FFO Champ, Birmingham City vs. Wrexham (Mon Feb 03)


                      Birmingham City  |  Wrexham
                          5-1-1-2-1 P  |  4-4-2 T
                                    -  |  Tyler Edwards
                                       |
                          G_Bazunu GK  |  GK A_Gunn
                           P_Vydra DF  |  DF E_Dier
                          J_Victor DF  |  DF K_Tierney
                          B_Hubner DF  |  DF B_Engels
                        S_Caldwell DF  |  DF R_Bensebaini
                      R_Framberger DF  |  MF N_Zaniolo
                           A_Diouf DM  |  MF S_Benrahma
                       M_Taverneir AM  |  MF E_Ben_Seghir
                           Melendo MF  |  MF H_Mkhitaryan
                        C_Marshall AM  |  FW O_Watkins
                          D_Brooks FW  |  FW G_Veron
                                       |
                     B_Hinchcliffe SUB |  SUB L_Badiashile
                        A_Preciado SUB |  SUB Danilo
                         J_Wallace SUB |  SUB Wendell
                        C_De_Norre SUB |  SUB S_Diabate
                          A_Nemeth SUB |  SUB L_Muriel




Min. 1  :(bir) M_Taverneir cuts inside E_Dier 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  He puts in D_Brooks! 
          ...  D_Brooks with his head down lets it go! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide!! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
Min. 4  :(bir) B_Hubner moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Taverneir 
          ...  M_Taverneir has time and space! 
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal 
          ...  A_Gunn claws it off the line 
          ...  The players are doing the square symbol demanding VAR! 
          ...  The Referee runs over to the half-way line to check VAR? 
          ...  He's given it! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Birmingham City take the lead! 
          ...  Birmingham City 1-0 Wrexham ...
Min. 4  :(wrx) O_Watkins with a 40-yard pass to G_Veron 
          ...  But R_Framberger clears the ball to safety 
Min. 11 :(bir) M_Taverneir spots a team mate in space 
          ...  He finds C_Marshall with a lovely pass! 
          ...  R_Bensebaini anticipates the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 12 :(wrx) S_Benrahma finds N_Zaniolo on the edge of the box 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  A_Diouf looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! 
Min. 13 :(wrx) O_Watkins sidesteps R_Framberger 
          ...  He was too quick for his marker 
          ...  B_Hubner makes the challenge and clears the ball 
          ...  But it drifts out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by S_Benrahma! 
          ...  Great catch from G_Bazunu! 
Min. 22 :(bir) R_Framberger finds his way through 
          ...  He sets up the shot 
          ...  R_Framberger with a little chip! 
          ...  A_Gunn watches it sail safely wide! 
Min. 23 :(wrx) R_Bensebaini cuts the ball back to B_Engels 
          ...  S_Caldwell hits it out for a corner 
          ...  No nonsense clearance! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  N_Zaniolo crosses it in! 
          ...  G_Bazunu comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  G_Veron with the header 
          ...  G_Bazunu parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  He fires it over!! 
Min. 26 :(wrx) G_Veron get's past C_Marshall 
          ...  He's gonna worry them again 
          ...  G_Veron tries to curl it into the bottom corner! 
          ...  G_Bazunu collects it comfortably 
          ...  The shot never troubled him 
Min. 30 :(bir) M_Taverneir drives it forward to D_Brooks 
          ...  R_Bensebaini gets the foot in to win the ball 
Min. 31 :(bir) B_Hubner leaves R_Bensebaini standing 
          ...  B_Engels bundles the player over!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant! 
          ...  Play on! 
Min. 32 :(bir) C_Marshall takes advantage of a bad back pass 
          ...  C_Marshall with a bomb of a shot! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  That was a dismal effort! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 33 :(bir) A_Diouf with a superb first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  D_Brooks gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  D_Brooks has time and space! 
          ...  He tries the lob! 
          ...  A_Gunn fists it away 
Min. 34 :(wrx) N_Zaniolo drives it forward to H_Mkhitaryan 
          ...  H_Mkhitaryan belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  It's gone over 
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one 
Min. 35 :(wrx) N_Zaniolo smashes the ball upfield 
          ...  G_Veron latches onto the ball 
          ...  G_Veron shapes up for a shot! 
          ...  G_Bazunu is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But goes just over!! 
          ...  G_Bazunu looks very relieved! 
Min. 36 :(bir) S_Caldwell with an early cross to M_Taverneir 
          ...  M_Taverneir with the attempt at goal! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  It looks like he enjoyed that one!! 
          ...  He grabs the corner flag and pretends to sing! 
          ...  Birmingham City 2-0 Wrexham ...
Min. 42 :(bir) A_Diouf with a 50-yard pass to D_Brooks 
          ...  Cleaned up by K_Tierney 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(bir) C_Marshall with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He's clean through! 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  E_Dier hits it out for a throw 
Min. 45 :(wrx) Substitution by Wrexham 
          ...  COMING ON: S_Diabate 
          ...  COMING OFF: H_Mkhitaryan 
Min. 46 :(bir) S_Caldwell is out on the right 
          ...  He moves the ball left to B_Hubner 
          ...  B_Hubner smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! 
          ...  A_Gunn with the diving save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 47 :(bir) C_Marshall looks for options 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to M_Taverneir 
          ...  M_Taverneir has a dig at goal! 
          ...  A_Gunn narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety 
Min. 47 :(wrx) E_Ben_Seghir moves out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball through to O_Watkins 
          ...  M_Taverneir tugs on his opponent's shirt!! 
          ...  The Referee has stopped play 
          ...  Well spotted by The Referee! 

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

Min. 47 :(bir) J_Victor with an inswinging cross to D_Brooks 
          ...  D_Brooks looks to see where A_Gunn is! 
          ...  He rifles in the shot! 
          ...  But A_Gunn punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a throw in 
Min. 48 :(bir) M_Taverneir sidesteps K_Tierney 
          ...  He was too quick for his marker 
          ...  M_Taverneir with his head down lets it go! 
          ...  A_Gunn blocks the shot with his legs 
          ...  And he gathers it! 
Min. 49 :(bir) R_Framberger spits at E_Dier 
          ...  That is disgraceful! 
          ...  He gets away with that one 
          ...  It's just a warning 
          ...  Tyler Edwards looks annoyed that there was no card there 
Min. 53 :(bir) M_Taverneir finds D_Brooks with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  G_Veron with an ugly foul 
          ...  He gets away with that one 
          ...  It's just a warning 
          ...  - looks annoyed that there was no card there 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  Just past the halfway line. 
          ...  P_Vydra passes to S_Caldwell 
          ...  S_Caldwell with a blistering shot! 
          ...  He has put it over the bar! 
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 54 :(bir) C_Marshall works the ball inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to Melendo 
          ...  E_Dier clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play 
          ...  The linesman is flagging 
          ...  Throw in 
Min. 55 :(bir) C_Marshall with the dribble 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  The fans are on their feet 
          ...  Great challenge by B_Engels 
          ...  But it goes out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Diouf with an outswinging corner into the box 
          ...  R_Framberger gets to it! 
          ...  But A_Gunn reaches the ball. Good save 
          ...  There was a foul on A_Gunn anyway 
Min. 56 :(bir) J_Victor cuts in on the inside of the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Taverneir 
          ...  M_Taverneir with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  a lovely cushioned header 
          ...  Saved by A_Gunn 
Min. 58 :(bir) B_Hubner flights the ball to C_Marshall 
          ...  C_Marshall with the deft touch! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 61 :(bir) C_Marshall beats one 
          ...  Goes past the second 
          ...  He keeps going 
          ...  Fantastic skill!! 
          ...  C_Marshall with an overhead kick! 
          ...  He gets a connection 
          ...  A_Gunn parries it 
          ...  It rolls out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  P_Vydra hits it into the box! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of A_Gunn 
          ...  Theres was some shirt pulling going on in the box for sure! 
          ...  The strikers are calling for VAR! 
          ...  We wait for the decision 
          ...  NO PENALTY 
Min. 65 :(wrx) Substitution by Wrexham 
          ...  COMING ON: L_Muriel 
          ...  COMING OFF: G_Veron 
Min. 66 :(bir) D_Brooks runs at N_Zaniolo 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  S_Benrahma with a poor challenge 
          ...  He is fortunate to be given just a warning 
Min. 68 :(wrx) N_Zaniolo looks up for support 
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now 
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! 
          ...  L_Muriel receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  L_Muriel blasts it at the goal! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into G_Bazunu's arms 
          ...  He's spilt it! 
          ...  But he gathers it second time round! 
Min. 69 :(bir) A_Diouf can't find space for the shot 
          ...  He slips it through to P_Vydra 
          ...  P_Vydra looks to see where A_Gunn is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  A_Gunn parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  And A_Gunn recovers to save!! 
Min. 71 :(bir) B_Hubner spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  That's an excellent through ball to P_Vydra! 
          ...  P_Vydra tries to curl it into the bottom corner! 
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide 
Min. 72 :(bir) C_Marshall jinks past the defender 
          ...  E_Ben_Seghir with a superb challenge 
          ...  The referee has given the free kick the other way! 
          ...  The Referee wants to have a word with him 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  It's well within shooting range! 
          ...  Make yourself famous kid!! 
          ...  D_Brooks drives it under the wall 
          ...  A_Gunn falls over 
          ...  He recovers to tip it onto the post! 
          ...  But it deflects in! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Unlucky! 
          ...  The Birmingham City fans start to taunt him now! 
          ...  Birmingham City 3-0 Wrexham ...
Min. 74 :(wrx) L_Muriel finds his way through 
          ...  J_Victor with an over the top challenge 
Min. 76 :(wrx) N_Zaniolo rises up for the header 
          ...  He flicks the ball on to L_Muriel 
          ...  P_Vydra reads the game well and cuts out the pass! 
Min. 76 :(bir) D_Brooks with a flicked pass to C_Marshall 
          ...  O_Watkins pulls on his opponent's shirt!! 
          ...  He's tried to take it off him! 
          ...  The Referee blows up for a foul 
Min. 77 :(wrx) E_Dier kicks M_Taverneir off the ball 
          ...  Well spotted by The Referee 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  He's going to let him off for that 
Min. 78 :(bir) Melendo jumps over K_Tierney's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  K_Tierney moves quickly to get the tackle in this time 
Min. 80 :(bir) J_Victor brushes S_Diabate aside and breaks free 
          ...  What a shot from J_Victor! 
          ...  It could go anywhere 
          ...  A_Gunn with the acrobatic save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 82 :(bir) D_Brooks nutmegs K_Tierney, he continues to run forward 
          ...  D_Brooks with the spectacular bicycle kick! 
          ...  But A_Gunn punches it away 
          ...  He took a knock there 
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously 
          ...  He's ok to carry on 
Min. 84 :(bir) C_Marshall takes possession 
          ...  What can he do here? 
          ...  C_Marshall has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goalward! 
          ...  But he's put it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? 
Min. 87 :(bir) M_Taverneir finds D_Brooks with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  D_Brooks belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  But he's put it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(wrx) O_Watkins sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He runs forward now 
          ...  O_Watkins fires the shot in! 
          ...  G_Bazunu heads it away 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 89 :(bir) R_Framberger looks up for support 
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now 
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! 
          ...  D_Brooks receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  D_Brooks tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  A_Gunn makes the save 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield! 
Min. 89 :(bir) A_Diouf looks up for support 
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now 
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! 
          ...  D_Brooks receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  B_Engels with an ugly foul 
Min. 90 :(bir) C_Marshall loses B_Engels 
          ...  C_Marshall has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goalward! 
          ...  But it goes just over 
Min. 90 :(bir) D_Brooks takes possession 
          ...  He's got no outlet 
          ...  He decides to go alone 
          ...  S_Benrahma with a reckless challenge 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The Referee tells him that he has been warned enough 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 91 :(bir) J_Victor plays it long to D_Brooks 
          ...  D_Brooks looks to see where A_Gunn is! 
          ...  He rifles in the shot! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 93 :(bir) D_Brooks loses his marker! 
          ...  D_Brooks hits a curling shot! 
          ...  A_Gunn collects it comfortably 
          ...  The shot never troubled him 
Min. 93 :(wrx) S_Benrahma gets lucky and beats B_Hubner 
          ...  Now with the centre to N_Zaniolo 
          ...  But P_Vydra comes away with the ball 
          ...  Excellent defending there! 

*************  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 (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : M_Taverneir (4,36), D_Brooks (72)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Wrexham Match Info
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Best player          : N_Zaniolo
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : E_Ben_Seghir (72), S_Benrahma (90)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                         Birmingham City  |    Wrexham
Attempts on Goal     :          26        |       6
Off target           :          10        |       4
On target            :          16        |       2
Possession           :          65        |       35
Corners              :           2        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       2
Subs Used            :           0        |       2
Fouls                :           8        |       16
Key Tackles          :           6        |       8
Key Passes           :          19        |       8
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Final Score          : Birmingham City 3 - 0 Wrexham
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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 |  96   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0   0
P_Vydra        DF   1  20  15  11  26 |  96   0   2   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  32   0  31
J_Victor       DF   1  20  16   4  25 |  96   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  39  23
B_Hubner       DF   1  19  13   7  20 |  96   0   1   3   1   1   0   0   0   0  32  68  20
S_Caldwell     DF   1  18  12  10  23 |  96   0   1   2   1   1   0   0   0   0  18  55  16
R_Framberger   DF   1  18  15   5  26 |  96   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  18  14  43
A_Diouf        DM   1  14  19   8  26 |  96   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  22  30   0
M_Taverneir    AM   1   7  20  15  22 |  96   0   0   5   0   5   2   0   0   0   0  45  96
Melendo        MF   1   9  21  15  27 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Marshall     AM   1   7  16  19  29 |  96   0   0   2   0   5   0   0   0   0   0  26  36
D_Brooks       FW   1   5  14  20  28 |  96   0   0   0   0   9   1   0   0   0   0   0  73
B_Hinchcliffe  GK  17   1   1   1  24 |   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
J_Wallace      MF   1   3  17  16  22 |   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 - Wrexham
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_Gunn         GK  25   1   1   1  21 |  96  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0   0
E_Dier         DF   1  23  14  10  25 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0
K_Tierney      DF   1  23  17   9  29 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0
B_Engels       DF   1  22  16  11  28 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  28   0   0
R_Bensebaini   DF   1  21  16   4  24 |  96   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  30  13   0
N_Zaniolo      MF   1  11  20  19  26 |  96   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   0
S_Benrahma     MF   1   5  20  17  22 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  -4  14  -4
E_Ben_Seghir   MF   1   9  19  18  27 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -4  -4  -4
H_Mkhitaryan   MF   1   3  18  13  27 |  45   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  13
O_Watkins      FW   1   7  12  23  24 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  17   4
G_Veron        FW   1   2  16  22  29 |  68   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  13
L_Badiashile   GK  18   1   1   1  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Danilo         DF   1  18  15   4  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Wendell        DF   1  16  10   7  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Diabate      MF   1  16  18   4  26 |  51   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Muriel       FW   1   5  12  19  26 |  28   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   7
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