FFO Champ, Birmingham City vs. Norwich City (Fri Nov 28)


                      Birmingham City  |  Norwich City
                              4-4-2 A  |  5-3-2 D
                         Derek Purvis  |  Jon Banks
                                       |
                          G_Bazunu GK  |  GK V_Reyes
                           P_Vydra DF  |  DF G_Heinze
                            L_King DF  |  DF C_Bradley
                        S_Caldwell DF  |  DF L_Petrot
                           C_Puyol DF  |  DF M_Doda
                           L_Gibbs MF  |  DF D_Colina
                       J_de_Guzman MF  |  MF M_Diaby
                           S_Mills MF  |  MF K_Dyer
                           L_Grgic MF  |  MF O_Kaschuk
                        C_Marshall FW  |  FW G_Garcia
                           E_Dzeko FW  |  FW J_Broh
                                       |
                       L_Wahlstedt SUB |  SUB A_Smith
                           M_Upson SUB |  SUB D_Barden
                          L_Greiml SUB |  SUB H_Burrows
                        O_Gozalbez SUB |  SUB Joao_Neves
                          A_Nemeth SUB |  SUB J_David




Min. 1  :(bir) S_Mills with a precise ball to C_Marshall 
          ...  What a shot from C_Marshall! 
          ...  It could go anywhere 
          ...  The shot slips through V_Reyes's hands 
          ...  But V_Reyes recovers to save! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 1  :(nor) K_Dyer finds G_Heinze with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  But L_King puts the ball out of play 
Min. 2  :(bir) C_Marshall with the first time flick to E_Dzeko 
          ...  E_Dzeko curls the ball in on goal! 
          ...  But V_Reyes punches it away 
          ...  He took a knock there 
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously 
          ...  He's ok to carry on 
Min. 4  :(bir) S_Mills brings the ball into the opposing area 
          ...  E_Dzeko makes himself available 
          ...  L_Petrot hits it out for a corner 
          ...  No nonsense clearance! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  L_King drives it into the box! 
          ...  That's a poor one 
          ...  Far too easy for V_Reyes, who catches the ball 
Min. 7  :(nor) D_Colina knocks the ball past L_King 
          ...  Now he crosses to J_Broh! 
          ...  J_Broh looks to see where G_Bazunu is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  G_Bazunu with the diving save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 9  :(bir) L_Gibbs kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  C_Puyol gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  C_Puyol has time and space on the edge of the box! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into V_Reyes's arms 
          ...  Unlucky 
Min. 14 :(bir) C_Puyol leaves L_Petrot standing 
          ...  C_Puyol tries the lob from 30 yards! 
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post!! 
          ...  V_Reyes never had a chance! 
Min. 14 :(nor) O_Kaschuk finds his way through 
          ...  His quick turn fooled P_Vydra 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  L_Grgic hits it out for a throw 
Min. 15 :(nor) M_Doda looks around for some movement 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He hits the ball to G_Garcia 
          ...  S_Caldwell with a bad challenge 
          ...  That looked malicious 
Min. 18 :(nor) O_Kaschuk with a deep cross to D_Colina 
          ...  D_Colina goes for the top corner! 
          ...  G_Bazunu narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety 
Min. 19 :(nor) K_Dyer looks around for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to J_Broh 
          ...  L_Gibbs slides in hard! 
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw! 
Min. 21 :(nor) K_Dyer slips past his marker C_Marshall 
          ...  The ball is whipped into J_Broh 
          ...  J_Broh tries the shot! 
          ...  But G_Bazunu hits it away 
          ...  He could have held onto that! 
Min. 26 :(bir) E_Dzeko breaks free from C_Bradley 
          ...  L_Petrot reads the play well 
Min. 27 :(nor) M_Diaby controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right! 
          ...  O_Kaschuk gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  O_Kaschuk flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide!! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  O_Kaschuk lofts the ball in! 
          ...  G_Bazunu easily claims the ball! 
Min. 29 :(bir) S_Mills nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully 
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind! 
          ...  S_Mills goes for goal! 
          ...  V_Reyes watches it sail wide! 
Min. 32 :(nor) C_Bradley has it on the edge of the box 
          ...  J_de_Guzman with an ugly foul 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  The Referee just wants to lecture him 
Min. 39 :(nor) G_Heinze with a probing through ball M_Diaby 
          ...  S_Caldwell gets to the ball first 
Min. 41 :(bir) S_Mills kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  P_Vydra gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  But K_Dyer wins the ball with a sliding challenge 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 45 :(bir) Substitution by Birmingham City 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Upson 
          ...  COMING OFF: C_Puyol 
Min. 45 :(nor) M_Diaby is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure 
          ...  K_Dyer latches onto the ball 
          ...  But M_Upson spotted the danger and cleans up the play 
Min. 45 :(bir) E_Dzeko has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past G_Heinze! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  L_Petrot with a late tackle 
          ...  He certainly didn't mean it 
Min. 48 :(bir) L_Gibbs back heels to find L_King in space 
          ...  L_King belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  He hits the side netting 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Birmingham City 0-0 Norwich City

Min. 46 :(bir) L_Grgic brings it under control 
          ...  He takes on M_Doda 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in M_Upson! 
          ...  M_Upson with the header! 
          ...  V_Reyes parries it 
          ...  The defender clears it 
Min. 46 :(nor) C_Bradley 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_Diaby 
          ...  L_King reads him well and hoofs it clear 
Min. 47 :(bir) M_Upson spots a team mate in space 
          ...  He finds S_Mills with a lovely pass! 
          ...  S_Mills aims the cheeky shot at goal! 
          ...  It grazes the bar 
          ...  And goes over 
          ...  Oh so close there! 
Min. 50 :(nor) K_Dyer knocks it past S_Caldwell and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  L_Gibbs takes out the attacker 
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there 
Min. 54 :(nor) D_Colina with a throw in 
          ...  He throws the ball across to K_Dyer 
          ...  E_Dzeko rushes in with a clumsy challenge!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
Min. 60 :(nor) J_Broh finds his way through 
          ...  He has tremendous pace 
          ...  M_Upson cuts out the pass 
          ...  That was close! 
Min. 63 :(nor) J_Broh threads the through ball to K_Dyer 
          ...  But L_Grgic barges him off the ball. Thou shalt not pass! 
Min. 65 :(bir) Substitution by Birmingham City 
          ...  COMING ON: O_Gozalbez 
          ...  COMING OFF: L_Grgic 
Min. 65 :(bir) M_Upson is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He throws it to C_Marshall 
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by D_Colina 
          ...  He made it look easy 
Min. 67 :(bir) S_Mills breaks free from his marker 
          ...  S_Mills hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  Looks like it should be easy for V_Reyes 
          ...  but he's made a hash of it 
          ...  It drifts inches wide!! 
          ...  V_Reyes looks embarrassed! 
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide! 
Min. 68 :(nor) K_Dyer turns past L_King 
          ...  He has created space for himself now 
          ...  S_Mills with an ugly foul 
          ...  He's in trouble here!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
Min. 71 :(bir) E_Dzeko steps over the ball 
          ...  He nutmegs K_Dyer 
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery 
          ...  E_Dzeko has time and space! 
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  But goes clear to safety! 
Min. 72 :(nor) O_Kaschuk takes control of the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to M_Diaby 
          ...  L_King with a nasty foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  The Referee wants a word 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 73 :(bir) E_Dzeko plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  E_Dzeko tries the lob from 30 yards! 
          ...  But it goes wide 
Min. 74 :(bir) P_Vydra breaks free from C_Bradley 
          ...  O_Kaschuk with a nasty foul 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
Min. 82 :(nor) J_Broh makes himself available 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from J_Broh! 
          ...  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. 84 :(bir) E_Dzeko sidesteps M_Doda 
          ...  That was too easy 
          ...  O_Kaschuk brings him down from behind! 
          ...  But the ref gives nothing! 
Min. 87 :(bir) P_Vydra with a one-touch layoff to C_Marshall 
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by C_Marshall! 
          ...  But it goes just over 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 92 :(nor) K_Dyer jumps over L_King's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  S_Caldwell fouls badly 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  The Referee signals that it is indirect 
          ...  O_Kaschuk knocks it forward 
          ...  J_Broh gets on the end of it 
          ...  Blocked by M_Upson 
Min. 92 :(nor) M_Diaby takes advantage of a mistake by S_Caldwell 
          ...  He crosses to G_Heinze 
          ...  S_Caldwell recovers the situation to win the ball back 
Min. 93 :(nor) J_Broh cuts in on S_Caldwell's blind side 
          ...  L_Gibbs bundles the player over!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  The Referee lectures him 
Min. 93 :(nor) G_Garcia with a superb first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  J_Broh gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  P_Vydra hits it out for a corner 
          ...  Will the quality of the ball be good? 
          ...  It has to beat the first defender! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  K_Dyer floats the ball in! 
          ...  It is cleared by M_Upson 

*************  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          : M_Upson (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : S_Mills (68), L_King (72)
Injured              : N/A
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Norwich City Match Info
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Best player          : D_Colina
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  |    Norwich City
Attempts on Goal     :          12        |       5
Off target           :           9        |       2
On target            :           3        |       3
Possession           :          69        |       31
Corners              :           1        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       0
Subs Used            :           2        |       0
Fouls                :          12        |       9
Key Tackles          :          13        |       5
Key Passes           :          10        |       13
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Final Score          : Birmingham City 0 - 0 Norwich 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  26   1   1   1  26 |  97   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0   0
P_Vydra        DF   1  22  16  12  26 |  97   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  28  15   0
L_King         DF   1  20  15   8  23 |  97   0   2   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  30  -2  16
S_Caldwell     DF   1  19  13  11  23 |  97   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  34   0   0
C_Puyol        DF   1  19  14  10  29 |  45   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  32
L_Gibbs        MF   1  15  21   5  28 |  97   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  42  20   0
J_de_Guzman    MF   1  14  20   9  29 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Mills        MF   1   4  18  17  22 |  97   0   0   3   0   3   0   1   0   0  -2  37  25
L_Grgic        MF   1  12  18   7  26 |  68   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  48  13   0
C_Marshall     FW   1   7  17  21  29 |  97   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  14  12
E_Dzeko        FW   1   5  16  21  24 |  97   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  17
L_Wahlstedt    GK  19   1   1   1  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Upson        DF   1  19  12  12  25 |  52   0   4   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  68  38  16
L_Greiml       DF   1  18  16   4  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
O_Gozalbez     MF   1   2  15  11  31 |  29   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Nemeth       FW   1   3  13  17  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Norwich 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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V_Reyes        GK  21   1   1   1  25 |  97   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  51   0   0   0
G_Heinze       DF   1  20  16  11  28 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  16  15   0
C_Bradley      DF   1  19  18   6  23 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0
L_Petrot       DF   1  17  13   5  20 |  97   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  38   0   0
M_Doda         DF   1  16  12   4  26 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Colina       DF   1  14  16   7  24 |  97   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  22  15  21
M_Diaby        MF   1   3  22  21  30 |  97   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  27   0
K_Dyer         MF   1  11  19  18  25 |  97   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  25  36   0
O_Kaschuk      MF   1   4  18  15  22 |  97   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  32  26  11
G_Garcia       FW   1  10  13  18  27 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0
J_Broh         FW   1   8  12  17  24 |  97   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  19  31
A_Smith        GK  18   1   1   1  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Barden       DF  15   1   1   1  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Burrows      DF   1  20  18  10  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Joao_Neves     MF   1  19  23  16  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_David        FW   1   7  19  23  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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