FFO Champ, Birmingham City vs. Bournemouth (Mon Jan 05)


                      Birmingham City  |  Bournemouth
                              4-4-2 D  |  5-1-1-1-2 C
                         Derek Purvis  |  Jason Fortune Caretaker
                                       |
                          G_Bazunu GK  |  GK M_Maignan
                           P_Vydra DF  |  DF I_Zabarnyi
                            L_King DF  |  DF N_Tavares
                           C_Puyol DF  |  DF P_Mertesacker
                           M_Upson DF  |  DF W_Faes
                           L_Gibbs MF  |  DF G_Zuiverloon
                       J_de_Guzman MF  |  DM M_Caqueret
                           I_Balde MF  |  MF D_Ouattara
                           L_Grgic MF  |  AM G_Reyna
                        C_Marshall FW  |  FW B_Johnson
                           E_Dzeko FW  |  FW L_Delap
                                       |
                       L_Wahlstedt SUB |  SUB S_Handanovic
                        S_Caldwell SUB |  SUB C_Harper
                          L_Greiml SUB |  SUB G_Barry
                           S_Mills SUB |  SUB J_Toulalan
                          A_Nemeth SUB |  SUB M_Kofod




Min. 3  :(bir) I_Balde with a throw in 
          ...  He throws the ball across to E_Dzeko 
          ...  D_Ouattara is late with that one 
          ...  I think he was just trying to get to the ball 
Min. 5  :(bou) G_Zuiverloon jumps over L_King's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  G_Zuiverloon with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  a lovely cushioned header 
          ...  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. 5  :(bir) The ball rolls free! 
          ...  P_Vydra takes control of it on the half way line 
          ...  He sprints past the defenders!! 
          ...  N_Tavares with a pull on the shirt 
Min. 8  :(bou) G_Reyna slows the ball down and waits for support 
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now 
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy ...And heads towards the goal! 
          ...  G_Reyna with the strike! 
          ...  The shot slips through G_Bazunu's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 9  :(bou) The defender slips and falls over! 
          ...  G_Zuiverloon is through! 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from M_Upson and it had to be 
Min. 13 :(bir) L_Grgic with an excellent first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  I_Balde gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  But B_Johnson wins the tackle cleanly 
Min. 13 :(bou) D_Ouattara with a precise ball to P_Mertesacker 
          ...  P_Mertesacker has a dig at goal! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
Min. 14 :(bou) N_Tavares drives the ball across field 
          ...  It comes to B_Johnson 
          ...  J_de_Guzman with a bad challenge 
          ...  The Referee writes his name into the book 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 26 :(bir) L_Grgic cuts in on the inside of the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to E_Dzeko 
          ...  W_Faes anticipates the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 26 :(bou) L_Delap takes advantage of a mistake by L_King 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  The ball hits L_Grgic in the face! 
          ...  And goes clear! 
Min. 30 :(bou) I_Zabarnyi with a deep cross to B_Johnson 
          ...  L_Gibbs rushes in with a poor tackle!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  The Referee warned him 
Min. 33 :(bir) P_Vydra flicks it past the defender 
          ...  He runs forward 
          ...  P_Mertesacker with the tackle 
          ...  Good God Almighty, what a tackle from hell! 
Min. 33 :(bou) D_Ouattara finds his way through 
          ...  He bears down on goal 
          ...  D_Ouattara with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  a lovely cushioned header 
          ...  G_Bazunu gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he slots in the rebound 
          ...  No, it's wide!! 
          ...  That was terrible! 
Min. 36 :(bir) C_Marshall has broken clear! Just M_Maignan to beat! 
          ...  P_Mertesacker brings him down! 
          ...  It looks like he could be sent off! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  That was very, very close to being a red let me assure you! 
Min. 38 :(bou) B_Johnson chips the ball forward to N_Tavares 
          ...  G_Bazunu with a nasty foul 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He is in the book for that one 
          ...  He's got to be careful now! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  Right on the edge of the box! 
          ...  D_Ouattara hoists it forward 
          ...  B_Johnson gets on the end of it 
          ...  But M_Upson wins the tackle 
Min. 42 :(bir) C_Marshall plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  L_Grgic keeps possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  M_Caqueret gets to the ball first 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 44 :(bir) C_Marshall sidesteps G_Zuiverloon 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  M_Caqueret with a bad challenge 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  He's going to let him off for that 
          ...  He'd better be careful now 
          ...  There are appeals for a penalty! 
          ...  PENALTY!! 
          ...  The defenders are furious! 
          ...  C_Marshall is the man who takes it 
          ...  Hammered towards the top corner! 
          ...  But it's inches over the bar! 
Min. 45 :(bir) Substitution by Birmingham City 
          ...  COMING ON: S_Mills 
          ...  COMING OFF: L_Grgic 
Min. 45 :(bir) Substitution by Birmingham City 
          ...  COMING ON: S_Caldwell 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Upson 
Min. 49 :(bir) I_Balde runs at the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to C_Marshall 
          ...  I_Zabarnyi bundles the player over!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant! 
          ...  Play on! 
Min. 49 :(bir) S_Mills with the dribble 
          ...  This is a great chance 
          ...  B_Johnson with a late tackle 
          ...  He certainly didn't mean it 

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

Min. 50 :(bir) J_de_Guzman over hits his pass 
          ...  He finds S_Mills though 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  S_Mills is clean through! 
          ...  He just has M_Maignan to beat! 
          ...  He tries to beat M_Maignan 
          ...  M_Maignan dives on the ball!! 
Min. 51 :(bir) A defence splitting pass from J_de_Guzman to S_Caldwell 
          ...  But N_Tavares will cut out the threat 
Min. 54 :(bir) S_Caldwell leaves his marker standing 
          ...  But I_Zabarnyi slides in two footed! 
          ...  The Referee has a look but waves "Play On!" 
Min. 56 :(bir) E_Dzeko with the towering header to C_Puyol 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from W_Faes 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  C_Puyol with an inswinging corner into the box 
          ...  M_Maignan jumps well to claim it! 
Min. 57 :(bou) Substitution by Bournemouth 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Toulalan 
          ...  COMING OFF: D_Ouattara 
Min. 58 :(bou) G_Reyna takes advantage of a mistake by P_Vydra 
          ...  away from two, three, four. 
          ...  Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. 
          ...  How good is he?! 
          ...  Now he crosses to P_Mertesacker! 
          ...  P_Vydra goes in hard to win the ball back. It's like men playing with children! 
Min. 60 :(bou) G_Reyna with a 30-yard pass to L_Delap 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by C_Puyol 
          ...  Nothing gets past him! 
Min. 66 :(bou) N_Tavares has the ball on the wing, a chance to show his pace 
          ...  He knocks the ball past C_Puyol 
          ...  He puts in G_Zuiverloon! 
          ...  G_Zuiverloon tries to chip the ball over G_Bazunu! 
          ...  G_Bazunu gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he slots in the rebound 
          ...  He has put it wide!! 
          ...  He puts his hands on his head in despair! 
Min. 71 :(bir) C_Puyol jinks infield 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to I_Balde 
          ...  I_Balde sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. 
          ...  cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! 
          ...  It goes wide for a goal kick 
Min. 72 :(bir) S_Mills drives it across the face of the goal L_King 
          ...  J_Toulalan with the tackle 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge. 
          ...  That was Roy Keane on Alf-Inge Haland levels! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
Min. 76 :(bir) J_de_Guzman looks around for some movement 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to C_Marshall 
          ...  Cleaned up by I_Zabarnyi 
Min. 79 :(bir) J_de_Guzman looks around for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to L_King 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by M_Caqueret 
Min. 81 :(bir) S_Caldwell spots a team mate in space 
          ...  That's an excellent through ball to C_Marshall! 
          ...  An audacious effort from C_Marshall! 
          ...  M_Maignan with the diving save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 89 :(bir) The defender underhits the back pass! 
          ...  E_Dzeko is through and closing innnnnnnnnn!! 
          ...  M_Caqueret anticipates the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 89 :(bir) I_Balde chests it down 
          ...  G_Reyna with an inch perfect tackle 
          ...  The whistle has gone! Incredible! 
          ...  The Referee wants a quiet word 
Min. 94 :(bir) I_Balde looks for options 
          ...  He decides to go it alone 
          ...  I_Zabarnyi pulls on his shirt 
          ...  He wins the ball 
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there! 

*************  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          : C_Puyol
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_de_Guzman (14), G_Bazunu (38)
Injured              : N/A
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Bournemouth Match Info
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Best player          : I_Zabarnyi (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : , P_Mertesacker (36)J_Toulalan (72)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                         Birmingham City  |    Bournemouth
Attempts on Goal     :           3        |       5
Off target           :           1        |       5
On target            :           2        |       0
Possession           :          44        |       56
Corners              :           1        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       2
Subs Used            :           2        |       1
Fouls                :           8        |       14
Key Tackles          :           5        |       12
Key Passes           :          12        |       7
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Final Score          : Birmingham City 0 - 0 Bournemouth
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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  26   1   1   1  26 |  98   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0  10   0   0   0
P_Vydra        DF   1  22  16  12  26 |  98   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  32   0   0
L_King         DF   1  20  16   9  23 |  98   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Puyol        DF   1  20  15  10  29 |  98   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  18  19   0
M_Upson        DF   1  20  13  12  25 |  45   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   0   0
L_Gibbs        MF   1  15  21   5  28 |  98   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_de_Guzman    MF   1  14  20  10  29 |  98   0   0   4   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  54  -2
I_Balde        MF   1   8  20  18  31 |  98   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  14  10
L_Grgic        MF   1  12  18   7  26 |  45   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  26  32   0
C_Marshall     FW   1   8  18  21  29 |  98   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  16  16
E_Dzeko        FW   1   5  16  20  24 |  98   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0
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  20  13  12  23 |  53   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  21   0
L_Greiml       DF   1  18  16   4  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Mills        MF   1   4  18  17  22 |  53   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  16  13
A_Nemeth       FW   1   3  13  17  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Bournemouth
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_Maignan      GK  27   1   1   1  23 |  98   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  32   0   0   0
I_Zabarnyi     DF   1  21  16  10  23 |  98   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  85  18   0
N_Tavares      DF   1  21  15   6  25 |  98   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  17  38   0
P_Mertesacker  DF   1  20  15   6  25 |  98   0   1   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  16  -2  20
W_Faes         DF   1  20  14   4  23 |  98   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   0   0
G_Zuiverloon   DF   1  18  12  13  27 |  98   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  30
M_Caqueret     DM   1  15  21   4  25 |  98   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  69   0   0
D_Ouattara     MF   1   5  20  17  29 |  61   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  14  11
G_Reyna        AM   1  10  21  21  26 |  98   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  26   7
B_Johnson      FW   1   4  16  23  24 |  98   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  34  18   0
L_Delap        FW   1   7  16  22  27 |  98   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Handanovic   GK  23   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Harper       DF   1  16  12   9  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Barry        DM   1  14  19   4  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Toulalan     MF   1  12  19  16  26 |  37   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
M_Kofod        FW   1  13  14  17  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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