FFO Vase, Birmingham City vs. Valencia (Wed Jan 28)


                      Birmingham City  |  Valencia
                              4-4-2 T  |  5-3-1-1 C
                         Derek Purvis  |  Alfredo Gandarlos
                                       |
                          G_Bazunu GK  |  GK R_Ceni
                           P_Vydra DF  |  DF M_Oddo
                            L_King DF  |  DF M_Pedersen
                           C_Puyol DF  |  DF L_Antonini
                           M_Upson DF  |  DF C_Ozkacar
                       J_de_Guzman MF  |  DF M_Diakhaby
                           L_Gibbs MF  |  AM H_Yakion
                           I_Balde MF  |  MF B_Cheyrou
                           L_Grgic MF  |  MF O_Dabo
                        C_Marshall FW  |  MF A_Herrera
                           E_Dzeko FW  |  FW S_Govou
                                       |
                       L_Wahlstedt SUB |  SUB G_Larsonneur
                        S_Caldwell SUB |  SUB J_Tavernier
                          L_Greiml SUB |  SUB A_Ademi
                           S_Mills SUB |  SUB D_Klaassen
                          A_Nemeth SUB |  SUB D_Ba




Min. 1  :(val) Tactical Change by Valencia 
          ...  Valencia have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 5  :(val) H_Yakion plays a long ball to S_Govou 
          ...  S_Govou with the header! 
          ...  G_Bazunu with the diving save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 7  :(val) A_Herrera cuts the ball back to H_Yakion 
          ...  H_Yakion blasts it at the goal! 
          ...  G_Bazunu makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He wasn't troubled there 
Min. 10 :(bir) E_Dzeko sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  E_Dzeko hits a great shot! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  But it sails over!! 
Min. 11 :(bir) J_de_Guzman backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield 
          ...  I_Balde latches onto the end of it 
          ...  C_Ozkacar dives in with both feet!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 11 :(val) S_Govou dribbles past the defender 
          ...  It was as if he wasn't even there 
          ...  S_Govou throws himself at the ball! 
          ...  He manages to reach the ball 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  The Birmingham City fans taunt him! 
Min. 12 :(val) L_Antonini 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! 
          ...  S_Govou receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  S_Govou hits the ball first time! 
          ...  G_Bazunu with a fantastic save 
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one 
Min. 15 :(bir) P_Vydra with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle 
          ...  S_Govou with a poor challenge 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  It's just a warning 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  Right on the edge of the box! 
          ...  C_Puyol knocks it forward 
          ...  E_Dzeko gets on the end of it 
          ...  E_Dzeko with the deft touch! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  But he's missed it! 
          ...  It's unbelievable, Jeff! 
Min. 18 :(val) H_Yakion sprints down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He puts in a square ball! 
          ...  O_Dabo runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  O_Dabo tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  G_Bazunu with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 24 :(bir) I_Balde latches onto the ball 
          ...  He has some space now 
          ...  M_Oddo gets the foot in to win the ball 
Min. 24 :(val) O_Dabo gets to the byline and finds L_Antonini with a beautiful cross 
          ...  L_Antonini goes for the top corner! 
          ...  G_Bazunu beats the ball away 
Min. 25 :(val) L_Antonini with a well-controlled run 
          ...  L_Antonini with the shot! 
          ...  Saved by G_Bazunu 
Min. 26 :(bir) L_Grgic chests it down 
          ...  An audacious effort from L_Grgic! 
          ...  R_Ceni gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball 
Min. 27 :(bir) I_Balde works the ball inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to C_Puyol 
          ...  Intercepted by L_Antonini 
Min. 28 :(bir) E_Dzeko takes advantage of a mistake by M_Diakhaby 
          ...  It's a lucky break 
          ...  E_Dzeko attempts to drive it home! 
          ...  That shot never looked like going in 
Min. 28 :(val) M_Diakhaby drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to S_Govou 
          ...  J_de_Guzman wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge 
Min. 30 :(bir) C_Marshall get's past M_Oddo 
          ...  He's gonna worry them again 
          ...  C_Marshall unleashes a pile driver! 
          ...  But R_Ceni punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a throw in 
Min. 33 :(bir) I_Balde heads the ball back to J_de_Guzman 
          ...  J_de_Guzman with the spectacular bicycle kick! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  What a finish! 
          ...  The Birmingham City fans sing his praises! 
          ...  That's put Birmingham City in front! 
          ...  Birmingham City 1-0 Valencia ...
Min. 33 :(val) H_Yakion with the majestic dribble 
          ...  A cracking drive from H_Yakion! 
          ...  But it whistles just past the post 
Min. 35 :(val) M_Diakhaby moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He plays the ball through to L_Antonini 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from C_Puyol 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Diakhaby hits it into the box! 
          ...  Excellent keeping! 
Min. 40 :(val) S_Govou jinks through the defence 
          ...  S_Govou unleashes a pile driver! 
          ...  But G_Bazunu punches it away 
          ...  He commands his area so well 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 44 :(val) B_Cheyrou cuts inside the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to O_Dabo 
          ...  O_Dabo tries the shot! 
          ...  G_Bazunu fists it away 
          ...  That was a good save! 

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

Min. 47 :(bir) L_King hoists the ball across to L_Grgic 
          ...  C_Ozkacar takes the ball 
          ...  OOOHHHH!! 
          ...  He almost loses it straight away 
          ...  But he hits it clear! 
Min. 48 :(bir) C_Marshall knocks the ball past the lunge of M_Pedersen 
          ...  C_Marshall with the strike! 
          ...  Looks like it should be R_Ceni's 
          ...  But he elects to punch it rather than catch 
          ...  It loops out for a corner. 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by I_Balde! 
          ...  M_Pedersen cleans up with a great clearance 
Min. 49 :(bir) P_Vydra runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off the defender back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  P_Vydra rifles it to the far post! 
          ...  R_Ceni gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 51 :(bir) P_Vydra plays it forward to C_Marshall 
          ...  C_Marshall with the shot! 
          ...  R_Ceni gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he slots in the rebound 
          ...  NO HE DOESN'T!! 
          ...  How on Earth did he put that wide? 
          ...  He was two yards out! 
Min. 53 :(bir) L_Gibbs wins possession 
          ...  He plays the ball across to M_Upson 
          ...  M_Upson hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! 
          ...  R_Ceni makes a difficult save 
Min. 54 :(val) H_Yakion plays it forward to S_Govou 
          ...  But C_Puyol wins the ball with a sliding challenge 
Min. 56 :(val) H_Yakion lobs it over M_Upson 
          ...  P_Vydra cuts it out easily 
          ...  He clears the ball upfield 
Min. 57 :(bir) E_Dzeko knocks the ball past M_Pedersen 
          ...  O_Dabo is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He was a bit too close for comfort 
Min. 58 :(bir) J_de_Guzman finds his way through 
          ...  He sets up the shot 
          ...  J_de_Guzman sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. 
          ...  cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! 
          ...  Looks like it should be easy for R_Ceni 
          ...  but he's made a hash of it 
          ...  It drifts inches wide!! 
          ...  R_Ceni looks embarrassed! 
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide! 
Min. 59 :(val) O_Dabo changes direction inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Herrera 
          ...  A_Herrera with the overhead! 
          ...  But G_Bazunu punches it away 
          ...  He took a knock there 
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously 
          ...  He's ok to carry on 
Min. 60 :(val) S_Govou finds the space intelligently 
          ...  C_Marshall had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that 
Min. 63 :(val) B_Cheyrou with a probing through ball S_Govou 
          ...  S_Govou with the attempt at goal! 
          ...  He has put it wide! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 64 :(bir) C_Marshall takes on M_Diakhaby 
          ...  He runs past him 
          ...  C_Marshall tries to lob the keeper! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  R_Ceni is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  L_King with an inswinging corner into the box 
          ...  R_Ceni reads it well, and claims it! 
Min. 64 :(val) S_Govou dribbles past M_Upson 
          ...  It was as if the defender wasn't even there 
          ...  A delicate chip from S_Govou! 
          ...  G_Bazunu guesses right 
Min. 69 :(bir) E_Dzeko slides the ball across to P_Vydra 
          ...  P_Vydra leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! 
          ...  R_Ceni gets up well to catch that one 
Min. 69 :(val) C_Ozkacar with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows P_Vydra a clean set of heals 
          ...  C_Ozkacar swings in the shot! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Oooooohhhhhhh!!?... 
          ...  I can't believe it! n 
          ...  It's a GOAL! 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 
          ...  Valencia are back on level terms now! 
          ...  Birmingham City 1-1 Valencia ...
Min. 70 :(bir) L_Grgic with a real burst of pace 
          ...  C_Ozkacar can't catch up with him 
          ...  He's clean through! 
          ...  L_Grgic hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! 
          ...  But R_Ceni punches it away 
          ...  He commands his area so well 
Min. 75 :(bir) J_de_Guzman with a measured pass to P_Vydra 
          ...  M_Diakhaby with a bad challenge 
Min. 76 :(val) H_Yakion barges M_Upson off the ball 
          ...  E_Dzeko with a nasty foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more 
          ...  It's just a warning 
Min. 78 :(val) L_Antonini pass splits open the defence 
          ...  What a ball! 
          ...  A_Herrera is clean through! 
          ...  P_Vydra tugs on his opponent's shirt!! 
          ...  The Referee has stopped play 
          ...  Well spotted by The Referee! 
          ...  The Referee warns him 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  The crowd expects from this range 
          ...  A_Herrera smashes it goalwards with the outside of his foot 
          ...  G_Bazunu heads it away 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 79 :(bir) M_Upson with a perfectly timed run 
          ...  M_Upson with the drive! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into R_Ceni's arms 
          ...  Unlucky 
Min. 81 :(val) M_Oddo holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to M_Diakhaby 
          ...  L_King fouls badly 
          ...  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! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  An expectant silence takes the crowd 
          ...  S_Govou hits it hard 
          ...  G_Bazunu won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Excellent strike!! 
          ...  The Valencia fans are going crazy! 
          ...  The Birmingham City fans are just stunned in silence! 
          ...  Birmingham City 1-2 Valencia ...
Min. 82 :(val) Tactical Change by Valencia 
          ...  Valencia have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 82 :(val) C_Ozkacar is taking a throw in 
          ...  He is taking a run up at it! 
          ...  He throws it long to H_Yakion 
          ...  From long range H_Yakion bends the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 83 :(val) L_Antonini backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield 
          ...  H_Yakion latches onto the end of it 
          ...  H_Yakion unleashes a pile driver! 
          ...  It hammers off the bar and loops up high into the air 
          ...  The defenders out leap the attackers 
          ...  The ball is away and clear from the danger area 
Min. 85 :(val) L_Antonini uses his feet well to turn on the ball 
          ...  L_Antonini has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  G_Bazunu moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  It's beaten him! 
          ...  But it thumps the post!! 
          ...  And goes out! 
Min. 86 :(val) M_Oddo drives the ball across field 
          ...  It comes to H_Yakion 
          ...  H_Yakion tries to chip the ball over G_Bazunu! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide 
Min. 87 :(val) H_Yakion is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass 
          ...  S_Govou latches onto the ball 
          ...  I_Balde with the tackle 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 91 :(bir) C_Puyol sprints past the defender 
          ...  M_Pedersen with the tackle 
Min. 92 :(bir) C_Puyol loses his marker! 
          ...  An audacious effort from C_Puyol! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  That was a woeful effort 
Min. 93 :(bir) The defender underhits the back pass! 
          ...  L_King is through! 
          ...  What a mistake by C_Ozkacar! 
          ...  M_Pedersen leaves his foot in with the challenge!! 
          ...  That's a bad foul!! 
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more 
          ...  It's just a warning 
Min. 94 :(bir) L_King works the ball inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to I_Balde 
          ...  I_Balde looks to see where R_Ceni is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  But R_Ceni punches it away 
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one 

*************  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          : I_Balde
Scorers              : J_de_Guzman (33)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : L_King (81)
Injured              : N/A
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player          : S_Govou (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : , C_Ozkacar (69)S_Govou (81)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                         Birmingham City  |    Valencia
Attempts on Goal     :          17        |       20
Off target           :          10        |       7
On target            :           7        |       13
Possession           :          36        |       64
Corners              :           2        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           0        |       0
Fouls                :          12        |       12
Key Tackles          :           5        |       6
Key Passes           :           8        |       17
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Final Score          : Birmingham City 1 - 2 Valencia
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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  27   1   1   1  26 |  95  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0   0
P_Vydra        DF   1  22  16  12  26 |  95   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  14  16  30
L_King         DF   1  20  16   9  23 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  30  -2
C_Puyol        DF   1  20  15  11  29 |  95   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  32   0  15
M_Upson        DF   1  20  13  12  25 |  95   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  30
J_de_Guzman    MF   1  15  21  10  29 |  95   0   1   1   0   2   1   0   0   0  21  11  60
L_Gibbs        MF   1  15  21   5  28 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  11   0
I_Balde        MF   1   8  20  18  31 |  95   0   1   2   1   1   0   0   0   0  28  40  10
L_Grgic        MF   1  12  18   7  26 |  95   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  42
C_Marshall     FW   1   8  18  22  29 |  95   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  18
E_Dzeko        FW   1   5  16  21  24 |  95   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  16  15
L_Wahlstedt    GK  19   1   1   1  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Caldwell     DF   1  20  14  12  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Greiml       DF   1  18  16   4  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Mills        MF   1   4  18  18  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Nemeth       FW   1   3  13  17  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Valencia
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_Ceni         GK  23   1   1   1  25 |  95   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  53   0   0   0
M_Oddo         DF   1  19  16   8  26 |  95   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  17  32   0
M_Pedersen     DF   1  19  13   6  30 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  34   0   0
L_Antonini     DF   1  18  16  10  26 |  95   0   1   3   0   3   0   0   0   0  18  48  52
C_Ozkacar      DF   1  18  15   2  24 |  95   0   2   1   0   1   1   0   0   0  36  17  60
M_Diakhaby     DF   1  16  13  10  31 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  38   0
H_Yakion       AM   1   4  19  15  27 |  95   0   0   4   0   5   0   0   0   0   0  52  57
B_Cheyrou      MF   1  13  19   9  30 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0
O_Dabo         MF   1  13  18   5  23 |  95   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  28  46
A_Herrera      MF   1  13  18  10  31 |  95   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  14  36
S_Govou        FW   1  11  13  19  22 |  95   0   0   0   0   7   1   0   0   0   0   0  76
G_Larsonneur   GK  19   1   1   1  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Tavernier    DF   1  15   9   9  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Ademi        MF   1   8  14  10  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Klaassen     MF   1   4  22  18  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Ba           FW   1   9  14  18  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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