FFO Champ, Birmingham City vs. Middlesbrough (Mon Mar 31)


                      Birmingham City  |  Middlesbrough
                              4-4-2 P  |  4-3-1-2 C
                                    -  |  Cliff Coates
                                       |
                          G_Bazunu GK  |  GK A_Davies
                           P_Vydra DF  |  DF I_Jones
                          J_Victor DF  |  DF D_Fry
                          B_Hubner DF  |  DF R_Aguilar
                        S_Caldwell DF  |  DF P_McNair
                           Melendo MF  |  AM M_Ihattaren
                       M_Taverneir MF  |  MF M_Crooks
                           L_Gibbs MF  |  MF M_Cuisance
                         J_Wallace MF  |  MF M_Fellaini
                            S_Mane FW  |  FW R_Muniz
                        C_Marshall FW  |  FW A_Pinamonti
                                       |
                     B_Hinchcliffe SUB |  SUB M_Oxley
                      R_Framberger SUB |  SUB A_Dijksteel
                        A_Preciado SUB |  SUB N_Chalobah
                        O_Gozalbez SUB |  SUB S_Armstrong
                          A_Nemeth SUB |  SUB P_Cutrone




Min. 1  :(mid) R_Muniz moves forward 
          ...  Fine tackle by B_Hubner 
          ...  He prevents the corner as well 
Min. 3  :(bir) P_Vydra knocks the ball on and sprints past I_Jones 
          ...  A delightful ball in to M_Taverneir 
          ...  I_Jones recovers to win the ball back. He's a real bundle of energy 
Min. 4  :(mid) P_McNair with the heel pass to A_Pinamonti 
          ...  A_Pinamonti curls it towards the top corner! 
          ...  G_Bazunu with a great save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 5  :(mid) R_Muniz is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He throws it long to D_Fry 
          ...  D_Fry with the 40 yard drive! 
          ...  The shot slips through G_Bazunu's hands 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Oh dear! 
          ...  Middlesbrough have snatched the lead! 
          ...  Birmingham City 0-1 Middlesbrough ...
Min. 6  :(mid) A_Pinamonti picks up the pass 
          ...  A_Pinamonti has time and space! 
          ...  He tries the lob! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  That was a terrible attempt! 
Min. 11 :(mid) R_Aguilar has it on the edge of the box 
          ...  R_Aguilar with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  It's beaten G_Bazunu 
          ...  It goes wide!! 
Min. 12 :(bir) J_Victor holds the ball up 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to J_Wallace 
          ...  M_Fellaini wins the ball with ease 
          ...  The Referee saw something no-one else did 
          ...  The Referee writes his name in his little black book 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  Right on the edge of the box! 
          ...  M_Taverneir bends it in 
          ...  A_Davies was lucky there 
Min. 14 :(bir) Melendo runs down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He cuts the ball back 
          ...  J_Wallace latches onto the pass 
          ...  He carves out some space 
          ...  M_Ihattaren body checks his opponent!! 
          ...  That's a careless challenge!! 
          ...  The Referee ignores the protests for a card 
          ...  Cliff Coates looks relieved 
Min. 15 :(mid) M_Ihattaren puts in R_Muniz 
          ...  M_Taverneir hits it out for a corner 
          ...  Will the quality of the ball be good? 
          ...  It has to beat the first defender! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! 
          ...  D_Fry flights it in! 
          ...  G_Bazunu fists it away! 
Min. 21 :(bir) M_Taverneir with a probing pass to B_Hubner 
          ...  I_Jones with the tackle 
          ...  He had to get that one right! 
Min. 21 :(mid) R_Muniz turns past B_Hubner 
          ...  He has created space for himself now 
          ...  But J_Victor wins the tackle cleanly 
Min. 22 :(bir) S_Mane controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left! 
          ...  C_Marshall gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  I_Jones wins the ball with a clear tackle 
Min. 22 :(mid) M_Crooks passes the ball to M_Cuisance 
          ...  M_Cuisance runs forward 
          ...  He hits the shot! 
          ...  The shot slips through G_Bazunu's hands 
          ...  But G_Bazunu recovers to save! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 23 :(mid) M_Fellaini leaves his marker standing 
          ...  L_Gibbs hits it out for a corner 
          ...  Exellent clearance from the defender 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Crooks curls it into the box! 
          ...  L_Gibbs wins the ball 
          ...  And he heads it away 
Min. 24 :(mid) M_Crooks gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He cuts inside S_Caldwell! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  M_Crooks attempts the shot! 
          ...  G_Bazunu gets his body behind the ball and saves 
          ...  Text book goalkeeping! 
Min. 27 :(mid) R_Muniz over hits his pass 
          ...  He finds A_Pinamonti though 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  A wicked drive by A_Pinamonti! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  The Middlesbrough fans are delighted! 
          ...  Birmingham City 0-2 Middlesbrough ...
Min. 28 :(mid) A_Pinamonti beats his marker 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" waves The Referee 
          ...  G_Bazunu with the dive 
          ...  There's no room in the game for that! 
          ...  He gets away with that one 
          ...  It's just a warning 
          ...  Cliff Coates looks annoyed that there was no card there 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  This is a good chance! 
          ...  He's been taking tips from Juninho 
          ...  Can he show the techniques he's learned? 
          ...  M_Ihattaren bends it in 
          ...  G_Bazunu tips it round the post 
          ...  Good save 
          ...  Corner not given!! 
Min. 28 :(bir) S_Mane knocks the ball past the lunge of D_Fry 
          ...  D_Fry goes in studs first 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  The Referee consults his linesman 
          ...  Now he calls the player over, it's got to be a yellow but the player is giving some serious backchat 
          ...  RED CARD! 
          ...  He can have no complaints! 
          ...  Even I can lipread what he just called the ref!!! 
Min. 29 :(bir) The defender underhits the back pass! 
          ...  J_Wallace is through! 
          ...  What a mistake by I_Jones! 
          ...  M_Crooks with an ugly foul 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
          ...  The Referee warned him 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  Just inside their own half 
          ...  M_Taverneir knocks it forward 
          ...  C_Marshall gets on the end of it 
          ...  C_Marshall swings in the shot! 
          ...  A_Davies tips it round the post 
          ...  Good save 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Taverneir swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  J_Victor loses his marker 
          ...  He gets his head onto it! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  The Middlesbrough fans taunt him! 
Min. 31 :(bir) L_Gibbs is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker 
          ...  He throws it to C_Marshall 
          ...  C_Marshall with the header! 
          ...  But A_Davies reaches the ball. Good save 
          ...  There was a foul on A_Davies anyway 
Min. 32 :(bir) S_Mane runs forward 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from R_Aguilar and it had to be 
Min. 34 :(mid) A_Pinamonti pushes it past J_Victor 
          ...  B_Hubner hits it out for a corner 
          ...  The pressure is mounting! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by M_Fellaini 
          ...  B_Hubner reads it 
          ...  He clears the danger 
Min. 35 :(bir) S_Mane nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully 
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind! 
          ...  S_Mane uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! 
          ...  A_Davies makes the save 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield! 
Min. 37 :(bir) J_Wallace moves out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball through to S_Mane 
          ...  R_Aguilar gets the foot in to win the ball 
Min. 37 :(mid) M_Fellaini slips past his marker L_Gibbs 
          ...  The ball is whipped into I_Jones 
          ...  S_Mane with the dive 
          ...  There's no room in the game for that! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 40 :(bir) Melendo with the dribble 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  But P_McNair wins the tackle 
Min. 41 :(mid) M_Cuisance is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He throws it long to M_Ihattaren 
          ...  M_Ihattaren hits a great drive! 
          ...  It grazes the bar 
          ...  And goes over 
          ...  Oh so close there! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(mid) M_Crooks sprints past P_Vydra 
          ...  M_Crooks has a dig at goal! 
          ...  But he's put it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? 
Min. 44 :(bir) L_Gibbs with a reverse pass to M_Taverneir 
          ...  But R_Aguilar reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 45 :(bir) P_Vydra plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  J_Wallace decides to keep possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  J_Wallace with a blistering shot! 
          ...  A_Davies gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by <g1>!! 
Min. 48 :(bir) M_Taverneir finds S_Mane with a ball over the defence 
          ...  I_Jones gets in the way of the ball and clears! 
Min. 48 :(mid) The ball is passed in from A_Pinamonti, he finds M_Fellaini 
          ...  From long range M_Fellaini bends the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It hits the bar 
          ...  And goes over! 
          ...  G_Bazunu was beaten there! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Birmingham City 0-2 Middlesbrough

Min. 48 :(bir) P_Vydra volleys it forward. He finds S_Caldwell 
          ...  S_Caldwell with the crafty shot! 
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over 
          ...  Well, it's kinda 50/50 
          ...  Sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't 
Min. 52 :(bir) Melendo with a 50-yard pass to S_Caldwell 
          ...  S_Caldwell attempts to drive it home! 
          ...  A_Davies goes down well to save 
Min. 52 :(mid) I_Jones runs into space 
          ...  What a fantastic interception by B_Hubner 
          ...  He read that situation like a book! 
Min. 60 :(bir) P_Vydra heads the ball back to B_Hubner 
          ...  A left-footer by B_Hubner! 
          ...  A_Davies tips it over his bar 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Taverneir swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  S_Caldwell swings a leg at it! 
          ...  A_Davies manages to turn it behind 
Min. 62 :(bir) S_Mane looks up 
          ...  He swings the ball right towards J_Wallace 
          ...  A cracking drive from J_Wallace! 
          ...  A_Davies makes a good save 
Min. 62 :(mid) M_Cuisance with a throw in 
          ...  He throws the ball across to R_Aguilar 
          ...  R_Aguilar with a screamer of a shot! 
          ...  But G_Bazunu tips it behind 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Fellaini flights it in! 
          ...  A_Pinamonti with the header 
          ...  The Middlesbrough fans get off their seats! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Birmingham City 0-3 Middlesbrough ...
Min. 65 :(bir) S_Mane runs at I_Jones 
          ...  He takes it past him 
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by R_Aguilar 
          ...  He made it look easy 
          ...  But he can't keep it in 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Taverneir swings it in! 
          ...  A_Davies comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  B_Hubner with the header 
          ...  But it whistles just past the post 
Min. 66 :(mid) M_Ihattaren has the ball 
          ...  He knocks the ball past J_Victor 
          ...  He puts in A_Pinamonti! 
          ...  A_Pinamonti chases it through, he must score! 
          ...  G_Bazunu makes a good save 
Min. 68 :(mid) M_Ihattaren with the mazy dribble 
          ...  He takes it past J_Victor 
          ...  M_Ihattaren hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! 
          ...  It hits the outside of the post 
          ...  And spins wide 
Min. 69 :(bir) J_Wallace plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  A wicked drive by J_Wallace! 
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort 
Min. 70 :(mid) Substitution by Middlesbrough 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Dijksteel 
          ...  COMING OFF: R_Aguilar 
Min. 70 :(bir) S_Caldwell brings it under control 
          ...  He takes on P_McNair 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in B_Hubner! 
          ...  B_Hubner curls the ball in on goal! 
          ...  A_Davies won't get to that! 
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!! 
Min. 70 :(mid) P_McNair runs down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He cuts the ball back 
          ...  M_Cuisance latches onto the pass 
          ...  He carves out some space 
          ...  But B_Hubner slides in 
Min. 71 :(mid) M_Ihattaren loses his marker! 
          ...  But B_Hubner puts the ball out of play 
Min. 72 :(mid) Substitution by Middlesbrough 
          ...  COMING ON: N_Chalobah 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Cuisance 
Min. 73 :(mid) P_McNair cuts in on P_Vydra's blind side 
          ...  A powerful shot by P_McNair! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  That was a crappy effort! 
Min. 74 :(mid) Substitution by Middlesbrough 
          ...  COMING ON: P_Cutrone 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Pinamonti 
Min. 76 :(mid) R_Muniz saunters past B_Hubner 
          ...  R_Muniz with the spectacular bicycle kick! 
          ...  G_Bazunu blocks the shot with his legs 
          ...  It goes clear! 
Min. 84 :(bir) Melendo moves inside 
          ...  Melendo has a dig at goal! 
          ...  A_Davies won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 84 :(mid) M_Fellaini with the cross-field pass to P_Cutrone 
          ...  P_Cutrone drives it low! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  But it sails over!! 
Min. 85 :(bir) M_Taverneir pass splits open the defence 
          ...  What a ball! 
          ...  L_Gibbs is clean through! 
          ...  L_Gibbs attempts to drive it home! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it wide 
Min. 86 :(mid) P_McNair knocks the ball past the lunge of B_Hubner 
          ...  P_McNair hits it 
          ...  This one could go anywhere! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  G_Bazunu dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had G_Bazunu beaten! 
Min. 87 :(bir) S_Mane takes advantage of a mistake by N_Chalobah 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  A well-placed shot from S_Mane! 
          ...  A_Davies was lucky there 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 6 minutes of injury time.
Min. 92 :(mid) N_Chalobah finds his way through 
          ...  He bears down on goal 
          ...  A powerful shot by N_Chalobah! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Goodness gracious me! 
          ...  it's amazing the goal is still standing 
          ...  That looked offside to me! 
          ...  Birmingham City 0-4 Middlesbrough ...

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



Match Details
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Venue                : St Andrews
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Birmingham City Match Info
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Best player          : M_Taverneir
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : S_Mane (37)
Injured              : N/A
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Middlesbrough Match Info
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Best player          : A_Pinamonti (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : D_Fry (5), A_Pinamonti (27,62), N_Chalobah (92)
Sent Off             : D_Fry (28)
Booked               : M_Fellaini (12)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                         Birmingham City  |    Middlesbrough
Attempts on Goal     :          17        |       20
Off target           :           7        |       9
On target            :          10        |       11
Possession           :          55        |       45
Corners              :           3        |       4
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           0        |       3
Fouls                :           4        |       11
Key Tackles          :          10        |       9
Key Passes           :          16        |       12
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Final Score          : Birmingham City 0 - 4 Middlesbrough
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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  24   1   1   1  26 | 100   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Vydra        DF   1  20  15  11  26 | 100   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  56   0
J_Victor       DF   1  20  16   4  25 | 100   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  16  13  22
B_Hubner       DF   1  19  13   7  20 | 100   0   6   0   0   3   0   0   0   0 102   0  58
S_Caldwell     DF   1  18  12  10  23 | 100   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  17  50
Melendo        MF   1   9  21  15  27 | 100   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  16  11
M_Taverneir    MF   1   7  20  15  22 | 100   0   1   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  29  27  12
L_Gibbs        MF   1  14  20   4  28 | 100   0   2   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  44  18  22
J_Wallace      MF   1   3  17  16  22 | 100   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  12  32
S_Mane         FW   1   2  14  22  24 | 100   0   0   2   0   2   0   1   0   0  -4  26   6
C_Marshall     FW   1   7  16  19  29 | 100   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  16
B_Hinchcliffe  GK  17   1   1   1  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Framberger   DF   1  18  15   5  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Preciado     DF   1  16  12  10  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
O_Gozalbez     MF   1   2  15  11  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Nemeth       FW   1   3  12  16  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Middlesbrough
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_Davies       GK  24   1   1   1  27 | 100  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0   0
I_Jones        DF   1  22  16  11  24 | 100   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  56   0   0
D_Fry          DF   1  21  13   8  29 |  28   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   1   0 -15 -15  29
R_Aguilar      DF   1  20  14   7  26 |  74   0   4   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  78   0  39
P_McNair       DF   1  20  12  12  28 | 100   0   1   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  16  34  28
M_Ihattaren    AM   1   7  18  14  26 | 100   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  22  37
M_Crooks       MF   1  12  20  11  24 | 100   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   9  31
M_Cuisance     MF   1   4  19  13  21 |  76   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  14
M_Fellaini     MF   1  12  18  10  21 | 100   0   0   2   1   1   0   1   0   0  -4  33  12
R_Muniz        FW   1   8  17  21  22 | 100   0   0   2   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  56   6
A_Pinamonti    FW   1   7  15  21  28 |  78   0   0   1   0   5   2   0   0   0   0  14  53
M_Oxley        GK  16   1   1   1  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Dijksteel    DF   1  19  15  13  22 |  26   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Chalobah     MF   1  12  18   8  22 |  24   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  44
S_Armstrong    MF   1  13  17   5  35 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Cutrone      FW   1   2  11  18  22 |  22   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
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