Match Report


BurnleyBurnley     Birmingham CityBirmingham City
Nick DayNick Day John Mooney John Mooney
Claus FredgaardC. Fredgaard79
G
1
G
73Adam BattyA. Batty
Andrei BelodediciA. Belodedici79
D
2
D
71Camille LefèvreC. Lefèvre
Paolo DundjerskiP. Dundjerski80
D
3
D
65Ronan NeumannR. Neumann
Dominic CollinsD. Collins75
D
4
D
73Robert HuibertsR. Huiberts
Florian CharrierasF. Charrieras75
M
5captain
M
78Darius LumsdonD. Lumsdon
Massimiliano LundekvamM. Lundekvam83
M
6
M
71Carlos RedondoC. Redondo
Jason MooreJ. Moore84
M
7
M
77Micka‘l MerideM. Meride
Nordin StruparN. Strupar87
M
captain8
M
75Darren ScalesD. Scales
Rafael NunesR. Nunes85
A
9
A
70Alexandre NivetA. Nivet
Noah HerzogN. Herzog82
A
10
A
74Miguel BoudareneM. Boudarene
Frederico RomanF. Roman86
A
11
A
74Yves-A. RichertY. Richert
 
Dominic LawD. Law78
M
12
D
72Norman BallN. Ball
Denys DemyanchukD. Demyanchuk74
D
13
M
58Graham BoydG. Boyd
Rafael MartinsR. Martins72
A
14
A
71Francis TourenneF. Tourenne

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Turf Moor where Burnley play host to Birmingham City. A crowd of 15,635 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Burnley and Birmingham City are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Les Thompson.


0.00
Birmingham City kick off!
2.56
Dominic Collins makes a simple pass to Jason Moore. Jason Moore threads a neat ball through to Frederico Roman. Frederico Roman whips in a cross ball towards Noah Herzog. Noah Herzog jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Great keeping!
4.31
Darren Scales knocks the ball to his team mate, Miguel Boudarene. Miguel Boudarene shoots from 20 yards but Claus Fredgaard reads it well. Well saved!
8.33
Seeing a gap ahead, Darren Scales plays the ball forward to Alexandre Nivet. Alexandre Nivet cuts inside the box! Some silky footwork from Alexandre Nivet provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
12.39
Nordin Strupar decides to run forward with the ball. Nordin Strupar knocks in a cross ball towards Noah Herzog. With a superhuman jump, Noah Herzog connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but Adam Batty is on top of it.
14.20
Micka‘l Meride threads a neat ball through to Alexandre Nivet. Alexandre Nivet plays a one-two with Miguel Boudarene and rushes in on goal... Alexandre Nivet looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal his aim is horrendously poor!
20.36
Paolo Dundjerski makes a simple pass to Nordin Strupar. Nordin Strupar surges forward with the ball. Nordin Strupar plays a quick one-two with Frederico Roman and rushes in on goal... Some silky footwork from Nordin Strupar provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. It's there!! Adam Batty has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
24.15
Camille Lefèvre makes a simple pass to Darius Lumsdon. Darius Lumsdon passes the ball forward to Alexandre Nivet. Alexandre Nivet rushes past Paolo Dundjerski! Alexandre Nivet comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but it slams into the crowd!
26.27
Jason Moore deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Frederico Roman. Frederico Roman sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Magnificent save by Adam Batty!
28.41
Jason Moore chips the ball to his team mate, Noah Herzog. Noah Herzog knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Adam Batty who gathers it comfortably.
30.34
Darius Lumsdon comes in with a late challenge on Nordin Strupar. The referee warns Darius Lumsdon to calm down! Nordin Strupar stretches but gets up unharmed.
32.54
Dominic Collins sees space and advances. Dominic Collins makes a probing pass to Frederico Roman. Frederico Roman shoots from distance his aim is horrendously poor!
34.58
Micka‘l Meride makes a simple pass to Alexandre Nivet. Alexandre Nivet rushes past Paolo Dundjerski! Alexandre Nivet rockets a shot on goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Claus Fredgaard with no chance!! Goal for Birmingham City!
44.25
Massimiliano Lundekvam decides to run forward with the ball. Massimiliano Lundekvam knocks in a cross ball towards Rafael Nunes. Rafael Nunes directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

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

45.00
Burnley kick off and get the second half underway!
55.45
Nordin Strupar passes the ball forward to Frederico Roman. Frederico Roman whips in a cross ball towards Rafael Nunes. With a superhuman jump, Rafael Nunes connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Solid save from Adam Batty.
59.07
Carlos Redondo threads the ball through to Alexandre Nivet. Alexandre Nivet shoots from distance but it flies well off target!
60.55
Nordin Strupar takes a quick throw-in. Florian Charrieras flicks a high pass forward. Rafael Nunes controls it well on his chest. Rafael Nunes shoots from 25 yards. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Good keeping!
67.37
Nordin Strupar runs straight at the opposition's defence. Nordin Strupar lofts in a cross ball towards Frederico Roman. Frederico Roman beats his man to it with a header. Frederico Roman scores for Burnley!!
72.13
Massimiliano Lundekvam makes a simple pass to Frederico Roman. Frederico Roman lofts in a cross ball towards Rafael Nunes. Rafael Nunes jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Adam Batty gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
77.02
Burnley have made 3 substitutions with Dominic Law replacing Massimiliano Lundekvam, Denys Demyanchuk replacing Andrei Belodedici and Rafael Martins replacing Noah Herzog .
79.52
Florian Charrieras controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Frederico Roman. Frederico Roman shoots from 20 yards but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
83.40
Jason Moore takes a quick throw-in, lobbing the ball to the feet of Dominic Law. Dominic Law sees Frederico Roman in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Frederico Roman lofts in a cross ball towards Rafael Martins. Rafael Martins shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Solid save from Adam Batty.
85.32
Nordin Strupar flicks a high pass forward. Rafael Nunes holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Rafael Nunes knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Adam Batty who gathers it comfortably.
89.33
Dominic Law makes a simple pass to Rafael Martins. Rafael Martins shoots from long range. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Great save!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Burnley

Birmingham City
Goals
3
2
Shots on Target
11
3
Shots off Target
2
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
68.3%
31.7%
Play Area
20.6%
42.9%
36.5%

Scorers
Nordin Strupar 20
Rafael Nunes 44
Frederico Roman 67
Alexandre Nivet 8, 35

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Nordin Strupar of Burnley

Match Ratings