FFO Champ, Bristol City vs. Brentford (Fri Apr 17) Bristol City | Brentford 4-2-2-2 P | 4-2-2-2 A Andrew Banks | Craig Pritchard | M_Vandevoordt GK | GK I_Meslier T_Araujo DF | DF R_Baku L_Woolfenden DF | DF R_Henry L_Wallace DF | DF C_Lell D_Lugano DF | DF K_Ajer J_Cardoso MF | DM P_B_Diop T_Frings MF | DM Jaurigezar R_Koren AM | MF M_Damsgaard O_Hargreaves AM | MF S_Giovino S_W_Phillips FW | FW N_Anelka C_Pozarro FW | FW J_Altidore | M_Parera SUB | SUB C_Kameni H_Pickering SUB | SUB A_Disasi L_Johanns SUB | SUB L_Diarra C_Stengs SUB | SUB C_Metcalfe N_Amoruso SUB | SUB K_Schade Min. 1 :(brc) Tactical Change by Bristol City ... Bristol City have changed their playing style to C Min. 4 :(btf) M_Damsgaard nutmegs the defender ... M_Damsgaard drives the shot in! ... M_Vandevoordt with the diving save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 5 :(brc) T_Frings back heels to find O_Hargreaves in space ... O_Hargreaves is in acres of space! ... He looked offside to me ... He tries to round I_Meslier ... He tries to beat I_Meslier ... I_Meslier dives bravely at his feet!! Min. 6 :(btf) J_Altidore nutmegs D_Lugano, he continues to run forward ... D_Lugano recovers the situation to win the ball back Min. 8 :(btf) C_Lell floats the ball in to find N_Anelka ... N_Anelka tries to place it in the corner! ... Saved by M_Vandevoordt Min. 9 :(brc) J_Cardoso with a short pass to find R_Koren ... R_Baku wins the ball Min. 10 :(brc) C_Pozarro sidesteps R_Baku ... That was too easy ... R_Henry reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 14 :(btf) N_Anelka with the mazy dribble ... He takes it past the defender ... N_Anelka tries to beat M_Vandevoordt! ... The fans behind the goal jump up! ... But it's gone just wide!! Min. 15 :(btf) R_Henry looks up for support ... He spots his team mate making a run now ... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! ... J_Altidore receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... J_Altidore tries to beat M_Vandevoordt! ... The net bulges! ... OH!! He has hit the side netting ... Goal kick given Min. 16 :(btf) S_Giovino uses his feet well to turn on the ball ... A well-placed shot from S_Giovino! ... It hits the side netting! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 21 :(brc) L_Woolfenden looks up ... He swings the ball right towards C_Pozarro ... But he stands on the ball and falls over!! ... R_Henry picks up the loose ball and clears the danger Min. 24 :(brc) L_Wallace controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball into the middle! ... R_Koren gets onto the end of the pass! ... R_Koren belts the ball towards goal! ... It swerves a lot in the air ... I_Meslier was lucky there Min. 25 :(btf) C_Lell looks around for some movement ... He knocks the ball across to N_Anelka ... N_Anelka launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! ... It's just over! ... 9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! Min. 28 :(btf) J_Altidore spots his team mate making a run ... He finds N_Anelka with a lovely pass! ... T_Araujo is forced to retreat ... He knocks it back! ... M_Vandevoordt misses it! ... It creeps just wide! ... CORNER! ... R_Henry dinks the ball into the area! ... It goes straight into the arms of M_Vandevoordt Min. 30 :(btf) Tactical Change by Brentford ... Brentford have changed their playing style to C Min. 30 :(brc) T_Araujo finds T_Frings in acres of space ... C_Lell with the tackle ... He came to the rescue there! Min. 32 :(btf) J_Altidore beats S_W_Phillips ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" Waves The Referee ... L_Wallace with the tackle ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... The Referee tries to calm him down Min. 35 :(brc) The defender slips up! ... S_W_Phillips is through! ... S_W_Phillips hits a crisp volley! ... I_Meslier saves, but he fumbles ... But he gathers at the second attempt! Min. 36 :(btf) M_Damsgaard looks to play the ball out wide ... He plays the ball across to N_Anelka ... N_Anelka blasts the ball towards goal! ... It takes a deflection! ... But hits the side netting! ... CORNER! ... Swung in by S_Giovino ... The ball comes to K_Ajer ... He knocks it goalward ... But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner ... CORNER! ... M_Damsgaard floats the ball in! ... C_Lell with the shot! ... M_Vandevoordt won't get to that! ... Oooh it goes just over!! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 44 :(btf) M_Damsgaard brings the ball into the opposing area ... R_Baku makes himself available ... J_Cardoso with the foul ... The Referee warns him Min. 45 :(brc) C_Pozarro beats C_Lell ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" Waves The Referee ... S_Giovino wins control of the ball with his hand!! ... Play On!! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Bristol City 0-0 Brentford Min. 46 :(btf) J_Altidore eases past J_Cardoso ... J_Altidore cracks a laser towards goal! ... But M_Vandevoordt punches it away ... That's gone out for a throw in Min. 47 :(btf) Jaurigezar spots a team mate in space ... That's an excellent through ball to J_Altidore! ... S_W_Phillips reads the game well and cuts out the pass! Min. 48 :(btf) J_Altidore beats his marker ... He showed great skill there ... J_Altidore hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! ... It hits the bar ... And goes over! ... That shot was so poor it would make Ronny Rosenthal cringe! Min. 49 :(brc) C_Pozarro plays a long ball to O_Hargreaves ... R_Baku tries to clear it ... He has miskicked it!! ... It goes wide! ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by R_Koren! ... The danger is dealt with by R_Baku Min. 51 :(brc) S_W_Phillips jumps over C_Lell's challenge ... Oh, beautiful nutmeg ... He's clean through ... K_Ajer is forced to retreat ... He knocks it back! ... I_Meslier misses it! ... It creeps just wide! ... CORNER! ... S_W_Phillips plays it towards the near post! ... I_Meslier thumps the ball away! Min. 52 :(btf) P_B_Diop jumps over J_Cardoso's challenge ... Oh, beautiful nutmeg ... He's clean through ... Driven towards goal by P_B_Diop! ... It hits the sponsor hoarding Min. 54 :(brc) S_W_Phillips beats P_B_Diop ... He showed great skill there ... S_Giovino takes out the attacker ... He looked to have fouled him there Min. 60 :(brc) Substitution by Bristol City ... COMING ON: N_Amoruso ... COMING OFF: C_Pozarro Min. 60 :(brc) Substitution by Bristol City ... COMING ON: L_Johanns ... COMING OFF: T_Frings Min. 60 :(brc) Substitution by Bristol City ... COMING ON: C_Stengs ... COMING OFF: O_Hargreaves Min. 60 :(btf) Substitution by Brentford ... COMING ON: K_Schade ... COMING OFF: J_Altidore Min. 60 :(brc) R_Koren is out on the right ... He moves the ball left to N_Amoruso ... N_Amoruso tries to beat I_Meslier from outside the area! ... But I_Meslier punches it away ... He had to be brave to come for that one Min. 63 :(brc) R_Koren finds J_Cardoso with a perfectly weighted pass ... J_Cardoso swings in the shot! ... He's pulled it wide! Min. 65 :(brc) J_Cardoso plays a clever one-two with his team mate ... He looks around for options ... He moves forward with the ball ... Excellent sliding challenge by C_Lell ... He timed it well ... CORNER! ... R_Koren crosses it in! ... J_Cardoso loses his marker ... He gets his head onto it! ... The ball moves through the air! ... I_Meslier moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... I_Meslier catches it with style! Min. 67 :(btf) Substitution by Brentford ... COMING ON: L_Diarra ... COMING OFF: Jaurigezar Min. 73 :(btf) L_Diarra is taking a throw in ... He is taking a run up at it! ... He throws it long to K_Schade ... K_Schade fires the shot in! ... M_Vandevoordt parries it ... The defender clears it Min. 76 :(brc) S_W_Phillips runs at the defender ... The ball rebounds off R_Henry back to him! ... That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! ... N_Anelka with a late tackle ... Well to be fair he was looking for the foul Min. 79 :(btf) P_B_Diop with an early cross to C_Lell ... But L_Woolfenden wins the ball with a sliding challenge Min. 82 :(btf) K_Schade runs at the defence ... K_Schade curls it towards the top corner! ... It takes a deflection! ... M_Vandevoordt is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... L_Diarra with an inswinging corner into the box ... M_Vandevoordt makes the catch! Min. 85 :(btf) K_Schade turns on a sixpence ... L_Wallace with an over the top challenge ... The Referee calls him over ... YELLOW CARD!! ... I think that's for persistant fouling Min. 87 :(btf) K_Schade with a fantastic turn that puts him through on goal ... Well intercepted by L_Woolfenden Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 89 :(brc) R_Koren flicks it past C_Lell ... He runs forward ... R_Koren chases it through, he must score! ... Saved by I_Meslier Min. 89 :(btf) M_Damsgaard holds the ball up and waits for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to K_Schade ... K_Schade tries to beat M_Vandevoordt! ... M_Vandevoordt gets his body behind the ball and saves ... Text book goalkeeping! Min. 92 :(btf) M_Damsgaard has the ball on the wing ... He takes it past L_Wallace ... He knocks it to N_Anelka! ... But R_Koren wins the ball Min. 93 :(btf) S_Giovino takes advantage of a mistake by J_Cardoso ... He crosses to N_Anelka ... N_Anelka tries the shot! ... It hits the outside of the post ... And spins wide ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Ashton Gate ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bristol City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Vandevoordt Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : L_Wallace (85) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brentford Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : C_Lell (Man of the Match) Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bristol City | Brentford Attempts on Goal : 7 | 16 Off target : 1 | 11 On target : 6 | 5 Possession : 43 | 57 Corners : 3 | 4 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 0 Subs Used : 3 | 2 Fouls : 12 | 4 Key Tackles : 6 | 10 Key Passes : 8 | 12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Bristol City 0 - 0 Brentford ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Bristol City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M_Vandevoordt GK 28 1 1 1 26 | 94 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 52 0 0 0 T_Araujo DF 1 21 16 15 22 | 94 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 18 0 L_Woolfenden DF 1 19 14 4 30 | 94 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 20 0 L_Wallace DF 1 20 17 8 29 | 94 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 15 -2 D_Lugano DF 1 21 14 8 26 | 94 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 0 0 J_Cardoso MF 1 19 22 6 21 | 94 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 46 T_Frings MF 1 12 20 15 24 | 61 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 R_Koren AM 1 9 19 19 21 | 94 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 29 30 22 O_Hargreaves AM 1 12 21 17 26 | 61 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 S_W_Phillips FW 1 9 17 21 30 | 94 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 29 0 9 C_Pozarro FW 1 8 14 21 27 | 61 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 M_Parera GK 20 1 1 1 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 H_Pickering DF 1 17 12 3 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Johanns MF 1 14 19 15 20 | 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Stengs MF 1 7 15 10 27 | 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Amoruso FW 1 4 14 18 25 | 33 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 Player Statistics - Brentford Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I_Meslier GK 26 1 1 1 25 | 94 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 68 0 0 0 R_Baku DF 1 23 16 12 25 | 94 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 R_Henry DF 1 22 16 6 26 | 94 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 18 0 C_Lell DF 1 21 14 12 21 | 94 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 34 40 16 K_Ajer DF 1 20 13 12 28 | 94 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 36 0 16 P_B_Diop DM 1 15 21 4 28 | 94 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 24 Jaurigezar DM 1 14 21 8 26 | 68 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 M_Damsgaard MF 1 4 22 17 22 | 94 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 48 13 S_Giovino MF 1 9 20 16 27 | 94 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 58 14 12 N_Anelka FW 1 6 15 21 25 | 94 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 37 J_Altidore FW 1 7 17 19 31 | 61 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 17 29 C_Kameni GK 23 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Disasi DF 1 20 12 5 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Diarra DM 1 15 18 7 22 | 26 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 C_Metcalfe AM 1 2 17 13 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Schade FW 1 7 14 23 22 | 33 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 1776449304 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40