Match Report
| Birmingham City | Birmingham City |  |  | Aston Villa | Aston Villa | ||||||||||||||||
| Dan Birkinshaw | Dan Birkinshaw | Vladimir Ivanov | Vladimir Ivanov | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kemal Robson | K. Robson |  | 35 | G |  | 1 | | G | 71 |  | Kubilay Izzet | K. Izzet | |||||||||
| Imashirou Yamazaki | I. Yamazaki |  | 71 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 65 |  | Nordin El-Khalej | N. El-Khalej | |||||||||
| Sven Wallner | S. Wallner |  | 53 | D | | 3 | | D | 76 |  | Gerard Pires | G. Pires | |||||||||
| Gustavo Rios | G. Rios |  | 71 | D | | 4 | | D | 65 |  | Ger Willems | G. Willems | |||||||||
| Alf-Inge Bragstad | A. Bragstad |  | 69 | D | | 5 | | D | 71 | | Moritz Dehm | M. Dehm | |||||||||
| Gabriel Calvo | G. Calvo |  | 70 | M | | 6 | | M | 65 | | Rainer Klinsmann | R. Klinsmann | |||||||||
| Nahuel Reggi | N. Reggi |  | 70 | M | | 7 | | M | 68 |  | Dean Long | D. Long | |||||||||
| Shigeru Nakata | S. Nakata | | 74 | M | | 8 | | M | 78 | | Kyou Nakajima | K. Nakajima | |||||||||
| Lorenzo Greco | L. Greco |  | 69 | A | | 9 | | M | 65 | | Hans Visser | H. Visser | |||||||||
| Kemal Todd | K. Todd | | 74 | A | | 10 | | A | 70 |  | Anton Landerl | A. Landerl | |||||||||
| Craig Fletcher | C. Fletcher | | 71 | A | | 11 | | A | 76 | | Kewullay Paradiso | K. Paradiso | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at St Andrews where Birmingham City play host to Aston Villa. A crowd of 17,198 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Birmingham City are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Aston Villa appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Birmingham City are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Aston Villa appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
0.00
0-0The first half starts with Birmingham City kicking off!
9.30
0-0Kyou Nakajima chips the ball to his team mate, Kewullay Paradiso. Kewullay Paradiso knocks the ball forward to Anton Landerl but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
22.02
0-0Hans Visser makes a beautiful solo run. Hans Visser plays a perfect one-two with Anton Landerl and rushes in on goal... Hans Visser cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It's miles wide!
27.34
0-0Kemal Todd barges into Gerard Pires. Kemal Todd is warned by the referee! Gerard Pires runs off the knock.
27.34
0-0Aston Villa are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
28.56
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
32.43
Nahuel Reggi comes in with a late challenge on Kyou Nakajima. The referee calls over Nahuel Reggi and warns him to calm down! Kyou Nakajima hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
32.43
Aston Villa are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Birmingham City's defence.
33.33
0-0Dean Long knocks the ball to his team mate, Anton Landerl. Anton Landerl knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
38.02
0-0Dean Long makes a probing pass to Anton Landerl. Anton Landerl goes all the way! Anton Landerl rockets a shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
Aston Villa start the second half!
47.26
Shigeru Nakata knocks the ball to his team mate, Kemal Todd. Kemal Todd goes all the way! Kemal Todd rockets a shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
51.13
Nahuel Reggi knocks the ball to his team mate, Lorenzo Greco. Lorenzo Greco whips in a cross ball towards Kemal Todd. Kemal Todd is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it is tipped over by Kubilay Izzet.
55.08
Kyou Nakajima makes a probing pass to Anton Landerl. Anton Landerl knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Sven Wallner.
60.13
Shigeru Nakata deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Kemal Todd. Kemal Todd knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Moritz Dehm.
61.58
Imashirou Yamazaki chips the ball to his team mate, Nahuel Reggi. Nahuel Reggi deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Craig Fletcher. Craig Fletcher makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Lorenzo Greco. Lorenzo Greco shoots from just inside the box but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
63.26
Kyou Nakajima makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Kewullay Paradiso. Kewullay Paradiso lofts in a cross ball towards Anton Landerl. Anton Landerl heads the ball goalwards. The ball is well placed but the keeper is more than a match for it. Saved!
65.41
Sven Wallner knocks the ball forward to Gabriel Calvo. Gabriel Calvo flicks the ball to his team mate, Kemal Todd. Kemal Todd shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
66.20
Shigeru Nakata knocks the ball to his team mate, Lorenzo Greco. Lorenzo Greco threads the ball through to Craig Fletcher but he's offside!
69.01
Dean Long kicks a strong pass forward to Anton Landerl. Anton Landerl controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Kemal Robson easily smothers it.
72.35
Dean Long makes a probing pass to Anton Landerl. Anton Landerl makes a probing pass to Kewullay Paradiso. Kewullay Paradiso shows great control and tries a shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
75.41
Gabriel Calvo deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Craig Fletcher. Craig Fletcher knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
84.33
0-0Rainer Klinsmann clumsily knocks into Shigeru Nakata. The referee calls over Rainer Klinsmann and warns him to calm down! Shigeru Nakata gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
87.41
Nordin El-Khalej makes a simple pass to Rainer Klinsmann. Rainer Klinsmann flicks the ball to his team mate, Kewullay Paradiso. Kewullay Paradiso knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
89.39
Nahuel Reggi catches Dean Long on the ankles. The referee calls over Nahuel Reggi again and warns him to calm down! Dean Long hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
1
3
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
3
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
45.5%
54.5%
Play Area
31.8%
47%
21.2%