Ramsey Wing Premiership, Birmingham City vs. AZ Alkmaar (Sun Aug 08)


                      Birmingham City  |  AZ Alkmaar
                            4-3-1-2 L  |  4-3-1-2 C
                        Richard Scott  |  Fred Wilkens
                                       |
                           C_Doyle GK  |  GK Mk_Taylor
                           D_Agger DF  |  DF Roman_Torres
                          M_Sadler DF  |  DF M_Mancienne
                           F_Stoor DF  |  DF P_Evra
                       B_Rizzo_x09 DF  |  DF N_Moisander
                       Luka_Modric DM  |  MF M_Andrettix07
                           P_Green DM  |  MF B_Holman
                             V_Elm MF  |  MF S_Hatton_x17
                        Y_Knot_x13 DM  |  AM G_Dos_Santos
                         A_Sammons FW  |  FW S_Dobie
                        B_Test_x19 FW  |  FW E_Salvio
                                       |
                          G_Garner SUB |  SUB C_Abella
                       P_Cannavaro SUB |  SUB M_Duberry
                        R_McDonald SUB |  SUB P_Probert
                         B_Engvall SUB |  SUB H_Zhou
                        Maxi_Lopez SUB |  SUB S_Schaars

Referee: A_Dali (Iran)


Min. 3  :(bir) Y_Knot_x13 dribbles it into the box 
          ...  But M_Mancienne sweeps up the threat 
Min. 3  :(aza) B_Holman jumps over the defender's challenge 
          ...  F_Stoor fouls badly 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  Right on the edge of the box! 
          ...  S_Dobie drives it under the wall 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  C_Doyle dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had C_Doyle beaten! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Andrettix07 hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  C_Doyle reads it well, and claims it! 
Min. 7  :(aza) M_Mancienne chips the ball over the defence and finds G_Dos_Santos 
          ...  G_Dos_Santos tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  The Birmingham City fans taunt him! 
Min. 8  :(aza) G_Dos_Santos makes himself available 
          ...  G_Dos_Santos hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  It grazes the bar 
          ...  And goes over 
          ...  Oh so close there! 
Min. 9  :(aza) S_Hatton_x17 times his run well 
          ...  D_Agger cuts it out easily 
          ...  He clears the ball up field 
Min. 13 :(aza) S_Hatton_x17 with an incisive pass to M_Mancienne 
          ...  D_Agger pulls on his shirt 
          ...  He wins the ball 
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there! 
Min. 14 :(aza) P_Evra kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  G_Dos_Santos gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  M_Sadler brings him down from behind! 
          ...  But the ref gives nothing! 
Min. 15 :(aza) M_Mancienne looks around for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to Roman_Torres 
          ...  Roman_Torres hits a curling shot! 
          ...  C_Doyle with a great save 
          ...  And he holds onto it as well! 
Min. 18 :(bir) A_Sammons chests it down 
          ...  A_Sammons has time and space! 
          ...  He tries the lob! 
          ...  Mk_Taylor takes the ball off him 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 22 :(aza) G_Dos_Santos sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to B_Holman 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by F_Stoor 
          ...  He timed it well 
Min. 23 :(bir) D_Agger jinks infield 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Sammons 
          ...  E_Salvio brings him down from behind! 
          ...  But the ref gives nothing! 
Min. 26 :(bir) D_Agger heads the ball back to B_Test_x19 
          ...  B_Test_x19 controls the ball well! 
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 27 :(aza) M_Andrettix07 with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle from M_Sadler 
          ...  M_Sadler reacts to stop the move going any further 
Min. 37 :(aza) E_Salvio looks for options 
          ...  He decides to go it alone 
          ...  M_Sadler forces him off the ball 
          ...  But it rolls out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Andrettix07 curls it into the box! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of C_Doyle 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 46 :(aza) N_Moisander picks out M_Andrettix07 with the cross 
          ...  M_Andrettix07 hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! 
          ...  C_Doyle just watches float over the bar! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Birmingham City 0-0 AZ Alkmaar

Min. 50 :(aza) S_Dobie looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to E_Salvio 
          ...  E_Salvio rifles it to the far post ! 
          ...  But it puts it well wide 
Min. 55 :(aza) M_Andrettix07 with a slick pass to M_Mancienne 
          ...  M_Mancienne goes for the top corner ! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 67 :(bir) B_Rizzo_x09 slides the ball across to A_Sammons 
          ...  But N_Moisander wins the ball from behind 
          ...  The crowd appeal but A_Dali has none of it. 
Min. 68 :(aza) S_Dobie with the dribble 
          ...  P_Green is easily beaten 
          ...  A_Sammons stands his ground and wins the tackle 
Min. 69 :(aza) N_Moisander is taking a throw in 
          ...  He is taking a run up at it! 
          ...  He throws it long to S_Dobie 
          ...  But D_Agger will cut out the threat 
Min. 77 :(aza) Roman_Torres backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field 
          ...  S_Dobie gets on the end of it 
          ...  S_Dobie with a stunning strike ! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre 
Min. 82 :(bir) D_Agger with a precise pass to A_Sammons 
          ...  A_Sammons heads the ball towards goal ! 
          ...  Mk_Taylor makes the save 
          ...  He hits the ball up field! 
Min. 83 :(aza) N_Moisander volleys it forward. He finds G_Dos_Santos 
          ...  D_Agger plays it back 
          ...  C_Doyle slips!! 
          ...  It goes just wide 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  B_Holman lofts the ball in! 
          ...  V_Elm reads it well 
          ...  And he knocks it away 
Min. 86 :(aza) B_Holman with the deft touch 
          ...  He takes it past Luka_Modric 
          ...  He knocks it to S_Dobie! 
          ...  P_Green wins control of the ball with his hand!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(bir) A_Sammons unselfishly heads the ball back to Luka_Modric 
          ...  Luka_Modric shoots towards goal ! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 

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


Match Details
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Venue                : St Andrews
Attendance           : 30,016
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Birmingham City Match Info
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Best player          : D_Agger (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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AZ Alkmaar Match Info
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Best player          : N_Moisander
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                         Birmingham City  |    AZ Alkmaar
Attempts on Goal     :           4        |       8
Off target           :           2        |       7
On target            :           2        |       1
Possession           :          40        |       60
Corners              :           0        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       0
Subs Used            :           0        |       0
Fouls                :           5        |       4
Key Tackles          :          10        |       3
Key Passes           :           5        |       12
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Final Score          : Birmingham City 0 - 0 AZ Alkmaar
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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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C_Doyle        GK  28   1   1   1  28 |  95   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  53   0   0   0
D_Agger        DF   1  25  12   7   8 |  95   0   4   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  69   0
M_Sadler       DF   1  22  10   4  31 |  95   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  54   0   0
F_Stoor        DF   1  23  12   7  17 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  17   0   0
B_Rizzo_x09    DF   1  14   9   6  19 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  35  26   0
Luka_Modric    DM   1  13  30  10  37 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
P_Green        DM   1  11  29  12  40 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  29   0   0
V_Elm          MF   1   9  26  10  30 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  31   0   0
Y_Knot_x13     DM   1  10  14   9  25 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Sammons      FW   1  10  14  27  21 |  95   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  30  21  16
B_Test_x19     FW   1   5   6  13  20 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
G_Garner       GK  20   1   1   1  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Cannavaro    DF   1  20   7   7  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_McDonald     DF   2  21  14   7  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Engvall      MF   1   9  25   6  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Maxi_Lopez     FW   1  11  12  24  16 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - AZ Alkmaar
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Mk_Taylor      GK  29   1   1   1   8 |  95   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0   0   0
Roman_Torres   DF   1  23  14   9  16 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  35  21   8
M_Mancienne    DF   1  24  11   7  22 |  95   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  16  48   2
P_Evra         DF   1  23  12   8  38 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  23   0
N_Moisander    DF   1  22  12  11  25 |  95   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  18  69   0
M_Andrettix07  MF   1   6  16  10  22 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  19   2
B_Holman       MF   1  13  24  11  34 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  11   0
S_Hatton_x17   MF   1   9  16  10  26 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  19   0
G_Dos_Santos   AM   1   7  24  21  24 |  95   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  11   4
S_Dobie        FW   1   7   7  29  18 |  95   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  28   4
E_Salvio       FW   1  11   6  22  28 |  95   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  29   0   2
C_Abella       GK  20   1   1   1  10 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Duberry      DF   1  18  11   7  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Probert      MF   1   9  24  10  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Zhou         MF   1   9  22  10  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Schaars      MF   1   9  18  12  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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