Match Report
| Birmingham City | Birmingham City |  |  | Hull City | Hull City | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Simon Wetherall | S. Wetherall |  | 53 | G |  | 1 | |  | G | 41 | | Eoin Robson | E. Robson | ||||||||
| Gareth Benali | G. Benali | | 44 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 49 | | Nicholas Moss | N. Moss | |||||||||
| Carl Grondin | C. Grondin | | 44 | D | | 3 | | D | 42 | | Scott Lloyd | S. Lloyd | |||||||||
| Kelvin Allman | K. Allman | | 39 | D | | 4 | | D | 42 | | Ralph Tolley | R. Tolley | |||||||||
| Glynn Lofthouse | G. Lofthouse | | 39 | D | | 5 | | D | 42 | | Luke Watson | L. Watson | |||||||||
| Nunzio Corallo | N. Corallo |  | 46 | M | | 6 | | D | 40 | | John Best | J. Best | |||||||||
| Syd Lofthouse | S. Lofthouse | | 42 | M | | 7 | | M | 49 | | Robbie Weaver | R. Weaver | |||||||||
| Tim Oakley | T. Oakley | | 38 | M | | 8 | | M | 44 | | John Impey | J. Impey | |||||||||
| Denny Ooijer | D. Ooijer |  | 49 | A | | | 9 | | A | 46 | | Emile Izzet | E. Izzet | ||||||||
| Syd Marshall | S. Marshall | | 42 | A | | 10 | | A | 42 | | Joe Thatcher | J. Thatcher | |||||||||
| Marino De Boer | M. De Boer | | 41 | A | | 11 | | A | 37 | | Lomano Owen | L. Owen | |||||||||
| Joe Fenton | J. Fenton | | 48 | G | | 12 | | M | 43 | | Fausto Smoje | F. Smoje | |||||||||
| Shaun Higginbotham | S. Higginbotham | | 38 | G | | 13 | | M | 40 | | Nigel Howey | N. Howey | |||||||||
| Eddie Eustace | E. Eustace | | 38 | A | | 14 | | M | 39 | | Robert Shilton | R. Shilton | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at St Andrews where Birmingham City play host to Hull City. A crowd of 2,867 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Birmingham City are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Hull City appear to be shaped for 5-2-3.
Today's match is refereed by Jermaine Newby.
The pitch is in good condition.
Birmingham City are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Hull City appear to be shaped for 5-2-3.
Today's match is refereed by Jermaine Newby.
0.00
0-0Hull City kick off!
2.48
0-0Kelvin Allman plays the ball forward to Tim Oakley. Tim Oakley flicks a high pass forward. Syd Marshall easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Syd Marshall makes a simple pass, allowing Marino De Boer to run into the box. Marino De Boer rockets a shot on goal but it is shockingly off target!
6.03
John Impey sees Emile Izzet in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Emile Izzet finds some space and shoots from distance but it rises well off target!
15.14
0-1Luke Watson sees a break and surges forward. Luke Watson sees Emile Izzet in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Emile Izzet plays a scrappy one-two with Joe Thatcher and advances towards the goal... Emile Izzet comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 12 yards out. It's there!! Simon Wetherall has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
21.57
0-1Tim Oakley chips the ball to his team mate, Syd Marshall. Syd Marshall controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Eoin Robson effortlessly gets down and covers it.
24.57
Gareth Benali makes a simple pass to Tim Oakley. Tim Oakley makes an attacking run forward. Tim Oakley advances inside the box! Some silky footwork from Tim Oakley provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it's drastically wayward!
26.15
John Impey knocks the ball to his team mate, Lomano Owen. Lomano Owen shoots from long range. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
30.07
John Impey makes a probing pass to Joe Thatcher. Joe Thatcher knocks in a cross ball towards Lomano Owen. Lomano Owen gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
33.27
Scott Lloyd makes a probing pass to John Impey. John Impey knocks the ball to his team mate, Joe Thatcher. Joe Thatcher whips in a cross ball towards Lomano Owen. Lomano Owen directs the ball goalwards with his head but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
36.01
John Impey runs straight at the opposition's defence. John Impey tries a spectacular long range effort but he balloons it over the crossbar!
40.13
Nicholas Moss knocks the ball to his team mate, Robbie Weaver. Robbie Weaver advances with the ball. Robbie Weaver skips past Glynn Lofthouse! Robbie Weaver makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Simon Wetherall is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
45.00
Syd Lofthouse flicks a high pass forward. Syd Marshall collects the pass. Syd Marshall shoots from 20 yards but it rises well off target!
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. Hull City also appear unchanged since the first half. The Birmingham City players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.
45.00
Birmingham City start the second half!
54.49
0-2John Best takes it forward alone. John Best makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Joe Thatcher. Joe Thatcher knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Carl Grondin.
60.05
0-2Birmingham City have made 3 substitutions with Joe Fenton replacing Kelvin Allman, Shaun Higginbotham replacing Nunzio Corallo and Eddie Eustace replacing Marino De Boer .Hull City appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-4-2 formation.
69.34
Ralph Tolley makes a beautiful solo run. Ralph Tolley knocks the ball forward to Joe Thatcher. Joe Thatcher lofts in a cross ball towards Lomano Owen. Lomano Owen heads the ball goalwards but it's drastically wayward!
79.32
Syd Lofthouse controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Syd Marshall. Syd Marshall knocks in a cross ball towards Denny Ooijer. Denny Ooijer gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it flies wide!
81.21
John Best chips the ball to his team mate, Lomano Owen. Lomano Owen knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
83.16
0-2Shaun Higginbotham clumsily knocks into Emile Izzet. The referee calls over Shaun Higginbotham and shows him a yellow card! Emile Izzet runs off the knock.
84.59
0-2There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
87.06
Ralph Tolley kicks a strong pass forward to John Impey. John Impey knocks the ball to his team mate, Joe Thatcher. Joe Thatcher shoots from 20 yards but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
1
2
Shots off Target
4
7
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
45.1%
54.9%
Play Area
31%
45.1%
23.9%
Scorers
| Emile Izzet 15 Robbie Weaver 40 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Robbie Weaver of Hull City |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Simon Wetherall (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Gareth Benali (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Carl Grondin (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Kelvin Allman (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Glynn Lofthouse (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Nunzio Corallo (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Syd Lofthouse (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Tim Oakley (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Denny Ooijer (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Syd Marshall (ATT) | 7 | |
| 11. | Marino De Boer (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Joe Fenton (GK) | 6 | |
| 13. | Shaun Higginbotham (GK) |  | 5 |
| 14. | Eddie Eustace (ATT) | 6 | |
| 1. | Eoin Robson (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Nicholas Moss (DEF) | 7 | |
| 3. | Scott Lloyd (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Ralph Tolley (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Luke Watson (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | John Best (DEF) | 7 | |
| 7. | Robbie Weaver (MID) |  | 9 |
| 8. | John Impey (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Emile Izzet (ATT) | | 8 |
| 10. | Joe Thatcher (ATT) | 7 | |
| 11. | Lomano Owen (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Fausto Smoje (MID) | 0 | |
| 13. | Nigel Howey (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Robert Shilton (MID) | 0 | |