Match Report
| Birmingham City | Birmingham City |  |  | Blackburn Rovers | Blackburn Rovers | ||||||||||||||||
| Will Manyowa | Will Manyowa | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Paul Bastin | P. Bastin |  | 50 | G |  | 1 | | G | 49 | | Steve Mann | S. Mann | |||||||||
| Sol Cole | S. Cole | | 50 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 53 | | Rio Newton | R. Newton | |||||||||
| Jody Marshall | J. Marshall | | 56 | D | | 3 | | D | 50 |  | Stuart Brady | S. Brady | |||||||||
| Titus Forbes | T. Forbes | | 52 | D | | 4 | | D | 49 |  | Adolfo Izquierdo | A. Izquierdo | |||||||||
| Sylvain Venus | S. Venus | | 43 | D | | 5 | | D | 49 | | Jonathan Benali | J. Benali | |||||||||
| Daniele Edghill | D. Edghill | | 50 | M | | 6 | | M | 47 | | Eoin Philips | E. Philips | |||||||||
| Paul James | P. James | | 53 | M | | 7 | | M | 47 | | Morris Smith | M. Smith | |||||||||
| Richard Moss | R. Moss | | 51 | M | | 8 | | M | 46 | | Matthew Chadwick | M. Chadwick | |||||||||
| Brendan Bould | B. Bould | | 44 | A | | 9 | | M | 45 | | Omer Bloomer | O. Bloomer | |||||||||
| Alan Coppinger | A. Coppinger | | 54 | A | | 10 | | A | 55 | | Luke Shearer | L. Shearer | |||||||||
| Robert King | R. King | | 50 | A | | 11 | | A | 53 | | Steve Barton | S. Barton | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
It's a sunny day here at St Andrews where Birmingham City play host to Blackburn Rovers. A crowd of 4,968 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Birmingham City are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Blackburn Rovers appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Birmingham City are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Blackburn Rovers appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
0.00
0-0Blackburn Rovers start the game by kicking off the first half!
6.58
0-0Daniele Edghill kicks a strong pass forward to Alan Coppinger. Alan Coppinger tries a spectacular long range effort but it is miles over!
8.24
0-1Matthew Chadwick passes the ball forward to Luke Shearer. Luke Shearer sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Luke Shearer!
14.56
Paul James passes the ball forward to Alan Coppinger. Alan Coppinger knocks in a cross ball towards Brendan Bould. Brendan Bould is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
20.40
0-1Matthew Chadwick decides to run forward with the ball. Matthew Chadwick knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
22.04
Richard Moss advances with the ball. Richard Moss whips in a cross ball towards Robert King. Robert King connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Robert King!
30.33
1-1Birmingham City are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
33.42
Adolfo Izquierdo makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Morris Smith. Morris Smith deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Luke Shearer. Luke Shearer shoots from long range but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
34.41
Daniele Edghill knocks the ball to his team mate, Alan Coppinger. Alan Coppinger flicks the ball to his team mate, Brendan Bould. Brendan Bould takes a shot at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
36.28
Paul James deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Robert King. Robert King whips in a cross ball towards Alan Coppinger. Alan Coppinger is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. What a cracker!! Steve Mann had no chance!! Goal for Birmingham City!
40.57
Stuart Brady makes a probing pass to Eoin Philips. Eoin Philips threads the ball through to Luke Shearer. Luke Shearer knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Titus Forbes.
42.41
Titus Forbes deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Daniele Edghill. Daniele Edghill threads the ball through to Alan Coppinger. Alan Coppinger shoots from 20 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
Birmingham City kick off and get the second half underway!
54.38
Paul James controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alan Coppinger. Alan Coppinger shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
55.02
2-1Steve Barton catches Jody Marshall on the ankles. The referee calls over Steve Barton and warns him to calm down! Jody Marshall stretches but gets up unharmed.
57.31
2-1Titus Forbes hacks Luke Shearer from behind! Titus Forbes is shown the yellow card! Luke Shearer runs off the knock.
61.07
Daniele Edghill deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Robert King. Robert King threads the ball through to Brendan Bould. Brendan Bould makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It's miles wide!
65.38
Rio Newton barges into Brendan Bould. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Brendan Bould runs off the knock.
67.05
Daniele Edghill clumsily knocks into Omer Bloomer. Daniele Edghill is shown the yellow card! Omer Bloomer runs off the knock.
69.09
Morris Smith advances with the ball. Morris Smith shoots from outside the area. It's miles wide!
73.26
2-1Jody Marshall flicks the ball to his team mate, Richard Moss. Richard Moss passes the ball forward to Brendan Bould. Brendan Bould lofts in a cross ball towards Robert King. Robert King powers a header at goal but it is tipped over by Steve Mann.
75.30
2-1Daniele Edghill decides to run forward with the ball. Daniele Edghill threads the ball through to Brendan Bould but he's offside!
79.31
Titus Forbes knocks the ball forward to Paul James. Paul James flicks the ball to his team mate, Alan Coppinger. Alan Coppinger finds some space and shoots from distance but somehow Steve Mann manages to keep it out.
81.51
Paul James makes a probing pass to Brendan Bould. Brendan Bould knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Steve Mann who gathers it comfortably.
84.53
Paul James makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alan Coppinger. Alan Coppinger threads the ball through to Robert King but he's offside!
90.00
Jody Marshall sees space and advances. Jody Marshall deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Robert King. Robert King knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jonathan Benali.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
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Match Statistics
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