Match Report


Birmingham CityBirmingham City     ChelseaChelsea
John MooneyJohn Mooney Matthew Rees Matthew Rees
Adam BattyA. Batty73
G
1
G
69Wes MonkW. Monk
Norman BallN. Ball72
D
2
D
70Darius ShieldsD. Shields
Camille LefèvreC. Lefèvre71
D
3
D
71Sol RodgersS. Rodgers
Frederic HamedF. Hamed68
D
4captain
D
68Mervin EhioguM. Ehiogu
Darius LumsdonD. Lumsdon78
M
captain5
D
68Kelvin JeffersK. Jeffers
Micka‘l MerideM. Meride77
M
6
M
66Anthony KeeganA. Keegan
Darren ScalesD. Scales77
M
7
M
69Kees van den BergK. van den Berg
Carlos RedondoC. Redondo71
M
8
M
72Ali MacéA. Macé
Yves-A. RichertY. Richert75
A
9
A
69Henry AdamsH. Adams
Francis TourenneF. Tourenne72
A
10
A
71Felipe MarcelinoF. Marcelino
Alexandre NivetA. Nivet70
A
11
A
72Carlos SerranoC. Serrano
 
Del PlowrightD. Plowright67
D
12
D
63Stanley WalshS. Walsh
Graham BoydG. Boyd58
M
13
A
64Andre VieiraA. Vieira
Trevor SmitheT. Smithe56
M
14
M
64Julian HierroJ. Hierro

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Match Report
Snow falls gently from the overcast sky here at St Andrews where Birmingham City play host to Chelsea. A crowd of 16,414 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Birmingham City are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Chelsea appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Kees Van Gessel.


0.00
Birmingham City kick off!
2.25
Darius Lumsdon runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Darius Lumsdon knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Alexandre Nivet is offside!
3.53
Kelvin Jeffers hits a low pass to Anthony Keegan. Anthony Keegan advances with the ball. Anthony Keegan plays a one-two with Henry Adams and advances towards the goal... Anthony Keegan takes a shot at goal. Adam Batty is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
6.50
Darius Lumsdon controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Yves-A. Richert. Yves-A. Richert tries a spectacular long range effort. Wes Monk gets down and covers it.
14.46
Norman Ball plays the ball forward to Micka‘l Meride. Micka‘l Meride threads a neat ball through to Yves-A. Richert. Yves-A. Richert edges inside the box! Some silky footwork from Yves-A. Richert provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward. The ball takes a deflection leaving Wes Monk with no chance!! Goal for Birmingham City!
20.31
Anthony Keegan knocks the ball to his team mate, Carlos Serrano. Carlos Serrano whips in a cross ball towards Felipe Marcelino. Felipe Marcelino makes a convincing header. Wonderful reactions from Adam Batty keeps it out!
24.03
Darius Lumsdon takes it forward alone. Darius Lumsdon flicks a high pass forward. Alexandre Nivet controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Alexandre Nivet provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Nice keeping!
28.19
Darius Lumsdon flicks a high pass forward. Francis Tourenne collects the pass. Francis Tourenne hits a low pass to Yves-A. Richert. Yves-A. Richert rockets a shot on goal but it rises well off target!
30.32
Camille Lefèvre hits a low pass to Darius Lumsdon. Darius Lumsdon runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Darius Lumsdon sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Nice save!
33.46
Frederic Hamed flicks a high pass forward. Micka‘l Meride holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Micka‘l Meride hits a low pass to Alexandre Nivet. Alexandre Nivet knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
34.23
Kees van den Berg makes a probing pass to Carlos Serrano. Carlos Serrano makes a simple pass, allowing Felipe Marcelino to run into the box. Some good footwork from Felipe Marcelino provides some space. He shoots at goal. Solid save from Adam Batty. What a great pair of hands!
38.14
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

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

45.00
Chelsea kick off the second half!
49.40
Camille Lefèvre flicks the ball to his team mate, Micka‘l Meride. Micka‘l Meride kicks a strong pass forward to Francis Tourenne. Francis Tourenne shoots from outside the area but it flies wide!
51.09
Darius Lumsdon makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Yves-A. Richert. Yves-A. Richert deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Francis Tourenne but the linesman indicates offside!
53.09
Darren Scales takes a short throw-in bringing Micka‘l Meride into play. Micka‘l Meride runs straight at the opposition's defence. Micka‘l Meride deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alexandre Nivet but the linesman indicates offside!
54.51
With some swift thinking, Micka‘l Meride plays the ball forward to Alexandre Nivet. Alexandre Nivet knocks in a cross ball towards Yves-A. Richert. Yves-A. Richert gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but Wes Monk is on top of his game. He makes it look easy!
59.19
Ali Macé knocks the ball forward to Henry Adams. Henry Adams knocks in a cross ball towards Carlos Serrano. Carlos Serrano makes a deft header. The ball is well placed but the keeper is more than a match for it. Great save!
60.08
Chelsea have made a substitution with Julian Hierro replacing Ali Macé .
65.09
Camille Lefèvre comes in with a late challenge on Carlos Serrano. The referee calls over Camille Lefèvre and shows him a yellow card! Carlos Serrano stretches but gets up unharmed.
67.13
Norman Ball flicks a high pass forward. Darren Scales comfortably collects the pass. Darren Scales makes an attacking run forward. Darren Scales finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Great save!
81.25
Darius Lumsdon sees space and advances. Darius Lumsdon plays a scrappy one-two with Alexandre Nivet and advances towards the goal... Darius Lumsdon comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. Wes Monk gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
83.44
Frederic Hamed clumsily knocks into Felipe Marcelino. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Felipe Marcelino carries on, but is struggling a bit.
85.08
Micka‘l Meride sees Alexandre Nivet in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Alexandre Nivet knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Wes Monk who gathers it comfortably.
87.31
Anthony Keegan flicks a high pass forward to Henry Adams who brings the ball under control. Henry Adams skips past Camille Lefèvre! Some silky footwork from Henry Adams provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Birmingham City

Chelsea
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
7
5
Shots off Target
2
0
Offsides
3
0
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
66.2%
33.8%
Play Area
21.1%
46.5%
32.4%

Scorers
Yves-A. Richert 14
Anthony Keegan 4
Henry Adams 87

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Anthony Keegan of Chelsea

Match Ratings
1.Adam Batty (GK)
6
2.Norman Ball (DEF)
6
3.Camille Lefèvre (DEF)yellow card
6
4.Frederic Hamed (DEF)yellow card
5
5.Darius Lumsdon (MID)
8
6.Micka‘l Meride (MID)
7
7.Darren Scales (MID)
6
8.Carlos Redondo (MID)
6
9.Yves-A. Richert (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Francis Tourenne (ATT)
6
11.Alexandre Nivet (ATT)
6
 
12.Del Plowright (DEF)
0
13.Graham Boyd (MID)
0
14.Trevor Smithe (MID)
0

1.Wes Monk (GK)
8
2.Darius Shields (DEF)
6
3.Sol Rodgers (DEF)
6
4.Mervin Ehiogu (DEF)
6
5.Kelvin Jeffers (DEF)
6
6.Anthony Keegan (MID)goal scored
9
7.Kees van den Berg (MID)
6
8.Ali Macé (MID)
6
9.Henry Adams (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Felipe Marcelino (ATT)
6
11.Carlos Serrano (ATT)
6
 
12.Stanley Walsh (DEF)
0
13.Andre Vieira (ATT)
0
14.Julian Hierro (MID)
6