Match Report


Birmingham CityBirmingham City     Wigan AthleticWigan Athletic
John MooneyJohn Mooney Jim Willis Jim Willis
Adam BattyA. Batty73
G
1captain
G
74Luca CuzaL. Cuza
Robert HuibertsR. Huiberts73
D
2
D
72Peter ClarkeP. Clarke
Camille LefèvreC. Lefèvre71
D
3
D
72Thierry EadieT. Eadie
Norman BallN. Ball72
D
4
D
72Martino BonoraM. Bonora
Darius LumsdonD. Lumsdon78
M
captain5
M
74Youri ShoukovY. Shoukov
Carlos RedondoC. Redondo71
M
6
M
74Tommy WoodgateT. Woodgate
Micka‘l MerideM. Meride77
M
7
M
77Marques Pereira PiocelleM. Piocelle
Darren ScalesD. Scales75
M
8
M
77Micka‘l HistillolesM. Histilloles
Francis TourenneF. Tourenne71
A
9
A
71Simon BreyerS. Breyer
Miguel BoudareneM. Boudarene74
A
10
A
72Tommy SalakoT. Salako
Yves-A. RichertY. Richert74
A
11
A
75Emmerick ZaamiE. Zaami
 
Ronan NeumannR. Neumann65
D
12
A
71Nicholas BoatengN. Boateng
Graham BoydG. Boyd58
M
13
M
76Ben HarrisonB. Harrison
Alexandre NivetA. Nivet70
A
14
D
71Titus MacleanT. Maclean

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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at St Andrews where Birmingham City play host to Wigan Athletic. A crowd of 17,133 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
Both Birmingham City and Wigan Athletic are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Ashley Greaves.


0.00
The whistle blows and Wigan Athletic kick off!
2.48
Micka‘l Meride knocks the ball to his team mate, Yves-A. Richert. Yves-A. Richert tries a spectacular long range effort but it misses the target by a large margin!
3.48
Micka‘l Histilloles flicks a high pass forward. Tommy Salako controls it well on his chest. Tommy Salako lofts in a cross ball towards Emmerick Zaami. Emmerick Zaami finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
8.42
Micka‘l Meride hits a low pass to Yves-A. Richert. Yves-A. Richert finds some space and shoots from distance. The keeper is more than a match for it. Great save!
9.27
Tommy Woodgate hits a low pass to Tommy Salako. Tommy Salako shoots from outside the area but it is tipped over by Adam Batty.
10.27
Corner kick to Wigan Athletic. Marques Pereira Piocelle chips it to the near post. Emmerick Zaami comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 12 yards out but it rises well off target!
12.54
Peter Clarke chips the ball to his team mate, Tommy Woodgate. Tommy Woodgate kicks a strong pass forward to Tommy Salako. Tommy Salako plays a one-two with Simon Breyer and rushes in on goal... Tommy Salako shoots from just inside the box. Adam Batty effortlessly gets down and covers it.
15.43
Thierry Eadie threads a neat ball through to Marques Pereira Piocelle. Marques Pereira Piocelle threads the ball through to Emmerick Zaami. Emmerick Zaami shoots from long range but it's well over the bar!
18.43
Martino Bonora receives the ball from a throw-in from Thierry Eadie. Martino Bonora makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Youri Shoukov. Youri Shoukov makes a simple pass to Simon Breyer. Simon Breyer lofts in a cross ball towards Emmerick Zaami. Emmerick Zaami finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
21.32
Simon Breyer hacks Norman Ball from behind! The referee calls over Simon Breyer and warns him to calm down! Norman Ball runs off the knock.
26.47
Martino Bonora knocks the ball to his team mate, Tommy Woodgate. Tommy Woodgate makes a probing pass to Emmerick Zaami. Emmerick Zaami whips in a cross ball towards Tommy Salako. With a superhuman jump, Tommy Salako connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but it whistles just wide of the post!
32.05
Yves-A. Richert comes in with a late challenge on Martino Bonora. Yves-A. Richert is given a warning by the referee! Martino Bonora hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
33.25
Marques Pereira Piocelle threads a neat ball through to Emmerick Zaami. Emmerick Zaami knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
34.40
Robert Huiberts threads a neat ball through to Carlos Redondo. Carlos Redondo knocks the ball to his team mate, Yves-A. Richert. Yves-A. Richert makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Miguel Boudarene. Some good footwork from Miguel Boudarene provides some space. He shoots at goal but Luca Cuza is on top of it.
39.00
Marques Pereira Piocelle makes a simple pass to Emmerick Zaami. Emmerick Zaami lofts in a cross ball towards Simon Breyer. Simon Breyer outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. What a cracker!! Adam Batty had no chance!! Goal for Wigan Athletic!
45.00
Micka‘l Meride knocks the ball to his team mate, Francis Tourenne. Francis Tourenne passes the ball forward but Yves-A. Richert is offside!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Birmingham City appear unchanged since the first half. Wigan Athletic also appear unchanged since the first half. The Wigan Athletic players look more relaxed than they were earlier in the game.

45.00
Birmingham City kick off and get the second half underway!
49.52
Carlos Redondo plays the ball forward to Francis Tourenne. Francis Tourenne deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Yves-A. Richert but the linesman indicates offside!
53.51
Darren Scales hits a low pass to Miguel Boudarene. Miguel Boudarene plays a scrappy one-two with Francis Tourenne and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some good footwork from Miguel Boudarene provides some space. He shoots at goal but slams it into the crowd!
54.46
Peter Clarke breaks forward. Peter Clarke changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Peter Clarke controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous stop!
61.41
Martino Bonora flicks a high ball forward to Marques Pereira Piocelle who gracefully takes it down. Marques Pereira Piocelle threads a neat ball through to Emmerick Zaami. Emmerick Zaami shoots from outside the area his aim is horrendously poor!
63.46
Martino Bonora flicks a high ball forward to Marques Pereira Piocelle who takes it down. Marques Pereira Piocelle makes a probing pass to Simon Breyer. Simon Breyer whips in a cross ball towards Emmerick Zaami. Emmerick Zaami finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
65.30
Micka‘l Histilloles kicks a strong pass forward to Tommy Salako. Tommy Salako knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Adam Batty who gathers it comfortably.
66.48
Emmerick Zaami hacks Robert Huiberts from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Robert Huiberts runs off the knock.
69.57
Marques Pereira Piocelle flicks a high pass forward. Simon Breyer collects the pass. Simon Breyer knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
71.22
Martino Bonora hits a low pass to Marques Pereira Piocelle. Marques Pereira Piocelle sees Emmerick Zaami in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Emmerick Zaami lofts in a cross ball towards Simon Breyer. Simon Breyer flicks the ball with his head. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Great keeping!
72.17
Tommy Woodgate picks a pass forward to Emmerick Zaami. Emmerick Zaami whips in a cross ball towards Simon Breyer. Simon Breyer fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Simon Breyer!
81.37
Norman Ball passes the ball forward to Carlos Redondo. Carlos Redondo darts forward. Carlos Redondo passes the ball forward to Miguel Boudarene. Miguel Boudarene makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but Luca Cuza is on top of it.
87.20
Darius Lumsdon flicks a high pass forward. Francis Tourenne controls it well on his chest. Francis Tourenne whips in a cross ball towards Yves-A. Richert. With a superhuman jump, Yves-A. Richert connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
89.17
Micka‘l Histilloles flicks the ball to his team mate, Simon Breyer. Simon Breyer shoots from 25 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Birmingham City

Wigan Athletic
Goals
0
4
Shots on Target
3
8
Shots off Target
3
6
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
43.2%
56.8%
Play Area
33.3%
42%
24.7%

Scorers
Emmerick Zaami 3, 18
Simon Breyer 39, 72

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Emmerick Zaami of Wigan Athletic

Match Ratings
1.Adam Batty (GK)
7
2.Robert Huiberts (DEF)
6
3.Camille Lefèvre (DEF)
6
4.Norman Ball (DEF)
6
5.Darius Lumsdon (MID)
6
6.Carlos Redondo (MID)
6
7.Micka‘l Meride (MID)
6
8.Darren Scales (MID)
6
9.Francis Tourenne (ATT)
6
10.Miguel Boudarene (ATT)
6
11.Yves-A. Richert (ATT)
6
 
12.Ronan Neumann (DEF)
0
13.Graham Boyd (MID)
0
14.Alexandre Nivet (ATT)
0

1.Luca Cuza (GK)
6
2.Peter Clarke (DEF)
6
3.Thierry Eadie (DEF)
6
4.Martino Bonora (DEF)
6
5.Youri Shoukov (MID)
6
6.Tommy Woodgate (MID)
6
7.Marques Pereira Piocelle (MID)
7
8.Micka‘l Histilloles (MID)
6
9.Simon Breyer (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
10.Tommy Salako (ATT)
7
11.Emmerick Zaami (ATT)goal scoredgoal scoredyellow card
9
 
12.Nicholas Boateng (ATT)
0
13.Ben Harrison (MID)
0
14.Titus Maclean (DEF)
0