Match Report


Charlton AthleticCharlton Athletic     Birmingham CityBirmingham City
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Kemal KahnK. Kahn48
G
1
G
53Simon WetherallS. Wetherall
Nigel StuartN. Stuart59
D
2
D
60Paul GerrardP. Gerrard
John CooperJ. Cooper51
D
3
D
44Carl GrondinC. Grondin
Danny GrantD. Grant50
D
4
D
44Gareth BenaliG. Benali
Jason MooreJ. Moore49
D
5
D
39Glynn LofthouseG. Lofthouse
Stuart RitchieS. Ritchie60
M
6
M
45Nunzio CoralloN. Corallo
Frank StuartF. Stuart50
M
7
M
41Syd LofthouseS. Lofthouse
Warren TaylorW. Taylor46
M
8
M
36Kieron WiltordK. Wiltord
Danny HughesD. Hughes57
A
9captain
A
49Denny OoijerD. Ooijer
Shaun GreavesS. Greaves49
A
captain10
A
46Graeme HendrieG. Hendrie
Marvin StewartM. Stewart48
A
11
A
42Syd MarshallS. Marshall
 
Glynn HughesG. Hughes48
A
12
G
48Joe FentonJ. Fenton
Jermaine GoldbergJ. Goldberg46
A
13
A
40Marino De BoerM. De Boer
Ruel JoachimR. Joachim45
M
14
D
39Kelvin AllmanK. Allman

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Match Report
Rain falls steadily from above here at The Valley where Charlton Athletic play host to Birmingham City. Its a sell-out today with the 3,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Charlton Athletic and Birmingham City are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Jermaine Newby.


0.00
Charlton Athletic start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.24
With vision, Glynn Lofthouse plays the ball forward to Kieron Wiltord. Kieron Wiltord sees Graeme Hendrie in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Graeme Hendrie controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
3.27
John Cooper pushes mid-way up the pitch. John Cooper flicks a high ball forward to Marvin Stewart who takes it down. Marvin Stewart knocks in a cross ball towards Danny Hughes. Danny Hughes rises majestically and gets a header on goal but it is tipped over by Simon Wetherall.
4.43
Corner kick to Charlton Athletic. Warren Taylor chips it out wide. Kieron Wiltord chests the ball down and quickly clears it out of the danger area!
6.56
John Cooper sees space and advances. John Cooper threads a neat ball through to Shaun Greaves. Shaun Greaves knocks in a cross ball towards Danny Hughes. Danny Hughes beats his man to it with a header. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
9.41
Gareth Benali flicks a high pass forward. Kieron Wiltord holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Kieron Wiltord hits a low pass to Denny Ooijer. Denny Ooijer skips past John Cooper! Denny Ooijer side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Birmingham City are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
14.41
Nigel Stuart decides to run forward with the ball. Nigel Stuart threads a neat ball through to Marvin Stewart. Marvin Stewart controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but slams it into the crowd!
21.40
Nigel Stuart makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Stuart Ritchie. Stuart Ritchie deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Danny Hughes. Danny Hughes knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
22.31
Warren Taylor hacks Nunzio Corallo from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Nunzio Corallo stretches but gets up unharmed.
26.58
Frank Stuart flicks a high ball forward to Danny Hughes who takes it down. Danny Hughes lofts in a cross ball towards Shaun Greaves. Shaun Greaves jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
34.20
John Cooper threads the ball through to Warren Taylor. Warren Taylor sees a break and surges forward. Warren Taylor shoots from 20 yards his aim is horrendously poor!
36.40
Danny Grant threads a neat ball through to Warren Taylor. Warren Taylor threads a neat ball through to Danny Hughes. Danny Hughes knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
39.50
Syd Lofthouse knocks the ball to his team mate, Denny Ooijer. Denny Ooijer runs straight at the defence! Denny Ooijer tries a spectacular strike but slams it into the crowd!
44.38
Jason Moore knocks the ball forward to Warren Taylor. Warren Taylor deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Shaun Greaves. Shaun Greaves knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Gareth Benali.
45.00
Danny Grant sees Stuart Ritchie in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Stuart Ritchie makes a beautiful solo run. Stuart Ritchie lofts in a cross ball towards Marvin Stewart. Marvin Stewart makes a deft header but it whistles just wide of the post!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Charlton Athletic have changed their lineup with Glynn Hughes replacing Shaun Greaves. Birmingham City appear unchanged since the first half. Both teams look fired up and appear much more hungry than they were previously.

45.00
Birmingham City kick off the second half!
49.22
Jason Moore knocks the ball forward to Stuart Ritchie. Stuart Ritchie makes a probing pass to Glynn Hughes. Glynn Hughes makes a great pass forward. Marvin Stewart runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
53.13
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
54.10
John Cooper threads a neat ball through to Stuart Ritchie. Stuart Ritchie flicks a high pass forward. Marvin Stewart collects the pass. Marvin Stewart knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
60.45
Charlton Athletic have made a substitution with Jermaine Goldberg replacing Frank Stuart .Birmingham City have made 3 substitutions with Joe Fenton replacing Gareth Benali, Marino De Boer replacing Nunzio Corallo and Kelvin Allman replacing Syd Marshall .
61.52
Syd Lofthouse kicks a strong pass forward to Denny Ooijer. Denny Ooijer knocks in a cross ball towards Kelvin Allman. Kelvin Allman whips the ball goalwards with his head but it is shockingly off target!
65.52
Syd Lofthouse advances with the ball. Syd Lofthouse knocks the ball forward, putting Denny Ooijer through on goal. Denny Ooijer muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but slams it into the crowd!
66.16
Warren Taylor makes a probing pass to Glynn Hughes. Glynn Hughes whips in a cross ball towards Danny Hughes. Danny Hughes directs the ball goalwards with his head but it flies just wide!
73.46
Stuart Ritchie flicks the ball to his team mate, Glynn Hughes. Glynn Hughes plays a scrappy one-two with Marvin Stewart and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some silky footwork from Glynn Hughes provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
75.25
Danny Grant threads a neat ball through to Warren Taylor. Warren Taylor flicks a high pass forward. Glynn Hughes controls it well on his chest. Glynn Hughes makes a defence splitting pass to Danny Hughes. Danny Hughes cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Good keeping from Simon Wetherall as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
76.35
Warren Taylor takes a short corner kick, passing the ball to John Cooper. John Cooper flicks the ball across the goal. Simon Wetherall jumps up and plucks the ball out of the air.
85.55
Danny Grant threads the ball through to Warren Taylor. Warren Taylor makes a simple pass to Marvin Stewart. Marvin Stewart finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Charlton Athletic are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
87.35
Stuart Ritchie passes the ball forward to Danny Hughes. Danny Hughes finds some space and shoots from distance but it slams into the crowd!
90.00
Carl Grondin flicks a high pass forward to Kieron Wiltord who brings the ball neatly under control. Kieron Wiltord flicks a high pass forward. Denny Ooijer collects the pass. Denny Ooijer lofts in a cross ball towards Graeme Hendrie. Graeme Hendrie connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Charlton Athletic

Birmingham City
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
3
0
Shots off Target
8
6
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
59.8%
40.2%
Play Area
28.7%
42.5%
28.7%

Scorers
Shaun Greaves 27

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Shaun Greaves of Charlton Athletic

Match Ratings
1.Kemal Kahn (GK)
6
2.Nigel Stuart (DEF)
7
3.John Cooper (DEF)
8
4.Danny Grant (DEF)
7
5.Jason Moore (DEF)
6
6.Stuart Ritchie (MID)
8
7.Frank Stuart (MID)
6
8.Warren Taylor (MID)yellow card
7
9.Danny Hughes (ATT)
7
10.Shaun Greaves (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Marvin Stewart (ATT)
6
 
12.Glynn Hughes (ATT)
6
13.Jermaine Goldberg (ATT)
6
14.Ruel Joachim (MID)
0

1.Simon Wetherall (GK)
7
2.Paul Gerrard (DEF)
6
3.Carl Grondin (DEF)
6
4.Gareth Benali (DEF)
7
5.Glynn Lofthouse (DEF)
6
6.Nunzio Corallo (MID)
6
7.Syd Lofthouse (MID)
8
8.Kieron Wiltord (MID)
7
9.Denny Ooijer (ATT)
7
10.Graeme Hendrie (ATT)
6
11.Syd Marshall (ATT)
6
 
12.Joe Fenton (GK)
6
13.Marino De Boer (ATT)
6
14.Kelvin Allman (DEF)
6