FFO Vase, Rennes vs. Birmingham City (Wed Sep 03)


                               Rennes  |  Birmingham City
                              5-3-2 L  |  4-4-2 N
                            Drew Hill  |  Derek Purvis
                                       |
                          R_Risser GK  |  GK G_Bazunu
                        A_Truffert DF  |  DF L_Greiml
                            F_Mane DF  |  DF S_Caldwell
                         F_Winther DF  |  DF C_Puyol
                         J_Jacquet DF  |  DF M_Upson
                        B_Aaronson MF  |  MF L_Gibbs
                           D_Cisse DF  |  MF J_de_Guzman
                          E_Le_Fee MF  |  MF I_Balde
                         A_Sishuba MF  |  MF S_Mills
                         Evanilson FW  |  FW C_Marshall
                          A_Gouiri FW  |  FW E_Dzeko
                                       |
                          G_Lembet SUB |  SUB L_Wahlstedt
                           M_Ciani SUB |  SUB P_Vydra
                           W_Taibi SUB |  SUB O_Gozalbez
                           N_Matic SUB |  SUB L_Grgic
                         K_Olaigbe SUB |  SUB A_Nemeth




Min. 1  :(std) Tactical Change by Rennes 
          ...  Rennes have changed their playing style to E 
Min. 1  :(bir) C_Marshall beats F_Mane 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  C_Marshall uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  R_Risser pushes it behind! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_de_Guzman curls it into the box! 
          ...  S_Caldwell gets to it! 
          ...  Over the bar! 
Min. 3  :(bir) L_Greiml plays a great one-two 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  L_Greiml unleashes a pile driver! 
          ...  He miskicks the ball 
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium 
Min. 4  :(bir) E_Dzeko jumps over A_Truffert's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  E_Dzeko hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide 
Min. 6  :(std) B_Aaronson cuts inside the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to J_Jacquet 
          ...  J_Jacquet with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  G_Bazunu with a superb tip over the bar 
          ...  He showed great reflexes there 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  E_Le_Fee chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  G_Bazunu easily catches it! 
Min. 7  :(std) Evanilson with the through ball to B_Aaronson 
          ...  B_Aaronson fires the shot in! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  G_Bazunu moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  It's beaten him! 
          ...  But it thumps the post!! 
          ...  And goes out! 
Min. 10 :(bir) L_Greiml takes control of the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to C_Marshall 
          ...  F_Mane bundles the player over!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant! 
          ...  Play on! 
Min. 14 :(std) A_Gouiri comes to collect the ball 
          ...  Great turn!! 
          ...  Superb play 
          ...  Fine tackle by C_Marshall 
          ...  He prevents the corner as well 
Min. 16 :(bir) J_de_Guzman turns past J_Jacquet 
          ...  He has created space for himself now 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from A_Truffert 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  L_Gibbs swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  S_Caldwell gets a shot in 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  That was a dismal effort! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 18 :(std) A_Gouiri with a flicked pass to Evanilson 
          ...  Evanilson with the 40 yard drive! 
          ...  G_Bazunu parries it 
          ...  The defender clears it 
Min. 26 :(std) A_Sishuba slips past L_Greiml 
          ...  C_Puyol wins it well 
          ...  Perfectly timed! 
Min. 28 :(bir) C_Puyol has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He takes it past F_Mane 
          ...  He knocks it to E_Dzeko! 
          ...  A_Truffert fouls badly 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  The Referee writes his name in his little black book 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on! 
Min. 31 :(bir) L_Greiml is taking a throw in 
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back 
          ...  He throws the ball to M_Upson 
          ...  M_Upson lobs R_Risser! 
          ...  He miskicks the ball 
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium 
Min. 34 :(std) Evanilson is spitting at C_Puyol 
          ...  He should be ashamed! 
          ...  Disgusting! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  He's told to calm down 
          ...  Drew Hill looks relieved 
Min. 35 :(bir) I_Balde is out on the left 
          ...  He moves the ball right to E_Dzeko 
          ...  Fine tackle by A_Truffert 
          ...  He prevents the corner as well 
Min. 41 :(std) A_Truffert brings the ball into the opposing area 
          ...  A_Truffert with an overhead kick! 
          ...  He gets a connection 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
          ...  Some parts of the ground thought that went in! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 44 :(std) A_Truffert chips the ball forward to J_Jacquet 
          ...  J_Jacquet with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  G_Bazunu with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He showed great reflexes there 
Min. 44 :(bir) L_Greiml is taking a throw in 
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back 
          ...  He throws the ball to C_Puyol 
          ...  C_Puyol hits the ball on the bounce! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Ooooohh... Un-be-lievable ! 
          ...  What a goal... 
          ...  Birmingham City have taken the lead! 
          ...  Rennes 0-1 Birmingham City ...
Min. 47 :(std) B_Aaronson is taking a throw in 
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back 
          ...  He throws the ball to A_Gouiri 
          ...  A_Gouiri has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  G_Bazunu makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
Min. 47 :(bir) S_Mills has time and space on the edge of the box 
          ...  S_Mills hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! 
          ...  R_Risser with a fantastic save 
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Rennes 0-1 Birmingham City

Min. 47 :(bir) E_Dzeko knocks the ball past the lunge of F_Mane 
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by E_Le_Fee 
          ...  He made it look easy 
Min. 48 :(std) F_Winther beats his man 
          ...  C_Marshall intercepts the pass 
Min. 48 :(bir) I_Balde drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to E_Dzeko 
          ...  E_Dzeko with a scorcher of a shot! 
          ...  R_Risser makes a fine save 
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. 52 :(bir) P_Vydra is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker 
          ...  He throws it to E_Dzeko 
          ...  E_Dzeko fires the shot in! 
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up! 
          ...  But it's gone just wide!! 
Min. 53 :(std) J_Jacquet plays in F_Mane with a beautiful ball 
          ...  F_Mane leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! 
          ...  But G_Bazunu parries the shot 
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away 
Min. 55 :(bir) L_Greiml chips the ball over the defence and finds C_Marshall 
          ...  C_Marshall fires a shot at goal! 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  What a volley! 
          ...  What a finish. That is outrageous. 
          ...  Three words. Marco. Van. Basten 
          ...  Rennes 0-2 Birmingham City ...
Min. 56 :(std) Tactical Change by Rennes 
          ...  Rennes have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 59 :(std) F_Winther off the woodwork! 
          ...  A_Gouiri picks up the deflection 
          ...  But P_Vydra sweeps up the threat 
Min. 60 :(bir) Substitution by Birmingham City 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Nemeth 
          ...  COMING OFF: S_Mills 
Min. 61 :(bir) S_Caldwell floats the ball in to find J_de_Guzman 
          ...  But A_Truffert with the fine tackle 
Min. 66 :(bir) L_Grgic looks up 
          ...  He swings the ball right towards C_Puyol 
          ...  C_Puyol must beat R_Risser! 
          ...  R_Risser is stranded! 
          ...  He can't get there in time! 
          ...  OH! It drifts just past the post 
          ...  Great strike! 
          ...  Deserved a goal really 
Min. 72 :(bir) P_Vydra takes advantage of a mistake by F_Winther 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  P_Vydra pounds a rocket on goal! 
          ...  R_Risser makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
          ...  A defender hoofs it out for a corner! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_de_Guzman lofts the ball in! 
          ...  L_Grgic makes a firm connection with his head 
          ...  R_Risser gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He turns the ball behind 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_de_Guzman with an inswinging corner into the box 
          ...  It comes to P_Vydra 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  R_Risser parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  He fires it over!! 
Min. 74 :(std) A_Gouiri cuts the ball back to A_Sishuba 
          ...  A_Sishuba hits the ball first time! 
          ...  G_Bazunu makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
Min. 77 :(bir) L_Gibbs with a short pass to find C_Marshall 
          ...  E_Le_Fee takes the ball and the player!! 
          ...  But the ref waves play on!! 
Min. 79 :(std) A_Truffert with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle from J_de_Guzman 
          ...  A_Truffert with the overhead! 
          ...  But G_Bazunu makes a superb stop down low 
Min. 80 :(std) Substitution by Rennes 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Ciani 
          ...  COMING OFF: F_Winther 
Min. 80 :(std) Substitution by Rennes 
          ...  COMING ON: K_Olaigbe 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Gouiri 
Min. 80 :(std) Substitution by Rennes 
          ...  COMING ON: W_Taibi 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Sishuba 
Min. 80 :(std) B_Aaronson beats one 
          ...  Knocks it past a second 
          ...  And finds J_Jacquet 
          ...  S_Caldwell pulls on his shirt 
          ...  He wins the ball 
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there! 
Min. 81 :(bir) C_Marshall steps over the ball 
          ...  He nutmegs M_Ciani 
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery 
          ...  B_Aaronson with a bad challenge 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  What's it going to be? 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
Min. 84 :(bir) L_Gibbs with the towering header to A_Nemeth 
          ...  A_Nemeth beats the offside trap! 
          ...  He looked offside to me 
          ...  R_Risser comes towards him 
          ...  He rounds R_Risser 
          ...  He has been pushed wide! 
          ...  He shoots from a tight angle 
          ...  It's hit the side netting!! 
Min. 86 :(std) F_Mane with the cross-field pass to A_Truffert 
          ...  A_Truffert keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 89 :(std) B_Aaronson plays a first time ball through the defence to W_Taibi 
          ...  W_Taibi drives the ball low! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it wide 
Min. 91 :(std) E_Le_Fee with the towering header to K_Olaigbe 
          ...  K_Olaigbe belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  But G_Bazunu makes an easy save 
Min. 91 :(bir) A_Nemeth cuts in on F_Mane's blind side 
          ...  A_Nemeth with a bomb of a shot! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Ooooohh... Un-be-lievable ! 
          ...  What a goal... 
          ...  Rennes 0-3 Birmingham City ...

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Roazhon Park
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Rennes Match Info
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Best player          : B_Aaronson
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Truffert (28), B_Aaronson (81)
Injured              : N/A
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Birmingham City Match Info
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Best player          : L_Greiml (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : C_Puyol (44), C_Marshall (55), A_Nemeth (91)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                  Rennes  |    Birmingham City
Attempts on Goal     :          12        |       17
Off target           :           4        |       9
On target            :           8        |       8
Possession           :          34        |       66
Corners              :           1        |       4
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           8        |       6
Key Tackles          :           6        |       5
Key Passes           :          12        |       12
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Final Score          : Rennes 0 - 3 Birmingham City
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Player Statistics - Rennes
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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R_Risser       GK  23   1   1   1  25 |  93   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -5   0   0   0
A_Truffert     DF   1  22  14  15  30 |  93   0   3   1   0   3   0   1   0   0  34  13  27
F_Mane         DF   1  21  16  14  26 |  93   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  13  13  12
F_Winther      DF   1  20  14   4  16 |  82   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
J_Jacquet      DF   1  19  12  10  28 |  93   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  17  32
B_Aaronson     MF   1   5  21  16  31 |  93   0   0   4   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  30   6
D_Cisse        DF   1  15  20   6  31 |  93   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Le_Fee       MF   1   5  18  13  31 |  93   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  58  11   0
A_Sishuba      MF   1  10  19  14  29 |  82   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  12
Evanilson      FW   1   3  15  22  29 |  93   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  14   4
A_Gouiri       FW   1   2  15  22  24 |  82   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  28   4
G_Lembet       GK  23   1   1   1  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Ciani        DF   1  18  13   8  26 |  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Taibi        MF   1   5  16  12  29 |  11   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  12
N_Matic        MF   1  13  18   8  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Olaigbe      FW   1   7  16  19  25 |  11   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   7

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 |  93   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   0   0   0
L_Greiml       DF   1  18  15   4  29 |  93   0   0   4   2   1   0   0   0   0  16  94  20
S_Caldwell     DF   1  19  13  11  23 |  93   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  15  16  26
C_Puyol        DF   1  19  14  10  29 |  93   0   1   1   0   2   1   0   0   0  15  15  54
M_Upson        DF   1  19  12  12  25 |  52   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  12
L_Gibbs        MF   1  15  21   5  28 |  93   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0
J_de_Guzman    MF   1  14  20   9  29 |  93   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
I_Balde        MF   1   8  19  18  31 |  52   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
S_Mills        MF   1   4  18  17  22 |  62   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   9
C_Marshall     FW   1   7  17  20  29 |  93   0   2   0   0   2   1   0   0   0  54   0  26
E_Dzeko        FW   1   5  15  20  24 |  93   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  14
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 |  41   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  13  13  26
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 |  41   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  12  20
A_Nemeth       FW   1   3  13  17  24 |  31   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  33
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