FFO Vase, Birmingham City vs. RB Salzburg (Wed Aug 13)


                      Birmingham City  |  RB Salzburg
                              4-4-2 N  |  5-1-1-1-2 P
                         Derek Purvis  |  Dave Thacker
                                       |
                          G_Bazunu GK  |  GK N_Atubolu
                           P_Vydra DF  |  DF O_Solet
                           C_Puyol DF  |  DF A_Dedic
                          L_Greiml DF  |  DF S_Pavlovic
                           M_Upson DF  |  DF M_Wolf
                           L_Gibbs MF  |  DF P_Ceccaroni
                       J_de_Guzman MF  |  DM K_Thomson
                           I_Balde MF  |  MF K_Piatkowski
                           S_Mills MF  |  AM M_Ozil
                        C_Marshall FW  |  FW D_Nene
                           E_Dzeko FW  |  FW T_Pasnik
                                       |
                       L_Wahlstedt SUB |  SUB A_Palmer
                            L_King SUB |  SUB A_Terzic
                        O_Gozalbez SUB |  SUB M_Bidstrup
                           L_Grgic SUB |  SUB N_Capaldo
                          A_Nemeth SUB |  SUB J_Brekalo




Min. 3  :(slz) T_Pasnik takes advantage of a bad back pass from P_Vydra 
          ...  S_Mills with a pull on the shirt 
Min. 3  :(slz) D_Nene takes a throw in 
          ...  He throws the ball into A_Dedic 
          ...  C_Marshall intercepts the opposition pass 
          ...  And he clears the ball behind goal 
          ...  He wasn't taking any risks there 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Nene swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of G_Bazunu 
Min. 5  :(bir) S_Mills back heels to find C_Marshall in space 
          ...  But S_Pavlovic spotted the danger and cleans up the play 
Min. 8  :(slz) T_Pasnik had to stretch to reach the pass 
          ...  L_Greiml with a nasty foul 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
          ...  The Referee tells him to calm his game down a bit 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  It is deep inside their own half. This will allow them to regroup 
          ...  A_Dedic knocks it forward 
          ...  T_Pasnik gets on the end of it 
          ...  T_Pasnik throws himself at the ball! 
          ...  He manages to reach the ball 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 10 :(slz) D_Nene looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to T_Pasnik 
          ...  C_Marshall with a superb tackle! 
          ...  He easily dispossessed him 
Min. 11 :(bir) E_Dzeko can't find space for the shot 
          ...  He slips it through to J_de_Guzman 
          ...  S_Pavlovic cuts out the pass 
          ...  That was close! 
Min. 13 :(slz) D_Nene runs at the defence 
          ...  He nutmegs the defender 
          ...  He showed his class there 
          ...  D_Nene rifles it to the far post! 
          ...  G_Bazunu makes a good save 
Min. 15 :(bir) E_Dzeko finds a hole in the defence 
          ...  The defence was sleeping 
          ...  He made a fantastic run though 
          ...  A_Dedic slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in 
Min. 15 :(slz) The ball goes loose! 
          ...  T_Pasnik gains possesion and thinks about the shot 
          ...  T_Pasnik hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! 
          ...  G_Bazunu has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  G_Bazunu is left flat-footed 
          ...  It's gone wide!! 
Min. 18 :(slz) M_Wolf with a real burst of pace 
          ...  P_Vydra can't catch up with him 
          ...  He's clean through! 
          ...  M_Wolf hits it 
          ...  This one could go anywhere! 
          ...  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. 19 :(bir) C_Marshall beats his marker 
          ...  He muscled him off the ball 
          ...  C_Marshall with a stunning strike! 
          ...  N_Atubolu gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he slots in the rebound 
          ...  NO HE DOESN'T!! 
          ...  How on Earth did he put that wide? 
          ...  He was two yards out! 
Min. 21 :(slz) O_Solet slips past his marker 
          ...  C_Marshall with a bad challenge 
          ...  He received a good talking to from The Referee 
          ...  The ref gives a PENALTY!! 
          ...  Perhaps if had seen the replay he would change his mind! 
          ...  T_Pasnik takes it 
          ...  Can he score this penalty for his team? 
          ...  Oh, he can 
          ...  In the cheekiest manner possible. The Panenka. 
          ...  RB Salzburg have snatched the lead! 
          ...  Birmingham City 0-1 RB Salzburg...
Min. 22 :(bir) P_Vydra cuts the ball back to E_Dzeko 
          ...  But M_Wolf slides in 
Min. 24 :(bir) C_Puyol is spitting at O_Solet 
          ...  Despicable! 
          ...  The Referee called him over for a strong verbal warning 
Min. 29 :(slz) S_Pavlovic with a neat pass into M_Ozil 
          ...  C_Puyol with the foul 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  What's it going to be? 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
Min. 32 :(slz) M_Wolf dribbles past C_Puyol 
          ...  I_Balde is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He won that header unfairly 
Min. 37 :(slz) T_Pasnik feeds the ball through the middle 
          ...  D_Nene runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  D_Nene fires a shot at goal! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  The RB Salzburg fans are ecstatic! 
          ...  Goosebumps and tears every time 
          ...  Birmingham City 0-2 RB Salzburg ...
Min. 38 :(bir) S_Mills with a smart turn 
          ...  But K_Thomson wins the ball 
Min. 38 :(slz) A_Dedic runs forward 
          ...  He nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully 
          ...  He only has going for goal in mind! 
          ...  A_Dedic with the deft touch! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It hits the post!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Birmingham City 0-3 RB Salzburg ...
Min. 41 :(slz) O_Solet kills the ball dead with a superb touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  K_Thomson gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  But L_Greiml slid in 
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(slz) K_Piatkowski with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows the defender a clean set of heels 
          ...  P_Vydra with the tackle 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  It's just a warning 
Min. 44 :(bir) S_Mills sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  S_Mills with a thundering shot! 
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up! 
          ...  But it's gone just wide!! 
Min. 46 :(slz) M_Ozil with the through ball to T_Pasnik 
          ...  T_Pasnik drives the shot in! 
          ...  G_Bazunu makes a great save 
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Birmingham City 0-3 RB Salzburg

Min. 47 :(slz) M_Wolf pulls up 
          ...  That looks like his knee gave in! 
          ...  He won't be able to continue! 
Min. 47 :(slz) Substitution by RB Salzburg 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Terzic 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Wolf 
Min. 48 :(slz) M_Ozil takes advantage of a mistake by P_Vydra 
          ...  He puts in T_Pasnik! 
          ...  T_Pasnik with an overhead kick! 
          ...  He gets a connection 
          ...  It grazes the post! 
          ...  And hits the side netting 
          ...  Goal Kick! 
Min. 50 :(bir) Substitution by Birmingham City 
          ...  COMING ON: L_King 
          ...  COMING OFF: L_Greiml 
Min. 50 :(bir) Substitution by Birmingham City 
          ...  COMING ON: L_Grgic 
          ...  COMING OFF: I_Balde 
Min. 51 :(slz) K_Piatkowski feeds the ball to A_Terzic 
          ...  A_Terzic with the ball at his feet 
          ...  Is he going to have a crack? 
          ...  He is, you know... 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
Min. 52 :(slz) T_Pasnik sidesteps C_Marshall 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  T_Pasnik rifles it to the far post! 
          ...  But it whistles just past the post 
Min. 56 :(bir) J_de_Guzman over hits his pass 
          ...  He finds E_Dzeko though 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  But P_Ceccaroni comes away with the ball 
          ...  Excellent defending there! 
Min. 56 :(slz) O_Solet is first to the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to S_Pavlovic 
          ...  S_Mills dives in two footed!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 58 :(bir) L_King sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  L_King tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  N_Atubolu gathers it comfortably 
Min. 58 :(slz) D_Nene cuts in on L_King's blind side 
          ...  L_Gibbs with a well timed tackle 
          ...  The Referee didn't like it though 
          ...  The Referee calls him over! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
Min. 59 :(slz) D_Nene lays the ball back to M_Ozil 
          ...  M_Ozil tries one from the edge of the box! 
          ...  But it goes wide of the post 
Min. 60 :(bir) Substitution by Birmingham City 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Nemeth 
          ...  COMING OFF: S_Mills 
Min. 60 :(slz) Substitution by RB Salzburg 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Bidstrup 
          ...  COMING OFF: K_Piatkowski 
Min. 61 :(bir) E_Dzeko takes possession 
          ...  Knocks it past the defender 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  D_Nene stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!! 
          ...  That's a rash challenge!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 62 :(slz) M_Ozil breaks free from the last defender! 
          ...  He just has to beat G_Bazunu now! 
          ...  C_Puyol trips him up from behind! 
          ...  He is warned by The Referee 
Min. 63 :(slz) A_Dedic beats his marker 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  A_Dedic hits the ball first time! 
          ...  Wide of goal. Even Simon Clark couldnt work his spin on that woeful effort 
Min. 64 :(slz) K_Thomson with a 50-yard pass to D_Nene 
          ...  D_Nene with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It flies wide! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 65 :(slz) Substitution by RB Salzburg 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Brekalo 
          ...  COMING OFF: T_Pasnik 
Min. 65 :(bir) A_Nemeth lobs it over the defender 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from A_Terzic 
Min. 69 :(slz) M_Bidstrup with the dribble 
          ...  He uses his pace to get free 
          ...  M_Bidstrup uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  It was a top drawer goal 
          ...  Birmingham City 0-4 RB Salzburg ...
Min. 70 :(slz) Tactical Change by RB Salzburg 
          ...  RB Salzburg have changed their playing style to D 
Min. 72 :(bir) L_Gibbs with a probing through ball E_Dzeko 
          ...  E_Dzeko with an overhead kick! 
          ...  He gets a connection 
          ...  N_Atubolu fists it away 
          ...  That was a good save! 
Min. 73 :(bir) M_Upson sprints past A_Terzic 
          ...  M_Upson sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. 
          ...  cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! 
          ...  N_Atubolu falls over 
          ...  But N_Atubolu is relieved to watch it go out of play! 
Min. 73 :(slz) M_Ozil flicks it over P_Vydra's head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  L_King wins the ball with a clear tackle 
Min. 78 :(slz) A_Terzic picks out D_Nene with the cross 
          ...  D_Nene tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that? 
Min. 83 :(bir) L_King looks for options 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to E_Dzeko 
          ...  E_Dzeko with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful downward header! 
          ...  What agility from N_Atubolu 
Min. 85 :(bir) L_Gibbs has a go! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  P_Vydra collects the loose ball! 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from S_Pavlovic 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Upson floats the ball in! 
          ...  N_Atubolu thumps the ball away! 
Min. 86 :(bir) L_Gibbs works the ball inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Nemeth 
          ...  M_Ozil with the dive 
          ...  There's no room in the game for that! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  It's just a warning 
Min. 87 :(bir) E_Dzeko plays it long to L_King 
          ...  L_King throws himself at the ball! 
          ...  He manages to reach the ball 
          ...  But N_Atubolu punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a throw in 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 6 minutes of injury time.
Min. 92 :(bir) E_Dzeko beats O_Solet 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  A left-footer by E_Dzeko! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into N_Atubolu's arms 
          ...  He's spilt it! 
          ...  But he gathers it second time round! 
Min. 93 :(bir) C_Marshall get's past A_Terzic 
          ...  He's gonna worry them again 
          ...  M_Ozil with a bad challenge 
          ...  The Referee yells at him to come over 
          ...  It's not the first time he's been called over today 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 

*************  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          : E_Dzeko
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : C_Puyol (29), L_Gibbs (58)
Injured              : N/A
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RB Salzburg Match Info
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Best player          : T_Pasnik (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : T_Pasnik (21 pen), D_Nene (37), A_Dedic (38), M_Bidstrup (69)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Nene (61), M_Ozil (93)
Injured              : M_Wolf (47)
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Match Statistics
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                         Birmingham City  |    RB Salzburg
Attempts on Goal     :           8        |       16
Off target           :           3        |       10
On target            :           5        |       6
Possession           :          46        |       54
Corners              :           1        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          19        |       9
Key Tackles          :           5        |       8
Key Passes           :           9        |       12
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Final Score          : Birmingham City 0 - 4 RB Salzburg
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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 | 100   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -31   0   0   0
P_Vydra        DF   1  21  16  12  26 | 100   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0
C_Puyol        DF   1  19  14  10  29 | 100   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
L_Greiml       DF   1  18  15   4  29 |  54   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0   0
M_Upson        DF   1  19  12  11  25 | 100   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  15
L_Gibbs        MF   1  15  21   5  28 | 100   0   0   3   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  22  -2
J_de_Guzman    MF   1  14  19   9  29 | 100   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
I_Balde        MF   1   8  19  18  31 |  54   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Mills        MF   1   4  17  17  22 |  64   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  30  12   7
C_Marshall     FW   1   7  17  20  29 | 100   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  54   0   4
E_Dzeko        FW   1   5  15  20  24 | 100   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  28  16
L_Wahlstedt    GK  19   1   1   1  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_King         DF   1  19  15   8  23 |  46   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  15  14  36
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 |  46   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Nemeth       FW   1   3  13  16  24 |  36   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - RB Salzburg
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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N_Atubolu      GK  25   1   1   1  27 | 100   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  27   0   0   0
O_Solet        DF   1  21  16  14  21 | 100   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0
A_Dedic        DF   1  21  16   5  25 | 100   0   1   0   0   2   1   0   0   0  13   0  69
S_Pavlovic     DF   1  20  15  10  31 | 100   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  42  14   0
M_Wolf         DF   1  19  12   5  24 |  51   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  30   0  19
P_Ceccaroni    DF   1  19  14   5  32 | 100   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
K_Thomson      DM   1  15  19   5  31 | 100   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  19  10   0
K_Piatkowski   MF   1   7  19  13  22 |  64   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
M_Ozil         AM   1   7  19  16  25 | 100   0   0   2   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  18   6
D_Nene         FW   1   3  16  21  26 | 100   0   0   3   0   4   1   1   0   0  -2  37  27
T_Pasnik       FW   1   6  16  20  22 |  69   0   0   1   1   6   1   0   0   0   0  31  42
A_Palmer       GK  20   1   1   1  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Terzic       DF   1  18  14  10  24 |  49   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  16  15  14
M_Bidstrup     MF   1  12  19  11  20 |  36   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  38
N_Capaldo      AM   1  13  18   9  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Brekalo      FW   1   3  14  19  27 |  31   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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