Match Report


Birmingham CityBirmingham City     Newcastle UnitedNewcastle United
John MooneyJohn Mooney Computer Player Computer Player
Adam BattyA. Batty73
G
1captain
G
81Jari MartinpoikaJ. Martinpoika
Norman BallN. Ball72
D
2
D
75Marcio PeleM. Pele
Camille LefèvreC. Lefèvre71
D
3
D
74Linus SchulzeL. Schulze
Frederic HamedF. Hamed69
D
4
D
74Mitchel BroersM. Broers
Darius LumsdonD. Lumsdon78
M
captain5
D
71Jan NygaardJ. Nygaard
Micka‘l MerideM. Meride78
M
6
D
70Carlos AguilarC. Aguilar
Carlos RedondoC. Redondo71
M
7
M
72Franck ZanottiF. Zanotti
Graham BoydG. Boyd58
M
8
M
72Kevin PlattK. Platt
Yves-A. RichertY. Richert75
A
9
M
70Morten SørensenM. Sørensen
Francis TourenneF. Tourenne72
A
10
A
72Runar KvarmeR. Kvarme
Alexandre NivetA. Nivet71
A
11
A
66Ivan TudorI. Tudor
 
Del PlowrightD. Plowright67
D
12
D
70Dennis BishopD. Bishop
Trevor SmitheT. Smithe56
M
13
D
70Eoin ThomsonE. Thomson
Daniel BridgesD. Bridges55
G
14
M
68Paulo OliveiraP. Oliveira

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Match Report
The air is cold and hail stones bounce off the ground here at St Andrews where Birmingham City play host to Newcastle United. A crowd of 16,009 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good 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 Trevor Clemence.


0.00
Newcastle United start the game by kicking off the first half!
20.28
Kevin Platt advances with the ball. Kevin Platt shoots from 25 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
27.40
Micka‘l Meride sees Alexandre Nivet in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Alexandre Nivet knocks in a cross ball towards Francis Tourenne. Francis Tourenne is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Jari Martinpoika is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
30.58
Micka‘l Meride sees a break and surges forward. Micka‘l Meride sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
38.21
Kevin Platt knocks the ball forward to Ivan Tudor. Ivan Tudor knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Frederic Hamed.
40.07
Norman Ball hacks Ivan Tudor from behind! The referee brings Norman Ball to one side and gives him a warning! Ivan Tudor stretches but gets up unharmed.
42.12
Kevin Platt flicks the ball to his team mate, Ivan Tudor. Ivan Tudor whips in a cross ball towards Runar Kvarme. Runar Kvarme heads the ball goalwards. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

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

45.00
The second half starts with Birmingham City kicking off!
48.22
Kevin Platt threads a neat ball through to Runar Kvarme. Runar Kvarme knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Norman Ball.
51.10
Jan Nygaard flicks a high ball forward to Kevin Platt who takes it down. Kevin Platt flicks a high pass forward. Runar Kvarme collects the pass. Runar Kvarme knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Adam Batty who gathers it comfortably.
54.01
Camille Lefèvre threads a neat ball through to Darius Lumsdon. Darius Lumsdon deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alexandre Nivet. Alexandre Nivet passes the ball forward but Francis Tourenne is offside!
57.56
Kevin Platt flicks a high ball forward to Runar Kvarme who takes it down. Runar Kvarme shoots from distance but it whistles just wide of the post!
60.44
Jan Nygaard knocks the ball to his team mate, Kevin Platt. Kevin Platt flicks a high pass forward. Ivan Tudor collects the pass. Ivan Tudor finds some space and shoots from distance but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
65.41
Micka‘l Meride laces a weighted ball forward to Alexandre Nivet. Alexandre Nivet knocks in a cross ball towards Yves-A. Richert. Yves-A. Richert whips the ball goalwards with his head. The keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
67.53
Mitchel Broers flicks a high pass forward. Franck Zanotti controls it well on his chest. Franck Zanotti threads a neat ball through to Ivan Tudor. Ivan Tudor skips past Frederic Hamed! Ivan Tudor comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 9 yards out but it rises well off target!
72.41
Kevin Platt barges into Carlos Redondo. The referee warns Kevin Platt to calm down! Carlos Redondo stretches but gets up unharmed.
72.41
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
73.13
Darius Lumsdon controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Yves-A. Richert. Yves-A. Richert hits a low pass to Alexandre Nivet. Alexandre Nivet makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
77.48
Kevin Platt hacks Carlos Redondo from behind! Kevin Platt is warned by the referee again! Carlos Redondo hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
77.48
Newcastle United are dictating the run of play here today.
81.26
Runar Kvarme catches Norman Ball on the ankles. The referee brings Runar Kvarme to one side and gives him a warning! Norman Ball stretches but gets up unharmed.
87.41
Yves-A. Richert hacks Marcio Pele from behind! Yves-A. Richert is shown the yellow card! Marcio Pele runs off the knock.
89.41
Kevin Platt plays the ball forward to Runar Kvarme. Runar Kvarme shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
90.00
Marcio Pele plays the ball forward to Kevin Platt. Seeing a gap ahead, Kevin Platt plays the ball forward to Runar Kvarme. Runar Kvarme knocks in a cross ball towards Ivan Tudor. Ivan Tudor whips the ball goalwards with his head. The ball takes a deflection leaving Adam Batty with no chance!! Goal for Newcastle United!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Birmingham City

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

Possession
35.4%
64.6%
Play Area
24.1%
49.4%
26.6%

Scorers
Francis Tourenne 27
Runar Kvarme 42
Ivan Tudor 90

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Ivan Tudor of Newcastle United

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

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