Match Report
| Birmingham City | Birmingham City |  |  | Leyton Orient | Leyton Orient | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Craig Parker | C. Parker |  | 39 | G |  | 1 | | G | 45 | | Eddie Tolley | E. Tolley | |||||||||
| James Mann | J. Mann | | 50 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 57 | | Gilles Thomson | G. Thomson | |||||||||
| Tony Fletcher | T. Fletcher | | 48 | D |  | | 3 | | D | 57 | | Craig Forbes | C. Forbes | ||||||||
| Nicholas Oliver | N. Oliver | | 44 | D | | 4 | | | D | 48 | | Patrick Smith | P. Smith | ||||||||
| Brendan Sturridge | B. Sturridge | | 36 | D | | 5 | | D | 46 | | Stanley Jacobs | S. Jacobs | |||||||||
| Adam Drake | A. Drake | | 55 | M | | 6 | | M | 54 | | Liam Thirlwell | L. Thirlwell | |||||||||
| Les Grondin | L. Grondin | | 40 | M | | 7 | | M | 47 | | Ralph Forbes | R. Forbes | |||||||||
| Gareth Whelan | G. Whelan | | 38 | M | | 8 | | M | 46 | | Del Best | D. Best | |||||||||
| Piero Atzeni | P. Atzeni |  | 52 | A | | 9 | | M | 40 | | Mark Beagrie | M. Beagrie | |||||||||
| Mark Lampard | M. Lampard | | 51 | A | | 10 | | A | 53 | | Jody Cutler | J. Cutler | |||||||||
| John Venus | J. Venus | | 51 | A | | 11 | | A | 47 | | Noel Impey | N. Impey | |||||||||
| Phil Lua-Lua | P. Lua-Lua | | 49 | A | | 12 | | A | 46 | | Brian Lloyd | B. Lloyd | |||||||||
| Stanley Todd | S. Todd | | 42 | A | | 13 | | D | 45 | | Leon Thomson | L. Thomson | |||||||||
| Eddie Perry | E. Perry | | 38 | M | | 14 | | D | 43 | | Rio Wiltord | R. Wiltord | |||||||||
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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at St Andrews where Birmingham City play host to Leyton Orient. A crowd of 2,304 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
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 Thierry Lumsdon.
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 Thierry Lumsdon.
0.00
0-0Leyton Orient start the match!
3.11
0-0Tony Fletcher knocks the ball forward to Adam Drake. Adam Drake plays the ball forward to Mark Lampard. Mark Lampard threads the ball through to Adam Drake but he's offside!
6.31
0-0Mark Beagrie clumsily knocks into Adam Drake. Mark Beagrie is shown the yellow card! Adam Drake hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
15.23
0-0Nicholas Oliver picks a pass forward to John Venus. John Venus controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
20.37
0-0Liam Thirlwell flicks a high pass forward. Del Best holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Del Best controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Noel Impey. Noel Impey knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
28.40
Nicholas Oliver knocks the ball to his team mate, Adam Drake. Adam Drake changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Adam Drake finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
30.31
Adam Drake hits a low pass to Piero Atzeni. Piero Atzeni plays a one-two with John Venus and rushes in on goal... Piero Atzeni looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it slams into the crowd!
42.58
0-1Liam Thirlwell surges forward with the ball. Liam Thirlwell rushes past Nicholas Oliver! Liam Thirlwell shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
45.00
With imagination, Ralph Forbes plays the ball forward to Noel Impey. Noel Impey runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Noel Impey plays a scrappy one-two with Jody Cutler and advances towards the goal... Noel Impey tries a spectacular strike. Craig Parker is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
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.
45.00
The second half starts with Birmingham City kicking off!
48.47
Nicholas Oliver knocks the ball forward to Gareth Whelan. Gareth Whelan runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Gareth Whelan kicks a strong pass forward to Mark Lampard but the referee indicates it's offside!
51.28
Tony Fletcher passes the ball forward to Les Grondin. Les Grondin threads a neat ball through to John Venus. John Venus threads the ball through to Mark Lampard but he's offside!
55.10
0-2Piero Atzeni catches Ralph Forbes on the ankles. The referee warns Piero Atzeni to calm down! Ralph Forbes hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
60.13
0-2Birmingham City have made 2 substitutions with Phil Lua-Lua replacing Nicholas Oliver and Eddie Perry replacing Mark Lampard .
61.18
Eddie Perry comes in with a late challenge on Stanley Jacobs. The referee brings Eddie Perry to one side and gives him a warning! Stanley Jacobs stretches but gets up unharmed.
63.50
Les Grondin deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Piero Atzeni. Piero Atzeni knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
66.19
Adam Drake flicks a high ball forward to John Venus who gracefully takes it down. John Venus puts a great ball through. Piero Atzeni runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
71.01
Seeing a gap ahead, Gareth Whelan plays the ball forward to Eddie Perry. Eddie Perry flicks the ball to his team mate, Adam Drake. Adam Drake takes a shot at goal but it's drastically wayward!
73.55
Les Grondin makes an attacking run forward. Les Grondin plays a one-two with Piero Atzeni and advances towards the goal... Les Grondin takes a shot at goal but it flies wide!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
0
2
Shots off Target
5
0
Offsides
4
1
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
56.8%
43.2%
Play Area
23%
50%
27%
Scorers
| Liam Thirlwell 43 Noel Impey 45 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Liam Thirlwell of Leyton Orient |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Craig Parker (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | James Mann (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Tony Fletcher (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Nicholas Oliver (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Brendan Sturridge (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Adam Drake (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Les Grondin (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Gareth Whelan (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Piero Atzeni (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Mark Lampard (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | John Venus (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Phil Lua-Lua (ATT) | 6 | |
| 13. | Stanley Todd (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Eddie Perry (MID) | 6 | |
| 1. | Eddie Tolley (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Gilles Thomson (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Craig Forbes (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Patrick Smith (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Stanley Jacobs (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Liam Thirlwell (MID) |  | 9 |
| 7. | Ralph Forbes (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Del Best (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Mark Beagrie (MID) |  | 5 |
| 10. | Jody Cutler (ATT) | 7 | |
| 11. | Noel Impey (ATT) | | 9 |
| 12. | Brian Lloyd (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Leon Thomson (DEF) | 0 | |
| 14. | Rio Wiltord (DEF) | 0 | |