FFO Champ, Birmingham City vs. Watford (Fri Apr 03)


                      Birmingham City  |  Watford
                              4-4-2 P  |  5-2-1-1-1 C
                         Derek Purvis  |  John Read
                                       |
                          G_Bazunu GK  |  GK M_Okoye
                            L_King DF  |  DF J_Quansah
                          L_Greiml DF  |  DF S_Papac
                           C_Puyol DF  |  DF S_McCallum
                           M_Upson DF  |  DM L_Hall
                           L_Gibbs MF  |  MF R_v_d_Vaart
                       J_de_Guzman MF  |  FW G_Pandev
                          F_Jensen MF  |  DF J_Berthod
                           S_Mills MF  |  DF J_Storey
                        C_Marshall FW  |  DM K_Lopez
                          A_Nemeth FW  |  AM A_Golovin
                                       |
                       L_Wahlstedt SUB |  SUB S_Ruffier
                        S_Caldwell SUB |  SUB F_Rawson
                        O_Gozalbez SUB |  SUB P_Roberts
                           L_Grgic SUB |  SUB M_Portanova
                           E_Dzeko SUB |  SUB A_Novakovic




Min. 4  :(bir) M_Upson drives it across the face of the goal J_de_Guzman 
          ...  S_Papac with a superb challenge 
          ...  The Referee has given the free kick the other way! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He can't complain about that 
Min. 8  :(bir) S_Mills hits a hard pass to J_de_Guzman 
          ...  J_de_Guzman attempts a lob! 
          ...  He has put it wide! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 11 :(wat) K_Lopez with the towering header to R_v_d_Vaart 
          ...  R_v_d_Vaart drives it towards goal! 
          ...  G_Bazunu with the acrobatic save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 16 :(wat) J_Storey with a pinpoint pass to A_Golovin 
          ...  But J_de_Guzman puts the ball out of play 
Min. 16 :(bir) C_Marshall with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle 
          ...  K_Lopez is late with that one 
          ...  He gets up and shakes the players hand 
Min. 17 :(wat) S_Papac with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows the defender a clean set of heels 
          ...  An audacious effort from S_Papac! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Rifled home! 
          ...  OOOHHHHH LAAAA-LAAA! 
          ...  Watford have the advantage! 
          ...  Birmingham City 0-1 Watford ...
Min. 19 :(bir) A_Nemeth uses his feet well to turn on the ball 
          ...  K_Lopez takes the ball 
          ...  OOOHHHH!! 
          ...  He almost loses it straight away 
          ...  But he hits it clear! 
Min. 22 :(wat) S_McCallum spots a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays a fantastic through ball to J_Quansah! 
          ...  M_Upson gets to the ball first 
Min. 26 :(wat) K_Lopez lobs the ball over the defence 
          ...  J_Quansah latches on to it 
          ...  M_Upson with a perfectly timed tackle 
Min. 30 :(wat) S_Papac is all alone 
          ...  The linesman keeps his flag down 
          ...  C_Marshall with a clumsy challenge 
          ...  He's in trouble here!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
Min. 31 :(bir) J_de_Guzman retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hoofs the ball upfield 
          ...  L_King gets on the end of it 
          ...  S_McCallum plays it back 
          ...  M_Okoye slips!! 
          ...  It goes just wide 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_de_Guzman flights it in! 
          ...  S_Papac gets up well 
          ...  And he heads it clear 
Min. 33 :(wat) J_Storey runs down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to G_Pandev 
          ...  G_Pandev leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! 
          ...  G_Bazunu just watches it fly safely wide! 
Min. 35 :(wat) L_Hall kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  A_Golovin gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  A_Golovin from 20 yards! 
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over 
          ...  Well, it's kinda 50/50 
          ...  Sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't 
Min. 36 :(bir) L_Greiml with a long pass to A_Nemeth 
          ...  Cleaned up by J_Quansah 
Min. 41 :(wat) L_Hall with an inch perfect pass to S_Papac 
          ...  Great challenge by M_Upson 
          ...  But it goes out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Berthod lofts the ball in! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of G_Bazunu 
Min. 41 :(wat) S_McCallum squares up to his marker 
          ...  He spits at J_de_Guzman 
          ...  The Referee warns him 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 44 :(bir) A defence splitting pass from L_Gibbs to L_Greiml 
          ...  L_Greiml with the ball at his feet 
          ...  Is he going to have a crack? 
          ...  He is, you know... 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 45 :(bir) S_Mills finds C_Puyol in the box 
          ...  C_Puyol with the deft touch! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  But he's missed it! 
          ...  It's unbelievable, Jeff! 
Min. 46 :(bir) M_Upson loses G_Pandev 
          ...  A wicked drive by M_Upson! 
          ...  M_Okoye parries the shot 
          ...  And the defender clears it! 
Min. 46 :(wat) L_Hall looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to A_Golovin 
          ...  A_Golovin attempts to nutmeg G_Bazunu! 
          ...  G_Bazunu with a great save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 

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

Min. 48 :(bir) F_Jensen sprints down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He puts in a square ball! 
          ...  C_Puyol runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  J_Berthod with an ugly foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  He is ordered to cool off 
Min. 50 :(bir) Substitution by Birmingham City 
          ...  COMING ON: S_Caldwell 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Upson 
Min. 50 :(bir) Substitution by Birmingham City 
          ...  COMING ON: L_Grgic 
          ...  COMING OFF: F_Jensen 
Min. 50 :(wat) A_Golovin with an early cross to L_Hall 
          ...  L_Hall sends it flying towards goal! 
          ...  G_Bazunu goes down well to save 
Min. 51 :(bir) L_Gibbs moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to C_Marshall 
          ...  C_Marshall keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  M_Okoye was caught out there 
          ...  Birmingham City have equalised! 
          ...  Birmingham City 1-1 Watford ...
Min. 60 :(bir) Substitution by Birmingham City 
          ...  COMING ON: E_Dzeko 
          ...  COMING OFF: S_Mills 
Min. 60 :(wat) Substitution by Watford 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Novakovic 
          ...  COMING OFF: G_Pandev 
Min. 66 :(wat) S_Papac breaks free from C_Puyol 
          ...  L_King gets the foot in to win the ball 
Min. 70 :(wat) Substitution by Watford 
          ...  COMING ON: F_Rawson 
          ...  COMING OFF: J_Storey 
Min. 70 :(bir) E_Dzeko holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now 
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! 
          ...  His team mate plays the through ball for him! 
          ...  L_Hall hits it out for a corner 
          ...  Can they make this pay? 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_Caldwell hits it into the box! 
          ...  M_Okoye catches it! 
          ...  No problem for him! 
Min. 73 :(bir) S_Caldwell drives the ball across field 
          ...  It comes to E_Dzeko 
          ...  E_Dzeko with the ball at his feet 
          ...  Is he going to have a crack? 
          ...  He is, you know... 
          ...  M_Okoye falls over 
          ...  But M_Okoye is relieved to watch it go out of play! 
Min. 73 :(wat) R_v_d_Vaart with the mazy dribble 
          ...  He takes it past A_Nemeth 
          ...  C_Puyol wins control of the ball with his hand!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 77 :(bir) C_Marshall runs down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to J_de_Guzman 
          ...  J_de_Guzman lobs M_Okoye! 
          ...  But M_Okoye reaches the ball. Good save 
          ...  There was a foul on M_Okoye anyway 
Min. 78 :(wat) J_Quansah with a neat pass into A_Novakovic 
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by E_Dzeko 
          ...  He made it look easy 
Min. 80 :(bir) L_King takes on the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to E_Dzeko 
          ...  E_Dzeko hits it 
          ...  This one could go anywhere! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 85 :(bir) S_Caldwell with the first time pass to L_King 
          ...  But S_Papac sees the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 85 :(bir) A_Nemeth steps over the ball 
          ...  He nutmegs R_v_d_Vaart 
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery 
          ...  K_Lopez pulls on his opponent's shirt!! 
          ...  The Referee has stopped play 
          ...  Well spotted by The Referee! 
Min. 86 :(wat) L_Hall with the mazy dribble 
          ...  He takes it past L_Greiml 
          ...  C_Puyol tackles cleanly 
          ...  The linesman flags for the foul though! 
          ...  Unbelievable! It looked clean to me 
Min. 87 :(wat) K_Lopez squares it to A_Golovin 
          ...  A_Golovin with a graceful, looping effort! 
          ...  G_Bazunu makes the save 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 7 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(wat) A_Golovin takes advantage of a bad back pass from L_Greiml 
          ...  A vicious shot by A_Golovin! 
          ...  G_Bazunu gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball 
Min. 90 :(wat) J_Berthod off the woodwork! 
          ...  A_Golovin picks up the deflection 
          ...  A_Golovin with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! 
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over 
          ...  Well, it's kinda 50/50 
          ...  Sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't 
Min. 96 :(bir) E_Dzeko skips the challenge from F_Rawson 
          ...  E_Dzeko with an overhead kick! 
          ...  He gets a connection 
          ...  M_Okoye gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he slots in the rebound 
          ...  No, it's wide!! 
          ...  That was terrible! 

*************  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          : M_Upson (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : C_Marshall (51)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : C_Marshall (30)
Injured              : N/A
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Watford Match Info
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Best player          : A_Golovin
Scorers              : S_Papac (17)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : S_Papac (4)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                         Birmingham City  |    Watford
Attempts on Goal     :           9        |       9
Off target           :           5        |       3
On target            :           4        |       6
Possession           :          44        |       56
Corners              :           2        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       2
Fouls                :           5        |       10
Key Tackles          :           7        |       6
Key Passes           :          12        |       12
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Final Score          : Birmingham City 1 - 1 Watford
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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 |  99   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0   0
L_King         DF   1  21  16   9  23 |  99   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  17  18   0
L_Greiml       DF   1  18  16   4  29 |  99   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  18  24
C_Puyol        DF   1  20  15  11  29 |  99   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  18   0  17
M_Upson        DF   1  20  13  12  25 |  52   0   3   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  54  21  18
L_Gibbs        MF   1  15  22   5  28 |  99   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
J_de_Guzman    MF   1  15  21  10  29 |  99   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  23  13  38
F_Jensen       MF   1   8  15  12  31 |  52   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  19   0
S_Mills        MF   1   4  19  18  22 |  62   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
C_Marshall     FW   1   8  18  22  29 |  99   0   0   1   0   1   1   1   0   0  -2  14  22
A_Nemeth       FW   1   3  13  17  24 |  99   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   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  14  12  23 |  47   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   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  18   7  26 |  47   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Dzeko        FW   1   5  16  21  24 |  37   0   1   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  33   0  23

Player Statistics - Watford
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_Okoye        GK  27   1   1   1  29 |  99   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0   0   0
J_Quansah      DF   1  22  19  12  26 |  99   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  16  15   0
S_Papac        DF   1  20  17  12  27 |  99   0   2   0   0   1   1   1   0   0  34  -2  42
S_McCallum     DF   1  19  16   5  25 |  99   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  19  18   0
L_Hall         DM   1  19  20  10  20 |  99   0   1   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  19  42  20
R_v_d_Vaart    MF   1   5  20  18  22 |  99   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  12
G_Pandev       FW   1   8  17  21  24 |  62   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   7
J_Berthod      DF   1  20  18   8  29 |  99   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0
J_Storey       DF   1  16   8   3  29 |  72   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  52   0
K_Lopez        DM   1  14  18   7  25 |  99   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  24  48   0
A_Golovin      AM   1   4  22  19  25 |  99   0   0   1   0   5   0   0   0   0   0  12  51
S_Ruffier      GK  22   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Rawson       DF   1  16  11   4  24 |  27   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Roberts      MF   1   4  16  12  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Portanova    MF   1   5  17  15  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Novakovic    FW   1   5  12  16  26 |  37   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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