FFO Champ, West Brom vs. Birmingham City (Mon Apr 13)


                            West Brom  |  Birmingham City
                          4-1-2-1-2 A  |  4-4-2 N
                        Frank Deeming  |  Derek Purvis
                                       |
                         D_Iversen GK  |  GK G_Bazunu
                           J_Poyth DF  |  DF P_Vydra
                      N_Milenkovic DF  |  DF L_King
                         M_Holgate DF  |  DF C_Puyol
                        Ruben_Vezo DF  |  DF S_Caldwell
                         A_Palombo DM  |  MF L_Gibbs
                           C_Gomes MF  |  MF J_de_Guzman
                          T_Pobega MF  |  MF I_Balde
                          A_Mulele AM  |  MF S_Mills
                         D_Solanke FW  |  FW C_Marshall
                        L_Podolski FW  |  FW E_Dzeko
                                       |
                           T_Hasal SUB |  SUB L_Wahlstedt
                        Y_Konoplia SUB |  SUB M_Upson
                         B_Barclay SUB |  SUB L_Greiml
                        R_Brewster SUB |  SUB L_Grgic
                         R_Bozenik SUB |  SUB A_Nemeth




Min. 1  :(bir) P_Vydra spots a team mate in space 
          ...  He finds S_Mills with a lovely pass! 
          ...  S_Mills tries the lob from 30 yards! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
Min. 3  :(wba) L_Podolski looks for options 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to D_Solanke 
          ...  D_Solanke with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  G_Bazunu parries it 
Min. 3  :(bir) J_de_Guzman plays a first time ball through the defence to E_Dzeko 
          ...  M_Holgate intercepts the pass 
Min. 6  :(bir) I_Balde takes possession 
          ...  M_Holgate intercepts the pass 
Min. 12 :(wba) Ruben_Vezo is taking a throw in 
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt 
          ...  He throws the ball to J_Poyth 
          ...  A left-footer by J_Poyth! 
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by M_Holgate! 
          ...  G_Bazunu comes towards the ball 
          ...  And he claims it with ease! 
Min. 13 :(bir) L_Gibbs rushes through the defence 
          ...  L_Gibbs curls the ball in on goal! 
          ...  But D_Iversen parries the ball 
          ...  It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd 
Min. 15 :(bir) C_Marshall with a throw in 
          ...  He throws the ball across to E_Dzeko 
          ...  D_Solanke with a nasty foul 
          ...  The Referee warns him 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  What a silly place to give away a free kick 
          ...  I_Balde fires it towards the goal 
          ...  D_Iversen guesses right 
Min. 15 :(bir) S_Mills takes advantage of a mistake by Ruben_Vezo 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  A great volley from S_Mills! 
          ...  D_Iversen makes a good save 
Min. 17 :(wba) A_Palombo looks up 
          ...  He swings the ball right towards L_Podolski 
          ...  L_Podolski cracks a laser towards goal! 
          ...  G_Bazunu with the acrobatic save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 17 :(bir) L_King is taking a throw in 
          ...  He is taking a run up at it! 
          ...  He throws it long to I_Balde 
          ...  I_Balde hits a great shot! 
          ...  D_Iversen gets his fingertips to it 
Min. 19 :(wba) L_Podolski takes advantage of a mistake by L_King 
          ...  It's a lucky break 
          ...  A skilful effort from L_Podolski! 
          ...  G_Bazunu gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  Fantastic save by G_Bazunu to tip it wide!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Ruben_Vezo lofts the ball in! 
          ...  G_Bazunu reads it well, and claims it! 
Min. 27 :(wba) T_Pobega knocks the ball past the lunge of P_Vydra 
          ...  T_Pobega aims for the top right corner! 
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Mulele floats the ball in! 
          ...  M_Holgate tries to place the shot! 
          ...  But G_Bazunu makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 32 :(bir) L_Gibbs with an excellent first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  C_Marshall gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from J_Poyth 
Min. 32 :(bir) C_Puyol is spitting at J_Poyth 
          ...  He's warned for that one 
          ...  Anymore like that and he'll receive a booking 
Min. 33 :(wba) M_Holgate cuts inside the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Mulele 
          ...  A_Mulele with a graceful, looping effort! 
          ...  Brilliant save from G_Bazunu 
Min. 33 :(bir) L_Gibbs holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to C_Puyol 
          ...  Great challenge by Ruben_Vezo 
          ...  But it goes out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  L_Gibbs swings it in! 
          ...  S_Mills gets his head on it 
          ...  D_Iversen gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he slots in the rebound 
          ...  He has put it wide!! 
          ...  He puts his hands on his head in despair! 
Min. 35 :(wba) A_Mulele looks to play the ball out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball across to T_Pobega 
          ...  A delicate chip from T_Pobega! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork!! 
          ...  And goes safely clear! 
          ...  G_Bazunu never had a chance! 
Min. 37 :(bir) J_de_Guzman with the mazy run 
          ...  How he got through those defenders I don't know 
          ...  He sets himself up for the shot 
          ...  C_Gomes with an ugly foul 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  What's it going to be? 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on! 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  P_Vydra swings it in 
          ...  S_Mills gets on the end of it 
          ...  S_Mills hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! 
          ...  D_Iversen is beaten! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  And goes clear 
Min. 37 :(bir) E_Dzeko plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He looks around for options 
          ...  He moves forward with the ball 
          ...  E_Dzeko hits a great drive! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 40 :(wba) A_Palombo with the through ball to A_Mulele 
          ...  A_Mulele with a bomb of a shot! 
          ...  It's way wide 
          ...  The Birmingham City fans behind the goal spread their arms out 
Min. 41 :(bir) S_Caldwell takes advantage of a mistake by N_Milenkovic 
          ...  That mistake could prove costly 
          ...  S_Caldwell with the drive! 
          ...  The shot slips through D_Iversen's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
          ...  Goal kick given! 
          ...  That looked like a corner to me 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 44 :(wba) T_Pobega looks up 
          ...  He swings the ball right towards Ruben_Vezo 
          ...  Ruben_Vezo with a bomb of a shot! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  Unbelievable!! 
          ...  It's gone wide 
Min. 44 :(bir) I_Balde with a throw in 
          ...  He throws the ball across to C_Marshall 
          ...  C_Marshall hits a great drive! 
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up! 
          ...  But it's gone just wide!! 
Min. 45 :(bir) Substitution by Birmingham City 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Upson 
          ...  COMING OFF: S_Caldwell 
Min. 46 :(wba) A_Mulele kills the ball dead 
          ...  A_Mulele with a stunning strike! 
          ...  G_Bazunu parries it 
          ...  It rolls out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  C_Gomes chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  A_Mulele gets his head on it 
          ...  But G_Bazunu palms it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: West Brom 0-0 Birmingham City

Min. 46 :(bir) E_Dzeko jinks past N_Milenkovic 
          ...  E_Dzeko carves a shot towards goal! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 47 :(bir) The ball is passed in from C_Puyol, he finds E_Dzeko 
          ...  E_Dzeko hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  It hits the bar 
          ...  And goes over! 
          ...  D_Iversen was beaten there! 
Min. 48 :(wba) Ruben_Vezo with the first time flick to D_Solanke 
          ...  L_King makes the challenge and clears the ball 
Min. 48 :(bir) I_Balde unselfishly heads the ball back to E_Dzeko 
          ...  M_Holgate with the tackle 
          ...  Good God Almighty, what a tackle from hell! 
Min. 51 :(bir) I_Balde looks around for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to C_Marshall 
          ...  J_Poyth gets the foot in to win the ball 
Min. 53 :(wba) Ruben_Vezo takes advantage of a mistake by M_Upson 
          ...  He puts in D_Solanke! 
          ...  D_Solanke attempts a lob! 
          ...  G_Bazunu makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He wasn't troubled there 
Min. 53 :(bir) M_Upson passes the ball to C_Marshall 
          ...  C_Marshall with the crafty shot! 
          ...  D_Iversen makes himself big and wins the ball 
Min. 55 :(bir) Substitution by Birmingham City 
          ...  COMING ON: L_Grgic 
          ...  COMING OFF: S_Mills 
Min. 56 :(wba) Ruben_Vezo drives it across the face of the goal C_Gomes 
          ...  C_Puyol tries to clear it 
          ...  He has miskicked it!! 
          ...  It creeps just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  L_Podolski hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  G_Bazunu easily catches it! 
Min. 56 :(bir) P_Vydra with the flick on 
          ...  He plays the ball across to C_Puyol 
          ...  C_Puyol with a blistering shot! 
          ...  It grazes the post! 
          ...  And hits the side netting 
          ...  Goal Kick! 
Min. 59 :(wba) L_Podolski with a well-controlled run 
          ...  L_Podolski sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. 
          ...  cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! 
          ...  G_Bazunu takes the ball off him 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 60 :(wba) T_Pobega turns past P_Vydra 
          ...  He has created space for himself now 
          ...  L_King gathers up the loose ball 
Min. 61 :(bir) E_Dzeko finds his way through 
          ...  His quick turn fooled Ruben_Vezo 
          ...  E_Dzeko chases it through, he must score! 
          ...  D_Iversen with a fantastic save 
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one 
Min. 62 :(bir) L_King with a probing through ball I_Balde 
          ...  M_Holgate hits it out for a corner 
          ...  We need a good ball in here! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  P_Vydra plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  That's a poor one 
          ...  D_Iversen catches it with ease 
Min. 63 :(wba) N_Milenkovic slides it through the middle to D_Solanke 
          ...  A thundering drive by D_Solanke! 
          ...  But G_Bazunu punches it away 
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one 
Min. 64 :(wba) A_Mulele gets to the byline 
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross 
          ...  M_Holgate is unmarked 
          ...  C_Puyol anticipates the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 64 :(bir) L_Grgic works the ball inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to E_Dzeko 
          ...  Ruben_Vezo beats him to the ball 
          ...  He's such a beast! 
Min. 66 :(wba) L_Podolski steps over the ball 
          ...  He nutmegs C_Puyol 
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery 
          ...  J_de_Guzman with a superb tackle! 
          ...  He easily dispossessed him 
Min. 68 :(wba) Ruben_Vezo looks to play the ball out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball across to N_Milenkovic 
          ...  N_Milenkovic tries to beat G_Bazunu from outside the area! 
          ...  G_Bazunu just watches it drift out of play! 
Min. 69 :(bir) L_King takes advantage of a mistake by N_Milenkovic 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  N_Milenkovic recovers to win the ball back. He's a real bundle of energy 
Min. 70 :(bir) L_Gibbs takes advantage of a mistake by J_Poyth 
          ...  away from two, three, four. 
          ...  Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. 
          ...  How good is he?! 
          ...  Now he crosses to I_Balde! 
          ...  I_Balde flings a shot at goal! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
Min. 71 :(wba) J_Poyth brings the ball into the opposing area 
          ...  T_Pobega makes himself available 
          ...  C_Puyol takes the ball 
          ...  OOOHHHH!! 
          ...  He almost loses it straight away 
          ...  But he hits it clear! 
Min. 71 :(bir) J_de_Guzman has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He takes it past Ruben_Vezo 
          ...  He knocks it to I_Balde! 
          ...  I_Balde tries one from the edge of the box! 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That's put Birmingham City in front! 
          ...  West Brom 0-1 Birmingham City ...
Min. 72 :(bir) C_Puyol looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to I_Balde 
          ...  I_Balde hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  It goes wide for a goal kick 
Min. 73 :(wba) J_Poyth takes advantage of a mistake by J_de_Guzman 
          ...  away from two, three, four. 
          ...  Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. 
          ...  How good is he?! 
          ...  Now he crosses to D_Solanke! 
          ...  D_Solanke flings a shot at goal! 
          ...  G_Bazunu with the diving save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 75 :(wba) Ruben_Vezo fires over a low cross to D_Solanke 
          ...  A well-placed shot from D_Solanke! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  But it sails over!! 
Min. 75 :(bir) C_Marshall is too quick for N_Milenkovic 
          ...  A glorious effort by C_Marshall! 
          ...  It grazes the bar 
          ...  And goes over 
          ...  Oh so close there! 
Min. 77 :(wba) A_Palombo plays a first time ball through the defence to A_Mulele 
          ...  A_Mulele looks to see where G_Bazunu is! 
          ...  He rifles in the shot! 
          ...  But G_Bazunu hits it away 
          ...  He could have held onto that! 
Min. 78 :(wba) A_Mulele spots a team mate in space 
          ...  That's an excellent through ball to N_Milenkovic! 
          ...  N_Milenkovic with the shot on net! 
          ...  But G_Bazunu hits it away 
          ...  He could have held onto that! 
Min. 78 :(bir) C_Marshall barges N_Milenkovic off the ball 
          ...  J_Poyth gets the foot in to win the ball 
Min. 79 :(bir) I_Balde is first to the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_de_Guzman 
          ...  Ruben_Vezo tries to head the ball away from goal 
          ...  But it's looping towards his own net!! 
          ...  It goes just over!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  P_Vydra with an outswinging corner into the box 
          ...  D_Iversen comes out and claims it! 
Min. 80 :(bir) L_Gibbs with a flicked pass to I_Balde 
          ...  I_Balde with the ball at his feet 
          ...  Is he going to have a crack? 
          ...  He is, you know... 
          ...  It sails over! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 82 :(wba) C_Gomes jumps over the defender's challenge 
          ...  C_Gomes could have let it bounce! 
          ...  G_Bazunu narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety 
Min. 83 :(bir) C_Marshall is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass 
          ...  P_Vydra latches onto the ball 
          ...  P_Vydra hits a great shot! 
          ...  D_Iversen parries it 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(bir) L_Grgic with a pinpoint pass to I_Balde 
          ...  I_Balde tries to beat D_Iversen from outside the area! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  That was a crappy effort! 
Min. 90 :(bir) I_Balde runs at the defence 
          ...  He nutmegs N_Milenkovic 
          ...  He showed his class there 
          ...  A cracking drive from I_Balde! 
          ...  But D_Iversen punches it away 
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : The Hawthorns
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West Brom Match Info
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Best player          : A_Mulele
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : C_Gomes (37)
Injured              : N/A
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Birmingham City Match Info
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Best player          : I_Balde (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : I_Balde (71)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                               West Brom  |    Birmingham City
Attempts on Goal     :          21        |       23
Off target           :           7        |       14
On target            :          14        |       9
Possession           :          36        |       64
Corners              :           5        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           0        |       2
Fouls                :           6        |       6
Key Tackles          :          11        |       6
Key Passes           :          18        |       21
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Final Score          : West Brom 0 - 1 Birmingham City
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Player Statistics - West Brom
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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D_Iversen      GK  27   1   1   1  24 |  94  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0   0
J_Poyth        DF   1  21  14  11  25 |  94   0   3   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  51  40  17
N_Milenkovic   DF   1  22  16  10  31 |  94   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  16  18  38
M_Holgate      DF   1  23  15  12  28 |  94   0   4   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  60  19  18
Ruben_Vezo     DF   1  22  15   7  35 |  94   0   3   6   0   1   0   0   0   0  48 114  21
A_Palombo      DM   1  13  20   5  31 |  94   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  42   0
C_Gomes        MF   1  12  19   5  28 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  23
T_Pobega       MF   1  11  19  15  22 |  94   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  15  26
A_Mulele       AM   1   7  18  20  22 |  94   0   0   3   0   5   0   0   0   0   0  48  48
D_Solanke      FW   1   2  14  21  24 |  94   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  43
L_Podolski     FW   1  10  15  20  22 |  94   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  19  30
T_Hasal        GK  17   1   1   1  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Y_Konoplia     DF   1  16  12   2  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Barclay      DM   1  13   7   3  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Brewster     AM   1   5  11  19  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Bozenik      FW   1   8  13  20  22 |   0   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  28   1   1   1  26 |  94  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 112   0   0   0
P_Vydra        DF   1  22  17  12  26 |  94   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  34  18
L_King         DF   1  21  16   9  23 |  94   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  34  36   0
C_Puyol        DF   1  20  15  11  29 |  94   0   3   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  54  38  17
S_Caldwell     DF   1  20  14  12  23 |  45   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  18   0  16
L_Gibbs        MF   1  15  22   5  28 |  94   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  48  25
J_de_Guzman    MF   1  15  21  10  29 |  94   0   1   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  23  43   0
I_Balde        MF   1   8  20  18  31 |  94   0   0   4   0   8   1   0   0   0   0  56 108
S_Mills        MF   1   4  19  18  22 |  57   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  42
C_Marshall     FW   1   8  18  22  29 |  94   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  32  20
E_Dzeko        FW   1   5  16  21  24 |  94   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  30
L_Wahlstedt    GK  19   1   1   1  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Upson        DF   1  20  13  13  25 |  49   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  21   0
L_Greiml       DF   1  18  16   4  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Grgic        MF   1  12  18   7  26 |  37   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  32   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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