FFO Champ, Birmingham City vs. Fulham (Mon Jul 28)


                      Birmingham City  |  Fulham
                              4-4-2 N  |  4-1-2-2-1 E
                                Derek  |  Joe Brown
                                       |
                          G_Bazunu GK  |  GK A_Lunin
                           P_Vydra DF  |  DF P_Barrios
                           C_Puyol DF  |  DF E_Dier
                          L_Greiml DF  |  DF R_Dunne
                           M_Upson DF  |  DF A_Marusic
                           L_Gibbs MF  |  DM J_McConnell
                       J_de_Guzman MF  |  MF S_Eguren
                           I_Balde MF  |  MF C_Ndour
                           S_Mills MF  |  AM M_Arteta
                        C_Marshall FW  |  AM W_Odobert
                           E_Dzeko FW  |  FW E_Ferguson
                                       |
                       L_Wahlstedt SUB |  SUB L_Vigouroux
                            L_King SUB |  SUB S_Posch
                        O_Gozalbez SUB |  SUB R_Kerschbaum
                           L_Grgic SUB |  SUB Y_Gourcuff
                          A_Nemeth SUB |  SUB L_Muriel




Min. 3  :(bir) C_Marshall retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hoofs the ball upfield 
          ...  M_Upson gets on the end of it 
          ...  J_McConnell with a superb tackle! 
          ...  He easily dispossessed him 
Min. 3  :(ful) M_Arteta finds his way through 
          ...  M_Arteta tries to beat G_Bazunu from outside the area! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But hits the side netting! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Dunne lofts the ball in! 
          ...  E_Ferguson makes a firm connection with his head 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  That was a crappy effort! 
Min. 5  :(bir) L_Gibbs plays a long ball to M_Upson 
          ...  R_Dunne steals the ball of off him 
Min. 6  :(ful) M_Arteta with electric pace 
          ...  He eases past C_Marshall 
          ...  L_Greiml with a clumsy challenge 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
Min. 10 :(ful) C_Ndour finds his way through 
          ...  He bent his run well 
          ...  L_Gibbs cuts out the pass 
          ...  That was close! 
Min. 11 :(bir) I_Balde sprints past S_Eguren 
          ...  It was as if the defender wasn't even there 
          ...  I_Balde has time and space! 
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal 
          ...  A_Lunin gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He just manages to tip it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  I_Balde plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  That's a poor one 
          ...  Far too easy for A_Lunin, who catches the ball 
Min. 12 :(bir) C_Puyol with a probing through ball J_de_Guzman 
          ...  J_de_Guzman with a thundering drive! 
          ...  It's way wide 
          ...  The Fulham fans behind the goal spread their arms out 
Min. 13 :(bir) L_Greiml skips the challenge from P_Barrios 
          ...  L_Greiml with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post!! 
          ...  A_Lunin never had a chance! 
Min. 13 :(ful) S_Eguren finds R_Dunne in the box 
          ...  R_Dunne chases it through, he must score! 
          ...  But it whistles just past the post 
Min. 16 :(bir) C_Puyol runs at the defence 
          ...  He nutmegs the defender 
          ...  He showed his class there 
          ...  C_Puyol sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. 
          ...  cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! 
          ...  A_Lunin dives towards his top let hand corner 
          ...  He's pushed that one just around the goal 
          ...  Super Stop! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  L_Gibbs with an outswinging corner into the box 
          ...  P_Barrios gets up well 
          ...  And he heads it clear 
Min. 22 :(bir) L_Gibbs controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle! 
          ...  I_Balde gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  I_Balde with a stunning strike! 
          ...  A_Lunin watches it sail safely wide! 
Min. 22 :(bir) C_Puyol spits at M_Arteta 
          ...  He should be ashamed! 
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more 
          ...  It's just a warning 
Min. 23 :(bir) C_Marshall kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  M_Upson gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  M_Upson with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  A_Lunin can't get to it 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Superb finish! 
          ...  That's put Birmingham City in front! 
          ...  Birmingham City 1-0 Fulham ...
Min. 23 :(ful) R_Dunne flicks the ball through 
          ...  S_Eguren runs onto it! 
          ...  J_de_Guzman read the danger and stops the pass 
Min. 24 :(bir) E_Dzeko makes the tackle 
          ...  He gets to his feet quickly 
          ...  He's beat the defender to the ball 
          ...  E_Dzeko has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He jumps into the Birmingham City crowd to celebrate!! 
          ...  Both he and the fans are delighted!! 
          ...  Birmingham City 2-0 Fulham ...
Min. 25 :(bir) I_Balde looks around for some movement 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to E_Dzeko 
          ...  E_Dzeko drives the ball low! 
          ...  A_Lunin just watches it fly safely wide! 
Min. 26 :(bir) C_Marshall is spitting at E_Dier 
          ...  Despicable! 
          ...  The Referee tries to calm him down 
Min. 27 :(bir) L_Gibbs skips the challenge from W_Odobert 
          ...  L_Gibbs smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! 
          ...  A_Lunin with the acrobatic save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 27 :(ful) Curled in dangerously from J_McConnell to S_Eguren 
          ...  S_Eguren attempts a chip! 
          ...  G_Bazunu watches it sail safely wide! 
Min. 30 :(bir) E_Dzeko plays it long to C_Marshall 
          ...  C_Marshall looks to see where A_Lunin is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  A_Lunin collects it comfortably 
          ...  The shot never troubled him 
Min. 31 :(bir) E_Dzeko plays a great one-two 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  E_Dzeko bears down on goal! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide 
Min. 38 :(ful) S_Eguren breaks free from the last defender! 
          ...  He just has to beat G_Bazunu now! 
          ...  M_Upson trips him up from behind! 
          ...  He's warned for that one 
          ...  Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book 
Min. 39 :(ful) S_Eguren is taking a throw in 
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back 
          ...  He throws the ball to E_Ferguson 
          ...  E_Ferguson has a dig at goal! 
          ...  He's pulled it wide! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
Min. 42 :(ful) E_Ferguson with the first time pass to E_Dier 
          ...  E_Dzeko with a terrible tackle 
          ...  The Referee fumbles about in his pocket! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  C_Ndour hoists it forward 
          ...  S_Eguren gets on the end of it 
          ...  A vicious shot by S_Eguren! 
          ...  It grazes the post! 
          ...  And hits the side netting 
          ...  Goal Kick! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 47 :(bir) L_Gibbs with a penetrating pass to C_Marshall 
          ...  C_Marshall tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  But he puts it over 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Birmingham City 2-0 Fulham

Min. 47 :(ful) E_Ferguson makes the tackle 
          ...  E_Ferguson with the shot on net! 
          ...  But G_Bazunu smothers the ball 
Min. 50 :(bir) Substitution by Birmingham City 
          ...  COMING ON: L_King 
          ...  COMING OFF: L_Greiml 
Min. 50 :(bir) Substitution by Birmingham City 
          ...  COMING ON: L_Grgic 
          ...  COMING OFF: I_Balde 
Min. 50 :(bir) C_Puyol cuts in on the inside of the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to E_Dzeko 
          ...  P_Barrios does well to intercept the ball 
Min. 52 :(bir) L_Gibbs with a glorious long pass to J_de_Guzman 
          ...  P_Barrios reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 53 :(bir) L_Gibbs with an incisive pass to C_Marshall 
          ...  R_Dunne rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  What's The Referee going to give? 
          ...  Play on! 
Min. 55 :(ful) M_Arteta has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past J_de_Guzman! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  L_Grgic with the lunge!! 
          ...  And the whistle goes, that's a foul 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  Here we go, a real chance of a goal 
          ...  E_Dier drives it in 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  G_Bazunu is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  C_Ndour swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  E_Dier gets a shot in 
          ...  G_Bazunu can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  G_Bazunu makes a knowing look 
          ...  Did he know that was going over? 
Min. 56 :(bir) J_de_Guzman takes advantage of a bad back pass from W_Odobert 
          ...  A powerful shot by J_de_Guzman! 
          ...  A_Lunin with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 58 :(ful) C_Ndour gets to the byline and finds A_Marusic with a beautiful cross 
          ...  M_Upson reads him well and hoofs it clear 
Min. 60 :(bir) Substitution by Birmingham City 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Nemeth 
          ...  COMING OFF: S_Mills 
Min. 60 :(ful) A_Marusic hoofs it upfield to find W_Odobert 
          ...  W_Odobert hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  That was a dismal effort! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 62 :(bir) C_Puyol has time and space on the edge of the box 
          ...  C_Puyol tries to curl it into the bottom corner! 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  What a volley! 
          ...  What a finish. That is outrageous. 
          ...  Three words. Marco. Van. Basten 
          ...  Birmingham City 3-0 Fulham ...
Min. 63 :(bir) C_Marshall with a byline cross to A_Nemeth 
          ...  A_Nemeth is clean through! 
          ...  He just has A_Lunin to beat! 
          ...  He tries to slip it past A_Lunin 
          ...  He has put it wide!! 
Min. 63 :(ful) E_Dier races into the box 
          ...  He sees A_Marusic lose his man 
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him 
          ...  The defender fails to control it 
          ...  A_Marusic picks up the loose ball and runs towards goal 
          ...  He is one on one with G_Bazunu 
          ...  He tries to beat G_Bazunu 
          ...  G_Bazunu dives on the ball!! 
Min. 64 :(ful) S_Eguren with a pinpoint pass to A_Marusic 
          ...  M_Upson plays the back pass 
          ...  G_Bazunu can't get to it!! 
          ...  It goes just wide!! 
          ...  Look at the relief on his face!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by E_Dier 
          ...  That's a poor one 
          ...  Far too easy for G_Bazunu, who catches the ball 
Min. 65 :(bir) A_Nemeth cuts inside P_Barrios 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  A_Nemeth attempts the shot! 
          ...  But A_Lunin with the difficult save 
Min. 69 :(ful) J_McConnell sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  L_Grgic with the tackle 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge. 
          ...  That was Roy Keane on Alf-Inge Haland levels! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The Referee is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 69 :(ful) E_Ferguson loses his marker 
          ...  E_Ferguson has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goalward! 
          ...  G_Bazunu just watches it float over the bar! 
Min. 73 :(ful) C_Ndour unselfishly lays the ball back to S_Eguren 
          ...  S_Eguren launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide 
Min. 78 :(bir) L_Grgic dribbles past M_Arteta 
          ...  A thundering drive by L_Grgic! 
          ...  He has put it over the bar! 
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 79 :(bir) L_Gibbs feeds the ball to A_Nemeth 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from E_Dier 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  L_Grgic swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  A_Lunin thumps the ball away! 
Min. 80 :(bir) E_Dzeko holds the ball up and waits 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! 
          ...  E_Ferguson with a nasty foul 
Min. 82 :(ful) E_Dier cuts in on M_Upson's blind side 
          ...  E_Dier with the shot on net! 
          ...  The shot slips through G_Bazunu's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 84 :(bir) C_Marshall with a probing through ball A_Nemeth 
          ...  A_Nemeth leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! 
          ...  It hits the bar 
          ...  And goes over! 
          ...  A_Lunin was beaten there! 
Min. 86 :(ful) W_Odobert cuts in on the inside of the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Arteta 
          ...  M_Arteta keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  G_Bazunu makes a fine save 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 92 :(bir) J_de_Guzman hits a hard pass to E_Dzeko 
          ...  E_Dzeko with a scorcher of a shot! 
          ...  He watches the ball, volleys it with superb technique 
          ...  GOAL!!!! 
          ...  And what a goal!! 
          ...  The subs are on the pitch filming the celebrations on their smartphones! 
          ...  That will be a viral clip! 
          ...  Birmingham City 4-0 Fulham ...
Min. 93 :(ful) W_Odobert is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He throws it to R_Dunne 
          ...  R_Dunne throws himself at the ball! 
          ...  He manages to reach the ball 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  G_Bazunu is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Marusic chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  Great catch from G_Bazunu! 

*************  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 (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : M_Upson (23), E_Dzeko (24,92), C_Puyol (62)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : E_Dzeko (42), L_Grgic (69)
Injured              : N/A
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Fulham Match Info
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Best player          : S_Eguren
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                         Birmingham City  |    Fulham
Attempts on Goal     :          19        |       16
Off target           :           9        |       13
On target            :          10        |       3
Possession           :          54        |       46
Corners              :           3        |       4
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       0
Fouls                :          11        |       5
Key Tackles          :           4        |       7
Key Passes           :          15        |       12
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Final Score          : Birmingham City 4 - 0 Fulham
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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 |  96   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   0   0   0
P_Vydra        DF   1  21  16  12  26 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Puyol        DF   1  19  14  10  29 |  96   0   0   2   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  34  62
L_Greiml       DF   1  18  15   4  29 |  52   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  18   0  22
M_Upson        DF   1  19  12  11  25 |  96   0   2   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  34   0  42
L_Gibbs        MF   1  15  20   5  28 |  96   0   1   6   0   1   0   0   0   0  21  66  23
J_de_Guzman    MF   1  14  19   8  29 |  96   0   1   1   1   2   0   0   0   0  22  29  38
I_Balde        MF   1   8  19  17  31 |  52   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  12  20
S_Mills        MF   1   4  17  17  22 |  62   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Marshall     FW   1   7  17  20  29 |  96   0   0   4   1   2   0   0   0   0   0  75  14
E_Dzeko        FW   1   5  15  20  24 |  96   0   0   1   0   4   2   1   0   0  -2  14  58
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 |  44   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
O_Gozalbez     MF   1   2  15  11  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Grgic        MF   1  12  17   6  26 |  44   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  18
A_Nemeth       FW   1   3  12  16  24 |  34   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  32

Player Statistics - Fulham
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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A_Lunin        GK  25   1   1   1  23 |  96   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Barrios      DF   1  19  21  15  26 |  96   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  51   0   0
E_Dier         DF   1  23  15  10  25 |  96   0   1   1   0   3   0   0   0   0  13  16  48
R_Dunne        DF   1  19  15   7  31 |  96   0   2   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  34  16  38
A_Marusic      DF   1  21  13  11  24 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  18  17
J_McConnell    DM   1  13  18   4  22 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  23  13   0
S_Eguren       MF   1  12  19  14  25 |  96   0   0   3   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  36  36
C_Ndour        MF   1  13  19  16  22 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
M_Arteta       AM   1   7  19  14  26 |  96   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  26
W_Odobert      AM   1   9  19  16  29 |  96   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  24  10
E_Ferguson     FW   1   3  20  23  26 |  96   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  11  14
L_Vigouroux    GK  18   1   1   1  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Posch        DF   1  15  11   8  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Kerschbaum   MF   1  13  16   7  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Y_Gourcuff     AM   1   3  19  14  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Muriel       FW   1   4  12  18  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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