FFO Champ, Fulham vs. Birmingham City (Mon Jan 19)


                               Fulham  |  Birmingham City
                          4-1-2-2-1 C  |  4-4-2 P
                            Joe Brown  |  Derek Purvis
                                       |
                        Unai_Simon GK  |  GK G_Bazunu
                            E_Dier DF  |  DF P_Vydra
                           R_Dunne DF  |  DF L_King
                          L_Eising DF  |  DF C_Puyol
                        L_Chambers DF  |  DF M_Upson
                       J_McConnell DM  |  MF J_de_Guzman
                         P_Barrios MF  |  MF L_Gibbs
                          S_Eguren MF  |  MF I_Balde
                         W_Odobert AM  |  MF L_Grgic
                          M_Arteta AM  |  FW C_Marshall
                        E_Ferguson FW  |  FW E_Dzeko
                                       |
                       L_Vigouroux SUB |  SUB L_Wahlstedt
                        M_Richards SUB |  SUB S_Caldwell
                           Y_Toure SUB |  SUB L_Greiml
                          H_Wilson SUB |  SUB S_Mills
                        B_McCarthy SUB |  SUB A_Nemeth




Min. 2  :(ful) W_Odobert takes advantage of a mistake by M_Upson 
          ...  It's a lucky break 
          ...  A delicate chip from W_Odobert! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  The manager is delighted with that one 
          ...  Fulham have taken the lead! 
          ...  Fulham 1-0 Birmingham City ...
Min. 3  :(ful) P_Barrios kills the ball dead with a superb touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  W_Odobert gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  W_Odobert with a graceful, looping effort! 
          ...  It's way wide 
          ...  The Birmingham City fans behind the goal spread their arms out 
Min. 3  :(bir) M_Upson with a slide rule pass to P_Vydra 
          ...  A delicate chip from P_Vydra! 
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort 
Min. 5  :(ful) L_Eising is too quick for the defence 
          ...  L_Eising has time and space! 
          ...  He tries the lob! 
          ...  G_Bazunu catches the ball 
Min. 7  :(ful) E_Dier flicks the ball on to R_Dunne 
          ...  But L_Gibbs puts it in row Z! 
Min. 7  :(bir) L_Grgic holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to C_Marshall 
          ...  C_Marshall tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into Unai_Simon's arms 
          ...  He's spilt it! 
          ...  But he gathers it second time round! 
Min. 9  :(ful) E_Ferguson takes advantage of a mistake by P_Vydra 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  E_Ferguson attempts a lob! 
          ...  GOOOOAAAAAAL!! 
          ...  That was unstoppable! 
          ...  Fulham 2-0 Birmingham City ...
Min. 9  :(bir) I_Balde off the woodwork! 
          ...  C_Marshall picks up the deflection 
          ...  C_Marshall has a dig at goal! 
          ...  Unai_Simon gathers it comfortably 
Min. 10 :(bir) E_Dzeko runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to M_Upson 
          ...  M_Arteta tugs on his opponent's shirt!! 
          ...  The Referee has stopped play 
          ...  Well spotted by The Referee! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  It's just a warning 
Min. 14 :(ful) M_Arteta knocks it past L_King and runs onto it 
          ...  He leaves the defender standing 
          ...  M_Arteta with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful header! 
          ...  But G_Bazunu is equal to it 
Min. 14 :(bir) I_Balde has broken through the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on Unai_Simon! 
          ...  W_Odobert hacks him down! 
          ...  He could be off!! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 14 :(ful) W_Odobert breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on G_Bazunu! 
          ...  L_Grgic brings him down! 
          ...  He's lucky to be let off for that one 
          ...  Derek Purvis looks relieved 
          ...  Joe Brown is far from happy with that decision 
Min. 15 :(ful) S_Eguren looks around for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to L_Chambers 
          ...  L_Chambers with a thundering drive! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Arteta floats the ball in! 
          ...  P_Barrios gets a shot in 
          ...  It's going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Fulham 3-0 Birmingham City ...
Min. 15 :(bir) C_Marshall slows the ball down and waits for support 
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now 
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy ...And heads towards the goal! 
          ...  But P_Barrios sees the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 18 :(ful) E_Dier skips the challenge from the defender 
          ...  E_Dier drives it towards goal! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
          ...  Some parts of the ground thought that went in! 
Min. 21 :(ful) W_Odobert turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to E_Ferguson 
          ...  E_Ferguson with a terrific drive! 
          ...  But it whistles just past the post 
Min. 26 :(bir) J_de_Guzman is out on the right 
          ...  He moves the ball left to E_Dzeko 
          ...  E_Dzeko bears down on goal! 
          ...  Unai_Simon makes a difficult save 
Min. 27 :(ful) L_Eising with a probing pass to S_Eguren 
          ...  M_Upson slides in hard! 
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw! 
Min. 28 :(bir) L_Gibbs flights the ball to I_Balde 
          ...  But L_Chambers will cut out the threat 
Min. 36 :(ful) W_Odobert with a glorious 60-yard pass to J_McConnell 
          ...  But L_Gibbs clears the ball to safety 
Min. 36 :(bir) L_King kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  E_Dzeko gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  L_Eising tackles cleanly 
Min. 38 :(bir) C_Puyol with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows L_Eising a clean set of heals 
          ...  C_Puyol with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Unai_Simon dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had Unai_Simon beaten! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Upson swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  Unai_Simon jumps well to claim it! 
Min. 39 :(ful) L_Chambers with the first time flick to E_Ferguson 
          ...  E_Ferguson with a terrific drive! 
          ...  G_Bazunu makes a difficult save 
Min. 40 :(ful) L_Chambers runs at goal 
          ...  He spots the run of E_Ferguson 
          ...  He's played him in 
          ...  A wicked drive by E_Ferguson! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Fulham 4-0 Birmingham City ...
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(ful) W_Odobert nutmegs C_Marshall, he continues to run forward 
          ...  W_Odobert cracks a laser towards goal! 
          ...  G_Bazunu with the acrobatic save 
          ...  Well saved 
Min. 45 :(bir) Substitution by Birmingham City 
          ...  COMING ON: S_Mills 
          ...  COMING OFF: L_Grgic 
Min. 45 :(bir) Substitution by Birmingham City 
          ...  COMING ON: S_Caldwell 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Upson 
Min. 46 :(ful) A defence splitting pass from S_Eguren to W_Odobert 
          ...  C_Puyol wins the ball 
Min. 47 :(ful) L_Eising kills the ball dead with a superb touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  E_Dier gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  E_Dier with the drive! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  That was a crappy effort! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Fulham 4-0 Birmingham City

Min. 46 :(bir) S_Caldwell beats his marker 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  S_Caldwell goes for the top corner! 
          ...  It's beaten Unai_Simon 
          ...  It goes wide!! 
Min. 52 :(ful) M_Arteta threads the through ball to W_Odobert 
          ...  W_Odobert hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! 
          ...  It's going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  And G_Bazunu reacts well to tip it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  P_Barrios swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  P_Vydra clears the danger 
Min. 53 :(ful) M_Arteta runs at J_de_Guzman 
          ...  He takes it past him 
          ...  Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. 
          ...  A powerful header from M_Arteta! 
          ...  It looks good 
          ...  But G_Bazunu makes a fine save 
          ...  Wow!! That was close! 
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one! 
Min. 56 :(ful) E_Dier with a measured ball to M_Arteta 
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by M_Arteta! 
          ...  G_Bazunu tips it round the post 
          ...  Well saved 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_Eguren swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  R_Dunne with the shot! 
          ...  G_Bazunu tips it over his bar 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_Eguren dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  Headed away by L_King 
Min. 57 :(ful) E_Ferguson times his run well 
          ...  S_Caldwell with a terrible tackle 
Min. 58 :(bir) S_Caldwell is out on the left 
          ...  He moves the ball right to S_Mills 
          ...  But L_Eising puts it in row Z! 
Min. 59 :(ful) S_Eguren leaves his marker standing 
          ...  S_Eguren drives it towards goal! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  That was a terrible attempt! 
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 :(bir) C_Marshall runs at the defender 
          ...  He takes it past him 
          ...  L_Chambers tries to head the ball away from goal 
          ...  But it's looping towards his own net!! 
          ...  It goes just over!! 
          ...  He's a lucky boy!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  C_Puyol hits it into the box! 
          ...  P_Barrios wins the ball 
          ...  And he clears the danger 
Min. 62 :(ful) M_Richards finds E_Ferguson in the box 
          ...  E_Ferguson rises above the defence to head the ball! 
          ...  But it goes wide 
Min. 68 :(ful) E_Ferguson with a short pass to find J_McConnell 
          ...  J_McConnell with a stunning strike! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But hits the side netting! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Dunne plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  Excellent keeping! 
Min. 69 :(ful) R_Dunne hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  E_Ferguson latches onto it! 
          ...  E_Ferguson leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! 
          ...  But G_Bazunu punches it away 
          ...  He commands his area so well 
Min. 70 :(ful) M_Richards moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to P_Barrios 
          ...  C_Marshall hits it out for a corner 
          ...  The fans behind the goal are whipping up a frenzy 
          ...  Trying to rally their team and suck the ball into the net!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Y_Toure curls it into the box! 
          ...  P_Barrios tries to place the shot! 
          ...  But G_Bazunu palms it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 72 :(ful) E_Ferguson beats his man 
          ...  S_Caldwell pulls on his opponent's shirt!! 
          ...  The Referee has stopped play 
          ...  Well spotted by The Referee! 
          ...  The Referee fumbles about in his pocket! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 73 :(ful) B_McCarthy plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  B_McCarthy hits the ball on the bounce! 
          ...  He miskicks the ball 
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium 
Min. 73 :(bir) S_Mills runs with the ball to the corner flag 
          ...  He plays the ball across to S_Caldwell 
          ...  S_Caldwell flings a shot at goal! 
          ...  Unai_Simon was lucky there 
Min. 74 :(bir) J_de_Guzman works the ball inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to E_Dzeko 
          ...  A wicked drive by E_Dzeko! 
          ...  It's going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net!! 
          ...  Unai_Simon looks relieved there! 
Min. 78 :(ful) M_Arteta beats L_Gibbs 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" Waves The Referee 
          ...  M_Arteta with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 79 :(ful) E_Ferguson sidesteps S_Mills 
          ...  E_Ferguson strikes a wicked curler! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But hits the side netting! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  P_Barrios curls it into the box! 
          ...  The ball finds its way to M_Richards 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  G_Bazunu saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one 
Min. 79 :(bir) J_de_Guzman beats one 
          ...  Knocks it past a second 
          ...  And finds C_Marshall 
          ...  L_Chambers with the high feet 
Min. 80 :(ful) Tactical Change by Fulham 
          ...  Fulham have changed their playing style to D 
Min. 82 :(bir) C_Marshall runs towards the goal 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from L_Eising 
Min. 86 :(ful) P_Barrios takes advantage of a mistake by L_King 
          ...  S_Caldwell seizes control of the ball 
          ...  He hoists it forward 
Min. 87 :(bir) L_Gibbs holds the ball up 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to E_Dzeko 
          ...  R_Dunne with a well timed tackle 
          ...  The Referee didn't like it though 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  What's it going to be? 
          ...  Nothing. Just a ticking off! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 92 :(ful) R_Dunne passes the ball to B_McCarthy 
          ...  L_King goes in with the block tackle 
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball 
          ...  Great tackle! 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Craven Cottage
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Fulham Match Info
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Best player          : E_Ferguson (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : W_Odobert (2), E_Ferguson (9,40), P_Barrios (15)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : W_Odobert (14)
Injured              : N/A
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Birmingham City Match Info
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Best player          : L_Gibbs
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : S_Caldwell (72)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                  Fulham  |    Birmingham City
Attempts on Goal     :          26        |       8
Off target           :          11        |       5
On target            :          15        |       3
Possession           :          63        |       37
Corners              :           7        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       2
Fouls                :           8        |       6
Key Tackles          :           7        |       9
Key Passes           :          17        |       11
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Final Score          : Fulham 4 - 0 Birmingham City
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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  27   1   1   1  25 |  96   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  39   0   0   0
E_Dier         DF   1  24  15  10  25 |  62   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  38  36
R_Dunne        DF   1  20  16   8  31 |  96   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  18  36  22
L_Eising       DF   1  21  15   3  20 |  96   0   3   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  51  38  27
L_Chambers     DF   1  20  13   9  23 |  96   0   2   2   1   1   0   0   0   0  36  67  19
J_McConnell    DM   1  14  19   5  22 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  23
P_Barrios      MF   1  20  22  16  26 |  96   0   2   1   0   2   1   0   0   0  36  12  50
S_Eguren       MF   1  13  21  15  25 |  62   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  26  13
W_Odobert      AM   1   9  20  17  29 |  62   0   0   2   0   4   1   1   0   0  -2  26  69
M_Arteta       AM   1   8  21  16  26 |  96   0   0   1   1   4   0   0   0   0   0  30  54
E_Ferguson     FW   1   3  21  25  26 |  96   0   0   1   0   7   2   0   0   0   0  13  55
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  15   3  21 |  34   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  38  27
Y_Toure        MF   1  12  19  10  24 |  34   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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 |  34   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   8

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  27   1   1   1  26 |  96  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  44   0   0   0
P_Vydra        DF   1  22  16  12  26 |  96   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  16   0  16
L_King         DF   1  20  16   9  23 |  96   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  36  18   0
C_Puyol        DF   1  20  15  10  29 |  96   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  18   0  18
M_Upson        DF   1  20  13  12  25 |  45   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  18  21   0
J_de_Guzman    MF   1  15  21  10  29 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0
L_Gibbs        MF   1  15  21   5  28 |  96   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  46  26   0
I_Balde        MF   1   8  20  18  31 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  14   0
L_Grgic        MF   1  12  18   7  26 |  45   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0
C_Marshall     FW   1   8  18  22  29 |  96   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  30   0  14
E_Dzeko        FW   1   5  16  21  24 |  96   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  18  16
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  13  12  23 |  51   0   1   1   0   2   0   1   0   0  16  19  32
L_Greiml       DF   1  18  16   4  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Mills        MF   1   4  18  17  22 |  51   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0
A_Nemeth       FW   1   3  13  17  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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