Match Report
| Birmingham City | Birmingham City |  |  | Stockport County | Stockport County | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Craig Parker | C. Parker |  | 39 | G |  | 1 | | G | 50 |  | Haoulid Lama | H. Lama | |||||||||
| James Mann | J. Mann | | 49 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 58 | | Gary Coppinger | G. Coppinger | |||||||||
| Carl Thompson | C. Thompson | | 48 | D |  | | 3 | | D | 55 | | David Hughes | D. Hughes | ||||||||
| Tony Fletcher | T. Fletcher | | 46 | D | | 4 | | D | 52 | | Emile Howey | E. Howey | |||||||||
| Nicholas Oliver | N. Oliver | | 44 | D | | 5 | | M | 61 | | Leon Lisbie | L. Lisbie | |||||||||
| Adam Drake | A. Drake | | 54 | M | | 6 | | M | 52 | | Luke Patterson | L. Patterson | |||||||||
| Nigel May | N. May | | 46 | M | | 7 | | | M | 50 | | Dave Bridges | D. Bridges | ||||||||
| Ruel Crooks | R. Crooks | | 43 | M | | 8 | | M | 48 | | Clive Moncur | C. Moncur | |||||||||
| Piero Atzeni | P. Atzeni |  | 52 | A | | 9 | | A | 56 | | Wayne Sinclair | W. Sinclair | |||||||||
| Mark Lampard | M. Lampard | | 50 | A | | 10 | | A | 47 | | Sol Mckay | S. Mckay | |||||||||
| Phil Lua-Lua | P. Lua-Lua | | 48 | A | | 11 | | A | 42 | | Glynn Mendonca | G. Mendonca | |||||||||
| Liam Shields | L. Shields | | 43 | A | | 12 | | G | 48 | | Lee Lampard | L. Lampard | |||||||||
| Stanley Todd | S. Todd | | 41 | A | | 13 | | D | 47 | | Darren Gascoigne | D. Gascoigne | |||||||||
| Carl Grondin | C. Grondin | | 38 | G | | 14 | | M | 44 | | Darren Hurst | D. Hurst | |||||||||
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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at St Andrews where Birmingham City play host to Stockport County. A crowd of 2,676 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Birmingham City are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Stockport County appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Gilles Mike.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Birmingham City are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Stockport County appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Gilles Mike.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Stockport County kick off!
2.10
0-0James Mann hits a low pass to Ruel Crooks. Ruel Crooks threads the ball through to Piero Atzeni. Piero Atzeni lofts in a cross ball towards Phil Lua-Lua. Phil Lua-Lua makes a convincing header but it flies just off target!
3.23
0-0With vision, Emile Howey plays the ball forward to Leon Lisbie. Leon Lisbie threads the ball through to Glynn Mendonca. Glynn Mendonca plays a quick one-two with Sol Mckay and rushes in on goal... Carl Thompson clumsily knocks into Glynn Mendonca. Penalty not given!!
4.26
Tony Fletcher sweeps the ball long. Nigel May knocks in a cross ball towards Mark Lampard. With a superhuman jump, Mark Lampard connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
12.12
Ruel Crooks brings the ball forward. Ruel Crooks flicks a high pass forward. Piero Atzeni controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Piero Atzeni takes a shot at goal. It's miles wide!
14.05
1-0Nicholas Oliver kicks a strong pass forward to Nigel May. Nigel May controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
18.08
Piero Atzeni chips the ball to his team mate, Adam Drake. Adam Drake shoots from 25 yards. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
32.52
Carl Thompson receives the ball from a throw-in from Tony Fletcher. Carl Thompson kicks a strong pass forward to Tony Fletcher. Tony Fletcher threads a neat ball through to Piero Atzeni. Piero Atzeni plays a scrappy one-two with Ruel Crooks and advances towards the goal... Piero Atzeni looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it's well over the bar!
33.06
James Mann flicks the ball to his team mate, Ruel Crooks. Ruel Crooks hits a low pass to Nigel May. Nigel May skips past David Hughes! David Hughes catches Nigel May on the ankles. Nigel May appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
34.19
Ruel Crooks kicks a strong pass forward to Mark Lampard. Mark Lampard lofts in a cross ball towards Phil Lua-Lua. Phil Lua-Lua powers a header at goal. Haoulid Lama is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
42.46
2-0Leon Lisbie deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Wayne Sinclair. Wayne Sinclair shoots from 20 yards. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Superb keeping!
44.58
Leon Lisbie knocks the ball to his team mate, Glynn Mendonca. Glynn Mendonca advances inside the box! Some silky footwork from Glynn Mendonca provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward but it's drastically wayward!
45.00
Adam Drake deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Piero Atzeni. Piero Atzeni threads the ball through into the box. Adam Drake shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Nice keeping!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Birmingham City appear unchanged since the first half. Stockport County have changed their lineup with Darren Gascoigne replacing Leon Lisbie and Darren Hurst replacing Sol Mckay. The Stockport County players look more motivated than they were before.
45.00
Birmingham City kick off!
47.58
Nicholas Oliver threads a neat ball through to Piero Atzeni. Piero Atzeni threads a neat ball through to Phil Lua-Lua. Phil Lua-Lua sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is shockingly off target!
48.16
2-0Piero Atzeni clumsily knocks into Darren Gascoigne. Piero Atzeni is given a warning by the referee! Darren Gascoigne runs off the knock.
53.20
James Mann flicks the ball to his team mate, Piero Atzeni. Piero Atzeni flicks a high pass forward. Mark Lampard holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Mark Lampard lofts in a cross ball towards Piero Atzeni. Piero Atzeni is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Magnificent save by Haoulid Lama!
60.35
2-0Birmingham City have made 2 substitutions with Liam Shields replacing Tony Fletcher and Carl Grondin replacing Mark Lampard .Stockport County appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-4 formation.
61.35
Darren Gascoigne sees a break and surges forward. Darren Gascoigne makes an attacking run forward. Darren Gascoigne plays a one-two with Glynn Mendonca and rushes in on goal... Darren Gascoigne tries a spectacular strike but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
63.44
2-0Dave Bridges clumsily knocks into Carl Grondin. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Carl Grondin runs off the knock.
65.24
Seeing a gap ahead, Emile Howey plays the ball forward to Glynn Mendonca. Glynn Mendonca plays a quick one-two with Dave Bridges and rushes in on goal... Glynn Mendonca cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
66.32
Dave Bridges plays the ball forward to Darren Hurst. Darren Hurst shoots from outside the area but it goes wide for a goal kick.
71.44
Liam Shields takes it forward alone. Liam Shields plays a one-two with Adam Drake and rushes in on goal... Some silky footwork from Liam Shields provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
77.33
2-0Dave Bridges knocks the ball to his team mate, Wayne Sinclair. Wayne Sinclair makes a great pass forward. Dave Bridges runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
83.05
Ruel Crooks flicks the ball to his team mate, Nigel May. Nigel May passes the ball forward to Phil Lua-Lua. Some good footwork from Phil Lua-Lua provides some space. He shoots at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
4
1
Shots off Target
8
4
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
66.2%
33.8%
Play Area
27.9%
41.2%
30.9%
Scorers
| Nigel May 14 Phil Lua-Lua 34 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Nigel May of Birmingham City |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Craig Parker (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | James Mann (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Carl Thompson (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Tony Fletcher (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Nicholas Oliver (DEF) | 7 | |
| 6. | Adam Drake (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Nigel May (MID) |  | 9 |
| 8. | Ruel Crooks (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Piero Atzeni (ATT) | 7 | |
| 10. | Mark Lampard (ATT) | 7 | |
| 11. | Phil Lua-Lua (ATT) | | 8 |
| 12. | Liam Shields (ATT) | 6 | |
| 13. | Stanley Todd (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Carl Grondin (GK) | 6 | |
| 1. | Haoulid Lama (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Gary Coppinger (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | David Hughes (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Emile Howey (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Leon Lisbie (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Luke Patterson (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Dave Bridges (MID) |  | 5 |
| 8. | Clive Moncur (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Wayne Sinclair (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Sol Mckay (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Glynn Mendonca (ATT) | 7 | |
| 12. | Lee Lampard (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Darren Gascoigne (DEF) | 7 | |
| 14. | Darren Hurst (MID) | 6 | |