Match Report


Oldham AthleticOldham Athletic     Birmingham CityBirmingham City
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Alfonso RicchiutiA. Ricchiuti41
G
1
G
53Simon WetherallS. Wetherall
Eoin MyersE. Myers50
D
2
D
60Paul GerrardP. Gerrard
Ian LloydI. Lloyd43
D
captain3
D
44Carl GrondinC. Grondin
Damien HowellsD. Howells37
D
4
D
44Gareth BenaliG. Benali
Wes KerrW. Kerr36
D
5
D
39Kelvin AllmanK. Allman
Frank RankinF. Rankin67
M
6
M
45Nunzio CoralloN. Corallo
Seth JacobsS. Jacobs41
M
7
M
42Syd LofthouseS. Lofthouse
Craig PriorC. Prior37
M
8
M
36Kieron WiltordK. Wiltord
Peter DuberryP. Duberry35
M
9captain
A
49Denny OoijerD. Ooijer
Brian KanuB. Kanu44
A
10
A
46Graeme HendrieG. Hendrie
Joe PearsonJ. Pearson44
A
11
A
42Syd MarshallS. Marshall
 
Stanley WilliamsonS. Williamson41
A
12
G
48Joe FentonJ. Fenton
Gilles GalliG. Galli40
A
13
A
40Marino De BoerM. De Boer
Marcello GomaM. Goma40
A
14
G
38Shaun HigginbothamS. Higginbotham

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Boundary Park where Oldham Athletic play host to Birmingham City. A crowd of 2,488 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Oldham Athletic are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Birmingham City appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Steven Barmby.


0.00
Birmingham City kick off and get the match underway!
4.03
Craig Prior passes the ball forward to Brian Kanu. Brian Kanu shoots from 20 yards but slams it into the crowd!
8.40
Kieron Wiltord sees space and advances. Kieron Wiltord chips the ball to his team mate, Syd Marshall. Syd Marshall comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 12 yards out. Alfonso Ricchiuti is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
15.08
Syd Lofthouse threads the ball through to Denny Ooijer. Denny Ooijer lofts in a cross ball towards Graeme Hendrie. Graeme Hendrie connects with a diving header but it is miles over!
22.54
Carl Grondin kicks a strong pass forward to Kieron Wiltord. Kieron Wiltord sees a break and surges forward. Kieron Wiltord finds some space and shoots from distance. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
28.01
Ian Lloyd hacks Syd Lofthouse from behind! The referee calls over Ian Lloyd and shows him a yellow card! Syd Lofthouse stretches but gets up unharmed.
38.32
Frank Rankin threads the ball through to Brian Kanu. Brian Kanu runs straight at the defence! Brian Kanu comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 12 yards out but is denied by Simon Wetherall. Excellent save.
39.31
Peter Duberry deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Brian Kanu. Brian Kanu tries a spectacular long range effort but it's a woeful effort!
40.54
Kieron Wiltord chips the ball to his team mate, Denny Ooijer. Denny Ooijer lofts in a cross ball towards Graeme Hendrie. Graeme Hendrie makes a convincing header but it's a woeful effort!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Oldham Athletic appear unchanged since the first half. Birmingham City also appear unchanged since the first half. The Oldham Athletic players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Oldham Athletic start the second half!
49.34
Gareth Benali sees a break and surges forward. Gareth Benali threads the ball through to Denny Ooijer. Denny Ooijer knocks in a cross ball towards Syd Marshall. Syd Marshall makes a convincing header but he balloons it over the crossbar!
51.02
Carl Grondin chips the ball to his team mate, Nunzio Corallo. Nunzio Corallo sees a break and surges forward. Nunzio Corallo knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
54.18
Ian Lloyd deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Craig Prior. Craig Prior makes a probing pass to Brian Kanu. Brian Kanu tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Oldham Athletic are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
59.05
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
60.50
Birmingham City have made 3 substitutions with Joe Fenton replacing Gareth Benali, Marino De Boer replacing Nunzio Corallo and Shaun Higginbotham replacing Syd Marshall .
71.40
Frank Rankin makes a simple pass to Joe Pearson. Joe Pearson shoots from 25 yards his aim is horrendously poor!
78.38
Shaun Higginbotham clumsily knocks into Damien Howells. The referee brings Shaun Higginbotham to one side and gives him a warning! Damien Howells stretches but gets up unharmed.
81.38
Graeme Hendrie clumsily knocks into Damien Howells. Graeme Hendrie is shown the yellow card! Damien Howells hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
87.37
Marino De Boer knocks the ball forward to Shaun Higginbotham. Shaun Higginbotham plays a one-two with Denny Ooijer and rushes in on goal... Shaun Higginbotham tries a spectacular strike. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Oldham Athletic

Birmingham City
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
1
2
Shots off Target
4
4
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
54.8%
45.2%
Play Area
31.5%
45.2%
23.3%

Scorers
Syd Marshall 8
Shaun Higginbotham 87

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Kieron Wiltord of Birmingham City

Match Ratings
1.Alfonso Ricchiuti (GK)
6
2.Eoin Myers (DEF)
6
3.Ian Lloyd (DEF)yellow card
6
4.Damien Howells (DEF)
8
5.Wes Kerr (DEF)
6
6.Frank Rankin (MID)
6
7.Seth Jacobs (MID)
6
8.Craig Prior (MID)
6
9.Peter Duberry (MID)
6
10.Brian Kanu (ATT)
7
11.Joe Pearson (ATT)
6
 
12.Stanley Williamson (ATT)
0
13.Gilles Galli (ATT)
0
14.Marcello Goma (ATT)
0

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