FFO Champ, Bristol City vs. Fulham (Mon Feb 16)


                         Bristol City  |  Fulham
                          4-2-0-2-2 A  |  4-1-2-2-1 A
                     Mati Finkelstein  |  Joe Brown
                                       |
                     M_Vandevoordt GK  |  GK Unai_Simon
                          D_Lugano DF  |  DF E_Dier
                      L_Woolfenden DF  |  DF R_Dunne
                          T_Araujo DF  |  DF L_Eising
                         L_Wallace DF  |  DF L_Chambers
                         L_Johanns DM  |  DM J_McConnell
                           S_Sahin DM  |  MF P_Barrios
                      S_W_Phillips AM  |  MF S_Eguren
                           R_Koren AM  |  AM W_Odobert
                         C_Pozarro FW  |  AM M_Arteta
                         G_Pazzini FW  |  FW E_Ferguson
                                       |
                          M_Parera SUB |  SUB L_Vigouroux
                       H_Pickering SUB |  SUB M_Richards
                      O_Hargreaves SUB |  SUB Y_Toure
                          C_Stengs SUB |  SUB H_Wilson
                         N_Amoruso SUB |  SUB B_McCarthy




Min. 1  :(brc) Unai_Simon with a terrible kick! 
          ...  S_W_Phillips takes control of the ball! 
          ...  E_Dier with a two footed lunge! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 7  :(ful) R_Dunne can't find space for the shot 
          ...  He slips it through to E_Ferguson 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from L_Wallace 
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender if he hadn't been careful 
Min. 8  :(brc) G_Pazzini with a superb first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  C_Pozarro gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  C_Pozarro smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! 
          ...  Unai_Simon manages to turn it behind 
Min. 8  :(ful) M_Arteta beats his man 
          ...  M_Arteta with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  M_Vandevoordt with a great save 
          ...  And he holds onto it as well! 
Min. 9  :(ful) P_Barrios spots a team mate in space 
          ...  That's an excellent through ball to E_Ferguson! 
          ...  E_Ferguson cracks a laser towards goal! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
Min. 11 :(ful) E_Ferguson runs at the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to L_Chambers 
          ...  L_Chambers tries to curl it into the bottom corner! 
          ...  M_Vandevoordt guesses right 
Min. 13 :(ful) E_Ferguson cuts inside the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to M_Arteta 
          ...  M_Arteta flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  The fans thought that was a GOAL! 
          ...  But it's not 
          ...  Goal kick. 
Min. 14 :(ful) E_Ferguson turns on a sixpence 
          ...  E_Ferguson controls the ball well! 
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal! 
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target 
          ...  The Bristol City fans taunt him about that effort 
Min. 15 :(brc) S_W_Phillips moves forward 
          ...  L_Eising robs him of the ball 
Min. 16 :(brc) L_Woolfenden with an excellent first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  G_Pazzini gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  G_Pazzini with the header! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But flies wide of the post! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  L_Johanns swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  Unai_Simon reads it well, and claims it! 
Min. 16 :(ful) S_Eguren finds P_Barrios with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  P_Barrios shoots towards goal! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that? 
Min. 17 :(ful) M_Arteta squares it to P_Barrios 
          ...  T_Araujo tackles cleanly 
          ...  The linesman flags for the foul though! 
          ...  Unbelievable! It looked clean to me 
          ...  The Referee wants to have a word with him 
Min. 17 :(ful) L_Eising crosses in from the wing, he finds S_Eguren in the box 
          ...  S_Eguren hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  It hits the bar 
          ...  And goes over! 
          ...  That shot was so poor it would make Ronny Rosenthal cringe! 
Min. 18 :(ful) P_Barrios takes advantage of a mistake by L_Woolfenden 
          ...  He crosses to S_Eguren 
          ...  A powerful shot by S_Eguren! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into M_Vandevoordt's arms 
          ...  He's spilt it! 
          ...  But he gathers it second time round! 
Min. 19 :(brc) C_Pozarro kills the ball dead 
          ...  L_Eising dives in two footed!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 24 :(brc) L_Johanns runs down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to S_W_Phillips 
          ...  S_W_Phillips fires off a left-footed snap shot! 
          ...  Unai_Simon heads it away 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 24 :(ful) P_Barrios with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He leaves T_Araujo behind 
          ...  P_Barrios with the side footed shot! 
          ...  M_Vandevoordt narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety 
Min. 25 :(brc) S_Sahin feeds the ball through the middle 
          ...  G_Pazzini runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  G_Pazzini sights up the goal 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  But it sails over!! 
Min. 26 :(brc) G_Pazzini runs forward 
          ...  G_Pazzini hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  The Fulham fans taunt him! 
Min. 26 :(ful) M_Arteta with a precise ball to W_Odobert 
          ...  A powerful shot by W_Odobert! 
          ...  M_Vandevoordt tips it round the post 
          ...  Well saved 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Dunne flights it in! 
          ...  M_Vandevoordt easily catches it! 
Min. 27 :(brc) S_Sahin races into the box 
          ...  He sees G_Pazzini lose his man 
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him 
          ...  Fine tackle by L_Chambers 
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner 
Min. 28 :(brc) L_Johanns gets to the byline 
          ...  He puts it into the box 
          ...  He finds S_W_Phillips 
          ...  S_W_Phillips keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over 
          ...  Well, it's kinda 50/50 
          ...  Sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't 
Min. 30 :(ful) W_Odobert is too quick for R_Koren 
          ...  W_Odobert with a thundering drive! 
          ...  It flies in! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Look at the delight on his face!! 
          ...  That's put Fulham ahead! 
          ...  Bristol City 0-1 Fulham ...
Min. 32 :(brc) L_Johanns runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to G_Pazzini 
          ...  L_Chambers reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 33 :(brc) S_W_Phillips takes advantage of a mistake by E_Dier 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  S_W_Phillips hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He kisses the badge! 
          ...  He shows his love for the club!! 
          ...  The fans cheer him and chant his name!! 
          ...  It's all square now! 
          ...  Bristol City 1-1 Fulham ...
Min. 35 :(brc) Tactical Change by Bristol City 
          ...  Bristol City have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 35 :(ful) W_Odobert is out on the left 
          ...  He moves the ball right to E_Ferguson 
          ...  E_Ferguson has a dig at goal! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  M_Vandevoordt plucks the ball out of the air 
          ...  Good goalkeeping there! 
Min. 38 :(ful) E_Dier brings it under control 
          ...  He takes on G_Pazzini 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in M_Arteta! 
          ...  M_Arteta is through on goal! 
          ...  The defender was caught napping 
          ...  He just has M_Vandevoordt to beat 
          ...  He tries to beat M_Vandevoordt 
          ...  M_Vandevoordt dives on the ball!! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 44 :(brc) L_Johanns with the dribble 
          ...  R_Dunne is easily beaten 
          ...  A glorious effort by L_Johanns! 
          ...  But Unai_Simon just gets his fingers to that one 
Min. 45 :(brc) C_Pozarro takes possession on the edge of the box 
          ...  R_Dunne with an inch perfect tackle 
          ...  The whistle has gone! Incredible! 
          ...  The Referee gave him a strong warning 
Min. 46 :(brc) T_Araujo dribbles it into the box 
          ...  E_Dier tackles cleanly 
Min. 47 :(brc) Substitution by Bristol City 
          ...  COMING ON: O_Hargreaves 
          ...  COMING OFF: L_Wallace 
Min. 47 :(ful) W_Odobert kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  S_Eguren gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  S_Eguren has time and space on the edge of the box! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  M_Vandevoordt with the diving save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 48 :(brc) S_Sahin with a well-controlled run 
          ...  E_Dier forces him off the ball 
Min. 48 :(ful) E_Dier with an early cross to M_Arteta 
          ...  O_Hargreaves wins the ball well 
          ...  The Referee has given a free kick 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Bristol City 1-1 Fulham

Min. 46 :(brc) G_Pazzini takes advantage of a mistake by L_Eising 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  G_Pazzini with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  Unai_Simon saves, but he fumbles 
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt! 
Min. 47 :(ful) S_Eguren plays a first time ball through the defence to W_Odobert 
          ...  From long range W_Odobert bends the ball towards goal! 
          ...  M_Vandevoordt makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt! 
Min. 51 :(brc) S_Sahin with a precise ball to T_Araujo 
          ...  T_Araujo could have let it bounce! 
          ...  It's way wide 
          ...  The Fulham fans behind the goal spread their arms out 
Min. 55 :(brc) Substitution by Bristol City 
          ...  COMING ON: C_Stengs 
          ...  COMING OFF: S_Sahin 
Min. 55 :(brc) Tactical Change by Bristol City 
          ...  L_Johanns will now play as a AM 
Min. 56 :(ful) S_Eguren spots M_Arteta who is in acres of space 
          ...  M_Arteta attempts a low drive! 
          ...  M_Vandevoordt won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Excellent strike!! 
          ...  That's put Fulham ahead! 
          ...  Bristol City 1-2 Fulham ...
Min. 59 :(brc) L_Woolfenden 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! 
          ...  S_W_Phillips receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  S_W_Phillips uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  What a finish! 
          ...  What a player! 
          ...  That's got Bristol City back level! 
          ...  Bristol City 2-2 Fulham ...
Min. 60 :(ful) Substitution by Fulham 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Richards 
          ...  COMING OFF: E_Dier 
Min. 60 :(ful) Substitution by Fulham 
          ...  COMING ON: Y_Toure 
          ...  COMING OFF: S_Eguren 
Min. 60 :(ful) Substitution by Fulham 
          ...  COMING ON: B_McCarthy 
          ...  COMING OFF: W_Odobert 
Min. 60 :(ful) M_Arteta lobs it over T_Araujo 
          ...  L_Johanns with a two footed lunge! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 61 :(brc) T_Araujo with a probing through ball L_Johanns 
          ...  L_Johanns with the header! 
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  O_Hargreaves hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  Unai_Simon comes out and claims it! 
Min. 61 :(ful) E_Ferguson runs at L_Johanns 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  A skilful effort from E_Ferguson! 
          ...  But he puts it over 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 62 :(ful) R_Dunne with a probing through ball E_Ferguson 
          ...  E_Ferguson launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  It goes wide for a goal kick 
Min. 64 :(ful) J_McConnell with the through ball to B_McCarthy 
          ...  B_McCarthy with the attempt at goal! 
          ...  M_Vandevoordt gets his body behind the ball and saves 
          ...  Text book goalkeeping! 
Min. 65 :(brc) Substitution by Bristol City 
          ...  COMING ON: N_Amoruso 
          ...  COMING OFF: C_Pozarro 
Min. 65 :(brc) D_Lugano plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  O_Hargreaves keeps possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  What a shot from O_Hargreaves! 
          ...  It could go anywhere 
          ...  It goes wide for a goal kick 
Min. 68 :(brc) N_Amoruso sprints past the defender 
          ...  M_Richards wins control of the ball with his hand!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 69 :(ful) J_McConnell knocks the ball past S_W_Phillips 
          ...  Now he crosses to B_McCarthy! 
          ...  T_Araujo beats him to the ball 
          ...  He's such a beast! 
Min. 72 :(ful) M_Arteta beats O_Hargreaves 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  M_Arteta has time and space! 
          ...  He tries the lob! 
          ...  M_Vandevoordt just watches it float over the bar! 
Min. 73 :(brc) N_Amoruso beats one 
          ...  Goes past the second 
          ...  He keeps going 
          ...  Fantastic skill!! 
          ...  L_Chambers rushes in with a poor tackle!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 74 :(brc) L_Johanns runs at the defender 
          ...  The defender falls over 
          ...  A wicked drive by L_Johanns! 
          ...  But Unai_Simon makes a fine save 
          ...  Wow!! That was close! 
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one! 
Min. 74 :(ful) P_Barrios kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  Y_Toure gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  A vicious shot by Y_Toure! 
          ...  M_Vandevoordt watches it sail safely wide! 
Min. 78 :(brc) S_W_Phillips with a measured ball to G_Pazzini 
          ...  But L_Eising wins the ball 
Min. 79 :(ful) B_McCarthy breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on M_Vandevoordt! 
          ...  S_W_Phillips brings him down! 
          ...  He could be off here! 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  I think he was lucky to escape with a caution! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  Nerves jangling as the free kick is lined up 
          ...  M_Richards swings it in 
          ...  B_McCarthy takes control of it! 
          ...  A powerful shot by B_McCarthy! 
          ...  M_Vandevoordt makes himself big 
          ...  Superb Stop! 
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him 
Min. 83 :(brc) S_W_Phillips has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past the defender! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  S_W_Phillips hits a great shot! 
          ...  Unai_Simon with a great save 
          ...  And he holds onto it as well! 
Min. 86 :(ful) J_McConnell pulls it back to B_McCarthy 
          ...  A wicked drive by B_McCarthy! 
          ...  But M_Vandevoordt makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 87 :(brc) N_Amoruso plays a great one-two 
          ...  He continues to run forward now 
          ...  N_Amoruso with the chance! 
          ...  But he puts it over 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 87 :(ful) L_Eising get's past S_W_Phillips 
          ...  He's gonna worry them again 
          ...  L_Woolfenden with the tackle 
          ...  Good God Almighty, what a tackle from hell! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 5 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(brc) N_Amoruso jumps over the defender's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  N_Amoruso looks to see where Unai_Simon is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But sails wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! 
          ...  L_Woolfenden flights it in! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of Unai_Simon 
Min. 92 :(brc) C_Stengs with a glorious 60-yard pass to L_Johanns 
          ...  L_Johanns with the strike! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  That was a dismal effort! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 94 :(brc) G_Pazzini squares up to his marker 
          ...  He spits at M_Arteta 
          ...  Right in his face! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red! 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Ashton Gate
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Bristol City Match Info
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Best player          : S_W_Phillips (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : S_W_Phillips (33,59)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : O_Hargreaves (48), S_W_Phillips (79), G_Pazzini (94)
Injured              : N/A
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Fulham Match Info
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Best player          : M_Arteta
Scorers              : , W_Odobert (30)M_Arteta (56)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : L_Chambers (73)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Bristol City  |    Fulham
Attempts on Goal     :          18        |       23
Off target           :          10        |       10
On target            :           8        |       13
Possession           :          50        |       50
Corners              :           3        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           3        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           8        |       8
Key Tackles          :           4        |       9
Key Passes           :          13        |       20
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Final Score          : Bristol City 2 - 2 Fulham
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Player Statistics - Bristol 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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M_Vandevoordt  GK  28   1   1   1  26 |  98  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  52   0   0   0
D_Lugano       DF   1  20  14   7  26 |  98   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
L_Woolfenden   DF   1  19  14   4  30 |  98   0   1   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  19  64   0
T_Araujo       DF   1  21  15  15  22 |  98   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  17  19  13
L_Wallace      DF   1  20  17   8  29 |  47   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0   0
L_Johanns      AM   1  14  19  15  20 |  98   0   1   3   0   4   0   0   0   0  24  45  56
S_Sahin        DM   1  14  19   7  23 |  58   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0
S_W_Phillips   AM   1   9  17  21  30 |  98   0   0   1   0   5   2   1   0   0  -2  15  75
R_Koren        AM   1   9  19  18  21 |  98   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Pozarro      FW   1   8  14  20  27 |  68   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
G_Pazzini      FW   1   8  16  21  28 |  98   0   0   1   0   4   0   1   0   0  -2  16  28
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
O_Hargreaves   DF   1  12  21  17  26 |  51   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  -2   9
C_Stengs       DM   1   7  15  10  27 |  40   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  19   0
N_Amoruso      FW   1   4  14  18  25 |  30   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20

Player Statistics - Fulham
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Unai_Simon     GK  28   1   1   1  25 |  98   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  34   0   0   0
E_Dier         DF   1  24  15  10  25 |  63   0   3   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  42  38   0
R_Dunne        DF   1  20  16   8  31 |  98   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   0
L_Eising       DF   1  22  15   3  20 |  98   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  48  19   0
L_Chambers     DF   1  20  14   9  23 |  98   0   2   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  34  -2  19
J_McConnell    DM   1  14  20   5  22 |  98   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  42   0
P_Barrios      MF   1  20  22  16  26 |  98   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  36  26
S_Eguren       MF   1  13  21  15  25 |  63   0   0   3   1   3   0   0   0   0   0  56  41
W_Odobert      AM   1   9  20  18  29 |  63   0   0   2   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  28  56
M_Arteta       AM   1   8  21  16  26 |  98   0   0   2   0   5   1   0   0   0   0  26  88
E_Ferguson     FW   1   3  21  25  26 |  98   0   0   2   0   5   0   0   0   0   0  26  17
L_Vigouroux    GK  18   1   1   1  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Richards     DF   1  19  16   3  21 |  35   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  19   0   0
Y_Toure        MF   1  12  20  11  24 |  35   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  17
H_Wilson       AM   1   3  16  14  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_McCarthy     FW   1  10  16  20  28 |  35   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  30
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