Match Report


Birmingham CityBirmingham City     ChesterfieldChesterfield
John MooneyJohn Mooney Computer Player Computer Player
Adam BattyA. Batty72
G
1
G
74Harry CarterH. Carter
Jacob GreenJ. Green72
D
2
D
70Duncan BartonD. Barton
Camille LefèvreC. Lefèvre71
D
3
D
69Daniel CarrascoD. Carrasco
Martin Le SauxM. Le Saux43
D
4captain
D
64Morris LloydM. Lloyd
Darius LumsdonD. Lumsdon78
M
captain5
M
73Jason FoxJ. Fox
Micka‘l MerideM. Meride76
M
6
M
73Regis CondiR. Condi
Darren ScalesD. Scales72
M
7
M
72Nicholas MilliganN. Milligan
Carlos RedondoC. Redondo70
M
8
M
65Scott ScalesS. Scales
Miguel BoudareneM. Boudarene74
A
9
A
70Cosmin HagiC. Hagi
Yves-A. RichertY. Richert73
A
10
A
68Noel WestwoodN. Westwood
Alexandre NivetA. Nivet69
A
11
A
67Frank VickersF. Vickers
 
Graham BoydG. Boyd56
M
12
A
65Ashley BoltonA. Bolton
Daniel BridgesD. Bridges55
G
13
M
64Jamie WeirJ. Weir
Chris ThatcherC. Thatcher43
G
14
D
63Nicky EtheringtonN. Etherington

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at St Andrews where Birmingham City play host to Chesterfield. A crowd of 18,099 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Birmingham City and Chesterfield are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Francis Makin.


0.00
Chesterfield get the match underway!
3.28
Micka‘l Meride passes the ball forward to Alexandre Nivet. Alexandre Nivet shoots from distance but it is shockingly off target!
4.50
Nicholas Milligan makes an attacking run forward. Nicholas Milligan knocks the ball forward to Frank Vickers but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
6.28
Martin Le Saux barges into Frank Vickers. Martin Le Saux is shown the yellow card! Frank Vickers hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
8.41
Micka‘l Meride barges into Scott Scales. The referee brings Micka‘l Meride to one side and gives him a warning! Scott Scales hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
10.40
Jacob Green makes a probing pass to Micka‘l Meride. Micka‘l Meride runs straight at the opposition's defence. Micka‘l Meride knocks the ball to his team mate, Miguel Boudarene. Miguel Boudarene strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
14.24
Camille Lefèvre knocks the ball to his team mate, Darren Scales. Darren Scales makes a simple pass to Alexandre Nivet. Alexandre Nivet plays a quick one-two with Miguel Boudarene and rushes in on goal... Alexandre Nivet rockets a shot on goal but it flies wide!
24.14
Morris Lloyd flicks a high pass forward to Regis Condi who brings the ball under control. Regis Condi hits a low pass to Frank Vickers. Frank Vickers shoots from 25 yards. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Fabulous stop!
28.17
Duncan Barton controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nicholas Milligan. Nicholas Milligan makes a probing pass to Noel Westwood. Noel Westwood shoots from outside the area but it's a woeful effort!
32.41
Carlos Redondo flicks a high pass forward. Alexandre Nivet holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Alexandre Nivet knocks in a cross ball towards Miguel Boudarene. Miguel Boudarene flicks the ball with his head which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
36.58
Duncan Barton flicks a high pass forward. Nicholas Milligan holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Nicholas Milligan advances with the ball. Nicholas Milligan makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Frank Vickers but he's offside!
39.04
Morris Lloyd flicks a high pass forward. Regis Condi controls it well on his chest. Regis Condi makes a probing pass to Noel Westwood. Noel Westwood shoots from 20 yards but somehow Adam Batty manages to keep it out.
40.40
Carlos Redondo threads the ball through to Alexandre Nivet. Alexandre Nivet edges inside the box! Alexandre Nivet comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but somehow Harry Carter manages to keep it out.
44.23
Darren Scales makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Miguel Boudarene. Miguel Boudarene passes the ball forward to Alexandre Nivet. Alexandre Nivet side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. Harry Carter gathers the ball up comfortably. Excellent save!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Birmingham City appear unchanged since the first half. Chesterfield also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The second half starts with Birmingham City kicking off!
47.02
Morris Lloyd knocks the ball forward to Jason Fox. Jason Fox flicks a high pass forward to Cosmin Hagi who brings the ball under control. Cosmin Hagi shoots from outside the area. Adam Batty gets down and covers it.
49.56
Seeing a gap ahead, Micka‘l Meride picks a pass forward to Miguel Boudarene. Miguel Boudarene deftly passes the ball to Yves-A. Richert, releasing him through on goal. Yves-A. Richert shoots from just inside the box. It's miles wide!
53.24
With a delightful solo run, Micka‘l Meride stretches the opposition's defence. Micka‘l Meride plays a scrappy one-two with Alexandre Nivet and stumbles forward towards the goal... Micka‘l Meride cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Superb reactions from Harry Carter. What a save!
57.34
With imagination, Darren Scales plays the ball forward to Yves-A. Richert. Yves-A. Richert cuts inside the box! Yves-A. Richert takes a shot at goal. What a cracker!! Harry Carter had no chance!! Goal for Birmingham City!
60.04
Carlos Redondo sees Yves-A. Richert in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Yves-A. Richert cuts inside the box! Yves-A. Richert shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Superb keeping!
63.37
Martin Le Saux chips the ball to his team mate, Darren Scales. Darren Scales sees a break and surges forward. Darren Scales makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Miguel Boudarene but he's offside!
67.20
With imagination, Nicholas Milligan picks a pass forward to Noel Westwood. Noel Westwood shoots from 25 yards. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Fabulous save!
71.20
Seeing a gap ahead, Jason Fox laces a weighted ball forward to Cosmin Hagi. Cosmin Hagi shoots from distance but it is miles over!
72.38
Morris Lloyd makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nicholas Milligan. Nicholas Milligan makes a probing pass to Cosmin Hagi. Cosmin Hagi knocks the ball forward, putting Frank Vickers through on goal. Frank Vickers looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
75.43
Carlos Redondo makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Miguel Boudarene. Miguel Boudarene plays a scrappy one-two with Yves-A. Richert and advances towards the goal... Miguel Boudarene comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
77.43
Birmingham City have made 3 substitutions with Chris Thatcher replacing Micka‘l Meride, Daniel Bridges replacing Adam Batty and Graham Boyd replacing Darius Lumsdon .
78.14
Jason Fox knocks the ball to his team mate, Frank Vickers. Frank Vickers controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Noel Westwood through on goal. Noel Westwood rockets a shot on goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
83.51
Jacob Green flicks a high pass forward to Darren Scales who brings the ball under control. Darren Scales makes a probing pass to Alexandre Nivet. Alexandre Nivet knocks in a cross ball towards Miguel Boudarene. Miguel Boudarene rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
87.16
Darren Scales darts forward. Darren Scales whips in a cross ball towards Alexandre Nivet. Alexandre Nivet makes a deft header. What a cracker!! Harry Carter had no chance!! Goal for Birmingham City!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Birmingham City

Chesterfield
Goals
5
2
Shots on Target
9
6
Shots off Target
4
2
Offsides
1
3
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
53.5%
46.5%
Play Area
25.6%
44.2%
30.2%

Scorers
Miguel Boudarene 32, 75, 84
Yves-A. Richert 57
Alexandre Nivet 87
Frank Vickers 72
Noel Westwood 78

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Miguel Boudarene of Birmingham City

Match Ratings
1.Adam Batty (GK)
7
2.Jacob Green (DEF)
6
3.Camille Lefèvre (DEF)
6
4.Martin Le Saux (DEF)yellow card
5
5.Darius Lumsdon (MID)
6
6.Micka‘l Meride (MID)
7
7.Darren Scales (MID)
7
8.Carlos Redondo (MID)
6
9.Miguel Boudarene (ATT)goal scoredgoal scoredgoal scored
9
10.Yves-A. Richert (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Alexandre Nivet (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Graham Boyd (MID)
6
13.Daniel Bridges (GK)
6
14.Chris Thatcher (GK)
6

1.Harry Carter (GK)
6
2.Duncan Barton (DEF)
6
3.Daniel Carrasco (DEF)
6
4.Morris Lloyd (DEF)
6
5.Jason Fox (MID)
6
6.Regis Condi (MID)
6
7.Nicholas Milligan (MID)
7
8.Scott Scales (MID)
6
9.Cosmin Hagi (ATT)
6
10.Noel Westwood (ATT)goal scored
7
11.Frank Vickers (ATT)goal scored
7
 
12.Ashley Bolton (ATT)
0
13.Jamie Weir (MID)
0
14.Nicky Etherington (DEF)
0