Match Report


Leeds UnitedLeeds United     Birmingham CityBirmingham City
Joe SummersJoe Summers John Mooney John Mooney
Amine HaoucheA. Haouche77
G
1
G
72Adam BattyA. Batty
Mark JohnsonM. Johnson67
D
2
D
72Jacob GreenJ. Green
Richard MeiteR. Meite68
D
3
D
72Norman BallN. Ball
Augusto MartinA. Martin72
D
4
D
71Camille LefèvreC. Lefèvre
Michel KoutouanM. Koutouan76
M
5captain
M
78Darius LumsdonD. Lumsdon
Robbie WrightR. Wright72
M
6
M
76Micka‘l MerideM. Meride
Graham MiddletonG. Middleton76
M
7
M
72Darren ScalesD. Scales
Abdelkrim SinouhA. Sinouh77
M
8
M
70Carlos RedondoC. Redondo
Louis DufresnesL. Dufresnes73
A
9
A
74Miguel BoudareneM. Boudarene
Quim MonteiroQ. Monteiro78
A
10
A
73Yves-A. RichertY. Richert
Mark PagliucaM. Pagliuca78
A
captain11
A
69Alexandre NivetA. Nivet
 
Sebastian RodriquezS. Rodriquez77
D
12
M
56Graham BoydG. Boyd
Christian BarolloC. Barollo74
M
13
G
55Daniel BridgesD. Bridges
Bill BowerB. Bower69
A
14
D
43Martin Le SauxM. Le Saux

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Elland Road where Leeds United play host to Birmingham City. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Leeds United and Birmingham City are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Trevor Clemence.


0.00
Birmingham City get the match underway!
6.47
Graham Middleton flicks a high ball forward to Quim Monteiro who takes it down. Quim Monteiro skips past Norman Ball! Quim Monteiro strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. Quim Monteiro scores for Leeds United!!
12.52
Darren Scales sees space and advances. Darren Scales advances inside the box! Darren Scales rockets a shot on goal. Amine Haouche gathers the ball up comfortably. Great save!
14.34
Norman Ball catches Mark Pagliuca on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Mark Pagliuca runs off the knock.
18.26
Robbie Wright hits a low pass to Louis Dufresnes. Louis Dufresnes edges inside the box! Louis Dufresnes makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but somehow Adam Batty manages to keep it out.
21.17
With some swift thinking, Michel Koutouan plays the ball forward to Quim Monteiro. Quim Monteiro makes a probing pass to Mark Pagliuca but he's offside!
22.17
Micka‘l Meride flicks a high pass forward. Yves-A. Richert holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Yves-A. Richert sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's a lousy effort!
24.58
Darren Scales hacks Michel Koutouan from behind! Darren Scales is warned by the referee! Michel Koutouan hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
32.50
Darren Scales makes a simple pass to Miguel Boudarene. Miguel Boudarene makes a probing pass to Yves-A. Richert but he's offside!
33.37
Abdelkrim Sinouh makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Quim Monteiro. Quim Monteiro whips in a cross ball towards Mark Pagliuca. Mark Pagliuca is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
36.20
Darius Lumsdon hits a low pass to Yves-A. Richert. Yves-A. Richert plays a one-two with Alexandre Nivet and rushes in on goal... Yves-A. Richert strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
40.58
Camille Lefèvre flicks a high pass forward. Micka‘l Meride collects the pass. Micka‘l Meride sees Miguel Boudarene in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Miguel Boudarene hits a low pass to Alexandre Nivet. Alexandre Nivet looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it flies well off target!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

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

45.00
Leeds United start the second half!
47.38
Norman Ball flicks a high pass forward. Micka‘l Meride controls it well on his chest. Micka‘l Meride sees a break and surges forward. Micka‘l Meride threads a neat, attacking ball through to Alexandre Nivet. Alexandre Nivet side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. It curls slightly but Amine Haouche manages to gather it comfortably.
49.50
Darren Scales sees Yves-A. Richert in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Yves-A. Richert edges inside the box! Some good footwork from Yves-A. Richert provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Excellent save!
51.18
Norman Ball makes a simple pass to Darren Scales. Darren Scales hits a low pass to Alexandre Nivet. Alexandre Nivet whips in a cross ball towards Miguel Boudarene. Miguel Boudarene outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
55.22
Graham Middleton threads a neat ball through to Quim Monteiro. Quim Monteiro edges inside the box! Quim Monteiro strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal but it is tipped over by Adam Batty.
56.21
Abdelkrim Sinouh takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the near post. Carlos Redondo reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
59.26
Abdelkrim Sinouh controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Louis Dufresnes. Louis Dufresnes lofts in a cross ball towards Quim Monteiro. Quim Monteiro heads the ball goalwards. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
61.26
Leeds United have made 2 substitutions with Sebastian Rodriquez replacing Mark Johnson and Bill Bower replacing Quim Monteiro .
63.09
Robbie Wright flicks a high pass forward. Louis Dufresnes collects the pass. Louis Dufresnes lofts in a cross ball towards Bill Bower. Bill Bower connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Adam Batty easily picks it out of the air!
69.44
Robbie Wright deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Louis Dufresnes. Louis Dufresnes whips in a cross ball towards Mark Pagliuca. Mark Pagliuca shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The keeper is more than a match for it. Nice save!
73.59
Norman Ball flicks a high pass forward to Darren Scales who brings the ball under control. Darren Scales makes a beautiful solo run. Darren Scales knocks in a cross ball towards Miguel Boudarene. Miguel Boudarene heads the ball goalwards but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
75.37
Sebastian Rodriquez flicks a high pass forward. Robbie Wright controls it well on his chest. Robbie Wright threads a neat ball through to Bill Bower. Bill Bower whips in a cross ball towards Mark Pagliuca. With a superhuman jump, Mark Pagliuca connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Fantastic reactions from Jacob Green blocks the shot!
77.22
Leeds United have made a substitution with Christian Barollo replacing Graham Middleton .
78.31
Darius Lumsdon barges into Christian Barollo. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Christian Barollo stretches but gets up unharmed.
81.43
Norman Ball runs forward with the ball. Norman Ball makes a simple pass to Miguel Boudarene. Miguel Boudarene plays a quick one-two with Yves-A. Richert and rushes in on goal... Miguel Boudarene takes a shot at goal but Amine Haouche reads it well. Quality keeping!
83.43
Norman Ball flicks the ball to his team mate, Micka‘l Meride. Micka‘l Meride sees space and advances. Micka‘l Meride shoots from 20 yards. Amine Haouche gets down and covers it.
85.05
Seeing a gap ahead, Michel Koutouan plays the ball forward to Bill Bower. Bill Bower sees Louis Dufresnes just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Louis Dufresnes tries a spectacular strike. It's there!! Adam Batty has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
90.00
Michel Koutouan passes the ball forward to Bill Bower. Bill Bower kicks a strong pass forward to Mark Pagliuca but the referee indicates it's offside!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Leeds United

Birmingham City
Goals
4
2
Shots on Target
9
7
Shots off Target
0
3
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
0
3
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
47.4%
52.6%
Play Area
25%
44.7%
30.3%

Scorers
Quim Monteiro 6, 59
Mark Pagliuca 33
Louis Dufresnes 85
Yves-A. Richert 36
Miguel Boudarene 51

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Quim Monteiro of Leeds United

Match Ratings
1.Amine Haouche (GK)
7
2.Mark Johnson (DEF)
6
3.Richard Meite (DEF)
6
4.Augusto Martin (DEF)
6
5.Michel Koutouan (MID)
6
6.Robbie Wright (MID)
6
7.Graham Middleton (MID)
6
8.Abdelkrim Sinouh (MID)
6
9.Louis Dufresnes (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Quim Monteiro (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
11.Mark Pagliuca (ATT)goal scored
7
 
12.Sebastian Rodriquez (DEF)
6
13.Christian Barollo (MID)
6
14.Bill Bower (ATT)
7

1.Adam Batty (GK)
7
2.Jacob Green (DEF)
6
3.Norman Ball (DEF)yellow card
6
4.Camille Lefèvre (DEF)
6
5.Darius Lumsdon (MID)yellow card
5
6.Micka‘l Meride (MID)
7
7.Darren Scales (MID)
7
8.Carlos Redondo (MID)
6
9.Miguel Boudarene (ATT)goal scored
7
10.Yves-A. Richert (ATT)goal scored
7
11.Alexandre Nivet (ATT)
7
 
12.Graham Boyd (MID)
0
13.Daniel Bridges (GK)
0
14.Martin Le Saux (DEF)
0