FFO Vase, Birmingham City vs. Sheffield United (Wed Apr 29)


                      Birmingham City  |  Sheffield United
                              4-4-2 T  |  4-3-1-2 C
                         Derek Purvis  |  -
                                       |
                          G_Bazunu GK  |  GK J_Urbig
                           P_Vydra DF  |  DF C_Cresswell
                            L_King DF  |  DF J_Foyth
                           M_Upson DF  |  DF J_Boateng
                           C_Puyol DF  |  DF K_Naughton
                           L_Gibbs MF  |  MF A_Diawara
                       J_de_Guzman MF  |  MF J_Mascherano
                           I_Balde MF  |  MF P_Okon
                           S_Mills MF  |  AM M_Ozil
                        C_Marshall FW  |  FW D_Drogba
                           E_Dzeko FW  |  FW E_Osong
                                       |
                       L_Wahlstedt SUB |  SUB T_Ernst
                        S_Caldwell SUB |  SUB T_Cora
                          L_Greiml SUB |  SUB G_Lovre
                           L_Grgic SUB |  SUB S_Leto
                          A_Nemeth SUB |  SUB T_Lemperle




Min. 2  :(shu) P_Okon takes control of the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to D_Drogba 
          ...  D_Drogba goes for goal! 
          ...  But he puts it over 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 7  :(bir) I_Balde takes advantage of a bad back pass from J_Mascherano 
          ...  A wicked drive by I_Balde! 
          ...  But J_Urbig is equal to it 
Min. 7  :(bir) P_Vydra hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  C_Marshall latches onto it! 
          ...  D_Drogba with an ugly foul 
          ...  The Referee wants a quiet word 
Min. 9  :(bir) I_Balde gets to the byline and finds C_Marshall with a beautiful cross 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  P_Okon looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! 
Min. 10 :(shu) D_Drogba kills the ball dead 
          ...  Beautiful turn 
          ...  He could get a shot of here 
          ...  D_Drogba with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He kisses the badge! 
          ...  He shows his love for the club!! 
          ...  The fans cheer him and chant his name!! 
          ...  That's given Sheffield United the lead! 
          ...  Birmingham City 0-1 Sheffield United ...
Min. 11 :(shu) Tactical Change by Sheffield United 
          ...  Sheffield United have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 12 :(shu) D_Drogba sidesteps C_Puyol 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  D_Drogba attempts to drive it home! 
          ...  The shot slips through G_Bazunu's hands 
          ...  But G_Bazunu recovers to save! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 12 :(bir) M_Upson with the nutmeg 
          ...  He takes the ball forward 
          ...  P_Okon fouls 
          ...  That was disgusting 
Min. 13 :(shu) C_Cresswell dribbles past E_Dzeko 
          ...  C_Cresswell rifles it at the goal! 
          ...  G_Bazunu gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 22 :(shu) J_Boateng hoofs it upfield to find M_Ozil 
          ...  P_Vydra cleanly tackles him 
          ...  He judged that well 
Min. 22 :(bir) E_Dzeko dribbles past J_Boateng 
          ...  D_Drogba scythes the player down! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He's not too happy about that 
Min. 23 :(shu) D_Drogba could get a shot on goal here 
          ...  D_Drogba sends it flying towards goal! 
          ...  G_Bazunu has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  G_Bazunu reacts well to save!! 
Min. 24 :(shu) D_Drogba jinks past P_Vydra 
          ...  A well-placed shot from D_Drogba! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!! 
Min. 25 :(shu) M_Ozil spots J_Mascherano who is in acres of space 
          ...  J_Mascherano with a quick pass down the left wing. 
          ...  He gets up high for the header! 
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! 
          ...  G_Bazunu palms it behind !! 
          ...  What a great save! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Diawara crosses it in! 
          ...  The ball comes to M_Ozil 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Foyth plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  G_Bazunu fists it away! 
Min. 28 :(shu) J_Boateng with a measured pass to C_Cresswell 
          ...  S_Mills is called for the holding foul 
          ...  Looked like a fair jump 
          ...  The referee got it wrong 
          ...  The Referee warned him 
Min. 28 :(shu) M_Ozil knocks the ball past the defender 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from M_Ozil! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 29 :(shu) A_Diawara finds the run of M_Ozil 
          ...  An audacious effort from M_Ozil! 
          ...  G_Bazunu with a fantastic save 
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one 
Min. 33 :(shu) J_Mascherano with a long pass to J_Foyth 
          ...  J_Foyth with the overhead! 
          ...  G_Bazunu 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. 34 :(bir) E_Dzeko runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to L_Gibbs 
          ...  L_Gibbs hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  J_Urbig heads it away 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 34 :(shu) P_Okon chips the ball forward to J_Boateng 
          ...  J_Boateng hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  He has put it over the bar! 
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 35 :(shu) J_Mascherano chips the ball over the defence and finds M_Ozil 
          ...  M_Ozil attempts a lob! 
          ...  G_Bazunu with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league 
Min. 36 :(shu) A_Diawara plays it long to M_Ozil 
          ...  Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. 
          ...  A powerful header from M_Ozil! 
          ...  It looks good 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  That was a crappy effort! 
Min. 38 :(bir) S_Mills pass splits open the defence and finds E_Dzeko 
          ...  E_Dzeko with a quick pass down the left wing. 
          ...  He gets up high for the header! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 39 :(bir) P_Vydra knocks the ball past the lunge of J_Boateng 
          ...  P_Vydra hits a great shot! 
          ...  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.

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

Min. 46 :(shu) J_Mascherano flicks it over P_Vydra and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  J_Mascherano launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  GOOOOOAL!! 
          ...  Hammered home! 
          ...  The Sheffield United fans chant his name! 
          ...  WHAT??? It's been disallowed! There was a foul on the defender 
Min. 48 :(bir) C_Puyol get's past C_Cresswell 
          ...  He's gonna worry them again 
          ...  Fine tackle by J_Foyth 
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner 
Min. 49 :(shu) D_Drogba sidesteps M_Upson 
          ...  That was too easy 
          ...  D_Drogba has time and space! 
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  But it sails over!! 
Min. 50 :(shu) M_Ozil with a perfectly timed run 
          ...  M_Ozil attempts to nutmeg G_Bazunu! 
          ...  G_Bazunu blocks the shot with his legs 
          ...  It goes clear! 
Min. 53 :(shu) M_Ozil skips the challenge from C_Puyol 
          ...  E_Dzeko with a reckless challenge 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  He's going to let him off for that 
          ...  He'd better be careful now 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  What a silly place to give away a free kick 
          ...  P_Okon passes to J_Foyth 
          ...  J_Foyth controls the ball well! 
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal! 
          ...  It flies wide! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 53 :(shu) E_Osong knocks the ball past J_de_Guzman 
          ...  Now he crosses to J_Mascherano! 
          ...  A well-placed shot from J_Mascherano! 
          ...  G_Bazunu gathers it comfortably 
Min. 55 :(shu) J_Foyth looks up 
          ...  He swings the ball right towards D_Drogba 
          ...  C_Puyol seizes control of the ball 
          ...  He hoists it forward 
Min. 56 :(shu) A_Diawara finds the run of E_Osong 
          ...  E_Osong with a terrific drive! 
          ...  G_Bazunu gets up well to catch that one 
Min. 60 :(shu) E_Osong kills the ball dead 
          ...  Beautiful turn 
          ...  He could get a shot of here 
          ...  A glorious effort by E_Osong! 
          ...  G_Bazunu can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  G_Bazunu makes a knowing look 
          ...  Did he know that was going over? 
Min. 60 :(bir) J_de_Guzman with a neat pass into C_Marshall 
          ...  K_Naughton with a deliberate foul 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
Min. 63 :(shu) D_Drogba holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to C_Cresswell 
          ...  C_Cresswell with the strike! 
          ...  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. 64 :(shu) D_Drogba cuts inside I_Balde 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  L_King is forced to retreat 
          ...  He knocks it back! 
          ...  G_Bazunu misses it! 
          ...  It creeps just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Mascherano chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  C_Puyol cleans up with a great clearance 
Min. 65 :(bir) E_Dzeko jumps over J_Foyth's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  J_Mascherano wins it well 
          ...  Perfectly timed! 
Min. 66 :(shu) C_Cresswell feeds the ball to M_Ozil 
          ...  M_Ozil has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goalward! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  That was a terrible attempt! 
Min. 67 :(bir) J_de_Guzman 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! 
          ...  C_Marshall receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  C_Marshall bears down on goal! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  J_Urbig is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_Mills crosses it in! 
          ...  J_Urbig easily claims the ball! 
Min. 68 :(shu) M_Ozil takes possession 
          ...  He has his back towards goal 
          ...  He turns well 
          ...  A glorious effort by M_Ozil! 
          ...  He miskicks the ball 
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium 
Min. 73 :(shu) M_Ozil is all alone 
          ...  The linesman keeps his flag down 
          ...  C_Marshall with a two footed lunge! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 74 :(shu) J_Mascherano takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  M_Upson with a clumsy challenge 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  That would have been a penalty just a yard closer to the goal! 
          ...  K_Naughton with the curler 
          ...  G_Bazunu 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. 76 :(shu) J_Boateng fires over a low cross to D_Drogba 
          ...  D_Drogba attempts to drive it home! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  Unbelievable!! 
          ...  It's gone wide 
Min. 78 :(bir) The defender loses control of the ball! 
          ...  C_Marshall seizes control of it and thinks about the shot 
          ...  J_Boateng dives in with both feet!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 78 :(shu) M_Ozil is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass 
          ...  C_Cresswell latches onto the ball 
          ...  C_Cresswell with a bomb of a shot! 
          ...  G_Bazunu just watches it drift out of play! 
Min. 80 :(shu) A_Diawara plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  M_Ozil keeps possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  M_Ozil with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  It's way wide 
          ...  The Birmingham City fans behind the goal spread their arms out 
Min. 81 :(shu) J_Mascherano finds himself in a good position 
          ...  J_Mascherano drives it low! 
          ...  G_Bazunu makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He wasn't troubled there 
Min. 83 :(bir) I_Balde moves out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball through to L_King 
          ...  J_Mascherano seizes control of the ball 
          ...  He hoists it forward 
Min. 83 :(shu) M_Ozil kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  D_Drogba gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  But C_Marshall wins the tackle 
Min. 86 :(bir) L_Gibbs gets to the byline 
          ...  He centres the ball to C_Marshall 
          ...  J_Boateng gathers up the loose ball 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 89 :(bir) S_Mills searches out J_de_Guzman 
          ...  J_de_Guzman tries one from the edge of the box! 
          ...  It's well wide! 
          ...  8 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 90 :(shu) A_Diawara with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows L_King a clean set of heals 
          ...  A_Diawara runs forward 
          ...  He hits the shot! 
          ...  G_Bazunu with the acrobatic save 
          ...  Well saved 

*************  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          : G_Bazunu
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Sheffield United Match Info
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Best player          : J_Mascherano (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : D_Drogba (10)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Drogba (22)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                         Birmingham City  |    Sheffield United
Attempts on Goal     :           6        |       30
Off target           :           4        |       18
On target            :           2        |       12
Possession           :          27        |       73
Corners              :           1        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           0        |       0
Fouls                :           6        |       13
Key Tackles          :           6        |       6
Key Passes           :           8        |       18
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Final Score          : Birmingham City 0 - 1 Sheffield United
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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  28   1   1   1  26 |  95  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  34   0   0   0
P_Vydra        DF   1  22  17  12  26 |  95   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  14  15  14
L_King         DF   1  21  16   9  23 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
M_Upson        DF   1  21  13  13  25 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Puyol        DF   1  20  15  11  29 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  32   0   0
L_Gibbs        MF   1  15  22   5  28 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10  23
J_de_Guzman    MF   1  15  21  10  29 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  11  16
I_Balde        MF   1   8  20  18  31 |  95   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  24  10
S_Mills        MF   1   4  19  18  22 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0
C_Marshall     FW   1   8  18  22  29 |  95   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  56   0   4
E_Dzeko        FW   1   5  16  21  24 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  16   5
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  19  16   4  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Grgic        MF   1  12  18   7  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Nemeth       FW   1   3  13  18  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Sheffield United
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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J_Urbig        GK  27   1   1   1  26 |  95   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0   0   0
C_Cresswell    DF   1  22  17  15  20 |  95   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  15  33
J_Foyth        DF   1  21  14  11  23 |  95   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  15  18  30
J_Boateng      DF   1  19  14   3  27 |  95   0   2   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  34  54  23
K_Naughton     DF   1  19  13   4  25 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  17   0  22
A_Diawara      MF   1  16  23   7  27 |  95   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  36  21
J_Mascherano   MF   1  16  20  12  23 |  95   0   2   2   0   4   0   0   0   0  40  24  64
P_Okon         MF   1  16  20   6  26 |  95   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  24   0
M_Ozil         AM   1   8  21  18  25 |  95   0   0   3   0   9   0   0   0   0   0  33  78
D_Drogba       FW   1   3  14  21  21 |  95   0   0   1   0   7   1   1   0   0  -2  16  54
E_Osong        FW   1   8  16  20  24 |  95   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  16  14
T_Ernst        GK  19   1   1   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Cora         DF   1  20  14  12  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Lovre        MF   1   8  19  16  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Leto         FW   1   6  13  18  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Lemperle     FW   1   5  12  15  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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