Match Report


Manchester CityManchester City     Birmingham CityBirmingham City
Liam RollingsLiam Rollings Nicholas Broad Nicholas Broad
Marc BrittonM. Britton54
G
1
G
68John LecocqJ. Lecocq
Liam BishopL. Bishop56
D
2
D
65Tony GaillotT. Gaillot
Marc DrydenM. Dryden57
D
3
D
67John InceJ. Ince
Nigel PriestleyN. Priestley57
D
4
D
70Mirco ZiniM. Zini
Neil KeaneN. Keane58
D
5
M
66Mario CarvalhoM. Carvalho
Kemal EvansK. Evans62
M
6
M
67Heitor De SouzaH. De Souza
Ugo DuberryU. Duberry60
M
7captain
M
72Kelvin LampardK. Lampard
Brian Lua-LuaB. Lua-Lua62
M
8
M
71Rafael AriasR. Arias
Alan PlowrightA. Plowright63
M
captain9
A
67Fernando RodriguezF. Rodriguez
Morris GascoigneM. Gascoigne57
A
10
A
69Brahim SilvaB. Silva
George HaynesG. Haynes52
A
11
A
66Rio ScalesR. Scales
 
Chris DavisC. Davis59
D
12
D
62Matjaz FiciniM. Ficini
Nick MendezN. Mendez58
M
13
D
30Matt JosephM. Joseph
Carl CollymoreC. Collymore48
A
14
A
50Ian JosephI. Joseph

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at The Etihad Stadium where Manchester City play host to Birmingham City. A crowd of 7,549 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Manchester City are playing in a 4-3-2-1 formation while Birmingham City appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Craig Mike.


0.00
The first half starts with Birmingham City kicking off!
3.36
John Ince makes a strong solo run forward. John Ince surges forward with the ball. John Ince plays a one-two with Mario Carvalho and rushes in on goal... John Ince rockets a shot on goal but Marc Britton is on top of it.
6.19
John Ince makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Rafael Arias. Rafael Arias makes a probing pass to Fernando Rodriguez. Fernando Rodriguez whips in a cross ball towards Kelvin Lampard. Kelvin Lampard rises majestically and gets a header on goal. What a cracker!! Marc Britton had no chance!! Goal for Birmingham City!
12.02
Ugo Duberry plays the ball forward to Morris Gascoigne. Morris Gascoigne lofts in a cross ball towards Kemal Evans. Kemal Evans makes a looping header on goal. John Lecocq picks it out of the air!
14.12
Kelvin Lampard flicks a high pass forward. Rafael Arias controls it well on his chest. Rafael Arias plays a one-two with Rio Scales and advances towards the goal... Rafael Arias cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Marc Britton with no chance!! Goal for Birmingham City!
18.48
Brian Lua-Lua barges into Heitor De Souza. The referee calls over Brian Lua-Lua and shows him a yellow card! Heitor De Souza stretches but gets up unharmed.
20.49
Birmingham City are dictating the run of play here today.
21.48
Mario Carvalho flicks a high pass forward. Rafael Arias controls it well on his chest. Rafael Arias makes a probing pass to Fernando Rodriguez but he's offside!
22.15
Kemal Evans deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alan Plowright. Alan Plowright plays a one-two with George Haynes and advances towards the goal... Some good footwork from Alan Plowright provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
26.08
Rio Scales makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Fernando Rodriguez. Fernando Rodriguez knocks the ball forward to Brahim Silva but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
28.43
Mario Carvalho comes in with a late challenge on Brian Lua-Lua. The referee calls over Mario Carvalho and shows him a yellow card! Brian Lua-Lua stretches but gets up unharmed.
32.52
Mirco Zini flicks a high ball forward to Heitor De Souza who takes it down. Heitor De Souza plays a one-two with Rio Scales and advances towards the goal... Heitor De Souza muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The keeper, Marc Britton, sees it late!! Goal for Birmingham City!
36.28
Liam Bishop flicks a high pass forward. Brian Lua-Lua controls it well on his chest. Brian Lua-Lua knocks the ball to his team mate, Alan Plowright. Alan Plowright makes a great pass forward. Morris Gascoigne runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
42.44
Kelvin Lampard flicks a high pass forward. Brahim Silva collects the pass. Brahim Silva cuts inside the box! Brahim Silva takes a shot at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Manchester City appear unchanged since the first half. Birmingham City also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The second half starts with Manchester City kicking off!
51.52
Tony Gaillot sees Rio Scales in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Rio Scales deftly passes the ball to Fernando Rodriguez, releasing him through on goal. Some good footwork from Fernando Rodriguez provides some space. He shoots at goal. Good keeping from Marc Britton as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
53.16
It's a corner kick. Rafael Arias loops the ball out towards the edge of the box. Tony Gaillot makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Liam Bishop steps in front, blocking the shot. He clears the ball quickly up field.
54.11
Tony Gaillot sees space and advances. Tony Gaillot flicks a high pass forward. Brahim Silva controls it well on his chest. Brahim Silva plays a scrappy one-two with Fernando Rodriguez and stumbles forward towards the goal... Brahim Silva strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal but Marc Britton reads it well. Superb keeping!
57.32
Tony Gaillot sees a break and surges forward. Tony Gaillot flicks a high pass forward. Rio Scales collects the pass. Rio Scales advances inside the box! Rio Scales takes a shot at goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
60.56
Birmingham City have made a substitution with Matt Joseph replacing Rafael Arias .
66.42
Tony Gaillot makes a beautiful solo run. Tony Gaillot lofts in a cross ball towards Fernando Rodriguez. Fernando Rodriguez is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
67.43
John Ince makes a strong solo run forward. John Ince knocks the ball to his team mate, Fernando Rodriguez. Fernando Rodriguez knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Rio Scales is offside!
71.20
With a delightful solo run, Ugo Duberry stretches the opposition's defence. Ugo Duberry whips in a cross ball towards Alan Plowright. Alan Plowright heads the ball goalwards but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
75.30
John Ince knocks the ball forward to Heitor De Souza. Heitor De Souza threads a neat ball through to Rio Scales. Rio Scales whips in a cross ball towards Fernando Rodriguez. Nigel Priestley comes in with a late challenge on Fernando Rodriguez. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
78.52
Rio Scales receives the ball from a throw-in from Heitor De Souza. Rio Scales passes the ball forward to Fernando Rodriguez. Fernando Rodriguez deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Rio Scales but the linesman indicates offside!
81.14
Brian Lua-Lua makes a simple pass to Ugo Duberry. Ugo Duberry shoots from distance. John Lecocq easily gets down and covers it.
85.57
Neil Keane controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nigel Priestley. Nigel Priestley runs straight at the opposition's defence. Nigel Priestley controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Brian Lua-Lua through on goal. Brian Lua-Lua takes a shot at goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
87.23
Nigel Priestley chips the ball to his team mate, Brian Lua-Lua. Brian Lua-Lua knocks the ball forward to George Haynes. George Haynes knocks in a cross ball towards Alan Plowright. Alan Plowright makes a convincing header. It's miles wide!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Manchester City

Birmingham City
Goals
0
3
Shots on Target
3
7
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
1
4
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
40.5%
59.5%
Play Area
31.1%
45.9%
23%

Scorers
Kelvin Lampard 6
Rafael Arias 14
Heitor De Souza 33

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Rio Scales of Birmingham City

Match Ratings
1.Marc Britton (GK)
7
2.Liam Bishop (DEF)
6
3.Marc Dryden (DEF)
6
4.Nigel Priestley (DEF)
6
5.Neil Keane (DEF)
6
6.Kemal Evans (MID)
6
7.Ugo Duberry (MID)
6
8.Brian Lua-Lua (MID)yellow card
6
9.Alan Plowright (MID)
6
10.Morris Gascoigne (ATT)
6
11.George Haynes (ATT)
6
 
12.Chris Davis (DEF)
0
13.Nick Mendez (MID)
0
14.Carl Collymore (ATT)
0

1.John Lecocq (GK)
7
2.Tony Gaillot (DEF)
8
3.John Ince (DEF)
8
4.Mirco Zini (DEF)
6
5.Mario Carvalho (MID)yellow card
5
6.Heitor De Souza (MID)goal scored
8
7.Kelvin Lampard (MID)goal scored
8
8.Rafael Arias (MID)goal scored
8
9.Fernando Rodriguez (ATT)
7
10.Brahim Silva (ATT)
6
11.Rio Scales (ATT)
9
 
12.Matjaz Ficini (DEF)
0
13.Matt Joseph (DEF)
6
14.Ian Joseph (ATT)
0