Match Report
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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at St Andrews where Birmingham City play host to Charlton Athletic. A crowd of 17,115 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Birmingham City are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Charlton Athletic appear to be shaped for 4-2-3-1.
Today's match is refereed by Rio Gray.
The pitch is in good condition.
Birmingham City are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Charlton Athletic appear to be shaped for 4-2-3-1.
Today's match is refereed by Rio Gray.
0.00
Birmingham City start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.07
Micka‘l Meride threads a neat ball through to Yves-A. Richert. Yves-A. Richert rushes past Noel Ferdinand! Yves-A. Richert strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal but it flies just wide!
3.48
Claus Hakansson pushes up the pitch. Claus Hakansson darts forward. Claus Hakansson knocks in a cross ball towards Duncan Hapgood. Duncan Hapgood connects with a diving header. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
8.02
Frederic Hamed flicks a high pass forward. Micka‘l Meride controls it well on his chest. Micka‘l Meride makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Francis Tourenne. Francis Tourenne makes a defence splitting pass to Alexandre Nivet. Alexandre Nivet cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!! That brings them level!
12.49
Bernd Sindelar barges into Yves-A. Richert. Bernd Sindelar is warned by the referee! Yves-A. Richert hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
14.53
Darius Lumsdon sees Yves-A. Richert in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Yves-A. Richert shoots from 20 yards but is denied by Facundo Negron. Excellent save.
15.03
Duncan Hapgood comes in with a late challenge on Frederic Hamed. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Frederic Hamed runs off the knock.
18.45
Frederic Hamed flicks a high pass forward. Darius Lumsdon controls it well on his chest. Darius Lumsdon makes a probing pass to Yves-A. Richert. Yves-A. Richert knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Noel Ferdinand.
20.58
Dennis Haynes hits a low pass to Stanley Mendonca. Stanley Mendonca knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Adam Batty who gathers it comfortably.
21.12
Frederic Hamed kicks a strong pass forward to Darius Lumsdon. Darius Lumsdon hits a low pass to Alexandre Nivet. Alexandre Nivet makes a great pass forward. Francis Tourenne runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
22.11
Frederic Hamed flicks a high pass forward. Darius Lumsdon controls it well on his chest. Darius Lumsdon flicks a high pass forward. Yves-A. Richert collects the pass. Yves-A. Richert knocks in a cross ball towards Francis Tourenne. Francis Tourenne jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but somehow Facundo Negron manages to keep it out.
32.27
Carlos Redondo sees a break and surges forward. Carlos Redondo chips the ball to his team mate, Alexandre Nivet. Alexandre Nivet makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Magnificent save by Facundo Negron!
33.58
Dennis Haynes sees Stanley Mendonca in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Stanley Mendonca lofts in a cross ball towards Steffen Halle. Steffen Halle is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
36.04
Micka‘l Meride flicks a high ball forward to Francis Tourenne who takes it down. Francis Tourenne plays a scrappy one-two with Yves-A. Richert and advances towards the goal... Some silky footwork from Francis Tourenne provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it slams into the crowd!
38.06
Ramon Haefliger hits a low pass to Stanley Mendonca. Stanley Mendonca knocks in a cross ball towards Duncan Hapgood. Duncan Hapgood makes a convincing header but is denied by Frederic Hamed. Excellent block.
44.09
Carlos Redondo threads a neat ball through to Alexandre Nivet. Alexandre Nivet lofts in a cross ball towards Francis Tourenne. Francis Tourenne shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Facundo Negron picks it out of the air!
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. Charlton Athletic also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
The second half starts with Charlton Athletic kicking off!
47.17
Dennis Haynes makes a probing pass to Duncan Hapgood. Duncan Hapgood knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Norman Ball.
49.16
Claus Hakansson kicks a strong pass forward to Dennis Haynes. Dennis Haynes makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Steffen Halle. Steffen Halle sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
54.12
Dennis Haynes makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Stanley Mendonca. Stanley Mendonca knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Adam Batty who gathers it comfortably.
59.14
Carlos Redondo knocks the ball forward to Yves-A. Richert. Yves-A. Richert flicks the ball to his team mate, Francis Tourenne. Francis Tourenne looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but Facundo Negron reads it well. Excellent keeping!
60.48
Ramon Haefliger comes in with a late challenge on Micka‘l Meride. The referee warns Ramon Haefliger to calm down! Micka‘l Meride grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
66.49
Dennis Haynes knocks the ball forward to Henry Edghill. Henry Edghill whips in a cross ball towards Steffen Halle. Steffen Halle jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Adam Batty manages to gather it.
69.04
With some swift thinking, Micka‘l Meride plays the ball forward to Yves-A. Richert. Yves-A. Richert shoots from distance. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
73.04
Carlos Redondo surges forward with the ball. Carlos Redondo threads a neat, attacking ball through to Francis Tourenne. Some silky footwork from Francis Tourenne provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous stop!
79.07
Ramon Haefliger flicks a high pass forward. Stanley Mendonca controls it well on his chest. Stanley Mendonca sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
81.19
Micka‘l Meride flicks a high ball forward to Francis Tourenne who takes it down. Francis Tourenne shoots from 25 yards but it's a lousy effort!
85.16
Dennis Haynes knocks the ball forward to Stanley Mendonca. Stanley Mendonca lofts in a cross ball towards Henry Edghill. With a superhuman jump, Henry Edghill connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but is denied by Adam Batty. Excellent save.
87.10
Bernd Sindelar makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ramon Haefliger. Ramon Haefliger knocks the ball forward to Henry Edghill. Henry Edghill whips in a cross ball towards Duncan Hapgood. Duncan Hapgood flicks the ball with his head. Magnificent save by Adam Batty!
89.15
Darius Lumsdon hits a low pass to Yves-A. Richert. Yves-A. Richert lofts in a cross ball towards Francis Tourenne. Francis Tourenne makes a deft header. It's there!! Facundo Negron has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
2
Shots on Target
8
6
Shots off Target
4
2
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
0
3
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
59.8%
40.2%
Play Area
23.2%
46.3%
30.5%
Scorers
Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Francis Tourenne of Birmingham City |
Match Ratings
1. | Adam Batty (GK) | 7 | |
2. | Norman Ball (DEF) | 6 | |
3. | Camille Lefèvre (DEF) | 6 | |
4. | Frederic Hamed (DEF) | 7 | |
5. | Darius Lumsdon (MID) | 7 | |
6. | Micka‘l Meride (MID) | 7 | |
7. | Carlos Redondo (MID) | 7 | |
8. | Graham Boyd (MID) | 6 | |
9. | Yves-A. Richert (ATT) | 8 | |
10. | Francis Tourenne (ATT) | ![]() | 9 |
11. | Alexandre Nivet (ATT) | ![]() | 8 |
12. | Del Plowright (DEF) | 0 | |
13. | Trevor Smithe (MID) | 0 | |
14. | Daniel Bridges (GK) | 0 |
1. | Facundo Negron (GK) | 8 | |
2. | Dion Roberts (DEF) | 6 | |
3. | Bernd Sindelar (DEF) | 6 | |
4. | Noel Ferdinand (DEF) | 6 | |
5. | Claus Hakansson (DEF) | 8 | |
6. | Dennis Haynes (MID) | 7 | |
7. | Ramon Haefliger (MID) | 6 | |
8. | Duncan Hapgood (ATT) | ![]() ![]() | 7 |
9. | Stanley Mendonca (ATT) | 7 | |
10. | Henry Edghill (ATT) | 6 | |
11. | Steffen Halle (ATT) | ![]() | 8 |
12. | Craig Wetherall (ATT) | 0 | |
13. | Nicky Wise (MID) | 0 | |
14. | George Priestley (MID) | 0 |