FFO Champ, Birmingham City vs. Bournemouth (Mon Aug 11)


                      Birmingham City  |  Bournemouth
                              4-4-2 T  |  5-2-1-2 C
                         Derek Purvis  |  Jason Fortune Caretaker
                                       |
                          G_Bazunu GK  |  GK I_Meslier
                           P_Vydra DF  |  DF N_Tavares
                        S_Caldwell DF  |  DF I_Zabarnyi
                           C_Puyol DF  |  DF P_Mertesacker
                           M_Upson DF  |  DF W_Faes
                           L_Gibbs MF  |  DF G_Zuiverloon
                       J_de_Guzman MF  |  MF D_Ouattara
                           I_Balde MF  |  MF G_Reyna
                           S_Mills MF  |  AM P_Canales
                        C_Marshall FW  |  FW L_Delap
                           E_Dzeko FW  |  FW J_Zirkzee
                                       |
                       L_Wahlstedt SUB |  SUB B_Bertinato
                            L_King SUB |  SUB C_Harper
                          L_Greiml SUB |  SUB M_Doda
                           L_Grgic SUB |  SUB F_Di_Mariano
                          A_Nemeth SUB |  SUB M_Kofod




Min. 1  :(bou) I_Zabarnyi jinks past C_Puyol 
          ...  I_Zabarnyi with the header! 
          ...  The shot slips through G_Bazunu's hands 
          ...  But G_Bazunu recovers to save! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 5  :(bir) S_Mills spots a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays a fantastic through ball to E_Dzeko! 
          ...  E_Dzeko hits a curling shot! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  A quality strike 
          ...  Let's see if Birmingham City can hang onto that lead! 
          ...  Birmingham City 1-0 Bournemouth ...
Min. 5  :(bou) Tactical Change by Bournemouth 
          ...  Bournemouth have changed their playing style to E 
Min. 5  :(bou) D_Ouattara curls the ball out wide to L_Delap 
          ...  P_Vydra clears with a diving header 
Min. 10 :(bou) J_Zirkzee with the mazy dribble 
          ...  He takes it past J_de_Guzman 
          ...  J_Zirkzee with the drive! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  the balls hits G_Bazunu and comes out 
          ...  the striker is on hand! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Easy tap in! 
          ...  Now it's all square! 
          ...  Birmingham City 1-1 Bournemouth ...
Min. 11 :(bir) C_Marshall has the ball 
          ...  He knocks the ball past L_Delap 
          ...  He puts in S_Mills! 
          ...  I_Zabarnyi gets in the way of the ball and clears! 
Min. 11 :(bir) C_Marshall has plenty of time and space 
          ...  G_Zuiverloon pulls on his opponent's shirt!! 
          ...  He's tried to take it off him! 
          ...  The Referee blows up for a foul 
          ...  He's in trouble here!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
Min. 13 :(bou) P_Mertesacker controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left! 
          ...  L_Delap gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  Cleared by P_Vydra 
Min. 16 :(bou) L_Delap beats his marker 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  But L_Gibbs sweeps up the threat 
Min. 19 :(bir) S_Caldwell volleys it forward. He finds E_Dzeko 
          ...  I_Zabarnyi clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play 
          ...  The linesman is flagging 
          ...  Throw in 
Min. 20 :(bir) I_Balde controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right! 
          ...  E_Dzeko gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  G_Zuiverloon gets the foot in to win the ball 
Min. 23 :(bou) P_Canales spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  He finds D_Ouattara with a lovely pass! 
          ...  D_Ouattara with the shot on net! 
          ...  G_Bazunu gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 24 :(bou) G_Reyna with the through ball to G_Zuiverloon 
          ...  G_Zuiverloon carves a shot towards goal! 
          ...  G_Bazunu can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  G_Bazunu makes a cocky smile 
          ...  Did he know that was always going over? 
Min. 25 :(bou) P_Canales with a glorious 60-yard pass to D_Ouattara 
          ...  D_Ouattara pounds a rocket on goal! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  The Birmingham 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 
          ...  Bournemouth have snatched the lead! 
          ...  Birmingham City 1-2 Bournemouth ...
Min. 26 :(bou) L_Delap with a real burst of pace 
          ...  M_Upson can't catch up with him 
          ...  He's clean through! 
          ...  L_Delap hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  G_Bazunu makes a great save 
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well! 
Min. 27 :(bou) L_Delap finds his way through 
          ...  His quick turn fooled P_Vydra 
          ...  L_Delap with a quick pass down the left wing. 
          ...  He gets up high for the header! 
          ...  G_Bazunu tips it round the post 
          ...  Good save 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  G_Zuiverloon drives it into the box! 
          ...  It comes to J_Zirkzee 
          ...  He fires it towards to goal 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Ouattara flights it in! 
          ...  M_Upson clears the corner with a header away from the near post 
Min. 31 :(bou) D_Ouattara with a reverse pass to P_Mertesacker 
          ...  P_Mertesacker has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  But G_Bazunu with the difficult save 
Min. 31 :(bir) I_Balde controls the ball with ease 
          ...  I_Zabarnyi rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  He got away with just a warning 
Min. 41 :(bou) G_Zuiverloon spots J_Zirkzee who is in acres of space 
          ...  J_Zirkzee launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But flies wide of the post! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  G_Zuiverloon with an outswinging corner into the box 
          ...  G_Bazunu easily catches it! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 45 :(bir) Substitution by Birmingham City 
          ...  COMING ON: L_Grgic 
          ...  COMING OFF: S_Mills 
Min. 45 :(bir) Substitution by Birmingham City 
          ...  COMING ON: L_King 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Upson 
Min. 47 :(bir) E_Dzeko cuts in on P_Mertesacker's blind side 
          ...  I_Zabarnyi with a deliberate foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
Min. 48 :(bir) I_Balde is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker 
          ...  He throws it to L_King 
          ...  G_Zuiverloon knobbles the attacking player. 
          ...  The Referee blows up for a foul 
          ...  His 2nd yellow this game! 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
          ...  He'll be the first to trouble the showers! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Birmingham City 1-2 Bournemouth

Min. 46 :(bou) N_Tavares looks around for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to P_Canales 
          ...  P_Canales with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  G_Bazunu with the acrobatic save 
          ...  Well saved 
Min. 48 :(bou) D_Ouattara with a flashy move 
          ...  D_Ouattara bears down on goal! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Birmingham City 1-3 Bournemouth ...
Min. 49 :(bou) Substitution by Bournemouth 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Kofod 
          ...  COMING OFF: J_Zirkzee 
Min. 49 :(bou) Tactical Change by Bournemouth 
          ...  Bournemouth have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 50 :(bou) L_Delap lobs it over J_de_Guzman 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from S_Caldwell and it had to be 
Min. 51 :(bou) Substitution by Bournemouth 
          ...  COMING ON: F_Di_Mariano 
          ...  COMING OFF: D_Ouattara 
Min. 51 :(bir) E_Dzeko gets lucky and beats W_Faes 
          ...  Now with the centre to C_Marshall 
          ...  C_Marshall goes for the top corner! 
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over 
          ...  Well, it's kinda 50/50 
          ...  Sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't 
Min. 54 :(bir) L_Gibbs with a smart turn 
          ...  L_Gibbs hits the ball first time! 
          ...  It hits the post!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 56 :(bou) P_Canales spots a team mate in space 
          ...  That's an excellent through ball to L_Delap! 
          ...  J_de_Guzman with a late tackle 
          ...  Well to be fair he was looking for the foul 
          ...  The Referee just wants to lecture him 
Min. 56 :(bir) C_Marshall runs at W_Faes 
          ...  He takes it past him 
          ...  G_Reyna is called for the holding foul 
          ...  Looked like a fair jump 
          ...  The referee got it wrong 
          ...  The Referee calls him over! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
Min. 57 :(bir) C_Marshall holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to P_Vydra 
          ...  P_Vydra with a blistering shot! 
          ...  I_Meslier saves it 
          ...  Good goalkeeping 
Min. 60 :(bir) L_Gibbs takes possession of the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to I_Balde 
          ...  I_Balde attempts to drive it home! 
          ...  I_Meslier 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. 61 :(bou) P_Mertesacker is injured. He's been stretchered off 
Min. 61 :(bou) Substitution by Bournemouth 
          ...  COMING ON: C_Harper 
          ...  COMING OFF: P_Mertesacker 
Min. 62 :(bou) L_Delap with an intelligent ball to G_Reyna 
          ...  G_Reyna strikes a wicked curler! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into G_Bazunu's arms 
          ...  Unlucky 
Min. 65 :(bou) M_Kofod with the towering header to L_Delap 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by L_King 
          ...  He timed it well 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  F_Di_Mariano dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  G_Reyna gets something on it! 
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  F_Di_Mariano dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  G_Bazunu comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's nowhere near it! 
          ...  I_Zabarnyi with the shot! 
          ...  The ball hits the line the referee waves play on. 
          ...  Jason Fortune Caretaker spits his dummy out yet again. 
Min. 67 :(bir) L_Grgic squares up to his marker 
          ...  He spits at G_Reyna 
          ...  He is fortunate to be given just a warning 
Min. 67 :(bir) C_Marshall barges I_Zabarnyi off the ball 
          ...  F_Di_Mariano leaves his foot in with the challenge!! 
          ...  That's a bad foul!! 
          ...  He gets away with that one 
          ...  It's just a warning 
          ...  Derek Purvis looks annoyed that there was no card there 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  It is deep inside their own half. This will allow them to regroup 
          ...  I_Balde floats it forward 
          ...  E_Dzeko latches onto the end of it 
          ...  E_Dzeko tries to place it in the corner! 
          ...  It flies wide! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 68 :(bou) L_Delap with the through ball to G_Reyna 
          ...  G_Reyna flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  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. 72 :(bir) C_Marshall jinks through the defence 
          ...  C_Marshall with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! 
          ...  I_Meslier with a great save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 73 :(bir) J_de_Guzman takes possession 
          ...  He looks up 
          ...  He's in acres of space 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  I_Zabarnyi hits it out for a throw 
Min. 73 :(bou) C_Harper spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays a fantastic through ball to F_Di_Mariano! 
          ...  L_King hits it out for a corner 
          ...  Exellent clearance from the defender 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  G_Reyna flights it in! 
          ...  M_Kofod with the shot! 
          ...  But it goes just over 
Min. 76 :(bir) J_de_Guzman takes advantage of a mistake by C_Harper 
          ...  He crosses to E_Dzeko 
          ...  C_Harper redeems himself with a great tackle 
Min. 78 :(bir) C_Marshall skips the challenge from the defender 
          ...  C_Marshall fires a shot at goal! 
          ...  But I_Meslier makes a superb stop down low 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by L_King! 
          ...  I_Zabarnyi wins the ball 
          ...  He belts it away 
Min. 78 :(bou) I_Zabarnyi with a simple pass to F_Di_Mariano 
          ...  S_Caldwell robs him of the ball 
Min. 79 :(bou) N_Tavares has plenty of time and space 
          ...  A cracking drive from N_Tavares! 
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over 
          ...  Well, it's kinda 50/50 
          ...  Sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't 
Min. 81 :(bou) C_Harper with a reverse pass to L_Delap 
          ...  L_Delap keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  G_Bazunu tips it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  F_Di_Mariano crosses it in! 
          ...  It comes to N_Tavares 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  G_Bazunu watches it sail safely wide! 
Min. 83 :(bir) L_Gibbs squares it to L_Grgic 
          ...  W_Faes reads it well 
          ...  He clears the danger 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 88 :(bou) G_Reyna pushes it past L_King 
          ...  G_Reyna with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  a lovely cushioned header 
          ...  But it puts it well wide 
Min. 90 :(bou) I_Zabarnyi has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He takes it past L_King 
          ...  He knocks it to F_Di_Mariano! 
          ...  F_Di_Mariano sees G_Bazunu off his line! 
          ...  It's just over! 
          ...  9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 

*************  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          : E_Dzeko
Scorers              : E_Dzeko (5)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Bournemouth Match Info
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Best player          : D_Ouattara (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : J_Zirkzee (10), D_Ouattara (25,48)
Sent Off             : G_Zuiverloon (48)
Booked               : G_Reyna (56)
Injured              : P_Mertesacker (61)
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Match Statistics
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                         Birmingham City  |    Bournemouth
Attempts on Goal     :           8        |       22
Off target           :           4        |       13
On target            :           4        |       9
Possession           :          36        |       64
Corners              :           1        |       7
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           2        |       3
Fouls                :           7        |       12
Key Tackles          :           8        |       7
Key Passes           :          10        |       16
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Final Score          : Birmingham City 1 - 3 Bournemouth
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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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G_Bazunu       GK  25   1   1   1  26 |  95   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
P_Vydra        DF   1  21  16  12  26 |  95   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  30   0  16
S_Caldwell     DF   1  19  13  11  23 |  95   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  34  18   0
C_Puyol        DF   1  19  14  10  29 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Upson        DF   1  19  12  11  25 |  45   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  17   0   0
L_Gibbs        MF   1  15  21   5  28 |  95   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  21  20  21
J_de_Guzman    MF   1  14  19   9  29 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
I_Balde        MF   1   8  19  18  31 |  95   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  24   8
S_Mills        MF   1   4  17  17  22 |  45   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  33   0
C_Marshall     FW   1   7  17  20  29 |  95   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  28  22
E_Dzeko        FW   1   5  15  20  24 |  95   0   0   1   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  16  30
L_Wahlstedt    GK  19   1   1   1  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_King         DF   1  19  15   8  23 |  50   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  34   0   0
L_Greiml       DF   1  18  15   4  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Grgic        MF   1  12  17   6  26 |  50   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Nemeth       FW   1   3  13  16  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Bournemouth
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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I_Meslier      GK  24   1   1   1  25 |  95   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   8   0   0   0
N_Tavares      DF   1  21  15   6  25 |  95   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  16  40
I_Zabarnyi     DF   1  20  16   9  23 |  95   0   4   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  64  30  36
P_Mertesacker  DF   1  19  14   5  25 |  65   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  17  23
W_Faes         DF   1  19  13   3  23 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  17   0   0
G_Zuiverloon   DF   1  18  11  13  27 |  48   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   1   0   6   8   1
D_Ouattara     MF   1   5  19  16  29 |  55   0   0   2   0   3   2   0   0   0   0  24  74
G_Reyna        MF   1  10  21  21  26 |  95   0   0   1   0   4   0   1   0   0  -2   8  18
P_Canales      AM   1   7  19  17  26 |  95   0   0   3   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  53  11
L_Delap        FW   1   7  15  21  27 |  95   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  32  21
J_Zirkzee      FW   1   3  19  23  27 |  53   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  24
B_Bertinato    GK  20   1   1   1  16 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Harper       DF   1  16  12   9  25 |  30   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  38   0
M_Doda         DF   1  16  12   4  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Di_Mariano   MF   1   7  18  17  26 |  40   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   9
M_Kofod        FW   1  13  14  17  20 |  42   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  17   9
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