Match Report


Birmingham CityBirmingham City     Newcastle UnitedNewcastle United
John MooneyJohn Mooney Steve Little Steve Little
Adam BattyA. Batty73
G
1captain
G
81Jari MartinpoikaJ. Martinpoika
Camille LefèvreC. Lefèvre71
D
2
D
74Linus SchulzeL. Schulze
Norman BallN. Ball72
D
3
D
74Mitchel BroersM. Broers
Robert HuibertsR. Huiberts73
D
4
D
75Marcio PeleM. Pele
Darius LumsdonD. Lumsdon78
M
captain5
D
70Carlos AguilarC. Aguilar
Carlos RedondoC. Redondo71
M
6
D
71Jan NygaardJ. Nygaard
Micka‘l MerideM. Meride77
M
7
M
70Morten SørensenM. Sørensen
Darren ScalesD. Scales75
M
8
M
72Kevin PlattK. Platt
Francis TourenneF. Tourenne71
A
9
M
71Franck ZanottiF. Zanotti
Miguel BoudareneM. Boudarene74
A
10
A
65Hugo IkpebaH. Ikpeba
Yves-A. RichertY. Richert74
A
11
A
66Ivan TudorI. Tudor
 
Ronan NeumannR. Neumann65
D
12
D
70Eoin ThomsonE. Thomson
Daniel BridgesD. Bridges55
G
13
M
68Paulo OliveiraP. Oliveira
Alexandre NivetA. Nivet70
A
14
D
70Dennis BishopD. Bishop

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Match Report
Hail stones bounce on the pitch here at St Andrews where Birmingham City play host to Newcastle United. A crowd of 16,040 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
Birmingham City are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Newcastle United appear to be shaped for 5-3-2.
Today's match is refereed by Andy Walsh.


0.00
Newcastle United kick off and get the first half underway!
2.03
Morten Sørensen threads the ball through to Hugo Ikpeba. Hugo Ikpeba knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Robert Huiberts.
4.36
Kevin Platt flicks a high pass forward. Ivan Tudor controls it well on his chest. Ivan Tudor shoots from distance but it slams into the crowd!
6.36
Morten Sørensen controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ivan Tudor. Ivan Tudor knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Norman Ball.
9.20
Morten Sørensen sees a break and surges forward. Morten Sørensen knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Robert Huiberts.
14.15
Morten Sørensen flicks a high ball forward to Ivan Tudor who takes it down. Ivan Tudor knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
15.45
With some swift thinking, Carlos Redondo plays the ball forward to Yves-A. Richert. Yves-A. Richert controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Jari Martinpoika is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
21.52
Carlos Redondo flicks a high pass forward. Miguel Boudarene collects the pass. Miguel Boudarene knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
24.08
Kevin Platt makes a probing pass to Hugo Ikpeba. Hugo Ikpeba knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
27.15
Kevin Platt threads the ball through to Ivan Tudor. Ivan Tudor knocks in a cross ball towards Hugo Ikpeba. Hugo Ikpeba is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Fantastic reaction save from Adam Batty!
33.52
Kevin Platt controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Hugo Ikpeba. Hugo Ikpeba shoots from 25 yards but is denied by Adam Batty. Excellent save.
34.43
Morten Sørensen sees Ivan Tudor in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Ivan Tudor knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Robert Huiberts.
38.25
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
39.01
Darius Lumsdon kicks a strong pass forward to Francis Tourenne. Francis Tourenne advances inside the box! Francis Tourenne strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal but it flies wide!
42.46
Kevin Platt flicks a high pass forward to Ivan Tudor who brings the ball under control. Ivan Tudor knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Adam Batty who gathers it comfortably.
44.58
Robert Huiberts hits a low pass to Carlos Redondo. Carlos Redondo chips the ball to his team mate, Francis Tourenne. Francis Tourenne knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Carlos Aguilar.
45.00
Norman Ball makes a probing pass to Carlos Redondo. Carlos Redondo threads a neat ball through to Miguel Boudarene. Miguel Boudarene cuts inside the box! Miguel Boudarene strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent keeping!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Birmingham City appear unchanged since the first half. Newcastle United also appear unchanged since the first half. The Newcastle United players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Birmingham City kick off!
54.21
Linus Schulze catches Francis Tourenne on the ankles. The referee brings Linus Schulze to one side and gives him a warning! Francis Tourenne hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
57.31
Carlos Redondo chips the ball to his team mate, Miguel Boudarene. Miguel Boudarene shoots from 20 yards but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
60.24
Morten Sørensen clumsily knocks into Micka‘l Meride. The referee calls over Morten Sørensen and shows him a yellow card! Micka‘l Meride stretches but gets up unharmed.
67.53
Morten Sørensen changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Morten Sørensen finds some space and shoots from distance but slams it into the crowd!
72.46
Hugo Ikpeba clumsily knocks into Camille Lefèvre. Hugo Ikpeba is shown the yellow card! Camille Lefèvre grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
73.13
Micka‘l Meride darts forward. Micka‘l Meride shoots from distance. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Nice save!
75.00
Kevin Platt decides to run forward with the ball. Kevin Platt shoots from outside the area but slams it into the crowd!
84.09
Franck Zanotti catches Darius Lumsdon on the ankles. The referee calls over Franck Zanotti and warns him to calm down! Darius Lumsdon stretches but gets up unharmed.
87.51
Kevin Platt barges into Micka‘l Meride. The referee brings Kevin Platt to one side and gives him a warning! Micka‘l Meride gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Birmingham City

Newcastle United
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
3
2
Shots off Target
2
3
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
0
5
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
63.3%
36.7%
Play Area
30.4%
49.4%
20.3%

Scorers
Yves-A. Richert 15

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Carlos Redondo of Birmingham City

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

1.Jari Martinpoika (GK)
6
2.Linus Schulze (DEF)
5
3.Mitchel Broers (DEF)
6
4.Marcio Pele (DEF)
6
5.Carlos Aguilar (DEF)
6
6.Jan Nygaard (DEF)
6
7.Morten Sørensen (MID)yellow card
7
8.Kevin Platt (MID)
7
9.Franck Zanotti (MID)
6
10.Hugo Ikpeba (ATT)yellow card
5
11.Ivan Tudor (ATT)
6
 
12.Eoin Thomson (DEF)
0
13.Paulo Oliveira (MID)
0
14.Dennis Bishop (DEF)
0