FFO Champ, Cardiff City vs. Birmingham City (Fri May 22)


                         Cardiff City  |  Birmingham City
                              4-4-2 C  |  4-4-2 N
                            Matt Rose  |  Derek Purvis
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                          A_Kinsky GK  |  GK G_Bazunu
                          A_Traore DF  |  DF P_Vydra
                         P_Comuzzo DF  |  DF L_King
                         N_Osborne DF  |  DF M_Upson
                          R_Nelsen DF  |  DF C_Puyol
                           R_Gomis MF  |  MF J_de_Guzman
                         C_Brocchi MF  |  MF L_Gibbs
                           J_Slory MF  |  MF S_Mills
                            R_Esse MF  |  MF L_Grgic
                        J_Baptista FW  |  FW C_Marshall
                         A_Johnson FW  |  FW E_Dzeko
                                       |
                        A_Stejskal SUB |  SUB L_Wahlstedt
                           D_Godin SUB |  SUB S_Caldwell
                           Terrats SUB |  SUB L_Greiml
                       M_Coulibaly SUB |  SUB C_De_Norre
                          L_Cullen SUB |  SUB A_Nemeth




Min. 1  :(bir) M_Upson beats N_Osborne 
          ...  He mugged him off there with his dribbling skills 
          ...  But R_Esse wins the tackle 
Min. 8  :(car) R_Gomis floats the ball in to find P_Comuzzo 
          ...  P_Comuzzo controls the ball well! 
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal! 
          ...  But G_Bazunu comes out and dives at his feet 
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest 
Min. 19 :(car) N_Osborne looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to J_Baptista 
          ...  P_Vydra with the tackle 
          ...  He had to get that one right! 
Min. 19 :(bir) E_Dzeko plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  P_Vydra keeps possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by C_Brocchi 
          ...  He had to get that one right! 
Min. 19 :(car) C_Brocchi flicks the ball on to N_Osborne 
          ...  P_Vydra fouls badly 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
          ...  The Referee wants to have a word with him 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  J_Slory plays it short to J_Baptista 
          ...  J_Baptista tries to place it in the corner! 
          ...  G_Bazunu gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He just manages to tip it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  P_Comuzzo with an outswinging corner into the box 
          ...  That's a poor one 
          ...  G_Bazunu catches it with ease 
Min. 20 :(car) P_Comuzzo sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  J_Baptista gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  Intercepted by C_Puyol 
Min. 21 :(bir) L_Gibbs slips past his marker N_Osborne 
          ...  The ball is whipped into S_Mills 
          ...  S_Mills from 20 yards! 
          ...  But A_Kinsky punches it away 
Min. 23 :(car) J_Baptista jumps over P_Vydra's challenge 
          ...  M_Upson with a perfectly timed tackle 
Min. 25 :(car) J_Slory rises up for the header 
          ...  He flicks the ball on to J_Baptista 
          ...  J_Baptista with a terrific drive! 
          ...  G_Bazunu fists it away 
Min. 28 :(bir) E_Dzeko eases past P_Comuzzo 
          ...  E_Dzeko sees A_Kinsky off his line! 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He’s scored from 30 yards, he’ll be reliving that goal on Crouch’s podcast next weekend! 
          ...  Birmingham City have snatched the lead! 
          ...  Cardiff City 0-1 Birmingham City ...
Min. 29 :(car) Tactical Change by Cardiff City 
          ...  Cardiff City have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 32 :(bir) P_Vydra kills the ball dead with a superb touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  E_Dzeko gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  E_Dzeko fires off a right-footed shot! 
          ...  But A_Kinsky stops that one easily 
Min. 36 :(bir) C_Puyol looks up 
          ...  He swings the ball right towards E_Dzeko 
          ...  J_Baptista intercepts the pass 
Min. 38 :(car) R_Esse sidesteps M_Upson 
          ...  That was too easy 
          ...  L_King reads it well 
          ...  This boy is a quality defender 
          ...  The crowd sing his praises 
Min. 40 :(car) P_Comuzzo looks for options 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to J_Baptista 
          ...  J_Baptista strikes a wicked curler! 
          ...  But G_Bazunu makes an easy save 
Min. 41 :(car) The defender loses control of the ball! 
          ...  R_Esse seizes control of it and thinks about the shot 
          ...  R_Esse with his head down lets it go! 
          ...  It's well wide! 
          ...  8 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 41 :(bir) S_Mills makes a run into space 
          ...  A_Traore with the tackle 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 43 :(bir) M_Upson spits at R_Esse 
          ...  That is disgraceful! 
          ...  The Referee warned him 
Min. 45 :(bir) Substitution by Birmingham City 
          ...  COMING ON: S_Caldwell 
          ...  COMING OFF: C_Puyol 
Min. 45 :(car) A_Johnson stops the ball and looks around for movement 
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now 
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal! 
          ...  A_Johnson drives the ball low! 
          ...  G_Bazunu makes a great save 
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well! 
Min. 46 :(bir) P_Vydra plays a first time ball through the defence to E_Dzeko 
          ...  R_Nelsen takes the player out!! 
          ...  The ref turns away!! 

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

Min. 46 :(bir) S_Caldwell looks for options 
          ...  He decides to go it alone 
          ...  S_Caldwell tries to beat A_Kinsky! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  But it sails over!! 
Min. 51 :(car) J_Slory kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  A_Johnson gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  P_Vydra slides in hard! 
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw! 
Min. 51 :(car) N_Osborne with a glorious long pass to J_Baptista 
          ...  P_Vydra with an ugly foul 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  I think that's for persistant fouling 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  It's in a good position! 
          ...  A_Johnson with the outside of his boot 
          ...  G_Bazunu with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 53 :(car) J_Slory sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  J_Slory tries one from the edge of the box! 
          ...  But G_Bazunu makes a fine save 
Min. 53 :(bir) L_Grgic looks around for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to P_Vydra 
          ...  P_Vydra hits the ball on the bounce! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  A_Kinsky is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  L_Grgic flights it in! 
          ...  That's a poor one 
          ...  Far too easy for A_Kinsky, who catches the ball 
Min. 54 :(car) P_Comuzzo makes himself available 
          ...  P_Comuzzo with a little chip! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  G_Bazunu pushes it behind! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Traore floats the ball in! 
          ...  G_Bazunu comes out and claims it! 
Min. 54 :(car) A_Johnson with a first time pass 
          ...  R_Gomis runs onto it! 
          ...  S_Mills fouls badly 
          ...  The Referee ignores the protests for a card 
          ...  Derek Purvis looks relieved 
Min. 56 :(car) P_Comuzzo dribbles past M_Upson 
          ...  P_Comuzzo with an overhead kick! 
          ...  He gets a connection 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He runs to the corner and dives on his belly 
          ...  That's pulled Cardiff City level! 
          ...  Cardiff City 1-1 Birmingham City ...
Min. 56 :(bir) C_Marshall races into the box 
          ...  He sees S_Mills lose his man 
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him 
          ...  P_Comuzzo wins the ball! 
          ...  But he caught the player also! 
          ...  The ref gives nothing! 
Min. 57 :(bir) S_Mills steps over the ball 
          ...  He nutmegs A_Traore 
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery 
          ...  J_Slory bundles the player over!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution! 
          ...  Derek Purvis looks bemused that it wasn't more! He wanted to see red! 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  L_King passes to E_Dzeko 
          ...  But N_Osborne sweeps up the threat 
Min. 59 :(car) J_Slory drives the ball across field 
          ...  It comes to A_Johnson 
          ...  A_Johnson goes for the top corner! 
          ...  But it whistles just past the post 
Min. 60 :(car) Tactical Change by Cardiff City 
          ...  Cardiff City have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 65 :(bir) Substitution by Birmingham City 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Nemeth 
          ...  COMING OFF: E_Dzeko 
Min. 66 :(bir) L_King holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Nemeth 
          ...  A_Nemeth swings in the shot! 
          ...  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. 68 :(bir) A_Nemeth finds his way through 
          ...  He has tremendous pace 
          ...  A_Nemeth strikes a wicked curler! 
          ...  A_Kinsky has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  A_Kinsky is left flat-footed 
          ...  It's gone wide!! 
Min. 70 :(bir) C_Marshall sidesteps R_Gomis 
          ...  He was too quick for his marker 
          ...  R_Gomis with a bad challenge 
          ...  That will be a booking 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  The The Referee uses his vanishing spray to keep the wall in line 
          ...  S_Mills with the thundering drive 
          ...  A_Kinsky can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It drifts wide! 
          ...  A_Kinsky was worried by that one 
          ...  He wipes the sweat off his brow? 
Min. 71 :(bir) S_Mills volleys it forward. He finds S_Caldwell 
          ...  P_Comuzzo with a nasty foul 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
Min. 72 :(car) J_Baptista with a burst of pace 
          ...  J_Baptista throws himself at the ball! 
          ...  He manages to reach the ball 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He does a celebratory dance with his team-mates! 
          ...  That's given Cardiff City the lead! 
          ...  Cardiff City 2-1 Birmingham City ...
Min. 74 :(bir) J_de_Guzman runs down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to C_Marshall 
          ...  A vicious shot by C_Marshall! 
          ...  A_Kinsky makes himself big 
          ...  Superb Stop! 
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him 
Min. 80 :(car) Substitution by Cardiff City 
          ...  COMING ON: L_Cullen 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Johnson 
Min. 81 :(bir) C_Marshall flicks it over R_Nelsen and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  C_Marshall with the side footed shot! 
          ...  A_Kinsky with an easy save 
          ...  He just oozes confidence 
Min. 82 :(bir) S_Caldwell finds J_de_Guzman in the box 
          ...  But P_Comuzzo clears the danger 
Min. 83 :(bir) J_de_Guzman with an inch perfect pass to S_Caldwell 
          ...  J_Baptista fouls badly 
          ...  The Referee warned him 
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant! 
          ...  PENALTY!! 
          ...  C_Marshall places the ball on the spot! 
          ...  He sends A_Kinsky the wrong way 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That was a clinical penalty 
          ...  What a time to grab an equaliser!! 
          ...  Cardiff City 2-2 Birmingham City...
Min. 83 :(bir) A_Nemeth with an inch perfect pass to S_Mills 
          ...  Intercepted by N_Osborne 
Min. 85 :(car) R_Esse puts in J_Slory 
          ...  J_Slory tries the shot! 
          ...  G_Bazunu tips it over his bar 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Gomis swings it in! 
          ...  G_Bazunu easily catches it! 
Min. 86 :(car) J_Slory is first to the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Traore 
          ...  S_Mills with a bad challenge 
          ...  The Referee marches over with gusto! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He can't complain about that 
          ...  He's had too many warnings 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Cardiff City Stadium
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Cardiff City Match Info
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Best player          : J_Baptista (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : , P_Comuzzo (56)J_Baptista (72)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Slory (57), R_Gomis (70)
Injured              : N/A
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Birmingham City Match Info
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Best player          : C_Marshall
Scorers              : , E_Dzeko (28)C_Marshall (83 pen)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : P_Vydra (51), S_Mills (86)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Cardiff City  |    Birmingham City
Attempts on Goal     :          13        |       11
Off target           :           2        |       5
On target            :          11        |       6
Possession           :          51        |       49
Corners              :           3        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       2
Subs Used            :           1        |       2
Fouls                :           6        |       12
Key Tackles          :           9        |       5
Key Passes           :          12        |       12
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Final Score          : Cardiff City 2 - 2 Birmingham City
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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  29   1   1   1  27 |  92   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
A_Traore       DF   1  21  18   7  25 |  92   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  17   0   0
P_Comuzzo      DF   1  21  16  16  30 |  92   0   2   2   0   3   1   0   0   0  34  36  64
N_Osborne      DF   1  22  18  12  20 |  92   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  32  32   0
R_Nelsen       DF   1  19  17   8  25 |  92   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  19   0   0
R_Gomis        MF   1  16  20   8  26 |  92   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  12  -2
C_Brocchi      MF   1  13  20   5  28 |  92   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  25  14   0
J_Slory        MF   1   7  21  20  26 |  92   0   0   4   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2  50  18
R_Esse         MF   1   9  22  18  25 |  92   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  29  12  10
J_Baptista     FW   1  10  15  22  26 |  92   0   1   0   0   4   1   0   0   0  28   0  48
A_Johnson      FW   1   4  19  21  30 |  81   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  15  25
A_Stejskal     GK  22   1   1   1  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Godin        DF   1  19  13   7  26 |   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
M_Coulibaly    FW   1  11  14  17  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Cullen       FW   1   4  15  20  21 |  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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  29   1   1   1  26 |  92  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0   0
P_Vydra        DF   1  22  17  13  26 |  92   0   2   2   0   1   0   1   0   0  30  32  13
L_King         DF   1  21  17   9  23 |  92   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  17  17   0
M_Upson        DF   1  21  13  13  25 |  92   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  17   0   0
C_Puyol        DF   1  20  15  11  29 |  45   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  18  19   0
J_de_Guzman    MF   1  15  22  10  29 |  92   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
L_Gibbs        MF   1  15  22   5  28 |  92   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
S_Mills        MF   1   4  19  18  22 |  92   0   0   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  20
L_Grgic        MF   1  12  18   7  26 |  92   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0
C_Marshall     FW   1   8  18  22  29 |  92   0   0   1   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  16  40
E_Dzeko        FW   1   5  16  21  24 |  66   0   0   1   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  18  35
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   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  16
L_Greiml       DF   1  19  16   4  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_De_Norre     MF   1  10  15  11  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Nemeth       FW   1   3  13  18  24 |  26   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  21  20
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