FFO Champ, Brighton vs. Birmingham City (Mon Sep 29) Brighton | Birmingham City 4-3-3 A | 4-4-2 P Mike Willett | Derek Purvis | R_Sanchez GK | GK G_Bazunu E_Konsa DF | DF S_Caldwell O_Kossounou DF | DF C_Puyol D_Agger DF | DF M_Upson C_Panucci DF | DF L_King O_Bobb MF | MF L_Gibbs M_Camus MF | MF J_de_Guzman G_Gattuso MF | MF I_Balde T_Conway FW | MF S_Mills T_Dago FW | FW C_Marshall S_Haller FW | FW E_Dzeko | A_Palmer SUB | SUB L_Wahlstedt A_Ramalho SUB | SUB L_Greiml Q_Timber SUB | SUB A_Preciado T_Cahill SUB | SUB L_Grgic A_Voronin SUB | SUB A_Nemeth Min. 1 :(bri) S_Haller finds the space intelligently ... S_Haller with a scorcher of a shot! ... It takes a deflection! ... But hits the side netting! ... CORNER! ... O_Kossounou plays it towards the near post! ... The ball comes to C_Panucci ... He knocks it goalward ... G_Bazunu parries it Min. 5 :(bir) E_Dzeko takes advantage of a mistake by E_Konsa ... Can he make them pay? ... E_Dzeko uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! ... R_Sanchez gathers it comfortably Min. 8 :(bri) G_Gattuso plays it long to E_Konsa ... E_Konsa leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! ... The Brighton fans get off their seats! ... GOAL!! ... That's put Brighton into the lead! ... Brighton 1-0 Birmingham City ... Min. 8 :(bir) C_Marshall retreats under pressure ... He hits the ball upfield ... E_Dzeko latches onto the end of it ... G_Gattuso with an ugly foul ... The Referee will want to speak to him Min. 10 :(bri) S_Haller sprints forward with the ball ... L_King robs him of the ball Min. 10 :(bir) S_Mills takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... Can he make them pay? ... M_Camus with the dive ... There's no room in the game for that! Min. 13 :(bri) M_Camus with a reverse pass to S_Haller ... S_Haller tries to beat G_Bazunu! ... G_Bazunu fists it away ... That was a good save! Min. 13 :(bir) M_Upson holds the ball up ... He sees C_Marshall in space! ... C_Marshall with the strike! ... GOAL!! ... He starts to run the full length of the pitch! ... That takes his tally to 10 for the season!! ... Mike Willett is furious! ... Birmingham City are back level! ... Brighton 1-1 Birmingham City ... Min. 14 :(bri) O_Bobb races into the box ... He sees S_Haller lose his man ... He cuts the ball back to him ... S_Haller hits the ball first time! ... G_Bazunu fists it away Min. 15 :(bir) L_King knocks it forward ... O_Kossounou slips ... I_Balde gets to it! ... C_Panucci bundles the player over!! ... That's a foul!! ... The ref looks across to his assistant! ... Play on! Min. 16 :(bir) L_King has the ball on the wing, a chance to show his pace ... He knocks the ball past T_Conway ... He puts in J_de_Guzman! ... J_de_Guzman drives it towards goal! ... But he somehow misses ... The Brighton fans laugh at him Min. 17 :(bri) O_Bobb takes advantage of a mistake by L_King ... That mistake could prove costly ... L_King recovers the situation to win the ball back Min. 17 :(bir) L_Gibbs with a 30-yard pass to J_de_Guzman ... J_de_Guzman flicks the header toward the far post! ... GOAL!! ... His manager looks unmoved ... That's given Birmingham City the advantage! ... Brighton 1-2 Birmingham City ... Min. 18 :(bri) O_Kossounou controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball into the middle! ... T_Conway gets onto the end of the pass! ... T_Conway tries to lob the keeper! ... G_Bazunu with a fantastic point blank save ... He showed great reflexes there Min. 18 :(bir) J_de_Guzman with a short pass to find C_Marshall ... R_Sanchez body checks his opponent!! ... That's a careless challenge!! ... The Referee calls him over ... YELLOW CARD! ... PENALTY!! ... There was no doubt in The Referee's mind! ... C_Marshall places the ball on the spot! ... GOAL!! ... He sent the keeper the wrong way! ... Brighton 1-3 Birmingham City... Min. 18 :(bir) M_Upson takes advantage of a mistake by C_Panucci ... away from two, three, four. ... Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. ... How good is he?! ... Now he crosses to S_Mills! ... From long range S_Mills bends the ball towards goal! ... But R_Sanchez punches it away ... He took a knock there ... His manager is looking on anxiously ... He's ok to carry on Min. 19 :(bri) O_Bobb jumps over M_Upson's challenge ... M_Upson reacts to stop the move going any further Min. 24 :(bri) C_Panucci runs with the ball to the corner flag ... He plays the ball across to E_Konsa ... E_Konsa from 20 yards! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... G_Bazunu tips it over !! ... Great keeping there! ... CORNER! ... O_Kossounou drives it into the box! ... D_Agger gets his head on it ... It's way wide ... The Birmingham City fans behind the goal spread their arms out Min. 25 :(bri) C_Panucci spots a team mate in space ... He plays a fantastic through ball to S_Haller! ... S_Haller hits the ball on the bounce! ... The fans get off their seats! ... G_Bazunu plucks the ball out of the air ... Good goalkeeping there! Min. 26 :(bri) T_Dago runs at the defender ... The ball rebounds off S_Caldwell back to him! ... That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! ... S_Caldwell recovers the situation to win the ball back Min. 28 :(bir) C_Marshall cuts inside D_Agger ... He worked that well ... He puts in M_Upson! ... M_Upson with the cheeky shot! ... It hits the post ... And goes clear Min. 29 :(bir) C_Puyol finds S_Caldwell with a ball over the defence ... Superbly timed tackle by D_Agger ... He made it look easy Min. 33 :(bri) D_Agger kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... T_Dago gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... A thundering drive by T_Dago! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it wide Min. 33 :(bir) M_Upson runs at E_Konsa ... The defender slips and falls over ... M_Upson attempts a low drive! ... He hits the side netting Min. 34 :(bri) O_Bobb crosses into the box, finding T_Dago ... T_Dago with a graceful, looping effort! ... The net bulges! ... GOAL!! ... He’s scored from 30 yards, he’ll be reliving that goal on Crouch’s podcast next weekend! ... Brighton 2-3 Birmingham City ... Min. 34 :(bir) J_de_Guzman finds his way through ... His quick turn fooled E_Konsa ... J_de_Guzman carves a shot towards goal! ... R_Sanchez can't get to it! ... OH! It has gone just over the bar! ... R_Sanchez makes a knowing look ... Did he know that was going over? Min. 35 :(bir) L_Gibbs with a one-touch layoff to C_Marshall ... O_Kossounou steals the ball of off him Min. 36 :(bri) M_Camus brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... O_Bobb gets on the end of the pass ... A wicked drive by O_Bobb! ... G_Bazunu takes the ball off him ... He was showing off there! Min. 36 :(bir) I_Balde with a glorious long pass to L_Gibbs ... Intercepted by G_Gattuso Min. 37 :(bri) C_Panucci lays the ball back to T_Conway ... E_Dzeko knobbles the attacking player. ... The Referee blows up for a foul ... The Referee tells him to calm his game down a bit ... INDIRECT FREE KICK! ... O_Bobb plays it short to G_Gattuso ... L_King stands his ground and wins the tackle Min. 38 :(bir) I_Balde lobs it over the defender ... I_Balde with the attempt at goal! ... But R_Sanchez punches it away ... He was lucky to get to that one Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 47 :(bri) S_Haller with the dribble ... L_King is easily beaten ... S_Haller tries to chip the ball over the keeper! ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into G_Bazunu's arms ... Unlucky Min. 48 :(bri) M_Camus controls it well ... He nutmegs M_Upson ... He puts in T_Dago! ... T_Dago goes for goal! ... G_Bazunu tips it round the post ... Good save ... Corner not given!! Min. 49 :(bri) T_Dago wins possession ... He plays the ball across to M_Camus ... M_Camus with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into G_Bazunu's arms ... He's spilt it! ... But he gathers it second time round! Min. 49 :(bir) C_Marshall cuts through the defence ... Blocked by E_Konsa ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Brighton 2-3 Birmingham City Min. 47 :(bri) T_Conway with the dribble ... He skips through the tackle from C_Puyol ... T_Conway hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! ... He miskicks the ball ... He's managed to put that out of the stadium Min. 48 :(bir) I_Balde turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to E_Dzeko ... O_Kossounou wins the ball with a clear tackle Min. 49 :(bri) S_Haller with the heel pass to O_Kossounou ... Cleared by J_de_Guzman Min. 50 :(bri) Tactical Change by Brighton ... Brighton have changed their playing style to N Min. 50 :(bir) I_Balde knocks it past E_Konsa and runs onto it ... He leaves the defender standing ... G_Gattuso slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 55 :(bri) E_Konsa with a 40-yard pass to C_Panucci ... C_Panucci with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful downward header! ... G_Bazunu takes the ball off him ... He was showing off there! Min. 55 :(bir) C_Marshall runs at the defender ... The ball rebounds off the defender back to him! ... That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! ... But C_Panucci reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 58 :(bir) I_Balde takes advantage of a mistake by O_Kossounou ... He knocks the ball to C_Marshall! ... A left-footer by C_Marshall! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it wide Min. 60 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton ... COMING ON: T_Cahill ... COMING OFF: G_Gattuso Min. 60 :(bir) Substitution by Birmingham City ... COMING ON: L_Grgic ... COMING OFF: S_Mills Min. 60 :(bir) Substitution by Birmingham City ... COMING ON: L_Greiml ... COMING OFF: L_King Min. 60 :(bir) Substitution by Birmingham City ... COMING ON: A_Preciado ... COMING OFF: S_Caldwell Min. 60 :(bri) E_Konsa has the ball on the wing ... He takes it past A_Preciado ... He knocks it to S_Haller! ... S_Haller has his eyes on the goal! ... He fires the ball goalward! ... It takes a deflection! ... But sails wide! ... CORNER! ... E_Konsa crosses it in! ... T_Conway loses his marker ... He gets his head onto it! ... G_Bazunu gets his fingertips to it ... He just manages to tip it over ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by E_Konsa! ... G_Bazunu fists it away! Min. 60 :(bir) E_Dzeko with the mazy dribble ... He takes it past O_Kossounou ... E_Dzeko with the punt towards goal! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... GOAL!! ... Brighton 2-4 Birmingham City ... Min. 62 :(bir) J_de_Guzman holds the ball up ... He sees L_Grgic in space! ... L_Grgic looks to see where R_Sanchez is! ... He rifles in the shot! ... R_Sanchez with a fantastic point blank save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 63 :(bri) T_Dago has space to run with the ball ... T_Dago hits the ball first time! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide!! ... That was fortunate Min. 64 :(bri) T_Dago is too quick for C_Puyol ... What a shot from T_Dago! ... It could go anywhere ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into G_Bazunu's arms ... Unlucky Min. 65 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton ... COMING ON: A_Ramalho ... COMING OFF: E_Konsa Min. 65 :(bir) L_Greiml flicks the ball on to C_Puyol ... C_Puyol beats the offside trap! ... He looked offside to me ... R_Sanchez comes towards him ... He tries to beat R_Sanchez ... R_Sanchez dives bravely at his feet!! Min. 67 :(bri) S_Haller pass splits open the defence and finds O_Bobb ... L_Grgic reads it well ... He clears the danger Min. 68 :(bri) D_Agger drives it across the face of the goal S_Haller ... L_Greiml hits it out for a corner ... The fans behind the goal are whipping up a frenzy ... Trying to rally their team and suck the ball into the net!! ... CORNER! ... M_Camus drives it into the box! ... T_Dago loses his marker ... He gets his head onto it! ... The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! ... CORNER! ... M_Camus lofts the ball in! ... T_Conway gets his head on it ... He has failed to hit the target! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 68 :(bir) I_Balde works the ball inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to E_Dzeko ... E_Dzeko runs forward ... He hits the shot! ... R_Sanchez watches it sail safely wide! Min. 70 :(bir) L_Greiml looks around for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to E_Dzeko ... E_Dzeko with the strike! ... R_Sanchez is rooted to the spot! ... But the ball sails wide anyway! Min. 73 :(bri) C_Panucci with a neat pass into M_Camus ... Cleaned up by L_Greiml Min. 75 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton ... COMING ON: A_Voronin ... COMING OFF: S_Haller Min. 75 :(bri) T_Conway looks around for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to T_Dago ... M_Upson clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play ... The linesman is flagging ... Throw in Min. 75 :(bri) A_Voronin with the mazy dribble ... He takes it past L_Greiml ... L_Gibbs with a bad challenge ... The Referee will want to speak to him Min. 78 :(bir) L_Grgic sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... C_Marshall gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... C_Marshall with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful header! ... R_Sanchez makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! ... He gathers it at the second attempt! Min. 79 :(bir) C_Marshall takes advantage of a mistake by T_Dago ... He runs towards goal ... M_Camus cuts it out easily ... He clears the ball upfield Min. 82 :(bri) O_Bobb slides it through the middle to M_Camus ... But A_Preciado wins the ball with a sliding challenge Min. 82 :(bir) C_Puyol takes advantage of a mistake by A_Ramalho ... He crosses to E_Dzeko ... E_Dzeko swings in the shot! ... But R_Sanchez punches it away ... That's gone out for a throw in Min. 86 :(bir) J_de_Guzman with a one-touch layoff to C_Puyol ... C_Puyol aims for the top right corner! ... It hammers off the bar and loops up high into the air ... The defenders out leap the attackers ... The ball is away and clear from the danger area Min. 87 :(bri) O_Bobb with electric pace ... He eases past I_Balde ... L_Greiml pulls on his opponent's shirt!! ... He's tried to take it off him! ... The Referee blows up for a foul ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 89 :(bir) C_Puyol is down clutching his leg ... He is ok to carry on though ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : AMEX Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brighton Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : E_Konsa Scorers : E_Konsa (8), T_Dago (34) Sent Off : N/A Booked : R_Sanchez (18) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Birmingham City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : C_Marshall (Man of the Match) Scorers : C_Marshall (13,18 pen), J_de_Guzman (17), E_Dzeko (60) Sent Off : N/A Booked : L_Greiml (87) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brighton | Birmingham City Attempts on Goal : 23 | 19 Off target : 11 | 8 On target : 12 | 11 Possession : 44 | 56 Corners : 6 | 0 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 1 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 8 | 8 Key Tackles : 9 | 11 Key Passes : 20 | 19 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Brighton 2 - 4 Birmingham City ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Brighton Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- R_Sanchez GK 26 1 1 1 22 | 95 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -14 0 0 0 E_Konsa DF 1 21 16 11 23 | 69 0 1 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 15 30 59 O_Kossounou DF 1 22 20 3 25 | 95 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 11 0 D_Agger DF 1 19 13 5 25 | 95 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 17 36 21 C_Panucci DF 1 19 15 7 20 | 95 0 2 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 34 64 42 O_Bobb MF 1 3 20 18 25 | 95 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 49 10 M_Camus MF 1 4 20 16 29 | 95 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 32 33 10 G_Gattuso MF 1 15 19 12 29 | 64 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 42 29 0 T_Conway FW 1 7 12 19 24 | 95 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 19 32 T_Dago FW 1 6 17 21 24 | 95 0 0 1 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 14 49 S_Haller FW 1 6 13 23 27 | 79 0 0 2 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 36 24 A_Palmer GK 20 1 1 1 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Ramalho DF 1 18 13 9 27 | 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Q_Timber MF 1 9 19 16 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Cahill MF 1 5 19 14 30 | 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Voronin FW 1 9 12 18 21 | 16 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G_Bazunu GK 25 1 1 1 26 | 95 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 0 0 0 S_Caldwell DF 1 19 13 11 23 | 64 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 C_Puyol DF 1 19 14 10 29 | 95 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 34 34 M_Upson DF 1 19 12 12 25 | 95 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 34 62 28 L_King DF 1 19 15 8 23 | 64 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 51 32 0 L_Gibbs MF 1 15 21 5 28 | 95 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 0 J_de_Guzman MF 1 14 20 9 29 | 95 0 1 3 0 3 1 0 0 0 22 33 80 I_Balde MF 1 8 19 18 31 | 95 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 48 10 S_Mills MF 1 4 18 17 22 | 64 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 C_Marshall FW 1 7 17 21 29 | 95 0 0 1 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 14 56 E_Dzeko FW 1 5 15 20 24 | 95 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 52 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 15 4 29 | 31 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 34 30 -2 A_Preciado DF 1 16 12 10 31 | 31 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 L_Grgic MF 1 12 18 6 26 | 31 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 24 13 22 A_Nemeth FW 1 3 13 17 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1759176157 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40