FFO Champ, Birmingham City vs. Nottingham Forest (Fri Sep 19)


                      Birmingham City  |  Nottingham Forest
                              4-4-2 P  |  5-1-0-2-2 A
                         Derek Purvis  |  HD King Caretaker
                                       |
                          G_Bazunu GK  |  GK G_Kobel
                          L_Greiml DF  |  DF F_Horsfall
                        S_Caldwell DF  |  DF T_Kehrer
                           C_Puyol DF  |  DF S_Aurier
                           M_Upson DF  |  DF R_Marquez
                           L_Gibbs MF  |  DF O_Zinchenko
                       J_de_Guzman MF  |  DM Danilo
                           I_Balde MF  |  AM K_Kallstrom
                           S_Mills MF  |  AM Arthur
                        C_Marshall FW  |  FW C_Vela
                           E_Dzeko FW  |  FW C_Hudson_Odoi
                                       |
                       L_Wahlstedt SUB |  SUB J_Gorter
                           P_Vydra SUB |  SUB H_Carter
                        O_Gozalbez SUB |  SUB E_Kujovic
                           L_Grgic SUB |  SUB B_Aguilera
                          A_Nemeth SUB |  SUB K_L_Potter




Min. 2  :(bir) M_Upson is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass 
          ...  C_Marshall latches onto the ball 
          ...  C_Marshall rifles it to the far post! 
          ...  The shot slips through G_Kobel's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
          ...  Goal kick given! 
          ...  That looked like a corner to me 
Min. 5  :(ntf) R_Marquez has the ball on the wing, a chance to show his pace 
          ...  He knocks the ball past C_Puyol 
          ...  He puts in C_Hudson_Odoi! 
          ...  C_Hudson_Odoi tries to curl it into the bottom corner! 
          ...  G_Bazunu watches it sail wide! 
Min. 6  :(ntf) C_Vela with a deep cross to T_Kehrer 
          ...  T_Kehrer with the chance! 
          ...  G_Bazunu makes a fine save 
Min. 7  :(ntf) T_Kehrer reads the run of C_Vela 
          ...  C_Vela with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful header! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  The Birmingham City fans laugh at him 
Min. 9  :(ntf) K_Kallstrom with a real burst of pace 
          ...  K_Kallstrom chases it through, he must score! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Goodness gracious me! 
          ...  it's amazing the goal is still standing 
          ...  That looked offside to me! 
          ...  Nottingham Forest have the advantage! 
          ...  Birmingham City 0-1 Nottingham Forest ...
Min. 10 :(bir) S_Caldwell is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He throws it long to I_Balde 
          ...  F_Horsfall pulls on his opponent's shirt!! 
          ...  He's tried to take it off him! 
          ...  The Referee blows up for a foul 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He's not too happy about that 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  The Referee signals that it is indirect 
          ...  J_de_Guzman passes to C_Marshall 
          ...  C_Marshall with the drive! 
          ...  G_Kobel can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It drifts wide! 
          ...  G_Kobel was worried by that one 
          ...  He wipes the sweat off his brow? 
Min. 12 :(bir) C_Marshall steps over the ball 
          ...  He nutmegs Danilo 
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery 
          ...  K_Kallstrom with an awful challenge 
          ...  The Birmingham City fans want him to be sent off! 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  It's just a warning 
Min. 13 :(bir) I_Balde brushes K_Kallstrom aside and breaks free 
          ...  A great volley from I_Balde! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  G_Kobel is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  L_Greiml with an outswinging corner into the box 
          ...  G_Kobel easily claims the ball! 
Min. 15 :(ntf) Arthur with a probing through ball C_Hudson_Odoi 
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!! 
          ...  J_de_Guzman picks up the loose ball and clears the danger 
Min. 17 :(bir) E_Dzeko with the dribble 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  The fans are on their feet 
          ...  E_Dzeko hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 19 :(bir) E_Dzeko takes possession 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  O_Zinchenko brings him down in the area 
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely! 
          ...  But The Referee waves play on!! 
Min. 19 :(ntf) C_Vela beats his marker 
          ...  But C_Puyol puts it in row Z! 
Min. 21 :(ntf) Arthur is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure 
          ...  C_Vela latches onto the ball 
          ...  L_Gibbs brings him down from behind! 
          ...  But the ref gives nothing! 
Min. 23 :(ntf) R_Marquez spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  He finds K_Kallstrom with a lovely pass! 
          ...  K_Kallstrom tries to chip the ball over the keeper! 
          ...  The shot slips through G_Bazunu's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 25 :(bir) C_Marshall flicks it over O_Zinchenko and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  C_Marshall with the crafty shot! 
          ...  He has put it wide! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 26 :(ntf) C_Hudson_Odoi with a well-controlled run 
          ...  C_Hudson_Odoi unleashes a pile driver! 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  What a volley! 
          ...  What a finish. That is outrageous. 
          ...  Three words. Marco. Van. Basten 
          ...  Birmingham City 0-2 Nottingham Forest ...
Min. 27 :(ntf) Tactical Change by Nottingham Forest 
          ...  Nottingham Forest have changed their playing style to D 
Min. 27 :(ntf) C_Vela runs at the defender 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  E_Dzeko is late with that one 
          ...  I think he was just trying to get to the ball 
Min. 34 :(bir) M_Upson with the mazy run 
          ...  M_Upson curls the ball in on goal! 
          ...  G_Kobel with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He showed great reflexes there 
Min. 39 :(ntf) Danilo with a reverse pass to F_Horsfall 
          ...  F_Horsfall pounds a rocket on goal! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  That was a dismal effort! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 45 :(bir) I_Balde with an inch perfect pass to L_Greiml 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from S_Aurier 
Min. 45 :(bir) J_de_Guzman hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  I_Balde latches onto it! 
          ...  R_Marquez takes the player down!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 

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

Min. 50 :(bir) Substitution by Birmingham City 
          ...  COMING ON: P_Vydra 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Upson 
Min. 50 :(bir) Substitution by Birmingham City 
          ...  COMING ON: L_Grgic 
          ...  COMING OFF: I_Balde 
Min. 51 :(bir) E_Dzeko dribbles past the defender 
          ...  It was as if he wasn't even there 
          ...  But S_Aurier wins the ball with a sliding challenge 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by E_Dzeko 
          ...  G_Kobel easily catches it! 
Min. 57 :(ntf) Substitution by Nottingham Forest 
          ...  COMING ON: K_L_Potter 
          ...  COMING OFF: C_Vela 
Min. 60 :(bir) Substitution by Birmingham City 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Nemeth 
          ...  COMING OFF: S_Mills 
Min. 70 :(ntf) Substitution by Nottingham Forest 
          ...  COMING ON: E_Kujovic 
          ...  COMING OFF: Danilo 
Min. 70 :(bir) L_Grgic flicks the ball through 
          ...  P_Vydra runs onto it! 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  T_Kehrer hits it out for a throw 
Min. 72 :(bir) L_Greiml rises up for the header 
          ...  He flicks the ball on to E_Dzeko 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from Arthur 
Min. 76 :(ntf) E_Kujovic kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  C_Hudson_Odoi gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!! 
          ...  S_Caldwell picks up the loose ball and clears the danger 
Min. 80 :(bir) A_Nemeth beats his marker 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  R_Marquez is called for the holding foul 
          ...  Looked like a fair jump 
          ...  The referee got it wrong 
          ...  The Referee yells at him to come over 
          ...  It's not the first time he's been called over today 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 83 :(bir) A_Nemeth slips past his marker 
          ...  A_Nemeth hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  It's going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Birmingham City are back in it! 
          ...  Birmingham City 1-2 Nottingham Forest ...
Min. 84 :(ntf) Tactical Change by Nottingham Forest 
          ...  Nottingham Forest have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 86 :(bir) L_Gibbs threads the through ball to A_Nemeth 
          ...  Intercepted by F_Horsfall 
Min. 86 :(bir) L_Greiml drives the ball across field 
          ...  It comes to A_Nemeth 
          ...  S_Aurier fouls badly 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 87 :(ntf) E_Kujovic picks out C_Hudson_Odoi with the cross 
          ...  What a challenge by S_Caldwell 
          ...  The ball cannoning out of play for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  O_Zinchenko lofts the ball in! 
          ...  Great catch from G_Bazunu! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 5 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(bir) C_Marshall unselfishly heads the ball back to E_Dzeko 
          ...  E_Dzeko cracks a laser towards goal! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 91 :(bir) L_Grgic puts in E_Dzeko 
          ...  R_Marquez with an inch perfect tackle 
          ...  The whistle has gone! Incredible! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The Referee tells him he has had enough warnings 
          ...  He has already been booked also! 
          ...  The Referee shows him his second yellow!! 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
          ...  There are loud appeals for a penalty! 
          ...  PENALTY!! 
          ...  C_Marshall is the man who takes it 
          ...  The keeper bats it away! 
          ...  What a save! 
Min. 93 :(bir) L_Gibbs knocks the ball past T_Kehrer 
          ...  A delicate header from L_Gibbs! 
          ...  But G_Kobel is equal to it 
Min. 94 :(ntf) F_Horsfall heads the ball back to C_Hudson_Odoi 
          ...  C_Hudson_Odoi with the side footed shot! 
          ...  G_Bazunu saves it 
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there 
Min. 95 :(bir) P_Vydra cuts inside the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to E_Dzeko 
          ...  E_Dzeko runs forward 
          ...  He hits the shot! 
          ...  G_Kobel tips it round the post 
          ...  Good save 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  P_Vydra hits it into the box! 
          ...  Great catch from G_Kobel! 
Min. 95 :(ntf) C_Hudson_Odoi controls it with ease 
          ...  A vicious shot by C_Hudson_Odoi! 
          ...  But G_Bazunu punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a throw in 

*************  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          : A_Nemeth
Scorers              : A_Nemeth (83)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Nottingham Forest Match Info
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Best player          : C_Hudson_Odoi (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : K_Kallstrom (9), C_Hudson_Odoi (26)
Sent Off             : R_Marquez (91)
Booked               : F_Horsfall (10), S_Aurier (86)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                         Birmingham City  |    Nottingham Forest
Attempts on Goal     :          10        |       9
Off target           :           6        |       4
On target            :           4        |       5
Possession           :          53        |       47
Corners              :           3        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       2
Fouls                :           6        |       14
Key Tackles          :           5        |       6
Key Passes           :          11        |       10
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Final Score          : Birmingham City 1 - 2 Nottingham Forest
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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 |  97   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Greiml       DF   1  18  15   4  29 |  97   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  32   0
S_Caldwell     DF   1  19  13  11  23 |  97   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  34  18   0
C_Puyol        DF   1  19  14  10  29 |  97   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  17   0   0
M_Upson        DF   1  19  12  12  25 |  52   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  19  16
L_Gibbs        MF   1  15  21   5  28 |  97   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  21  10  23
J_de_Guzman    MF   1  14  20   9  29 |  97   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  22  11   0
I_Balde        MF   1   8  19  18  31 |  52   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  12   8
S_Mills        MF   1   4  18  17  22 |  62   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Marshall     FW   1   7  17  20  29 |  97   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  14  24
E_Dzeko        FW   1   5  15  20  24 |  97   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  20
L_Wahlstedt    GK  19   1   1   1  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Vydra        DF   1  21  16  12  26 |  45   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   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 |  45   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  28   0
A_Nemeth       FW   1   3  13  17  24 |  35   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  30

Player Statistics - Nottingham Forest
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_Kobel        GK  26   1   1   1  24 |  97   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  14   0   0   0
F_Horsfall     DF   1  21  15  10  28 |  97   0   1   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  13  14  14
T_Kehrer       DF   1  22  17   8  22 |  97   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  14  14  20
S_Aurier       DF   1  20  14   4  30 |  97   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  30  -2  -2
R_Marquez      DF   1  19  15  11  27 |  93   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0 -12  20 -12
O_Zinchenko    DF   1  22  19   7  28 |  97   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  14   0   0
Danilo         DM   1  16  19   9  31 |  72   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
K_Kallstrom    AM   1   7  20  18  28 |  97   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  36
Arthur         AM   1   6  22  17  23 |  97   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  30  18   0
C_Vela         FW   1  10  17  19  30 |  59   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  14   7
C_Hudson_Odoi  FW   1   1  16  22  22 |  97   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  36
J_Gorter       GK  19   1   1   1  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Carter       DF   1  16  10   4  38 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Kujovic      DM   1  14  18   3  30 |  25   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0
B_Aguilera     AM   1   9  19  17  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_L_Potter     FW   1   2  14  20  31 |  38   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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