Match Report


ArsenalArsenal     Birmingham CityBirmingham City
Max JennerMax Jenner John Mooney John Mooney
Cyrille BedrossianC. Bedrossian72
G
1
G
73Adam BattyA. Batty
Nicky RiggottN. Riggott63
D
2
D
71Camille LefèvreC. Lefèvre
Adolfo DelgadoA. Delgado68
D
3
D
65Ronan NeumannR. Neumann
Ian YáñezI. Yáñez73
D
4
D
73Robert HuibertsR. Huiberts
Carl MustoeC. Mustoe65
M
5captain
M
78Darius LumsdonD. Lumsdon
Marin StoichitaM. Stoichita76
M
captain6
M
71Carlos RedondoC. Redondo
Alan HarleyA. Harley65
M
7
M
77Micka‘l MerideM. Meride
Greg LawtonG. Lawton65
M
8
M
75Darren ScalesD. Scales
Sol WallworkS. Wallwork64
A
9
A
70Alexandre NivetA. Nivet
Luciano ZanchettaL. Zanchetta63
A
10
A
74Miguel BoudareneM. Boudarene
Dean OwenD. Owen66
A
11
A
74Yves-A. RichertY. Richert
 
Adam MercerA. Mercer63
D
12
D
72Norman BallN. Ball
Jose Javier MartinezJ. Martinez68
M
13
M
58Graham BoydG. Boyd
Manuele MarrocoloM. Marrocolo71
A
14
A
71Francis TourenneF. Tourenne

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Emirates Stadium where Arsenal play host to Birmingham City. A crowd of 13,203 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Arsenal and Birmingham City are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Andy Walsh.


0.00
Arsenal start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.38
Carl Mustoe flicks a high pass forward. Dean Owen collects the pass. Dean Owen shoots from 25 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
4.14
Carlos Redondo hacks Marin Stoichita from behind! Carlos Redondo is shown the yellow card! Marin Stoichita runs off the knock.
9.48
Micka‘l Meride flicks the ball to his team mate, Alexandre Nivet. Alexandre Nivet knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Nicky Riggott.
10.22
Alan Harley flicks a high pass forward. Dean Owen collects the pass. Dean Owen whips in a cross ball towards Sol Wallwork. Sol Wallwork finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
12.27
Alan Harley chips the ball to his team mate, Dean Owen. Dean Owen finds some space and shoots from distance. The keeper is more than a match for it. Superb keeping!
15.39
Nicky Riggott makes a probing pass to Marin Stoichita. Marin Stoichita brings the ball forward. Marin Stoichita hits a low pass to Dean Owen. Some silky footwork from Dean Owen provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it's a woeful effort!
20.11
Robert Huiberts makes a strong solo run forward. Robert Huiberts deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Miguel Boudarene. Miguel Boudarene hits a low pass to Yves-A. Richert. Yves-A. Richert tries a spectacular strike. It curls slightly but Cyrille Bedrossian manages to gather it.
21.35
Marin Stoichita controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Dean Owen. Dean Owen shoots from distance but it flies just wide!
27.17
Marin Stoichita flicks a high pass forward to Luciano Zanchetta who brings the ball neatly under control. Luciano Zanchetta knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Adam Batty who gathers it comfortably.
28.48
Alan Harley threads a neat ball through to Luciano Zanchetta. Luciano Zanchetta knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ronan Neumann.
30.36
Luciano Zanchetta hacks Camille Lefèvre from behind! Luciano Zanchetta is shown the yellow card! Camille Lefèvre runs off the knock.
32.46
Ian Yáñez knocks the ball to his team mate, Marin Stoichita. Marin Stoichita passes the ball forward to Sol Wallwork. Sol Wallwork hits a low pass to Dean Owen. Dean Owen looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
36.34
Adolfo Delgado makes a simple pass to Marin Stoichita. Marin Stoichita flicks a high pass forward to Sol Wallwork who brings the ball under control. Sol Wallwork sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
40.33
Carlos Redondo threads a neat ball through to Yves-A. Richert. Yves-A. Richert knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Cyrille Bedrossian who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
Carl Mustoe surges forward with the ball. Carl Mustoe lofts in a cross ball towards Luciano Zanchetta. Luciano Zanchetta powers a header at goal but somehow Adam Batty manages to keep it out.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

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

45.00
The whistle blows and Birmingham City kick off!
47.53
Without breaking stride, Ronan Neumann plays the ball forward to Micka‘l Meride. Micka‘l Meride kicks a strong pass forward to Miguel Boudarene. Miguel Boudarene knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ian Yáñez.
48.33
Micka‘l Meride hits a low pass to Alexandre Nivet. Alexandre Nivet shoots from distance but it flies just off target!
49.50
Carl Mustoe deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Sol Wallwork. Sol Wallwork lofts in a cross ball towards Dean Owen. Dean Owen connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Great keeping!
53.42
Camille Lefèvre chips the ball to his team mate, Darren Scales. Darren Scales threads a neat ball through to Miguel Boudarene. Miguel Boudarene shoots from long range but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
54.26
Nicky Riggott deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alan Harley. Alan Harley brings the ball forward. Alan Harley controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
55.19
Ronan Neumann makes a probing pass to Darius Lumsdon. Darius Lumsdon controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alexandre Nivet. Alexandre Nivet knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Nicky Riggott.
57.08
Sol Wallwork hacks Ronan Neumann from behind! Sol Wallwork is shown the yellow card! Ronan Neumann hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
59.43
Carlos Redondo threads the ball through to Yves-A. Richert. Yves-A. Richert makes a probing pass between the defence to Miguel Boudarene. Some good footwork from Miguel Boudarene provides some space. He shoots at goal but somehow Cyrille Bedrossian manages to keep it out.
60.09
Arsenal have made 3 substitutions with Adam Mercer replacing Marin Stoichita, Jose Javier Martinez replacing Adolfo Delgado and Manuele Marrocolo replacing Luciano Zanchetta .
61.11
Adam Mercer passes the ball forward to Sol Wallwork. Sol Wallwork knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
63.05
Darius Lumsdon passes the ball forward to Yves-A. Richert. Yves-A. Richert whips in a cross ball towards Alexandre Nivet. Alexandre Nivet makes a deft header but it is miles over!
65.41
Nicky Riggott pushes up the pitch. Nicky Riggott threads the ball through to Manuele Marrocolo. Manuele Marrocolo tries a spectacular long range effort. Magnificent save by Adam Batty!
66.35
Ronan Neumann sees Darren Scales in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Darren Scales chips the ball to his team mate, Miguel Boudarene. Miguel Boudarene cuts inside the box! Miguel Boudarene shoots from just inside the box. Miguel Boudarene scores for Birmingham City!!
72.02
Carl Mustoe changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Carl Mustoe finds some space and shoots from distance but Adam Batty reads it well. Great save!
78.38
Nicky Riggott controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alan Harley. Alan Harley makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Sol Wallwork. Sol Wallwork finds some space and shoots from distance but it's a lousy effort!
79.46
Carlos Redondo threads the ball through to Yves-A. Richert. Yves-A. Richert knocks in a cross ball towards Alexandre Nivet. Alexandre Nivet rises majestically and gets a header on goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
81.54
Ronan Neumann knocks the ball to his team mate, Carlos Redondo. Carlos Redondo makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Yves-A. Richert. Yves-A. Richert sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
85.13
Ronan Neumann flicks a high pass forward. Darren Scales controls it well on his chest. Darren Scales threads the ball through to Alexandre Nivet. Alexandre Nivet shoots from distance but slams it into the crowd!
89.12
Robert Huiberts chips the ball to his team mate, Micka‘l Meride. Micka‘l Meride plays the ball forward to Miguel Boudarene. Miguel Boudarene shoots from long range but slams it into the crowd!
90.00
Alan Harley makes a probing pass to Sol Wallwork. Sol Wallwork controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal his aim is horrendously poor!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Arsenal

Birmingham City
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
6
3
Shots off Target
8
7
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
46.4%
53.6%
Play Area
24.7%
41.2%
34%

Scorers
Dean Owen 32
Miguel Boudarene 66

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

Match Ratings
1.Cyrille Bedrossian (GK)
6
2.Nicky Riggott (DEF)
7
3.Adolfo Delgado (DEF)
6
4.Ian Yáñez (DEF)
6
5.Carl Mustoe (MID)
7
6.Marin Stoichita (MID)
7
7.Alan Harley (MID)
7
8.Greg Lawton (MID)
6
9.Sol Wallwork (ATT)yellow card
6
10.Luciano Zanchetta (ATT)yellow card
5
11.Dean Owen (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Adam Mercer (DEF)
6
13.Jose Javier Martinez (MID)
6
14.Manuele Marrocolo (ATT)
6

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