34 :(bir) C_Marshall watches his team-mates pull the defenders out of position 
          ...  He decides to be greedy and run into the space 
          ...  He's gone right through! 
          ...  C_Marshall curls the ball in on goal! 
          ...  G_Lembet parries it 
          ...  The defender clears it 
Min. 35 :(bir) J_Victor heads the ball back to M_Taverneir 
          ...  A_Kalimuendo reads the situation well and wins the ball 
          ...  But it goes out 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Taverneir lofts the ball in! 
          ...  B_Hubner rises above his marker and heads it towards goal! 
          ...  But G_Lembet punches it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 36 :(std) B_Aaronson takes advantage of a mistake by R_Framberger 
          ...  He crosses to A_Kalimuendo 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from A_Kalimuendo! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  That was a woeful effort 
Min. 41 :(bir) P_Vydra flicks it over the defenders head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  P_Vydra swings in the shot! 
          ...  G_Lembet just watches it fly safely wide! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 43 :(std) B_Aaronson with electric pace 
          ...  He eases past B_Hubner 
          ...  What a fantastic interception by J_Victor 
Min. 44 :(std) J_O_Mikel with the through ball to A_Gouiri 
          ...  P_Vydra with a two footed lunge! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 44 :(bir) Melendo works the ball inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Brooks 
          ...  D_Brooks goes for goal! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  A quality strike 
          ...  That's levelled the scores! 
          ...  they've done it! Absolutely incredible! 
          ...  It ain't over 'til it's over 
          ...  Rennes 2-2 Birmingham City ...
Min. 46 :(std) J_Chotard with an inswinging cross to A_Gouiri 
          ...  Another tackle close to the line by R_Framberger 
          ...  But he cant prevent the corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  B_Aaronson floats the ball in! 
          ...  A_Diouf cleans up with a great clearance 
Min. 46 :(bir) Melendo crosses in from the wing, he finds M_Taverneir in the box 
          ...  M_Taverneir with the attempt at goal! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  G_Lembet moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  It's beaten him! 
          ...  But it thumps the post!! 
          ...  And goes out! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Rennes 2-2 Birmingham City

Min. 49 :(bir) J_Victor with a glorious long pass to Melendo 
          ...  Melendo hits the ball on the bounce! 
          ...  Looks like it should be G_Lembet's 
          ...  But he elects to punch it rather than catch 
          ...  It loops out for a corner. 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Framberger lofts the ball in! 
          ...  G_Lembet easily catches it! 
Min. 50 :(bir) C_Marshall beats F_Winther 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" Waves The Referee 
          ...  C_Marshall with the 40 yard drive! 
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding 
Min. 51 :(std) M_Hamsik bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to A_Gouiri 
          ...  Melendo with a nasty foul 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
          ...  The Referee writes his name in his little black book 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on! 
Min. 54 :(std) W_Omari brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  A_Gouiri gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  B_Hubner brings him down from behind! 
          ...  But the ref gives nothing! 
Min. 56 :(std) W_Omari gains control of the loose ball 
          ...  R_Framberger goes in studs first 
          ...  The Rennes players are furious! 
          ...  They want the red card to come out! 
          ...  He deserves punishment for that! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 57 :(bir) D_Brooks loses his marker! 
          ...  D_Brooks fires a shot at goal! 
          ...  It hits the post!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 58 :(bir) D_Brooks eases past A_Truffert 
          ...  J_O_Mikel with an ugly foul 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution! 
Min. 59 :(bir) Melendo sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He was too quick for his marker 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by F_Winther 
Min. 64 :(bir) Melendo knocks the ball past F_Mane 
          ...  Now he crosses to A_Diouf! 
          ...  M_Hamsik intercepts the pass 
Min. 65 :(std) Substitution by Rennes 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Ciani 
          ...  COMING OFF: F_Winther 
Min. 68 :(std) J_Chotard with the flick on 
          ...  He plays the ball across to M_Ciani 
          ...  M_Ciani with a scorcher of a shot! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  That was a terrible attempt! 
Min. 69 :(bir) A_Diouf is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure 
          ...  Melendo latches onto the ball 
          ...  Melendo sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. 
          ...  cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  G_Lembet plucks the ball out of the air 
          ...  Good goalkeeping there! 
Min. 70 :(std) Substitution by Rennes 
          ...  COMING ON: S_W_Phillips 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Gouiri 
Min. 73 :(std) F_Mane beats P_Vydra 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  G_Bazunu fouls badly 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution! 
          ...  Drew Hill looks bemused that it wasn't more! He wanted to see red! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  It's in a very dangerous position! 
          ...  J_O_Mikel swings it in 
          ...  M_Ciani takes control of it! 
          ...  M_Ciani hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! 
          ...  It's going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  And G_Bazunu reacts well to tip it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Hamsik flights it in! 
          ...  B_Hubner cleans up with a great clearance 
Min. 75 :(std) Substitution by Rennes 
          ...  COMING ON: F_Ranocchia 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Hamsik 
Min. 77 :(std) B_Aaronson with electric pace 
          ...  He eases past R_Framberger 
          ...  B_Aaronson with the header! 
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by A_Kalimuendo! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of G_Bazunu 
Min. 77 :(bir) M_Taverneir takes advantage of a bad back pass from A_Truffert 
          ...  M_Taverneir fires the shot in! 
          ...  It flies wide! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 78 :(bir) G_Lembet miskicks! 
          ...  C_Marshall takes control of the ball! 
          ...  A_Truffert takes the ball and the player!! 
          ...  But the ref waves play on!! 
Min. 82 :(bir) Melendo holds the ball up 
          ...  He sees C_Marshall in space! 
          ...  C_Marshall with a thundering shot! 
          ...  He hits the post 
          ...  He follows it up! 
          ...  But puts it wide! 
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 89 :(bir) A_Diouf pass splits open the defence and finds D_Brooks 
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from W_Omari 
Min. 90 :(std) A_Truffert has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He takes it past J_Victor 
          ...  He knocks it to A_Kalimuendo! 
          ...  A glorious effort by A_Kalimuendo! 
          ...  It's gone over 
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one 

*************  EXTRA TIME  ****************

Min. 96 :(std) B_Aaronson brushes B_Hubner aside and breaks free 
          ...  But R_Framberger wins the tackle cleanly 
Min. 98 :(std) S_W_Phillips sprints down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He puts in a square ball! 
          ...  F_Ranocchia runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  The defender is caught ball watching 
          ...  F_Ranocchia takes advantage and races towards the goal! 
          ...  Just G_Bazunu is between him and the goal 
          ...  He rounds G_Bazunu 
          ...  He has been pushed wide! 
          ...  Surely he can't score from that angle! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That surely hands Rennes victory!! 
          ...  The Birmingham City fans are distraught and are piling out the stadium! 
          ...  Rennes 3-2 Birmingham City ...
Min. 98 :(std) Tactical Change by Rennes 
          ...  Rennes have changed their playing style to D 
Min. 99 :(std) B_Aaronson finds his way through 
          ...  He sets up the shot 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from R_Framberger 
Min. 101:(std) M_Ciani controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right! 
          ...  B_Aaronson gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  B_Aaronson beats the defender to the ball 
          ...  He beats a second defender 
          ...  He just has G_Bazunu to beat! 
          ...  G_Bazunu charges out of his area 
          ...  G_Bazunu belts it clear! 
          ...  Great sweeper-keeping! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! 
          ...  J_O_Mikel flights it in! 
          ...  S_Caldwell clears the danger 
Min. 103:(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 103:(std) J_Chotard drives the ball across field 
          ...  It comes to A_Kalimuendo 
          ...  S_Caldwell with a bad challenge 
Min. 105:(bir) D_Brooks storms past his marker 
          ...  A well-placed shot from D_Brooks! 
          ...  It hits the post!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it over 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************

Min. 116:(bir) C_Marshall wins possession 
          ...  He plays the ball across to B_Hubner 
          ...  A_Kalimuendo is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He won that header unfairly 
          ...  The Referee will just give him a speaking to 
Min. 118:(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Roazhon Park
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Rennes Match Info
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Best player          : J_Chotard
Scorers              : A_Truffert (2), A_Kalimuendo (7), F_Ranocchia (98)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Hamsik (20), J_O_Mikel (58)
Injured              : N/A
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Birmingham City Match Info
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Best player          : Melendo (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : C_Marshall (22), D_Brooks (44)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Melendo (51), R_Framberger (56), G_Bazunu (73)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                  Rennes  |    Birmingham City
Attempts on Goal     :          12        |       22
Off target           :           5        |       13
On target            :           7        |       9
Possession           :          34        |       66
Corners              :           5        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       3
Subs Used            :           3        |       0
Fouls                :           7        |       13
Key Tackles          :           7        |       10
Key Passes           :          12        |       17
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Final Score          : Rennes 3 - 2 Birmingham City
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Player Statistics - Rennes
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_Lembet       GK  24   1   1   1  24 | 127   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
A_Truffert     DF   1  21  13  14  30 | 127   0   2   1   0   1   1   0   0   0  30  16  32
W_Omari        DF   1  19  15   4  22 | 127   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  34  28   0
F_Mane         DF   1  19  15  12  26 | 127   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Winther      DF   1  19  14   4  16 |  66   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  17   0   0
B_Aaronson     MF   1   5  19  15  31 | 127   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  10  35
M_Hamsik       MF   1  10  18  13  29 |  76   0   1   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  22   7  -4
J_Chotard      MF   1  14  19   7  26 | 127   0   0   3   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  58   0
J_O_Mikel      MF   1  14  18   5  31 | 127   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  -4  18  -4
A_Kalimuendo   FW   1   5  13  20  23 | 127   0   1   0   0   5   1   0   0   0  31   0  45
A_Gouiri       FW   1   2  14  21  24 |  71   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Travers      GK  21   1   1   1  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Ciani        DF   1  17  12   8  26 |  61   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  17  37
N_Matic        MF   1  14  19   9  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Ranocchia    MF   1  13  16  14  24 |  51   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  32
S_W_Phillips   FW   1   8  15  18  30 |  56   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  32   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 | 127   5   0   0   0   0   0   1   0  -9   0   0   0
P_Vydra        DF   1  20  15  11  26 | 127   0   2   1   0   3   0   0   0   0  32  14  46
J_Victor       DF   1  20  15   4  25 | 127   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  16  28   0
B_Hubner       DF   1  19  13   7  20 | 127   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  34   0  20
S_Caldwell     DF   1  18  12  10  23 | 127   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  18   0  17
R_Framberger   DF   1  18  15   5  26 | 127   0   3   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  50  10  -4
A_Diouf        DM   1  14  19   8  26 | 127   0   1   4   0   1   0   0   0   0  22  40  18
M_Taverneir    AM   1   7  20  15  22 | 127   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  33
Melendo        MF   1   9  21  15  27 | 127   0   0   7   1   3   0   1   0   0  -4  64  31
C_Marshall     AM   1   7  16  19  29 | 127   0   0   2   0   5   1   0   0   0   0  26  51
D_Brooks       FW   1   5  14  20  28 | 127   0   0   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0  45
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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