FFO Champ, Huddersfield Town vs. Birmingham City (Mon Apr 14)


                    Huddersfield Town  |  Birmingham City
                          4-1-2-1-2 E  |  5-3-2 C
                   Guillaume Rousseau  |  -
                                       |
                        L_Nicholls GK  |  GK G_Bazunu
                        Y_Nakayama DF  |  DF P_Vydra
                         A_Stewart DF  |  DF J_Victor
                          I_Hayden DF  |  DF A_Cole
                       R_Shawcross DF  |  DF E_Bristow
                           Y_Toure DM  |  DF A_Preciado
                            H_Kane MF  |  MF L_Gibbs
                            J_Rowe MF  |  MF Melendo
                           M_Mount AM  |  MF M_Taverneir
                      G_dos_Santos FW  |  FW S_Mane
                          L_Foster FW  |  FW C_Marshall
                                       |
                      J_Stolarczyk SUB |  SUB B_Hinchcliffe
                         B_Jackson SUB |  SUB R_Framberger
                         A_Lookman SUB |  SUB L_Watson
                          K_Taylor SUB |  SUB J_Wallace
                        T_Bradshaw SUB |  SUB A_Nemeth




Min. 8  :(hud) J_Rowe is force to hold onto the ball 
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward 
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone! 
          ...  J_Rowe with a scorcher of a shot! 
          ...  G_Bazunu heads it away 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 9  :(hud) G_dos_Santos with a long pass to M_Mount 
          ...  M_Mount has time and space! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  He miskicks the ball 
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium 
Min. 10 :(hud) G_dos_Santos with the first time pass to L_Foster 
          ...  L_Foster attempts a chip! 
          ...  G_Bazunu takes the ball off him 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 10 :(bir) The ball goes loose! 
          ...  J_Victor seizes control of it and thinks about the shot 
          ...  J_Victor aims the cheeky shot at goal! 
          ...  L_Nicholls with an easy save 
          ...  He just oozes confidence 
Min. 12 :(hud) L_Foster bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to R_Shawcross 
          ...  R_Shawcross with the ball at his feet 
          ...  Is he going to have a crack? 
          ...  He is, you know... 
          ...  But G_Bazunu reaches the ball. Good save 
Min. 13 :(hud) L_Foster takes advantage of a mistake by L_Gibbs 
          ...  away from two, three, four. 
          ...  Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. 
          ...  How good is he?! 
          ...  Now he crosses to Y_Toure! 
          ...  Y_Toure drives the ball low! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  But goes clear to safety! 
Min. 18 :(hud) Y_Nakayama with a simple pass to H_Kane 
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by H_Kane! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He jumps into the Huddersfield Town crowd to celebrate!! 
          ...  Both he and the fans are delighted!! 
          ...  That's put Huddersfield Town ahead! 
          ...  Huddersfield Town 1-0 Birmingham City ...
Min. 22 :(hud) H_Kane looks for options 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to I_Hayden 
          ...  P_Vydra tackles cleanly 
Min. 32 :(hud) M_Mount stops the ball and looks around for movement 
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now 
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal! 
          ...  M_Mount with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! 
          ...  G_Bazunu makes a good save 
Min. 32 :(bir) A_Cole with a precise ball to C_Marshall 
          ...  C_Marshall runs forward 
          ...  He hits the shot! 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  OH!! He has hit the side netting 
          ...  Goal kick given 
Min. 33 :(bir) J_Victor finds C_Marshall on the edge of the box 
          ...  C_Marshall with the header! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 36 :(hud) J_Rowe cuts in on M_Taverneir's blind side 
          ...  J_Rowe tries the shot! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  That was a dismal effort! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 36 :(hud) R_Shawcross hits in a wicked shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  Y_Toure latches onto it! 
          ...  Melendo takes the players legs from beneath him!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
          ...  He received a good talking to from The Referee 
Min. 38 :(hud) J_Rowe plays a first time ball through the defence to G_dos_Santos 
          ...  G_dos_Santos with a bomb of a shot! 
          ...  G_Bazunu makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
Min. 38 :(bir) M_Taverneir slides the ball across to S_Mane 
          ...  S_Mane hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  L_Nicholls will be disappointed he did not save that! 
          ...  That's levelled the scores! 
          ...  they've done it! Absolutely incredible! 
          ...  It ain't over 'til it's over 
          ...  Huddersfield Town 1-1 Birmingham City ...
Min. 41 :(hud) Y_Nakayama with the deft touch 
          ...  He takes it past P_Vydra 
          ...  He knocks it to L_Foster! 
          ...  S_Mane read the danger and stops the pass 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 45 :(hud) G_dos_Santos slips past J_Victor 
          ...  G_dos_Santos strikes a wicked curler! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Huddersfield Town 1-1 Birmingham City

Min. 47 :(hud) R_Shawcross retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hoofs the ball upfield 
          ...  L_Foster gets on the end of it 
          ...  L_Foster with a bomb of a shot! 
          ...  The shot slips through G_Bazunu's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 50 :(bir) A_Preciado unselfishly lays the ball back to C_Marshall 
          ...  C_Marshall attempts a chip! 
          ...  But L_Nicholls punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a throw in 
Min. 51 :(hud) G_dos_Santos lays the ball back to J_Rowe 
          ...  J_Rowe with the spectacular bicycle kick! 
          ...  It floats over G_Bazunu 
          ...  It's heading goalward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 51 :(bir) J_Victor controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right! 
          ...  M_Taverneir gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  What a fantastic interception by R_Shawcross 
Min. 53 :(hud) M_Mount takes on the defender 
          ...  He runs past the defender 
          ...  But L_Gibbs spotted the danger and cleans up the play 
Min. 55 :(bir) Tactical Change by Birmingham City 
          ...  Birmingham City have changed their playing style to L 
Min. 56 :(hud) Y_Toure with an intelligent ball to M_Mount 
          ...  Melendo with a bad challenge 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  The Referee fumbles about in his pocket! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 57 :(bir) Melendo gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He slides the ball past I_Hayden! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  I_Hayden pulls the player to the ground!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
Min. 58 :(hud) M_Mount flicks it over P_Vydra's head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  M_Taverneir brings him down in the area 
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely! 
          ...  But The Referee waves play on!! 
Min. 58 :(bir) Melendo smashes the ball upfield 
          ...  C_Marshall latches onto the ball 
          ...  R_Shawcross leaves his foot in with the challenge!! 
          ...  That's a bad foul!! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  What's it going to be? 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
Min. 59 :(hud) M_Mount nutmegs the defender 
          ...  L_Gibbs with a poor challenge 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
Min. 60 :(hud) Substitution by Huddersfield Town 
          ...  COMING ON: K_Taylor 
          ...  COMING OFF: Y_Toure 
Min. 60 :(hud) K_Taylor holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to L_Foster 
          ...  L_Foster has time and space! 
          ...  He tries the lob! 
          ...  But G_Bazunu stops that one easily 
Min. 61 :(bir) M_Taverneir runs down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He cuts the ball back 
          ...  E_Bristow latches onto the pass 
          ...  He carves out some space 
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by E_Bristow! 
          ...  But L_Nicholls punches it away 
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one 
Min. 65 :(hud) Substitution by Huddersfield Town 
          ...  COMING ON: B_Jackson 
          ...  COMING OFF: I_Hayden 
Min. 68 :(hud) L_Foster had to stretch to reach the pass 
          ...  P_Vydra clears with a diving header 
Min. 70 :(bir) Tactical Change by Birmingham City 
          ...  Birmingham City have changed their playing style to E 
Min. 72 :(hud) The defender underhits the back pass! 
          ...  G_dos_Santos is through and closing innnnnnnnnn!! 
          ...  C_Marshall gathers up the loose ball 
Min. 75 :(hud) Substitution by Huddersfield Town 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Lookman 
          ...  COMING OFF: H_Kane 
Min. 75 :(bir) M_Taverneir beats one 
          ...  Knocks it past a second 
          ...  And finds S_Mane 
          ...  S_Mane cracks a laser towards goal! 
          ...  He's dragged it wide!! 
Min. 76 :(hud) M_Mount sprints down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He puts in a square ball! 
          ...  K_Taylor runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  K_Taylor curls the ball in on goal! 
          ...  G_Bazunu gathers it comfortably 
Min. 76 :(bir) M_Taverneir gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He slides the ball past the defender! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  M_Taverneir runs forward 
          ...  He hits the shot! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But sails wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Melendo drives it into the box! 
          ...  The ball finds its way to C_Marshall 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  L_Nicholls makes a good save 
Min. 77 :(bir) C_Marshall finds S_Mane with a ball over the defence 
          ...  S_Mane has broken clear! Just the keeper to beat! 
          ...  He rounds L_Nicholls 
          ...  He has been pushed wide! 
          ...  Surely he can't score from that angle! 
          ...  That shot never looked like going in 
Min. 79 :(bir) Substitution by Birmingham City 
          ...  COMING ON: R_Framberger 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Preciado 
Min. 85 :(hud) L_Foster beats A_Cole 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  L_Foster with the attempt at goal! 
          ...  The net moves! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He runs towards the fans! 
          ...  And slides on his knees! 
          ...  YOU BEAUTY!! 
          ...  That must surely be the winner!! 
          ...  Huddersfield Town 2-1 Birmingham City ...
Min. 85 :(bir) M_Taverneir looks for options 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to R_Framberger 
          ...  R_Framberger strikes a wicked curler! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that? 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 89 :(hud) G_dos_Santos sprints past P_Vydra 
          ...  It was as if the defender wasn't even there 
          ...  G_dos_Santos shoots towards goal! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  G_Bazunu tips it over !! 
          ...  Great goalkeeping there! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Rowe hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  G_Bazunu catches it! 
          ...  No problem for him! 
Min. 90 :(bir) R_Framberger cuts inside B_Jackson 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  He puts in S_Mane! 
          ...  S_Mane with the shot! 
          ...  The shot slips through L_Nicholls's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 91 :(hud) G_dos_Santos can't find space for the shot 
          ...  He slips it through to Y_Nakayama 
          ...  Y_Nakayama has time and space! 
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal 
          ...  But he's missed it! 
          ...  It's unbelievable, Jeff! 
Min. 93 :(bir) S_Mane beats his marker 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" waves The Referee 
          ...  S_Mane sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! 
          ...  L_Nicholls just watches it float over the bar! 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : John Smiths Stadium
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Huddersfield Town Match Info
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Best player          : L_Foster (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : H_Kane (18), L_Foster (85)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : R_Shawcross (58)
Injured              : N/A
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Birmingham City Match Info
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Best player          : M_Taverneir
Scorers              : S_Mane (38)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Melendo (56), L_Gibbs (59)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                       Huddersfield Town  |    Birmingham City
Attempts on Goal     :          17        |       13
Off target           :           7        |       8
On target            :          10        |       5
Possession           :          52        |       48
Corners              :           1        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       1
Fouls                :           7        |       6
Key Tackles          :           1        |       6
Key Passes           :          15        |       11
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Final Score          : Huddersfield Town 2 - 1 Birmingham City
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Player Statistics - Huddersfield Town
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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L_Nicholls     GK  24   1   1   1  31 |  95   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
Y_Nakayama     DF   1  17  14   8  28 |  95   0   0   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  49  18
A_Stewart      DF   1  17  10   4  20 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
I_Hayden       DF   1  20  14   7  31 |  66   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Shawcross    DF   1  17  15   6  30 |  95   0   1   2   0   1   0   1   0   0  15  24  17
Y_Toure        DM   1  11  18   9  24 |  61   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  11  17
H_Kane         MF   1  10  18  14  24 |  76   0   0   1   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  11  32
J_Rowe         MF   1   9  18  14  24 |  95   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  11  37
M_Mount        AM   1   2  22  19  27 |  95   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   7  15
G_dos_Santos   FW   1   6  13  16  30 |  95   0   0   4   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  64  32
L_Foster       FW   1   9  15  21  30 |  95   0   0   2   0   4   1   0   0   0   0  28  35
J_Stolarczyk   GK  17   1   1   1  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Jackson      DF   1  21  13  13  26 |  29   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Lookman      MF   1   8  19  15  26 |  19   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Taylor       MF   1  13  19  14  27 |  34   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10  13
T_Bradshaw     FW   1   4  13  19  28 |   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  24   1   1   1  26 |  95   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0   0
P_Vydra        DF   1  20  15  11  26 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  32   0   0
J_Victor       DF   1  20  16   4  25 |  95   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  26  23
A_Cole         DF   1  18  16   4  21 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0
E_Bristow      DF   1  15  14   8  24 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  19
A_Preciado     DF   1  16  12  10  31 |  80   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  17   0
L_Gibbs        MF   1  14  20   5  28 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  -4  -4
Melendo        MF   1   9  21  15  27 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -4   4  -4
M_Taverneir    MF   1   7  20  15  22 |  95   0   1   4   1   1   0   0   0   0  29  49  11
S_Mane         FW   1   2  15  22  24 |  95   0   1   0   0   5   1   0   0   0  34   0  32
C_Marshall     FW   1   7  16  19  29 |  95   0   1   1   0   4   0   0   0   0  29  13  30
B_Hinchcliffe  GK  17   1   1   1  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Framberger   MF   1  18  15   5  26 |  15   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  14  21
L_Watson       MF   1  12  14   8  21 |   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_Nemeth       FW   1   3  12  16  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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