FFO Champ, Birmingham City vs. Cardiff City (Mon Mar 02)


                      Birmingham City  |  Cardiff City
                              4-4-2 N  |  4-1-3-2 P
                         Derek Purvis  |  Matt Rose
                                       |
                          G_Bazunu GK  |  GK A_Kinsky
                            L_King DF  |  DF N_Osborne
                          L_Greiml DF  |  DF A_Traore
                           P_Vydra DF  |  DF P_Comuzzo
                           M_Upson DF  |  DF H_Westermann
                           L_Gibbs MF  |  DM R_Gomis
                       J_de_Guzman MF  |  MF J_Slory
                        C_De_Norre MF  |  MF R_Esse
                           S_Mills MF  |  MF A_Johnson
                        C_Marshall FW  |  FW I_Thiago
                          A_Nemeth FW  |  FW J_Baptista
                                       |
                       L_Wahlstedt SUB |  SUB A_Stejskal
                           C_Puyol SUB |  SUB R_Nelsen
                          F_Jensen SUB |  SUB C_Brocchi
                           L_Grgic SUB |  SUB Terrats
                           E_Dzeko SUB |  SUB A_Kone




Min. 2  :(bir) L_Greiml curls the ball out wide to S_Mills 
          ...  S_Mills with an overhead kick! 
          ...  He gets a connection 
          ...  A_Kinsky won't get to that! 
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!! 
Min. 2  :(car) A_Johnson finds his way through 
          ...  He has tremendous pace 
          ...  M_Upson is called for the holding foul 
          ...  Well spotted by the referee 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He's not too happy about that 
Min. 3  :(bir) P_Vydra uses his feet well to turn on the ball 
          ...  N_Osborne cleanly tackles him 
          ...  He judged that well 
Min. 4  :(car) J_Slory finds his way through 
          ...  His quick turn fooled L_King 
          ...  J_Slory with the spectacular bicycle kick! 
          ...  But G_Bazunu palms it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 6  :(bir) S_Mills with a probing pass to A_Nemeth 
          ...  P_Comuzzo dives in two footed!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 9  :(car) The defender slips up! 
          ...  N_Osborne is through! 
          ...  S_Mills takes the player out!! 
          ...  The ref turns away!! 
Min. 12 :(car) N_Osborne heads the ball back to A_Johnson 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  M_Upson hits it out for a throw 
Min. 13 :(bir) C_Marshall has plenty of time and space 
          ...  A skilful effort from C_Marshall! 
          ...  A_Kinsky just watches it float over the bar! 
Min. 13 :(car) J_Baptista runs forward 
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind! 
          ...  J_Baptista carves a shot towards goal! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He grabs the corner flag and pretends to sing! 
          ...  Cardiff City take the lead! 
          ...  Birmingham City 0-1 Cardiff City ...
Min. 17 :(car) R_Esse takes advantage of a mistake by M_Upson 
          ...  He puts in A_Johnson! 
          ...  L_Gibbs with a pull on the shirt 
          ...  The Referee will just give him a speaking to 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  A_Johnson knocks it forward 
          ...  I_Thiago gets on the end of it 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by J_de_Guzman 
          ...  He timed it well 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Gomis dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  L_Greiml cleans up with a great clearance 
Min. 20 :(car) J_Baptista turns past the defender 
          ...  He has created space for himself now 
          ...  C_De_Norre hits it out for a corner 
          ...  That was sent up into the top tier 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Slory with an inswinging corner into the box 
          ...  G_Bazunu comes towards the ball 
          ...  Great catch! 
Min. 22 :(bir) L_Gibbs moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He plays the ball through to C_Marshall 
          ...  C_Marshall looks to see where A_Kinsky is! 
          ...  He rifles in the shot! 
          ...  But A_Kinsky stops that one easily 
Min. 23 :(bir) The defender underhits the back pass! 
          ...  C_De_Norre is through and closing innnnnnnnnn!! 
          ...  I_Thiago rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  What's The Referee going to give? 
          ...  Play on! 
Min. 24 :(car) I_Thiago sidesteps P_Vydra 
          ...  A thundering drive by I_Thiago! 
          ...  G_Bazunu parries it 
          ...  The defender clears it 
Min. 25 :(car) J_Slory with a 30-yard pass to H_Westermann 
          ...  But P_Vydra wins the ball with a sliding challenge 
Min. 28 :(car) R_Gomis hits a hard pass to J_Slory 
          ...  J_Slory with the deft touch! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  G_Bazunu makes the save 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield! 
Min. 29 :(bir) C_De_Norre with a neat pass into C_Marshall 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by J_Baptista 
          ...  Nothing gets past him! 
Min. 29 :(bir) J_de_Guzman retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield 
          ...  A_Nemeth latches onto the end of it 
          ...  R_Esse with a bad challenge 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  It's just a warning 
Min. 31 :(car) J_Slory can't find space for the shot 
          ...  He slips it through to R_Gomis 
          ...  R_Gomis with a little chip! 
          ...  Saved by G_Bazunu 
Min. 32 :(car) A_Johnson spots R_Esse who is in acres of space 
          ...  R_Esse with a bicycle kick! 
          ...  G_Bazunu has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  G_Bazunu is left flat-footed 
          ...  It's gone wide!! 
Min. 34 :(car) J_Slory hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  I_Thiago latches onto it! 
          ...  I_Thiago tries the lob from 30 yards! 
          ...  G_Bazunu blocks the shot with his legs 
          ...  It goes clear! 
Min. 35 :(car) J_Baptista takes advantage of a mistake by M_Upson 
          ...  away from two, three, four. 
          ...  Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. 
          ...  How good is he?! 
          ...  Now he crosses to A_Johnson! 
          ...  A_Johnson rises above the defence to head the ball! 
          ...  But it goes wide 
Min. 38 :(car) R_Esse runs with the ball to the corner flag 
          ...  He plays the ball across to H_Westermann 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from L_King 
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender if he hadn't been careful 
Min. 39 :(car) R_Esse hits in a wicked shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  H_Westermann latches onto it! 
          ...  Well intercepted by M_Upson 
Min. 40 :(bir) L_Greiml hoofs it upfield to find A_Nemeth 
          ...  A_Nemeth hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! 
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target 
          ...  The Cardiff City fans taunt him about that effort 
Min. 40 :(bir) S_Mills saunters past J_Slory 
          ...  A_Johnson goes in with high feet!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution! 
          ...  Derek Purvis looks bemused that it wasn't more! He wanted to see red! 
Min. 42 :(bir) C_Marshall with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He's clean through! 
          ...  C_Marshall looks to see where A_Kinsky is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  But A_Kinsky punches it away 
          ...  He commands his area so well 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 47 :(car) R_Esse lobs it over A_Nemeth 
          ...  C_De_Norre with a bad challenge 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  The Referee tries to calm him down 
          ...  There can only be 1 outcome! 
          ...  The Referee consults his assistant!! 
          ...  PENALTY!! 
          ...  I_Thiago is the man who takes it 
          ...  Oh he didn't mess about with that one 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Smashed right down the middle!. 
          ...  Birmingham City 0-2 Cardiff City...
Min. 47 :(car) R_Esse is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He throws it long to J_Slory 
          ...  J_Slory runs forward 
          ...  He hits the shot! 
          ...  It grazes the bar 
          ...  And goes over 
          ...  Oh so close there! 
Min. 48 :(bir) C_De_Norre cuts through the defence 
          ...  P_Comuzzo is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He was a bit too close for comfort 
          ...  The Referee wants a word 
          ...  It's just a warning 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Birmingham City 0-2 Cardiff City

Min. 47 :(car) H_Westermann runs forward 
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind! 
          ...  Cleaned up by M_Upson 
Min. 49 :(car) I_Thiago kills the ball dead with a superb touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  J_Baptista gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  L_King stands his ground and wins the tackle 
Min. 50 :(bir) Substitution by Birmingham City 
          ...  COMING ON: C_Puyol 
          ...  COMING OFF: L_Greiml 
Min. 50 :(bir) Substitution by Birmingham City 
          ...  COMING ON: L_Grgic 
          ...  COMING OFF: C_De_Norre 
Min. 51 :(car) N_Osborne gets to the byline and finds H_Westermann with a beautiful cross 
          ...  H_Westermann has time and space! 
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal 
          ...  G_Bazunu with the save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 51 :(bir) A_Nemeth takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  That mistake could prove costly 
          ...  H_Westermann pulls on his opponent's shirt!! 
          ...  You can't swap shirts until after the game! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll be off if he does that again 
Min. 53 :(car) R_Gomis plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  J_Baptista decides to go for goal instead! 
          ...  J_Baptista curls the ball in on goal! 
          ...  G_Bazunu with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He showed great reflexes there 
Min. 54 :(bir) L_Gibbs kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  L_King gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  L_King is through on goal! 
          ...  The flag stays down 
          ...  He just has A_Kinsky to beat 
          ...  He lobs it over A_Kinsky 
          ...  It just didn't dip quickly enough!! 
Min. 54 :(car) G_Bazunu with a terrible kick! 
          ...  J_Baptista is through! 
          ...  J_Baptista from 20 yards! 
          ...  G_Bazunu blocks the shot with his legs 
          ...  It goes clear! 
Min. 54 :(bir) S_Mills kills the ball dead 
          ...  Beautiful turn 
          ...  He could get a shot of here 
          ...  R_Gomis pulls on his opponent's shirt!! 
          ...  The Referee has stopped play 
          ...  Well spotted by The Referee! 
          ...  He is fortunate to be given just a warning 
Min. 55 :(bir) S_Mills sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to C_Marshall 
          ...  C_Marshall with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  A_Kinsky makes himself big and wins the ball 
Min. 56 :(bir) M_Upson breaks free from the last defender! 
          ...  He just has to beat A_Kinsky now! 
          ...  J_Slory trips him up from behind! 
          ...  It looks like he could be sent off! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  That was very, very close to being a red let me assure you! 
Min. 59 :(bir) A_Nemeth takes advantage of a mistake by H_Westermann 
          ...  It's a lucky break 
          ...  Intercepted by A_Traore 
Min. 60 :(bir) Substitution by Birmingham City 
          ...  COMING ON: E_Dzeko 
          ...  COMING OFF: S_Mills 
Min. 61 :(car) J_Baptista with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle from C_Puyol 
          ...  J_de_Guzman dives in two footed!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 62 :(car) J_Baptista finds himself in a good position 
          ...  J_Baptista has time and space on the edge of the box! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  That was a dismal effort! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 63 :(car) J_Baptista knocks the ball past the lunge of the defender 
          ...  A cheeky lob from J_Baptista! 
          ...  G_Bazunu with a great save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 68 :(car) R_Gomis has the ball 
          ...  He knocks the ball past C_Puyol 
          ...  He puts in J_Baptista! 
          ...  J_Baptista drives the ball low! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But flies wide of the post! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Baptista floats the ball in! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of G_Bazunu 
          ...  Theres was some shirt pulling going on in the box for sure! 
          ...  The strikers are calling for VAR! 
          ...  We wait for the decision 
          ...  NO PENALTY 
Min. 69 :(car) J_Slory lobs it over the defender 
          ...  L_Gibbs wins it well 
          ...  Perfectly timed! 
Min. 69 :(bir) M_Upson runs at the defender 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  R_Esse with a nasty foul 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
          ...  He's in trouble here!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
Min. 72 :(car) I_Thiago runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off P_Vydra back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  P_Vydra moves quickly to get the tackle in this time 
Min. 76 :(car) N_Osborne rises up for the header 
          ...  He flicks the ball on to I_Thiago 
          ...  I_Thiago tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  the balls hits G_Bazunu and comes out 
          ...  the striker is on hand! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Easy tap in! That was a bit of a freak goal! 
          ...  It's his 10th goal of the season!! 
          ...  Birmingham City 0-3 Cardiff City ...
Min. 77 :(bir) L_Grgic works the ball inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_de_Guzman 
          ...  Great challenge by A_Traore 
          ...  But it goes out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! 
          ...  A_Nemeth flights it in! 
          ...  Great catch from A_Kinsky! 
Min. 79 :(bir) J_de_Guzman with a probing through ball M_Upson 
          ...  P_Comuzzo beats him to the ball 
          ...  He's such a beast! 
Min. 80 :(car) Tactical Change by Cardiff City 
          ...  Cardiff City have changed their playing style to D 
Min. 81 :(car) P_Comuzzo with a smart turn 
          ...  L_Gibbs is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He was pushing down on his man 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll be off if he does that again 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 89 :(car) R_Esse takes advantage of a mistake by L_Gibbs 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!! 
          ...  C_Puyol picks up the loose ball and clears the danger 
Min. 90 :(bir) C_Puyol watches his team-mates pull the defenders out of position 
          ...  He decides to be greedy and run into the space 
          ...  He's gone right through! 
          ...  A great volley from C_Puyol! 
          ...  A_Kinsky parries it 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by E_Dzeko 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of A_Kinsky 
Min. 90 :(bir) L_Gibbs plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  C_Marshall decides to go for goal instead! 
          ...  A_Traore with an over the top challenge 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  L_Grgic plays it short to C_Marshall 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by N_Osborne 
          ...  He timed it well 
Min. 92 :(car) J_Baptista knocks the ball past the lunge of the defender 
          ...  J_Baptista attempts the shot! 
          ...  It hits the outside of the post 
          ...  And goes out 

*************  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          : J_de_Guzman
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Upson (2), L_Gibbs (81)
Injured              : N/A
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Cardiff City Match Info
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Best player          : I_Thiago (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : , J_Baptista (13)I_Thiago (47 pen,76)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Johnson (40), H_Westermann (51), J_Slory (56), R_Esse (69)lþÿÿÿ$çy
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                         Birmingham City  |    Cardiff City
Attempts on Goal     :           8        |       18
Off target           :           4        |       6
On target            :           4        |       12
Possession           :          34        |       66
Corners              :           2        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       4
Subs Used            :           3        |       0
Fouls                :           7        |       15
Key Tackles          :          14        |       8
Key Passes           :          10        |       16
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Final Score          : Birmingham City 0 - 3 Cardiff City
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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  28   1   1   1  26 |  96  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   0   0   0
L_King         DF   1  21  16   9  23 |  96   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  34   0  19
L_Greiml       DF   1  18  16   4  29 |  54   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  36   0
P_Vydra        DF   1  22  17  12  26 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  32   0   0
M_Upson        DF   1  20  13  12  25 |  96   0   3   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  52  -2  -2
L_Gibbs        MF   1  15  22   5  28 |  96   0   1   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  21  22  -2
J_de_Guzman    MF   1  15  21  10  29 |  96   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  46  26   0
C_De_Norre     MF   1  10  15  11  24 |  54   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  28  19   0
S_Mills        MF   1   4  19  18  22 |  64   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  34  30  10
C_Marshall     FW   1   8  18  22  29 |  96   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  30
A_Nemeth       FW   1   3  13  17  24 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  11
L_Wahlstedt    GK  19   1   1   1  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Puyol        DF   1  20  15  11  29 |  42   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  18   0  19
F_Jensen       MF   1   8  15  12  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Grgic        MF   1  12  18   7  26 |  42   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0
E_Dzeko        FW   1   5  16  21  24 |  32   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Cardiff 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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A_Kinsky       GK  28   1   1   1  27 |  96   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  46   0   0   0
N_Osborne      DF   1  22  17  11  20 |  96   0   2   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  48  72   0
A_Traore       DF   1  20  17   7  25 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   0   0
P_Comuzzo      DF   1  20  16  15  30 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   0   0
H_Westermann   DF   1  21  16  10  28 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  18
R_Gomis        DM   1  15  19   7  26 |  96   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  45  23
J_Slory        MF   1   7  20  20  26 |  96   0   0   3   0   3   0   1   0   0  -2  40  26
R_Esse         MF   1   9  21  17  25 |  96   0   0   4   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  50   9
A_Johnson      MF   1   3  18  21  30 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  14   5
I_Thiago       FW   1   6  18  24  25 |  96   0   1   1   0   4   2   0   0   0  32  16  52
J_Baptista     FW   1  10  14  21  26 |  96   0   1   1   0   7   1   0   0   0  28  20  74
A_Stejskal     GK  22   1   1   1  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Nelsen       DF   1  19  17   8  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Brocchi      MF   1  13  20   5  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Terrats        MF   1  12  16   9  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Kone         FW   1   5  16  18  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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