FFO Champ, Bristol City vs. Birmingham City (Fri Nov 14)


                         Bristol City  |  Birmingham City
                          4-2-0-2-2 A  |  4-4-2 P
                     Mati Finkelstein  |  Derek Purvis
                                       |
                     M_Vandevoordt GK  |  GK G_Bazunu
                        O_Boscagli DF  |  DF L_King
                        T_Mitchell DF  |  DF S_Caldwell
                          D_Lugano DF  |  DF P_Vydra
                         L_Wallace DF  |  DF M_Upson
                         B_Soumare DM  |  MF L_Gibbs
                           S_Sahin DM  |  MF J_de_Guzman
                           R_Koren AM  |  MF O_Gozalbez
                      S_W_Phillips AM  |  MF S_Mills
                         N_Amoruso FW  |  FW C_Marshall
                         C_Pozarro FW  |  FW A_Nemeth
                                       |
                           J_Krahl SUB |  SUB L_Wahlstedt
                      L_Woolfenden SUB |  SUB L_Greiml
                         L_Johanns SUB |  SUB F_Jensen
                           A_Meier SUB |  SUB L_Grgic
                          P_Madden SUB |  SUB I_Balde




Min. 4  :(brc) C_Pozarro has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past L_Gibbs! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  A vicious shot by C_Pozarro! 
          ...  G_Bazunu gets his body behind the ball and saves 
          ...  Text book goalkeeping! 
Min. 4  :(bir) A_Nemeth with a perfectly timed run 
          ...  A_Nemeth shapes up for a shot! 
          ...  But M_Vandevoordt reaches the ball. Good save 
          ...  There was a foul on M_Vandevoordt anyway 
Min. 5  :(brc) L_Wallace drives it forward to S_W_Phillips 
          ...  S_W_Phillips sends it flying towards goal! 
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over 
          ...  Well, it's kinda 50/50 
          ...  Sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't 
Min. 5  :(bir) O_Gozalbez plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  A_Nemeth keeps possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  But D_Lugano reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 6  :(bir) L_King spots a team mate in space 
          ...  He finds C_Marshall with a lovely pass! 
          ...  But O_Boscagli wins the tackle 
Min. 7  :(brc) S_W_Phillips cuts inside his opponent 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  P_Vydra intercepts the opposition pass 
          ...  And he clears the ball behind goal 
          ...  He wasn't taking any risks there 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! 
          ...  N_Amoruso flights it in! 
          ...  G_Bazunu easily claims the ball! 
Min. 8  :(brc) S_W_Phillips has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He takes it past M_Upson 
          ...  He knocks it to T_Mitchell! 
          ...  T_Mitchell rises above the defence to head the ball! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But hits the side netting! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  T_Mitchell crosses it in! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of G_Bazunu 
Min. 9  :(brc) S_W_Phillips turns past the defender 
          ...  He has created space for himself now 
          ...  O_Gozalbez bundles the player over!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  The The Referee uses his vanishing spray to keep the wall in line 
          ...  S_Sahin hoists it forward 
          ...  C_Pozarro gets on the end of it 
          ...  C_Pozarro with an overhead kick! 
          ...  He gets a connection 
          ...  G_Bazunu was lucky there 
Min. 13 :(brc) S_W_Phillips plays the early ball across the box to find L_Wallace in space 
          ...  L_Wallace hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  OH!! He has hit the side netting 
          ...  Goal kick given 
Min. 18 :(brc) S_Sahin with a reverse pass to C_Pozarro 
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by C_Pozarro! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 18 :(bir) O_Gozalbez latches onto the ball 
          ...  He has some space now 
          ...  O_Gozalbez with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  M_Vandevoordt parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  He fires it over!! 
Min. 21 :(brc) B_Soumare finds R_Koren on the edge of the box 
          ...  R_Koren has time and space! 
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal 
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  T_Mitchell with an outswinging corner into the box 
          ...  G_Bazunu comes out and claims it! 
Min. 27 :(brc) S_W_Phillips with a deep cross to R_Koren 
          ...  R_Koren attempts to drive it home! 
          ...  But G_Bazunu hits it away 
          ...  He could have held onto that! 
Min. 29 :(brc) L_Wallace back heels to find T_Mitchell in space 
          ...  L_Gibbs plays the back pass 
          ...  G_Bazunu can't get to it!! 
          ...  It goes just wide!! 
          ...  What a lucky escape!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Lugano plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of G_Bazunu 
          ...  Was there some shirt pulling going on in the box? 
          ...  The strikers are calling for VAR! 
          ...  We wait for the decision 
          ...  It looks like 
          ...  NO PENALTY 
Min. 31 :(brc) C_Pozarro with the dribble 
          ...  He spots the run of his team-mate 
          ...  He's decided to go alone 
          ...  C_Pozarro with a thundering drive! 
          ...  G_Bazunu with a great save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 32 :(brc) S_Sahin turns past his marker 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  S_Sahin drives the ball low! 
          ...  G_Bazunu can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It drifts wide! 
          ...  G_Bazunu was worried by that one 
          ...  He wipes the sweat off his brow? 
Min. 33 :(brc) S_W_Phillips takes possession 
          ...  Knocks it past L_King 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  L_King with a nasty foul 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He is in the book for that one 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 35 :(brc) L_Wallace with the heel pass to C_Pozarro 
          ...  A_Nemeth is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He was pushing down on his man 
Min. 36 :(brc) Tactical Change by Bristol City 
          ...  Bristol City have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 38 :(bir) C_Marshall looks for options 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to A_Nemeth 
          ...  A glorious effort by A_Nemeth! 
          ...  M_Vandevoordt gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He just manages to tip it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_de_Guzman hits it into the box! 
          ...  S_Sahin cleans up with a great clearance 
Min. 41 :(brc) R_Koren sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He was too quick for his marker 
          ...  J_de_Guzman hits it out for a corner 
          ...  We need a good ball in here! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  B_Soumare swings it in! 
          ...  R_Koren rises above his marker and heads it towards goal! 
          ...  G_Bazunu with an easy save 
          ...  He just oozes confidence 
Min. 42 :(brc) N_Amoruso spots a team mate in space 
          ...  That's an excellent through ball to L_Wallace! 
          ...  P_Vydra knocks him to the floor 
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty! 
          ...  But The Referee just turns away! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 44 :(brc) L_Wallace looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to C_Pozarro 
          ...  A cheeky lob from C_Pozarro! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 47 :(brc) Substitution by Bristol City 
          ...  COMING ON: L_Woolfenden 
          ...  COMING OFF: D_Lugano 
Min. 48 :(bir) A_Nemeth plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  But C_Pozarro slides in 

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

Min. 47 :(brc) L_Wallace looks around for some movement 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He hits the ball to N_Amoruso 
          ...  N_Amoruso fires off a left-footed snap shot! 
          ...  G_Bazunu gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by <g1>!! 
Min. 49 :(bir) A_Nemeth finds his way through 
          ...  His quick turn fooled the defender 
          ...  L_Woolfenden scythes the player down! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  It's just a warning 
Min. 50 :(bir) Substitution by Birmingham City 
          ...  COMING ON: L_Greiml 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Upson 
Min. 50 :(bir) Substitution by Birmingham City 
          ...  COMING ON: L_Grgic 
          ...  COMING OFF: O_Gozalbez 
Min. 55 :(brc) Substitution by Bristol City 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Meier 
          ...  COMING OFF: S_Sahin 
Min. 55 :(brc) Tactical Change by Bristol City 
          ...  B_Soumare will now play as a AM 
Min. 55 :(brc) O_Boscagli hits in a wicked shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  C_Pozarro latches onto it! 
          ...  C_Pozarro sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! 
          ...  It floats over G_Bazunu 
          ...  It's heading goalward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 58 :(brc) S_W_Phillips loses P_Vydra 
          ...  S_W_Phillips throws himself at the ball! 
          ...  He manages to reach the ball 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 59 :(brc) L_Woolfenden knocks it past L_King and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  L_Woolfenden tries to place it in the corner! 
          ...  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. 59 :(bir) L_Grgic nutmegs the defender, he continues to run forward 
          ...  C_Pozarro with a bad challenge 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  It's just a warning 
Min. 59 :(brc) L_Wallace controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle! 
          ...  R_Koren gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  S_Caldwell with a late tackle 
          ...  It looked worse than what it was 
          ...  He is surrounded by the Bristol City players 
          ...  The Referee tells him to calm his game down a bit 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  It's in a good position! 
          ...  R_Koren bends it in 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  G_Bazunu plucks the ball out of the air 
          ...  Good goalkeeping there! 
Min. 60 :(bir) Substitution by Birmingham City 
          ...  COMING ON: I_Balde 
          ...  COMING OFF: S_Mills 
Min. 63 :(brc) Curled in dangerously from T_Mitchell to S_W_Phillips 
          ...  S_W_Phillips tries the shot! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  But it sails over!! 
Min. 63 :(brc) L_Wallace is out on the left 
          ...  He moves the ball right to C_Pozarro 
          ...  I_Balde knobbles the attacking player. 
          ...  The Referee blows up for a foul 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 65 :(brc) Substitution by Bristol City 
          ...  COMING ON: P_Madden 
          ...  COMING OFF: C_Pozarro 
Min. 68 :(bir) L_Greiml looks for options 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to S_Caldwell 
          ...  B_Soumare body checks his opponent!! 
          ...  That's a careless challenge!! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  What's it going to be? 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on! 
Min. 71 :(bir) L_Gibbs is taking a throw in 
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back 
          ...  He throws the ball to I_Balde 
          ...  I_Balde with a blistering shot! 
          ...  But M_Vandevoordt punches it away 
          ...  He commands his area so well 
Min. 73 :(brc) N_Amoruso spots a team mate in space 
          ...  That's an excellent through ball to T_Mitchell! 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from P_Vydra 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  N_Amoruso lofts the ball in! 
          ...  G_Bazunu comes out and claims it! 
Min. 80 :(brc) L_Woolfenden with the diagonal pass to S_W_Phillips 
          ...  A delicate header from S_W_Phillips! 
          ...  But G_Bazunu makes a superb stop down low 
Min. 83 :(brc) B_Soumare back heels to find L_Woolfenden in space 
          ...  An audacious effort from L_Woolfenden! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  G_Bazunu moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  G_Bazunu catches it with style! 
Min. 84 :(bir) L_Grgic sidesteps P_Madden 
          ...  L_Grgic fires a shot at goal! 
          ...  M_Vandevoordt with a superb tip around the post 
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  I_Balde flights it in! 
          ...  Headed away by L_Wallace 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(bir) L_King pushes it past the defender 
          ...  L_King tries to place it in the corner! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  M_Vandevoordt dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had M_Vandevoordt beaten! 
Min. 90 :(brc) O_Boscagli with a byline cross to T_Mitchell 
          ...  T_Mitchell tries to chip the ball over the keeper! 
          ...  G_Bazunu won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 90 :(brc) S_W_Phillips skips the challenge from P_Vydra 
          ...  L_Gibbs takes the player down!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
Min. 91 :(brc) O_Boscagli spits at S_Caldwell 
          ...  That is disgraceful! 
          ...  He could be off!! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 

*************  FULL TIME  ****************



Match Details
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Venue                : Ashton Gate
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Bristol City Match Info
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Best player          : L_Wallace (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : B_Soumare (68), O_Boscagli (91)
Injured              : N/A
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Birmingham City Match Info
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Best player          : G_Bazunu
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : O_Gozalbez (9), L_King (33), I_Balde (63)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Bristol City  |    Birmingham City
Attempts on Goal     :          21        |       6
Off target           :          12        |       2
On target            :           9        |       4
Possession           :          53        |       47
Corners              :           6        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       3
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          10        |       11
Key Tackles          :           5        |       5
Key Passes           :          18        |       5
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Final Score          : Bristol City 0 - 0 Birmingham City
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Player Statistics - Bristol 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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M_Vandevoordt  GK  26   1   1   1  26 |  95   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0   0
O_Boscagli     DF   1  22  15   4  22 |  95   0   1   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  12  30  -2
T_Mitchell     DF   1  21  14  10  30 |  95   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  17  32
D_Lugano       DF   1  20  13   7  26 |  47   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  32   0   0
L_Wallace      DF   1  19  16   7  29 |  95   0   1   6   0   1   0   0   0   0  17  90  19
B_Soumare      AM   1  16  21   5  26 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  18  -2
S_Sahin        DM   1  14  18   6  23 |  58   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  22  13  20
R_Koren        AM   1   8  18  17  21 |  95   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  42
S_W_Phillips   AM   1   9  16  20  30 |  95   0   0   3   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  45  26
N_Amoruso      FW   1   4  14  18  25 |  95   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  34  10
C_Pozarro      FW   1   7  13  19  27 |  68   0   1   0   0   6   0   0   0   0  29   0  48
J_Krahl        GK  18   1   1   1  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Woolfenden   DF   1  19  14   4  30 |  48   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  17  46
L_Johanns      MF   1  14  18  14  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Meier        DM   1   7  17  13  28 |  37   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Madden       FW   1   5   8  12  22 |  27   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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 |  95  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  66   0   0   0
L_King         DF   1  20  15   8  23 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  14  14  16
S_Caldwell     DF   1  19  13  11  23 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Vydra        DF   1  21  16  12  26 |  95   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0   0
M_Upson        DF   1  19  12  12  25 |  53   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Gibbs        MF   1  15  21   5  28 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  21  10   0
J_de_Guzman    MF   1  14  20   9  29 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  22   0   0
O_Gozalbez     MF   1   2  15  11  31 |  53   0   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  14  13
S_Mills        MF   1   4  18  17  22 |  63   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Marshall     FW   1   7  17  21  29 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  14   0
A_Nemeth       FW   1   3  13  17  24 |  95   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  22
L_Wahlstedt    GK  19   1   1   1  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Greiml       DF   1  18  16   4  29 |  42   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
F_Jensen       MF   1   8  15  12  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Grgic        MF   1  12  18   6  26 |  42   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  22
I_Balde        FW   1   8  20  18  31 |  32   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  -2   8
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