Match Report


Birmingham CityBirmingham City     Leyton OrientLeyton Orient
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Craig ParkerC. Parker39
G
1
G
49Ronnie GreeningR. Greening
James MannJ. Mann49
D
2
D
56Gilles ThomsonG. Thomson
Carl ThompsonC. Thompson48
D
captain3
D
55Craig ForbesC. Forbes
Tony FletcherT. Fletcher46
D
4captain
D
48Patrick SmithP. Smith
Nicholas OliverN. Oliver44
D
5
D
46Carlton RobsonC. Robson
Adam DrakeA. Drake54
M
6
M
52Liam ThirlwellL. Thirlwell
Nigel MayN. May46
M
7
M
46Del BestD. Best
Ruel CrooksR. Crooks43
M
8
M
46Ralph ForbesR. Forbes
Piero AtzeniP. Atzeni52
A
9
M
39Mark BeagrieM. Beagrie
Mark LampardM. Lampard50
A
10
A
54Niccolo ParkerN. Parker
Phil Lua-LuaP. Lua-Lua48
A
11
A
51Jody CutlerJ. Cutler
 
Liam ShieldsL. Shields43
A
12
A
46Brian LloydB. Lloyd
Stanley ToddS. Todd41
A
13
D
45Leon ThomsonL. Thomson
Carl GrondinC. Grondin38
G
14
D
45Stanley JacobsS. Jacobs

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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at St Andrews where Birmingham City play host to Leyton Orient. Its a sell-out today with the 3,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Birmingham City are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Leyton Orient appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Isaiah Impey.


0.00
Leyton Orient get the match underway!
18.15
Ruel Crooks makes a beautiful solo run. Ruel Crooks knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
24.37
Ralph Forbes makes a beautiful solo run. Ralph Forbes passes the ball forward but Jody Cutler is offside!
26.04
Niccolo Parker clumsily knocks into Nicholas Oliver. Niccolo Parker is given a warning by the referee! Nicholas Oliver runs off the knock.
28.23
Ruel Crooks makes a probing pass to Mark Lampard. Mark Lampard passes the ball forward but Piero Atzeni is offside!
34.40
Adam Drake threads the ball through to Mark Lampard. Mark Lampard shoots from 20 yards but it slams into the crowd!
36.37
Del Best knocks the ball forward to Ralph Forbes. Ralph Forbes knocks the ball to his team mate, Niccolo Parker. Niccolo Parker knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Tony Fletcher.
42.49
With a delightful solo run, Del Best stretches the opposition's defence. Del Best knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Craig Parker who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
Liam Thirlwell makes a probing pass to Niccolo Parker. Niccolo Parker knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Craig Parker who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Birmingham City appear unchanged since the first half. Leyton Orient also appear unchanged since the first half. The Leyton Orient players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Birmingham City kick off the second half!
54.01
Patrick Smith deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Del Best. Del Best passes the ball forward to Jody Cutler. Jody Cutler rushes past Carl Thompson! Jody Cutler shoots from just inside the box. Magnificent block by Tony Fletcher!
55.49
Craig Forbes catches Mark Lampard on the ankles. Craig Forbes is shown the yellow card! Mark Lampard gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
59.58
Carl Thompson passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Ruel Crooks. Ruel Crooks flicks a high pass forward. Mark Lampard holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Mark Lampard makes a great pass forward. Adam Drake runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
60.20
Birmingham City have made 2 substitutions with Liam Shields replacing Tony Fletcher and Carl Grondin replacing Mark Lampard .
61.26
James Mann pushes up the pitch. James Mann hits a low pass to Nigel May. Nigel May advances inside the box! Nigel May muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it flies well off target!
71.40
Carl Thompson passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Nigel May. Nigel May threads a neat ball through to Adam Drake. Adam Drake shoots from outside the area but it goes wide for a goal kick.
77.55
Del Best flicks a high pass forward. Niccolo Parker controls it well on his chest. Niccolo Parker finds some space and shoots from distance but it slams into the crowd!
78.45
Adam Drake controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Phil Lua-Lua. Phil Lua-Lua shoots from long range but slams it into the crowd!
79.28
Carl Thompson passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Ruel Crooks. Ruel Crooks flicks a high ball forward to Phil Lua-Lua who takes it down. Phil Lua-Lua rushes past Gilles Thomson! Phil Lua-Lua rockets a shot on goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
85.26
Patrick Smith makes a probing pass to Niccolo Parker. Niccolo Parker sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Birmingham City

Leyton Orient
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
1
1
Shots off Target
4
2
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
51.5%
48.5%
Play Area
26.5%
47.1%
26.5%

Scorers
Phil Lua-Lua 79

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Phil Lua-Lua of Birmingham City

Match Ratings
1.Craig Parker (GK)
6
2.James Mann (DEF)
6
3.Carl Thompson (DEF)
7
4.Tony Fletcher (DEF)
7
5.Nicholas Oliver (DEF)
6
6.Adam Drake (MID)
7
7.Nigel May (MID)
6
8.Ruel Crooks (MID)
9
9.Piero Atzeni (ATT)
6
10.Mark Lampard (ATT)
6
11.Phil Lua-Lua (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Liam Shields (ATT)
6
13.Stanley Todd (ATT)
0
14.Carl Grondin (GK)
6

1.Ronnie Greening (GK)
6
2.Gilles Thomson (DEF)
6
3.Craig Forbes (DEF)yellow card
5
4.Patrick Smith (DEF)
6
5.Carlton Robson (DEF)
6
6.Liam Thirlwell (MID)
6
7.Del Best (MID)
7
8.Ralph Forbes (MID)
7
9.Mark Beagrie (MID)
6
10.Niccolo Parker (ATT)
6
11.Jody Cutler (ATT)
6
 
12.Brian Lloyd (ATT)
0
13.Leon Thomson (DEF)
0
14.Stanley Jacobs (DEF)
0