FFO Vase, Rennes vs. Birmingham City (Wed Mar 11)


                               Rennes  |  Birmingham City
                            4-1-3-2 L  |  4-4-2 C
                            Drew Hill  |  Derek Purvis
                                       |
                          R_Risser GK  |  GK G_Bazunu
                        A_Truffert DF  |  DF L_King
                            F_Mane DF  |  DF L_Greiml
                         F_Winther DF  |  DF P_Vydra
                         J_Jacquet DF  |  DF M_Upson
                           D_Cisse DM  |  MF L_Gibbs
                          E_Le_Fee MF  |  MF J_de_Guzman
                         A_Sishuba MF  |  MF C_De_Norre
                         M_Ballack MF  |  MF S_Mills
                         Evanilson FW  |  FW C_Marshall
                          A_Gouiri FW  |  FW A_Nemeth
                                       |
                         M_Travers SUB |  SUB L_Wahlstedt
                           M_Ciani SUB |  SUB C_Puyol
                         J_Chotard SUB |  SUB F_Jensen
                           W_Taibi SUB |  SUB L_Grgic
                         K_Olaigbe SUB |  SUB E_Dzeko




Min. 1  :(std) Tactical Change by Rennes 
          ...  Rennes have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 4  :(std) A_Truffert off the woodwork! 
          ...  A_Gouiri picks up the deflection 
          ...  P_Vydra dives in two footed!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 4  :(bir) J_de_Guzman is taking a throw in 
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt 
          ...  He throws the ball to C_Marshall 
          ...  F_Mane with a deliberate foul 
          ...  That deserves a punishment 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He is in the book for that one 
          ...  He's got to be careful now! 
Min. 5  :(bir) C_De_Norre slows the ball down and waits for support 
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward 
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone! 
          ...  C_De_Norre hits it 
          ...  This one could go anywhere! 
          ...  It grazes the post! 
          ...  And hits the side netting 
          ...  Goal Kick! 
Min. 9  :(bir) J_de_Guzman beats one 
          ...  Knocks it past a second 
          ...  And finds A_Nemeth 
          ...  A_Nemeth rifles it at the goal! 
          ...  R_Risser beats the ball away 
Min. 10 :(std) E_Le_Fee with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He leaves the defender behind 
          ...  E_Le_Fee with a little chip! 
          ...  But G_Bazunu makes a fine save 
          ...  Wow!! That was close! 
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one! 
Min. 11 :(std) A_Gouiri brushes L_Gibbs aside and breaks free 
          ...  A_Gouiri flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  But G_Bazunu punches it away 
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one 
Min. 13 :(bir) P_Vydra with a byline cross to C_Marshall 
          ...  D_Cisse with a superb challenge 
          ...  The referee has given the free kick the other way! 
Min. 14 :(std) M_Ballack takes advantage of a mistake by M_Upson 
          ...  He crosses to A_Gouiri 
          ...  But L_Greiml sweeps up the threat 
Min. 16 :(std) A_Gouiri 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! 
          ...  A_Gouiri hits a curling shot! 
          ...  G_Bazunu with an amazing dive to the bottom left 
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know! 
Min. 17 :(std) M_Ballack flicks it past L_Greiml 
          ...  He runs forward 
          ...  M_Ballack aims the cheeky shot at goal! 
          ...  But G_Bazunu palms it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 17 :(bir) S_Mills gets to the byline 
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross 
          ...  J_de_Guzman is unmarked 
          ...  A wicked drive by J_de_Guzman! 
          ...  It's gone over 
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one 
Min. 19 :(bir) C_Marshall flights the ball to A_Nemeth 
          ...  A_Nemeth hits a great shot! 
          ...  He watches the ball, volleys it with superb technique 
          ...  GOAL!!!! 
          ...  And what a goal!! 
          ...  The subs are on the pitch filming the celebrations on their smartphones! 
          ...  That will be a viral clip! 
          ...  Birmingham City go in front now with that goal! 
          ...  Rennes 0-1 Birmingham City ...
Min. 20 :(bir) C_Marshall looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to P_Vydra 
          ...  A_Sishuba with an ugly foul 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  He is warned by The Referee 
Min. 29 :(std) D_Cisse threads the through ball to A_Gouiri 
          ...  L_King goes in with the block tackle 
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball 
          ...  Great tackle! 
Min. 30 :(std) M_Ballack flicks the ball on to A_Sishuba 
          ...  C_Marshall body checks his opponent!! 
          ...  That's a careless challenge!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll be off if he does that again 
Min. 31 :(std) A_Truffert has the ball 
          ...  He knocks the ball past J_de_Guzman 
          ...  He puts in Evanilson! 
          ...  Evanilson with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  a lovely cushioned header 
          ...  G_Bazunu makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt! 
Min. 33 :(bir) L_Gibbs takes on the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to L_Greiml 
          ...  L_Greiml tries to beat R_Risser from outside the area! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre 
Min. 37 :(bir) C_Marshall loses F_Winther 
          ...  F_Mane with the tackle 
          ...  He had to get that one right! 
Min. 40 :(bir) J_de_Guzman gets to the byline 
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross 
          ...  A_Nemeth is unmarked 
          ...  F_Winther forces him off the ball 
Min. 42 :(std) Evanilson flicks it over J_de_Guzman and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  Evanilson controls the ball well! 
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 47 :(std) A_Gouiri beats his marker 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" waves The Referee 
          ...  A_Gouiri has time and space! 
          ...  He tries the lob! 
          ...  G_Bazunu makes a great save 
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well! 

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

Min. 46 :(bir) A_Nemeth flicks it over the defender and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  A_Nemeth drives it towards goal! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
Min. 48 :(bir) S_Mills with a real burst of pace 
          ...  F_Winther can't catch up with him 
          ...  He's clean through! 
          ...  A_Sishuba with an ugly foul 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  The Referee wants to have a word with him 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 49 :(bir) P_Vydra plays it long to S_Mills 
          ...  A powerful shot by S_Mills! 
          ...  But he puts it over 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 50 :(bir) Substitution by Birmingham City 
          ...  COMING ON: C_Puyol 
          ...  COMING OFF: L_Greiml 
Min. 50 :(bir) Substitution by Birmingham City 
          ...  COMING ON: L_Grgic 
          ...  COMING OFF: C_De_Norre 
Min. 53 :(std) E_Le_Fee sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  A_Sishuba gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  A_Sishuba strikes a wicked curler! 
          ...  G_Bazunu gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender puts the ball behind 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Gouiri swings it in! 
          ...  Excellent keeping! 
Min. 53 :(bir) P_Vydra flicks the ball through 
          ...  C_Marshall runs onto it! 
          ...  A great volley from C_Marshall! 
          ...  R_Risser can't get to it 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Superb finish! 
          ...  Rennes 0-2 Birmingham City ...
Min. 54 :(std) Tactical Change by Rennes 
          ...  Rennes have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 54 :(bir) L_Gibbs over hits his pass 
          ...  He finds C_Marshall though 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  J_Jacquet with a nasty foul 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  What's it going to be? 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on! 
Min. 58 :(std) A_Gouiri takes on M_Upson 
          ...  He runs past him 
          ...  C_Marshall tries to clear it 
          ...  He has miskicked it!! 
          ...  It creeps just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Sishuba lofts the ball in! 
          ...  Evanilson gets his head on it 
          ...  It hits the outside of the post 
          ...  And spins wide 
Min. 59 :(std) F_Winther works the ball inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to F_Mane 
          ...  But J_de_Guzman with the fine tackle 
Min. 60 :(bir) Substitution by Birmingham City 
          ...  COMING ON: E_Dzeko 
          ...  COMING OFF: S_Mills 
Min. 60 :(std) M_Ballack beats L_King 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  C_Marshall with an ugly foul 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  He's lucky to be let off for that one 
          ...  Derek Purvis looks relieved 
          ...  Drew Hill is far from happy with that decision 
Min. 61 :(bir) E_Dzeko with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows D_Cisse a clean set of heals 
          ...  E_Dzeko runs forward 
          ...  He hits the shot! 
          ...  He has put it wide! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 63 :(std) A_Gouiri with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He's clean through! 
          ...  A_Gouiri with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  Unbelievable!! 
          ...  It's gone wide 
Min. 63 :(bir) E_Dzeko lobs it over the defender 
          ...  E_Dzeko controls the ball well! 
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal! 
          ...  The shot slips through R_Risser's hands 
          ...  But R_Risser recovers to save! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 65 :(std) Substitution by Rennes 
          ...  COMING ON: K_Olaigbe 
          ...  COMING OFF: Evanilson 
Min. 66 :(std) A_Sishuba takes advantage of a bad back pass from C_Puyol 
          ...  A_Sishuba tries to beat G_Bazunu from outside the area! 
          ...  G_Bazunu manages to turn it behind 
Min. 66 :(bir) C_Puyol looks for options 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to A_Nemeth 
          ...  Blocked by D_Cisse 
Min. 67 :(std) A_Sishuba turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to K_Olaigbe 
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!! 
          ...  P_Vydra picks up the loose ball and clears the danger 
Min. 68 :(bir) C_Marshall jinks past J_Jacquet 
          ...  C_Marshall curls it towards the top corner! 
          ...  R_Risser gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball 
Min. 72 :(bir) J_de_Guzman with a reverse pass to C_Marshall 
          ...  F_Winther with a late tackle 
          ...  It looked worse than what it was 
          ...  He is surrounded by the Birmingham City players 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 76 :(std) J_Jacquet takes advantage of a mistake by M_Upson 
          ...  He puts in F_Winther! 
          ...  L_King brings him down from behind! 
          ...  But the ref gives nothing! 
Min. 76 :(bir) P_Vydra is on the ground motionless! 
          ...  He was involved in a nasty clash of heads there 
          ...  I don't think he's going to continue 
          ...  They have made three substitutions already! 
          ...  They will have to play on with a man less! 
Min. 77 :(std) K_Olaigbe looks around for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to A_Gouiri 
          ...  E_Dzeko slides in hard! 
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw! 
Min. 79 :(bir) A_Nemeth with a precise ball to E_Dzeko 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from E_Dzeko! 
          ...  R_Risser can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It drifts wide! 
          ...  R_Risser was worried by that one 
          ...  He wipes the sweat off his brow? 
Min. 80 :(bir) E_Dzeko with a glorious 60-yard pass to M_Upson 
          ...  M_Upson hits the ball first time! 
          ...  R_Risser with the diving save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 81 :(std) D_Cisse with a penetrating pass to A_Gouiri 
          ...  A_Gouiri beats the offside trap! 
          ...  He looked offside to me 
          ...  G_Bazunu comes towards him 
          ...  He's missed it! What happened there?! 
          ...  He's missed that! 
          ...  Aww NOOO!! 
          ...  He's missed that from two yards 
          ...  It looked like it hit the back of the net! 
          ...  What a sitter he has missed! 
Min. 81 :(bir) L_Gibbs rises up for the header 
          ...  He flicks the ball on to M_Upson 
          ...  M_Upson hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork!! 
          ...  And goes safely clear! 
          ...  R_Risser never had a chance! 
Min. 83 :(bir) E_Dzeko with the flick on 
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Nemeth 
          ...  A_Nemeth with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target 
          ...  The Rennes fans taunt him about that effort 
Min. 84 :(std) K_Olaigbe sidesteps his marker 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  K_Olaigbe could have let it bounce! 
          ...  G_Bazunu makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He makes it look so easy 
Min. 84 :(bir) J_de_Guzman with a neat pass into A_Nemeth 
          ...  A_Gouiri pulls the player to the ground!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
          ...  The Referee just wants to lecture him 
Min. 85 :(bir) A_Nemeth with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows A_Truffert a clean set of heals 
          ...  F_Mane with the block 
Min. 86 :(bir) J_de_Guzman can't find space for the shot 
          ...  He slips it through to C_Marshall 
          ...  C_Marshall with the attempt at goal! 
          ...  R_Risser with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 87 :(bir) E_Dzeko is too quick for D_Cisse 
          ...  E_Dzeko hits the ball on the bounce! 
          ...  GOOOOOAL!! 
          ...  Hammered home! 
          ...  The Birmingham City fans chant his name! 
          ...  Rennes 0-3 Birmingham City ...
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 7 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(std) K_Olaigbe with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He leaves the defender behind 
          ...  But C_Marshall slides in 
Min. 90 :(bir) J_de_Guzman with an intelligent ball to E_Dzeko 
          ...  F_Winther wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge 
Min. 91 :(bir) L_King kills the ball dead 
          ...  Beautiful turn 
          ...  He could get a shot of here 
          ...  D_Cisse with a nasty foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He's not happy with that! 
          ...  He's got to be careful now! 
Min. 93 :(std) A_Gouiri takes possession 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  A_Gouiri with the header! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  The Birmingham City fans laugh at him 
Min. 93 :(bir) C_Marshall takes advantage of a mistake by D_Cisse 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  M_Ballack is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He won that header unfairly 
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more 
          ...  It's just a warning 
Min. 94 :(bir) L_King takes advantage of a mistake by A_Sishuba 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  What a shot from L_King! 
          ...  It could go anywhere 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it wide 
Min. 97 :(bir) L_Gibbs looks for options 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to C_Marshall 
          ...  C_Marshall swings in the shot! 
          ...  R_Risser with an amazing dive to the bottom left 
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know! 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Roazhon Park
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Rennes Match Info
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Best player          : A_Gouiri
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : F_Mane (4), A_Sishuba (48), J_Jacquet (54), F_Winther (72), D_Cisse (91)
Injured              : N/A
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Birmingham City Match Info
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Best player          : C_Marshall (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : , A_Nemeth (19), C_Marshall (53)E_Dzeko (87)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : C_Marshall (30)
Injured              : P_Vydra (76)
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Match Statistics
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                                  Rennes  |    Birmingham City
Attempts on Goal     :          14        |       19
Off target           :           5        |       10
On target            :           9        |       9
Possession           :          42        |       58
Corners              :           2        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           5        |       1
Subs Used            :           1        |       3
Fouls                :          11        |       9
Key Tackles          :           5        |       9
Key Passes           :          11        |       20
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Final Score          : Rennes 0 - 3 Birmingham City
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Player Statistics - Rennes
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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R_Risser       GK  26   1   1   1  25 | 101   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   6   0   0   0
A_Truffert     DF   1  23  14  16  30 | 101   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   0
F_Mane         DF   1  22  17  15  26 | 101   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  26  -2  -2
F_Winther      DF   1  21  15   4  16 | 101   0   2   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  28  15  -2
J_Jacquet      DF   1  20  13  10  28 | 101   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  17  -2
D_Cisse        DM   1  16  21   7  31 | 101   0   1   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  20  -2
E_Le_Fee       MF   1   5  19  13  31 | 101   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  13  15
A_Sishuba      MF   1  11  20  15  29 | 101   0   0   1   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2  10  24
M_Ballack      MF   1  14  21  17  23 | 101   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  22  11
Evanilson      FW   1   3  15  23  29 |  69   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  11
A_Gouiri       FW   1   2  16  23  24 | 101   0   0   0   0   6   0   0   0   0   0   0  24
M_Travers      GK  21   1   1   1  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Ciani        DF   1  18  13   9  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Chotard      MF   1  14  21   9  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Taibi        MF   1   5  16  12  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Olaigbe      FW   1   8  16  19  25 |  32   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  16   9

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 | 101  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  48   0   0   0
L_King         DF   1  21  16   9  23 | 101   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  30   0  17
L_Greiml       DF   1  18  16   4  29 |  54   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  18   0  22
P_Vydra        DF   1  22  17  12  26 |  80   0   2   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  28  49   0
M_Upson        DF   1  20  13  12  25 | 101   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  16   0  30
L_Gibbs        MF   1  15  22   5  28 | 101   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
J_de_Guzman    MF   1  15  21  10  29 | 101   0   1   7   0   1   0   0   0   0  21  77  16
C_De_Norre     MF   1  10  15  11  24 |  54   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  15
S_Mills        MF   1   4  19  18  22 |  64   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  13   8
C_Marshall     FW   1   8  18  22  29 | 101   0   2   2   1   4   1   1   0   0  54  44  36
A_Nemeth       FW   1   3  13  17  24 | 101   0   0   1   0   4   1   0   0   0   0  19  59
L_Wahlstedt    GK  19   1   1   1  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Puyol        DF   1  20  15  11  29 |  47   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  17   0
F_Jensen       MF   1   8  15  12  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Grgic        MF   1  12  18   7  26 |  47   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Dzeko        FW   1   5  16  21  24 |  37   0   1   2   0   4   1   0   0   0  31  32  39
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