FFO Champ, Birmingham City vs. Leicester City (Mon Aug 25)


                      Birmingham City  |  Leicester City
                              4-4-2 N  |  4-1-3-2 L
                         Derek Purvis  |  Darren Lear
                                       |
                          G_Bazunu GK  |  GK A_Areola
                           P_Vydra DF  |  DF Y_Berchiche
                        S_Caldwell DF  |  DF G_Montiel
                           C_Puyol DF  |  DM F_Kessie
                           M_Upson DF  |  DF N_Aguerd
                           L_Gibbs MF  |  DF L_Dunk
                       J_de_Guzman MF  |  MF A_Djalo
                           I_Balde MF  |  MF B_Pearson
                           S_Mills MF  |  FW K_Dolberg
                        C_Marshall FW  |  FW Ronaldinho
                           E_Dzeko FW  |  MF A_Elanga
                                       |
                       L_Wahlstedt SUB |  SUB M_Muller
                            L_King SUB |  SUB J_Angelino
                        O_Gozalbez SUB |  SUB C_Sanchez
                           L_Grgic SUB |  SUB L_Henderson
                          A_Nemeth SUB |  SUB S_Doumbia




Min. 1  :(lei) Tactical Change by Leicester City 
          ...  Leicester City have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 1  :(lei) A_Elanga cuts inside 
          ...  E_Dzeko tackles cleanly 
          ...  The linesman flags for the foul though! 
          ...  Unbelievable! It looked clean to me 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution! 
          ...  Darren Lear looks bemused that it wasn't more! He wanted to see red! 
Min. 2  :(bir) C_Marshall with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle 
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by C_Marshall! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  His manager looks unmoved 
          ...  That's given Birmingham City the advantage! 
          ...  Birmingham City 1-0 Leicester City ...
Min. 3  :(lei) F_Kessie looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to K_Dolberg 
          ...  K_Dolberg sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. 
          ...  cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! 
          ...  G_Bazunu with a great save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 5  :(lei) A_Elanga controls it with ease 
          ...  S_Caldwell with a two footed lunge! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 8  :(lei) The ball is passed in from Y_Berchiche, he finds K_Dolberg 
          ...  K_Dolberg has time and space on the edge of the box! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  G_Bazunu heads it away 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 9  :(lei) K_Dolberg has broken through the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on G_Bazunu! 
          ...  C_Marshall hacks him down! 
          ...  He deserves punishment for that! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 12 :(bir) E_Dzeko jumps over the defender's challenge 
          ...  E_Dzeko fires off a left-footed snap shot! 
          ...  A_Areola makes a good save 
Min. 14 :(lei) A_Elanga with a probing pass to K_Dolberg 
          ...  K_Dolberg with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! 
          ...  But G_Bazunu palms it behind 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  F_Kessie with an outswinging corner into the box 
          ...  G_Montiel with the header 
          ...  G_Bazunu tips it round the post 
          ...  Good save 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  B_Pearson swings it in! 
          ...  A_Elanga loses his marker 
          ...  He gets his head onto it! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Elanga plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  The ball finds its way to Y_Berchiche 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  But G_Bazunu with the difficult save 
Min. 15 :(lei) Ronaldinho beats the defender 
          ...  A left-footer by Ronaldinho! 
          ...  G_Bazunu blocks the shot with his legs 
          ...  It goes clear! 
Min. 16 :(bir) The ball goes loose! 
          ...  M_Upson gains possesion and thinks about the shot 
          ...  B_Pearson steals the ball of off him 
Min. 16 :(lei) F_Kessie with a probing pass to B_Pearson 
          ...  B_Pearson is through on goal! 
          ...  The defender was caught napping 
          ...  He just has G_Bazunu to beat 
          ...  He nutmegs G_Bazunu 
          ...  It hits the upright!! 
          ...  G_Bazunu recovers to save it!! 
Min. 17 :(lei) L_Dunk gets to the byline 
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross 
          ...  A_Djalo is unmarked 
          ...  A_Djalo hits a great drive! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Djalo dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  B_Pearson tries to place the shot! 
          ...  But G_Bazunu punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick 
          ...  It was clear to everyone that G_Bazunu got a touch 
Min. 18 :(lei) N_Aguerd plays a first time ball through the defence to Ronaldinho 
          ...  A wicked drive by Ronaldinho! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 20 :(lei) N_Aguerd finds K_Dolberg in the box 
          ...  K_Dolberg tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
Min. 21 :(lei) B_Pearson with electric pace 
          ...  He eases past L_Gibbs 
          ...  J_de_Guzman pulls on his opponent's shirt!! 
          ...  He's tried to take it off him! 
          ...  The Referee blows up for a foul 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 23 :(lei) Y_Berchiche beats one 
          ...  Knocks it past a second 
          ...  And finds A_Djalo 
          ...  A_Djalo launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  The shot slips through G_Bazunu's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
          ...  Goal kick given! 
          ...  That looked like a corner to me 
Min. 26 :(lei) B_Pearson unselfishly heads the ball back to Ronaldinho 
          ...  Ronaldinho fires the shot in! 
          ...  It sails over! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 27 :(bir) M_Upson with a byline cross to I_Balde 
          ...  Y_Berchiche wins it well 
          ...  Perfectly timed! 
Min. 28 :(bir) C_Puyol with a 30-yard pass to E_Dzeko 
          ...  F_Kessie with an ugly foul 
Min. 29 :(lei) G_Montiel with a measured pass to A_Elanga 
          ...  A_Elanga rifles it at the goal! 
          ...  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. 31 :(lei) A_Elanga looks up 
          ...  He swings the ball right towards K_Dolberg 
          ...  K_Dolberg blasts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Hammered into the top corner! 
          ...  He salutes the Leicester City fans!! 
          ...  He scores his 10th goal of the campaign! 
          ...  That goal restores parity, and we're level! 
          ...  Birmingham City 1-1 Leicester City ...
Min. 32 :(lei) Ronaldinho has plenty of time and space 
          ...  M_Upson pulls on his opponent's shirt!! 
          ...  The Referee has stopped play 
          ...  Well spotted by The Referee! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  This is a good chance! 
          ...  He's been working on a top spin dip free kick! 
          ...  Will we see it? 
          ...  Y_Berchiche passes to K_Dolberg 
          ...  K_Dolberg rifles it at the goal! 
          ...  It grazes the bar 
          ...  And goes over 
          ...  Oh so close there! 
Min. 35 :(bir) I_Balde fires over a low cross to E_Dzeko 
          ...  N_Aguerd pulls on his shirt 
          ...  He wins the ball 
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there! 
Min. 35 :(lei) K_Dolberg with a flicked pass to A_Djalo 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  P_Vydra takes possession 
Min. 37 :(lei) A_Djalo moves out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball through to Ronaldinho 
          ...  But P_Vydra wins the tackle cleanly 
Min. 38 :(lei) Y_Berchiche turns past his marker 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  Y_Berchiche blasts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  But G_Bazunu comes out and dives at his feet 
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest 
Min. 40 :(bir) S_Mills runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off the defender back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by Y_Berchiche 
          ...  He made it look easy 
Min. 40 :(lei) Ronaldinho takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  Ronaldinho hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! 
          ...  G_Bazunu makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He makes it look so easy 
Min. 41 :(lei) N_Aguerd plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  K_Dolberg decides to go for goal instead! 
          ...  K_Dolberg flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  G_Bazunu was lucky there 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(lei) F_Kessie lobs it over J_de_Guzman 
          ...  F_Kessie with the attempt at goal! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
Min. 45 :(bir) J_de_Guzman gets to the byline and finds E_Dzeko with a beautiful cross 
          ...  E_Dzeko with the ball at his feet 
          ...  Is he going to have a crack? 
          ...  He is, you know... 
          ...  A_Areola is rooted to the spot! 
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway! 
Min. 45 :(bir) L_Gibbs breaks free from the last defender! 
          ...  He just has to beat A_Areola now! 
          ...  Y_Berchiche trips him up from behind! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red! 
Min. 46 :(bir) E_Dzeko loses his marker! 
          ...  E_Dzeko runs forward 
          ...  He hits the shot! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  That was a terrible attempt! 
Min. 46 :(lei) A_Djalo holds the ball up 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Ronaldinho 
          ...  Ronaldinho unleashes a pile driver! 
          ...  But G_Bazunu makes a fine save 
Min. 47 :(bir) J_de_Guzman retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield 
          ...  C_Marshall latches onto the end of it 
          ...  C_Marshall keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  A_Areola makes a good save 
Min. 47 :(lei) G_Montiel moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Djalo 
          ...  A_Djalo attempts a low drive! 
          ...  G_Bazunu saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one 
Min. 48 :(bir) I_Balde spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  He finds S_Caldwell with a lovely pass! 
          ...  S_Caldwell carves a shot towards goal! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  But it sails over!! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Birmingham City 1-1 Leicester City

Min. 46 :(lei) B_Pearson runs at the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to A_Elanga 
          ...  A_Elanga hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  G_Bazunu makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
Min. 47 :(lei) A_Djalo has a go! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  G_Montiel collects the loose ball! 
          ...  G_Montiel breaks clear! 
          ...  He tries to take it round G_Bazunu 
          ...  He rounds G_Bazunu 
          ...  the defenders chasing but all he has to do is slot it in! 
          ...  He looks to slot it in ...He's missed it, it goes past the wrong side of the post!! 
          ...  How do I tell my kids Beckham scored from the halfway line but he's missed from there 
          ...  I'm lost for words. 
Min. 50 :(bir) Substitution by Birmingham City 
          ...  COMING ON: L_King 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Upson 
Min. 50 :(bir) Substitution by Birmingham City 
          ...  COMING ON: L_Grgic 
          ...  COMING OFF: I_Balde 
Min. 50 :(bir) E_Dzeko makes a run into space 
          ...  E_Dzeko controls the ball well! 
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal! 
          ...  Over the bar! 
Min. 50 :(lei) Ronaldinho loses his marker! 
          ...  J_de_Guzman with an awful challenge 
          ...  The Leicester City fans want him to be sent off! 
          ...  That's a clumsy challenge 
          ...  The referee beckons him over with his finger 
          ...  He's on a yellow - he knows what's coming next! 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
Min. 51 :(lei) Y_Berchiche takes control of the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to K_Dolberg 
          ...  K_Dolberg swings in the shot! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  G_Bazunu moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  It's beaten him! 
          ...  But it thumps the post!! 
          ...  And goes out! 
Min. 52 :(bir) P_Vydra slips past L_Dunk 
          ...  P_Vydra attempts to drive it home! 
          ...  But A_Areola palms it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 52 :(bir) S_Caldwell with an early cross to E_Dzeko 
          ...  B_Pearson with the foul 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He's not happy with that! 
          ...  He's got to be careful now! 
Min. 53 :(lei) Ronaldinho with a neat pass into N_Aguerd 
          ...  A well-placed shot from N_Aguerd! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He runs to the corner and dives on his belly 
          ...  Derek Purvis is barking orders at his players! 
          ...  His team will have to come back from behind now 
          ...  Birmingham City 1-2 Leicester City ...
Min. 55 :(lei) Y_Berchiche takes advantage of a mistake by C_Puyol 
          ...  Y_Berchiche hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  G_Bazunu dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had G_Bazunu beaten! 
Min. 58 :(lei) L_Dunk gets to the byline and finds B_Pearson with a beautiful cross 
          ...  B_Pearson looks to see where G_Bazunu is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  G_Bazunu saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one 
Min. 60 :(bir) Substitution by Birmingham City 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Nemeth 
          ...  COMING OFF: S_Mills 
Min. 62 :(bir) L_King feeds the ball to E_Dzeko 
          ...  E_Dzeko tries to place it in the corner! 
          ...  A_Areola has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  A_Areola reacts well to tip it wide!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  E_Dzeko hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  Great catch from A_Areola! 
Min. 64 :(bir) C_Marshall loses his marker! 
          ...  N_Aguerd tackles from behind 
          ...  He could be in big trouble! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  That's a surprise, I think he should've gone! 
          ...  The ref must have got a nice Christmas present 
Min. 66 :(lei) N_Aguerd with the dribble 
          ...  C_Marshall is easily beaten 
          ...  N_Aguerd aims the cheeky shot at goal! 
          ...  G_Bazunu makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He wasn't troubled there 
Min. 72 :(bir) C_Puyol has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past N_Aguerd! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  N_Aguerd redeems himself with a great tackle 
Min. 72 :(lei) K_Dolberg retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hoofs the ball upfield 
          ...  Ronaldinho gets on the end of it 
          ...  But L_King sees the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 74 :(bir) S_Caldwell changes direction inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to E_Dzeko 
          ...  E_Dzeko attempts a chip! 
          ...  A_Areola falls over 
          ...  But A_Areola is relieved to watch it go out of play! 
Min. 78 :(lei) Tactical Change by Leicester City 
          ...  Leicester City have changed their playing style to D 
Min. 87 :(bir) P_Vydra with a burst of pace 
          ...  P_Vydra has time and space! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  A_Areola with an amazing dive to the bottom left 
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 90 :(lei) F_Kessie controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle! 
          ...  Ronaldinho gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  L_King looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! 

*************  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          : C_Marshall
Scorers              : C_Marshall (2)
Sent Off             : J_de_Guzman (50)
Booked               : E_Dzeko (1), C_Marshall (9)
Injured              : N/A
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Leicester City Match Info
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Best player          : K_Dolberg (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : K_Dolberg (31), N_Aguerd (53)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Y_Berchiche (45), B_Pearson (52), N_Aguerd (64)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                         Birmingham City  |    Leicester City
Attempts on Goal     :          11        |       30
Off target           :           4        |       12
On target            :           7        |       18
Possession           :          31        |       69
Corners              :           1        |       4
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       3
Subs Used            :           3        |       0
Fouls                :          13        |       5
Key Tackles          :           5        |       5
Key Passes           :           8        |       23
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Final Score          : Birmingham City 1 - 2 Leicester City
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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  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0   0
P_Vydra        DF   1  21  16  12  26 |  96   0   2   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  30   0  32
S_Caldwell     DF   1  19  13  11  23 |  96   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  17  36  15
C_Puyol        DF   1  19  14  10  29 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Upson        DF   1  19  12  12  25 |  54   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  19   0
L_Gibbs        MF   1  15  21   5  28 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_de_Guzman    MF   1  14  20   9  29 |  54   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0 -12  10 -12
I_Balde        MF   1   8  19  18  31 |  54   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
S_Mills        MF   1   4  18  17  22 |  64   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Marshall     FW   1   7  17  20  29 |  96   0   0   0   0   2   1   1   0   0  -2  -2  30
E_Dzeko        FW   1   5  15  20  24 |  96   0   0   0   0   6   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  40
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 |  42   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  34  16   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 |  42   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Nemeth       FW   1   3  13  16  24 |  32   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Leicester 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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A_Areola       GK  25   1   1   1  25 |  96   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0   0
Y_Berchiche    DF   1  23  18  15  22 |  96   0   2   3   0   3   0   1   0   0  24  37  35
G_Montiel      DF   1  21  15  14  27 |  96   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  32  26
F_Kessie       DM   1  15  22  10  27 |  96   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  27  16
N_Aguerd       DF   1  23  14  13  21 |  96   0   2   3   0   2   1   1   0   0  24  49  51
L_Dunk         DF   1  23  16  11  22 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
A_Djalo        MF   1   3  20  17  30 |  96   0   0   3   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  33  29
B_Pearson      MF   1  15  20  13  31 |  96   0   1   2   0   3   0   1   0   0  19  20  43
K_Dolberg      FW   1   3  15  22  27 |  96   0   0   2   0   8   1   0   0   0   0  32  56
Ronaldinho     FW   1   6  17  19  20 |  96   0   0   1   1   5   0   0   0   0   0  33  41
A_Elanga       MF   1   7  22  20  24 |  96   0   0   2   1   3   0   0   0   0   0  32  20
M_Muller       GK  21   1   1   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Angelino     DF   1  22  16   9  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Sanchez      DM   1  12  18  11  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Henderson    MF   1  11  16  13  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Doumbia      FW   1   6  13  18  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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