FFO Champ, Huddersfield Town vs. Birmingham City (Fri Aug 08)


                    Huddersfield Town  |  Birmingham City
                              5-3-2 P  |  4-4-2 N
                   Ed Clark Caretaker  |  Derek Purvis
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                        L_Nicholls GK  |  GK G_Bazunu
                       T_Baumgartl DF  |  DF P_Vydra
                          I_Hayden DF  |  DF C_Puyol
                         O_Dodgson DF  |  DF L_Greiml
                          A_Forson DF  |  DF M_Upson
                         A_Lookman MF  |  MF L_Gibbs
                        Florentino DF  |  MF J_de_Guzman
                            G_Hall MF  |  MF I_Balde
                          K_Taylor MF  |  MF S_Mills
                          L_Foster FW  |  FW C_Marshall
                        T_Campbell FW  |  FW E_Dzeko
                                       |
                      J_Stolarczyk SUB |  SUB L_Wahlstedt
                        Y_Nakayama SUB |  SUB S_Caldwell
                           Y_Toure SUB |  SUB O_Gozalbez
                            J_Rowe SUB |  SUB L_Grgic
                        T_Bradshaw SUB |  SUB A_Nemeth




Min. 2  :(hud) A_Forson retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield 
          ...  T_Campbell latches onto the end of it 
          ...  T_Campbell is in acres of space! 
          ...  He looked offside to me 
          ...  He tries to round G_Bazunu 
          ...  He rounds G_Bazunu 
          ...  He taps it towards the goal! 
          ...  It goes wide!! 
Min. 2  :(bir) P_Vydra looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to C_Marshall 
          ...  O_Dodgson slides in hard! 
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw! 
Min. 3  :(hud) I_Hayden hoists the ball across to T_Campbell 
          ...  T_Campbell tries to chip the ball over the keeper! 
          ...  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. 5  :(bir) C_Puyol looks around for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to L_Gibbs 
          ...  T_Baumgartl wins control of the ball with his hand!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 9  :(bir) C_Puyol hits in a wicked shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  E_Dzeko latches onto it! 
          ...  E_Dzeko hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! 
          ...  It hits the outside of the post 
          ...  And spins wide 
Min. 12 :(bir) C_Marshall feeds the ball through the middle 
          ...  C_Puyol runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  C_Puyol keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  L_Nicholls with a great save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 15 :(hud) L_Foster nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully 
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind! 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by P_Vydra 
Min. 16 :(hud) G_Hall crosses to L_Foster 
          ...  M_Upson slides in hard! 
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw! 
Min. 17 :(hud) T_Baumgartl kills the ball dead with a superb touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  Florentino gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  Florentino hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! 
          ...  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. 17 :(bir) S_Mills with a measured pass to I_Balde 
          ...  I_Hayden with the dive 
          ...  There's no room in the game for that! 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  The Referee signals that it is indirect 
          ...  L_Gibbs shapes to shoot 
          ...  He plays it to E_Dzeko instead 
          ...  A powerful shot by E_Dzeko! 
          ...  It sails over! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 19 :(hud) A_Lookman with the dribble 
          ...  This is a great chance 
          ...  A_Lookman with the deft touch! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It hits the post!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 20 :(hud) L_Foster can't keep control of it and loses possession! 
          ...  He goes in hard and wins it back! 
          ...  He creates some space for an opening! 
          ...  I_Balde makes the challenge and clears the ball 
Min. 20 :(bir) S_Mills plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  E_Dzeko keeps possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  E_Dzeko hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! 
          ...  It clips the post!! 
          ...  The net bulges!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That's put Birmingham City ahead! 
          ...  Huddersfield Town 0-1 Birmingham City ...
Min. 22 :(hud) T_Campbell eases past M_Upson 
          ...  T_Campbell lobs G_Bazunu! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that? 
Min. 22 :(bir) J_de_Guzman finds M_Upson on the edge of the box 
          ...  M_Upson plays it down the wing 
          ...  Cross comes in back to him, diving header! 
          ...  He had to be brave there 
          ...  But L_Nicholls with the difficult save 
Min. 24 :(hud) G_Hall takes possession 
          ...  He's got no outlet 
          ...  He decides to go alone 
          ...  P_Vydra with a perfectly timed tackle 
Min. 24 :(bir) C_Marshall with a smart turn 
          ...  K_Taylor with the tackle 
          ...  He came to the rescue there! 
Min. 24 :(hud) L_Foster with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He leaves the defender behind 
          ...  S_Mills with a nasty foul 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 31 :(hud) A_Forson picks up a loose ball 
          ...  A_Forson sights up the goal 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  G_Bazunu heads it away 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 33 :(hud) O_Dodgson knocks the ball past P_Vydra 
          ...  Now he crosses to L_Foster! 
          ...  L_Foster with the overhead! 
          ...  G_Bazunu falls over 
          ...  He recovers to tip it onto the post! 
          ...  But it deflects in! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Unlucky! 
          ...  The Huddersfield Town fans start to taunt him now! 
          ...  The game's up for grabs now! 
          ...  Huddersfield Town 1-1 Birmingham City ...
Min. 35 :(hud) A_Forson knocks it past L_Greiml and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  P_Vydra wins the ball with a clear tackle 
Min. 37 :(bir) S_Mills loses his marker! 
          ...  But T_Baumgartl slides in two footed! 
          ...  The Referee has a look but waves "Play On!" 
Min. 39 :(bir) S_Mills drives it forward to I_Balde 
          ...  A_Forson gets to the ball first 
Min. 40 :(hud) L_Foster takes possession 
          ...  He looks up 
          ...  He's in acres of space 
          ...  L_Foster rises above the defence to head the ball! 
          ...  But G_Bazunu makes an easy save 
Min. 41 :(hud) G_Hall sidesteps C_Puyol 
          ...  But P_Vydra puts the ball out of play 
Min. 41 :(bir) C_Marshall with a clever shimmy 
          ...  O_Dodgson wins the ball! 
          ...  But he caught the player also! 
          ...  The ref gives nothing! 
Min. 42 :(hud) G_Hall sidesteps his marker 
          ...  Cleared by I_Balde 
Min. 42 :(bir) J_de_Guzman drives the ball across field 
          ...  It comes to S_Mills 
          ...  T_Campbell is called for the holding foul 
          ...  Looked like a fair jump 
          ...  The referee got it wrong 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him! 
          ...  He lets him off with a strong talking too 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(hud) O_Dodgson bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to K_Taylor 
          ...  Great turn! Astonishing! The defence has gone to sleep 
          ...  K_Taylor is all alone 
          ...  G_Bazunu comes towards him 
          ...  He rounds G_Bazunu 
          ...  He has been pushed wide! 
          ...  Surely he can't score from that angle! 
          ...  That shot never looked like going in 
Min. 45 :(hud) T_Campbell holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to Florentino 
          ...  Florentino with the side footed shot! 
          ...  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! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Huddersfield Town 1-1 Birmingham City

Min. 46 :(hud) G_Hall looks up 
          ...  He swings the ball right towards K_Taylor 
          ...  K_Taylor tries to beat G_Bazunu from outside the area! 
          ...  G_Bazunu gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he slots in the rebound 
          ...  No, it's wide!! 
          ...  That was terrible! 
Min. 48 :(hud) O_Dodgson gets to the byline 
          ...  He puts it into the box 
          ...  He finds T_Campbell 
          ...  T_Campbell unleashes a pile driver! 
          ...  G_Bazunu saves it 
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there 
Min. 50 :(bir) Substitution by Birmingham City 
          ...  COMING ON: S_Caldwell 
          ...  COMING OFF: L_Greiml 
Min. 50 :(bir) Substitution by Birmingham City 
          ...  COMING ON: L_Grgic 
          ...  COMING OFF: I_Balde 
Min. 51 :(hud) T_Campbell makes himself available 
          ...  T_Campbell belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  G_Bazunu has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  G_Bazunu reacts well to save!! 
Min. 52 :(hud) Florentino looks up for support 
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now 
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! 
          ...  A_Lookman receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  P_Vydra steals the ball of off him 
Min. 53 :(hud) T_Campbell with the mazy run 
          ...  How he got through those defenders I don't know 
          ...  He sets himself up for the shot 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from T_Campbell! 
          ...  The ball hits the line the referee waves play on. 
          ...  Ed Clark Caretaker spits his dummy out yet again. 
Min. 54 :(bir) J_de_Guzman turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to C_Marshall 
          ...  K_Taylor goes in studs first 
Min. 60 :(bir) Substitution by Birmingham City 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Nemeth 
          ...  COMING OFF: S_Mills 
Min. 61 :(hud) K_Taylor plays a great one-two 
          ...  He continues to run forward now 
          ...  P_Vydra plays it back 
          ...  G_Bazunu slips!! 
          ...  It goes just wide 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by K_Taylor! 
          ...  The ball comes to L_Foster 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  It hits the post 
          ...  And goes clear 
Min. 62 :(hud) L_Foster feeds the ball through the middle 
          ...  A_Lookman runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  A_Lookman has time and space! 
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal 
          ...  That shot never looked like going in 
Min. 64 :(hud) L_Foster breaks free from his marker 
          ...  L_Grgic with a deliberate foul 
          ...  That deserves a punishment 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  G_Hall bends it in 
          ...  G_Bazunu catches the ball 
Min. 65 :(hud) K_Taylor pauses and waits for support 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  K_Taylor belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  G_Bazunu collects it comfortably 
          ...  The shot never troubled him 
Min. 65 :(bir) L_Gibbs looks for options 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to A_Nemeth 
          ...  A_Nemeth breaks clear! 
          ...  He tries to take it round L_Nicholls 
          ...  He dinks it over L_Nicholls 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Birmingham City have snatched the lead! 
          ...  Huddersfield Town 1-2 Birmingham City ...
Min. 65 :(bir) C_Marshall has picked up a knock 
          ...  He's going to play through the pain barrier 
Min. 66 :(bir) J_de_Guzman with a 40-yard pass to L_Grgic 
          ...  But Florentino reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 68 :(hud) T_Campbell back heels to find K_Taylor in space 
          ...  K_Taylor tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre 
Min. 68 :(hud) K_Taylor sidesteps L_Gibbs 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  E_Dzeko is late with that one 
          ...  He gets up and shakes the players hand 
Min. 69 :(hud) T_Baumgartl with a simple pass to T_Campbell 
          ...  T_Campbell looks to see where G_Bazunu is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  G_Bazunu gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender puts the ball behind 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! 
          ...  A_Forson flights it in! 
          ...  G_Bazunu comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  I_Hayden with the header 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  G_Bazunu dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  And G_Bazunu tips it wide! 
          ...  Great goalkeeping! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Lookman plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  G_Bazunu easily claims the ball! 
Min. 71 :(hud) A_Lookman sprints down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He puts in a square ball! 
          ...  I_Hayden runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  I_Hayden flings a shot at goal! 
          ...  But G_Bazunu stops that one easily 
Min. 75 :(hud) T_Baumgartl dribbles past C_Puyol 
          ...  It was as if the defender wasn't even there 
          ...  A cheeky lob from T_Baumgartl! 
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide 
Min. 78 :(bir) M_Upson over hits his pass 
          ...  He finds C_Marshall though 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  O_Dodgson with the tackle 
Min. 80 :(hud) L_Foster is first to the loose ball 
          ...  L_Foster runs forward 
          ...  He hits the shot! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre 
Min. 80 :(bir) L_Gibbs knocks the ball on and sprints past Florentino 
          ...  A delightful ball in to J_de_Guzman 
          ...  J_de_Guzman sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. 
          ...  cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! 
          ...  But L_Nicholls punches it away 
          ...  He commands his area so well 
Min. 81 :(hud) K_Taylor looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to L_Foster 
          ...  L_Foster with a little chip! 
          ...  G_Bazunu makes the save 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield! 
Min. 86 :(bir) L_Grgic crosses into the box, finding C_Marshall 
          ...  C_Marshall flings a shot at goal! 
          ...  L_Nicholls with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He showed great reflexes there 
Min. 86 :(hud) Florentino searches out L_Foster 
          ...  C_Puyol goes in studs first 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 91 :(bir) A_Nemeth with the Cruyff turn 
          ...  A_Nemeth from 20 yards! 
          ...  L_Nicholls watches it sail wide! 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : John Smiths Stadium
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Huddersfield Town Match Info
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Best player          : L_Foster (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : L_Foster (33)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : I_Hayden (17)
Injured              : N/A
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Birmingham City Match Info
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Best player          : P_Vydra
Scorers              : E_Dzeko (20), A_Nemeth (65)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : S_Mills (24), C_Puyol (86)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                       Huddersfield Town  |    Birmingham City
Attempts on Goal     :          25        |       9
Off target           :          12        |       3
On target            :          13        |       6
Possession           :          66        |       34
Corners              :           3        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           0        |       3
Fouls                :          10        |       9
Key Tackles          :           8        |       9
Key Passes           :          16        |       14
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Final Score          : Huddersfield Town 1 - 2 Birmingham City
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Player Statistics - Huddersfield Town
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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L_Nicholls     GK  24   1   1   1  31 |  95   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0
T_Baumgartl    DF   1  19  16  10  30 |  95   0   2   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  34  30  16
I_Hayden       DF   1  20  14   7  31 |  95   0   0   1   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2  15  40
O_Dodgson      DF   1  20  16   3  30 |  95   0   3   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  48  65   0
A_Forson       DF   1  20  17  13  24 |  95   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  16  14  15
A_Lookman      MF   1   8  19  16  26 |  95   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  12  20
Florentino     DF   1  15  20  12  25 |  95   0   1   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  21  22  30
G_Hall         MF   1   6  21  17  24 |  95   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  11
K_Taylor       MF   1  13  19  15  27 |  95   0   1   1   0   4   0   0   0   0  23  12  46
L_Foster       FW   1   9  15  21  30 |  95   0   0   1   0   5   1   0   0   0   0  16  46
T_Campbell     FW   1   3  13  21  29 |  95   0   0   2   0   7   0   0   0   0   0  36  43
J_Stolarczyk   GK  17   1   1   1  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Y_Nakayama     DF   1  17  14   8  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Y_Toure        MF   1  11  19  10  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Rowe         MF   1   9  18  14  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Bradshaw     FW   1   4  13  19  28 |   0   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  25   1   1   1  26 |  95  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  55   0   0   0
P_Vydra        DF   1  21  16  12  26 |  95   0   6   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  90  15   0
C_Puyol        DF   1  19  14  10  29 |  95   0   0   2   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  32  16
L_Greiml       DF   1  18  15   4  29 |  52   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Upson        DF   1  19  12  11  25 |  95   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  17  19  17
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  19   9  29 |  95   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  36  19
I_Balde        MF   1   8  19  18  31 |  52   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  56   0   0
S_Mills        MF   1   4  17  17  22 |  62   0   0   3   1   0   0   1   0   0  -2  59  -2
C_Marshall     FW   1   7  17  20  29 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  14   8
E_Dzeko        FW   1   5  15  20  24 |  95   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  36
L_Wahlstedt    GK  19   1   1   1  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Caldwell     DF   1  19  13  11  23 |  43   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   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 |  43   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  14   0
A_Nemeth       FW   1   3  13  16  24 |  33   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  42
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