FFO Champ, Birmingham City vs. Nottingham Forest (Fri Jan 10)


                      Birmingham City  |  Nottingham Forest
                            5-1-2-2 C  |  5-1-0-2-2 A
                                    -  |  HD King
                                       |
                          N_Schiks GK  |  GK G_Kobel
                         O_Dodgson DF  |  DF G_Montiel
                           P_Vydra DF  |  DF S_Aurier
                          B_Hubner DF  |  DF N_Williams
                           A_Diouf DM  |  DF J_Worrall
                        S_Caldwell DF  |  DF A_Omobamidele
                            G_Hall MF  |  DM Danilo
                          B_Diarra MF  |  AM M_Gibbs_White
                      R_Framberger DF  |  AM B_Aguilera
                          D_Brooks FW  |  FW O_Edouard
                        C_Marshall FW  |  FW C_Hudson_Odoi
                                       |
                     B_Hinchcliffe SUB |  SUB W_Hennessey
                         J_Wallace SUB |  SUB H_Toffolo
                        A_Preciado SUB |  SUB N_Dominguez
                        C_De_Norre SUB |  SUB E_Kujovic
                          A_Nemeth SUB |  SUB T_Cairney




Min. 2  :(bir) D_Brooks cuts inside S_Aurier 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  J_Worrall read the danger and stops the pass 
Min. 4  :(bir) C_Marshall with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle from S_Aurier 
          ...  A_Omobamidele rushes in with a poor tackle!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 6  :(ntf) A_Omobamidele looks for options 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to M_Gibbs_White 
          ...  A left-footer by M_Gibbs_White! 
          ...  N_Schiks just watches it fly safely wide! 
Min. 11 :(ntf) A_Omobamidele takes control of the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to C_Hudson_Odoi 
          ...  C_Hudson_Odoi pounds a rocket on goal! 
          ...  He has put it over the bar! 
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 13 :(bir) B_Hubner finds P_Vydra in the box 
          ...  S_Aurier beats him to the ball 
          ...  He's such a beast! 
Min. 17 :(ntf) A defence splitting pass from B_Aguilera to C_Hudson_Odoi 
          ...  A_Diouf with the lunge!! 
          ...  And the whistle goes, that's a foul 
Min. 21 :(bir) G_Kobel miskicks! 
          ...  G_Hall takes control of the ball! 
          ...  G_Hall attempts to drive it home! 
          ...  But it goes wide of the post 
Min. 22 :(bir) B_Diarra sprints down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He puts in a square ball! 
          ...  C_Marshall runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  The ball hits A_Omobamidele in the face! 
          ...  And goes clear! 
Min. 24 :(bir) B_Diarra with a reverse pass to C_Marshall 
          ...  A_Omobamidele bundles the player over!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant! 
          ...  Play on! 
Min. 25 :(bir) O_Dodgson heads the ball back to A_Diouf 
          ...  N_Williams brings him down from behind! 
          ...  But the ref gives nothing! 
Min. 28 :(ntf) B_Aguilera pass splits open the defence 
          ...  What a ball! 
          ...  C_Hudson_Odoi is clean through! 
          ...  C_Hudson_Odoi hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  N_Schiks makes a good save 
Min. 29 :(ntf) N_Williams with a penetrating pass to M_Gibbs_White 
          ...  C_Marshall is late with that one 
          ...  I think he was just trying to get to the ball 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The Referee is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 38 :(bir) G_Hall looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to S_Caldwell 
          ...  S_Caldwell drifts clear! 
          ...  He is clean through! 
          ...  He is one on one with G_Kobel 
          ...  He rounds G_Kobel 
          ...  the defenders chasing but all he has to do is slot it in! 
          ...  He put's his laces through it ...He's missed it! 
          ...  How do I tell my kids Beckham scored from the halfway line but he's missed from there 
          ...  I'm lost for words. 
Min. 38 :(ntf) C_Hudson_Odoi is unmarked! 
          ...  N_Schiks with a nasty foul 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
          ...  The Referee wants to have a word with him 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  B_Aguilera shapes to shoot 
          ...  He plays it to M_Gibbs_White instead 
          ...  M_Gibbs_White attempts a lob! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into N_Schiks's arms 
          ...  Unlucky 
Min. 40 :(ntf) Danilo holds the ball up 
          ...  He sees O_Edouard in space! 
          ...  But R_Framberger slid in 
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be 
Min. 41 :(bir) D_Brooks takes possession 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  D_Brooks carves a shot towards goal! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  The Birmingham City fans go wild! 
          ...  That's given Birmingham City the advantage! 
          ...  Birmingham City 1-0 Nottingham Forest ...
Min. 42 :(ntf) Tactical Change by Nottingham Forest 
          ...  B_Aguilera will now play as a FW 
Min. 42 :(ntf) Danilo is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He throws it to J_Worrall 
          ...  J_Worrall plays it down the wing 
          ...  Cross comes in back to him, diving header! 
          ...  He had to be brave there 
          ...  N_Schiks has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  N_Schiks is left flat-footed 
          ...  It's gone wide!! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 47 :(ntf) O_Edouard with a precise pass to C_Hudson_Odoi 
          ...  O_Dodgson with a two footed lunge! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 47 :(bir) D_Brooks looks up 
          ...  He swings the ball right towards C_Marshall 
          ...  A_Omobamidele with a late tackle 
          ...  It looked worse than what it was 
          ...  He is surrounded by the Birmingham City players 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  That was his second, so that means... 
          ...  RED CARD!! 

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

Min. 47 :(bir) B_Diarra plays a clever one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He looks around for options 
          ...  He moves forward with the ball 
          ...  J_Worrall takes out the attacker 
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there 
Min. 52 :(bir) S_Caldwell with a measured pass to G_Hall 
          ...  G_Hall hits the ball on the bounce! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into G_Kobel's arms 
          ...  Unlucky 
Min. 54 :(bir) B_Diarra unselfishly lays the ball back to D_Brooks 
          ...  D_Brooks plays it down the wing 
          ...  Cross comes in back to him, diving header! 
          ...  He had to be brave there 
          ...  G_Kobel tips it round the post 
          ...  Good save 
          ...  Corner not given!! 
Min. 55 :(ntf) B_Aguilera kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  C_Hudson_Odoi gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  D_Brooks with an ugly foul 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  The Referee wants a word 
          ...  It's just a warning 
Min. 55 :(ntf) N_Williams dribbles past the defender 
          ...  It was as if he wasn't even there 
          ...  O_Dodgson wins control of the ball with his hand!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 57 :(bir) P_Vydra holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball to C_Marshall 
          ...  C_Marshall with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  But G_Kobel makes an easy save 
Min. 60 :(ntf) Substitution by Nottingham Forest 
          ...  COMING ON: H_Toffolo 
          ...  COMING OFF: J_Worrall 
Min. 61 :(bir) G_Hall is out on the left 
          ...  He moves the ball right to C_Marshall 
          ...  N_Williams takes the ball and the player!! 
          ...  But the ref waves play on!! 
Min. 62 :(ntf) Substitution by Nottingham Forest 
          ...  COMING ON: N_Dominguez 
          ...  COMING OFF: B_Aguilera 
Min. 66 :(bir) G_Hall with a probing through ball D_Brooks 
          ...  D_Brooks drives it towards goal! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But sails wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by O_Dodgson! 
          ...  G_Kobel comes towards the ball 
          ...  Great catch! 
Min. 66 :(ntf) O_Edouard looks around for some movement 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He hits the ball to C_Hudson_Odoi 
          ...  R_Framberger with the tackle 
Min. 71 :(bir) O_Dodgson with an early cross to A_Diouf 
          ...  A delicate chip from A_Diouf! 
          ...  He's pulled it wide! 
Min. 72 :(bir) S_Caldwell is out on the right 
          ...  He moves the ball left to G_Hall 
          ...  N_Williams with a bad challenge 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  He got away with just a warning 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  It's in a good position! 
          ...  D_Brooks fires it towards the goal 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 74 :(ntf) Substitution by Nottingham Forest 
          ...  COMING ON: E_Kujovic 
          ...  COMING OFF: Danilo 
Min. 76 :(bir) D_Brooks takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  D_Brooks with a little chip! 
          ...  G_Kobel gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  And puts it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  B_Diarra swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  G_Kobel jumps well to claim it! 
Min. 80 :(ntf) H_Toffolo with a probing pass to M_Gibbs_White 
          ...  R_Framberger slices it 
          ...  N_Schiks moves quickly!! 
          ...  He can't get there! 
          ...  It inches just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  O_Edouard with an inswinging corner into the box 
          ...  N_Schiks comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  H_Toffolo gets to it! 
          ...  N_Schiks tips it over his bar 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by N_Williams 
          ...  That's a poor one 
          ...  Far too easy for N_Schiks, who catches the ball 
Min. 83 :(bir) B_Diarra spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  That's an excellent through ball to D_Brooks! 
          ...  What a fantastic interception by G_Montiel 
Min. 84 :(bir) B_Hubner moves out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball through to C_Marshall 
          ...  N_Williams cleanly tackles him 
          ...  He judged that well 
Min. 85 :(bir) B_Diarra with an inch perfect pass to P_Vydra 
          ...  M_Gibbs_White is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He was a bit too close for comfort 
          ...  He's warned for that one 
          ...  Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(ntf) M_Gibbs_White with an incisive pass to O_Edouard 
          ...  O_Edouard with a thundering shot! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide!! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! 
          ...  O_Edouard flights it in! 
          ...  Great catch from N_Schiks! 
Min. 94 :(bir) G_Hall slows the ball down and waits for support 
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now 
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! 
          ...  His team mate plays the through ball for him! 
          ...  G_Hall has time and space! 
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal 
          ...  G_Kobel gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by <g1>!! 

*************  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          : D_Brooks (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : D_Brooks (41)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : C_Marshall (29)
Injured              : N/A
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Nottingham Forest Match Info
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Best player          : N_Williams
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : A_Omobamidele (47)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                         Birmingham City  |    Nottingham Forest
Attempts on Goal     :          11        |       7
Off target           :           6        |       5
On target            :           5        |       2
Possession           :          60        |       40
Corners              :           2        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           0        |       3
Fouls                :           8        |       11
Key Tackles          :           5        |       9
Key Passes           :          16        |       11
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Final Score          : Birmingham City 1 - 0 Nottingham Forest
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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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N_Schiks       GK  24   1   1   1  30 |  96   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0   0
O_Dodgson      DF   1  19  15   3  30 |  96   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  34  28   0
P_Vydra        DF   1  20  15  11  26 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  14   0
B_Hubner       DF   1  19  12   7  20 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  34   0
A_Diouf        DM   1  13  19   8  26 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  18
S_Caldwell     DF   1  18  12  10  23 |  96   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  16  34  16
G_Hall         MF   1   5  19  16  24 |  96   0   0   3   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  30  31
B_Diarra       MF   1   5  19  14  27 |  96   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0
R_Framberger   DF   1  18  15   5  26 |  96   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  54   0   0
D_Brooks       FW   1   5  14  20  28 |  96   0   0   1   0   5   1   0   0   0   0  15  46
C_Marshall     FW   1   7  16  18  29 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -4  -4   5
B_Hinchcliffe  GK  17   1   1   1  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Wallace      MF   1   3  17  16  22 |   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
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  12  16  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Nottingham Forest
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_Kobel        GK  24   1   1   1  24 |  96   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
G_Montiel      DF   1  21  15  13  27 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
S_Aurier       DF   1  19  13   4  30 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  17   0   0
N_Williams     DF   1  19  13  10  24 |  96   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  51  16   0
J_Worrall      DF   1  18  11  11  28 |  62   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  36   0  15
A_Omobamidele  DF   1  18  11   4  31 |  47   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   1   0  21  21 -15
Danilo         DM   1  15  18   9  31 |  76   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  22   0
M_Gibbs_White  AM   1   6  20  16  25 |  96   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   9  20
B_Aguilera     FW   1   9  18  16  23 |  64   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  22   0
O_Edouard      FW   1   4  15  22  23 |  96   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  28   4
C_Hudson_Odoi  FW   1   1  15  21  22 |  96   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  11
W_Hennessey    GK  18   1   1   1  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Toffolo      DF   1  17  14   7  20 |  34   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  15  20
N_Dominguez    MF   1  12  19   7  29 |  32   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Kujovic      DM   1  13  18   2  30 |  20   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Cairney      FW   1   2  17  16  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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