Match Report


Birmingham CityBirmingham City     Blackburn RoversBlackburn Rovers
Nicholas BroadNicholas Broad Steve Bullock Steve Bullock
John LecocqJ. Lecocq68
G
1
G
69Jonas BierhoffJ. Bierhoff
Tony GaillotT. Gaillot65
D
2
D
68Abel NevesA. Neves
John InceJ. Ince67
D
3captain
D
67Aimo UrsoA. Urso
Mirco ZiniM. Zini70
D
4
D
66Ricardo AndresR. Andres
Mario CarvalhoM. Carvalho66
M
5
D
63Brenny StroeveB. Stroeve
Kelvin LampardK. Lampard72
M
captain6
M
70Luciano CannarsaL. Cannarsa
Jurgen de BruinJ. de Bruin67
M
7
M
69Arturo RamirezA. Ramirez
Rafael AriasR. Arias71
M
8
M
67Carlton BarmbyC. Barmby
Fernando RodriguezF. Rodriguez67
A
9
A
70Rodolfo SanzR. Sanz
Oscar VeroneseO. Veronese69
A
10
A
68Ross CopeR. Cope
Rio ScalesR. Scales66
A
11
A
68Artur LopesA. Lopes
 
Matjaz FiciniM. Ficini62
D
12
M
65Lomano KitsonL. Kitson
Heitor De SouzaH. De Souza67
M
13
A
63Julian LeonJ. Leon
Ian JosephI. Joseph50
A
14
D
51Edgar PostigaE. Postiga

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at St Andrews where Birmingham City play host to Blackburn Rovers. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Birmingham City are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Blackburn Rovers appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Dave Scholes.


0.00
Blackburn Rovers kick off!
9.19
Abel Neves flicks a high pass forward. Arturo Ramirez holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Arturo Ramirez threads a neat ball through to Carlton Barmby. Carlton Barmby threads a neat ball through to Artur Lopes. Artur Lopes cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Magnificent save by John Lecocq!
10.17
Jurgen de Bruin passes the ball forward to Oscar Veronese. Oscar Veronese cuts inside the box! Oscar Veronese rockets a shot on goal but it flies just wide!
12.07
Carlton Barmby kicks a strong pass forward to Artur Lopes. Artur Lopes cuts inside the box! Artur Lopes cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
15.13
Luciano Cannarsa flicks a high pass forward. Artur Lopes collects the pass. Artur Lopes plays a one-two with Rodolfo Sanz and rushes in on goal... Artur Lopes muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
20.03
Luciano Cannarsa passes the ball forward to Arturo Ramirez. Arturo Ramirez knocks the ball forward, putting Ross Cope through on goal. Ross Cope takes a shot at goal but it's a woeful effort!
21.33
With some swift thinking, Carlton Barmby plays the ball forward to Rodolfo Sanz. Rodolfo Sanz whips in a cross ball towards Luciano Cannarsa. Luciano Cannarsa is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Magnificent save by John Lecocq!
26.51
Luciano Cannarsa takes it forward alone. Luciano Cannarsa plays a scrappy one-two with Arturo Ramirez and advances towards the goal... Some silky footwork from Luciano Cannarsa provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving John Lecocq with no chance!! Goal for Blackburn Rovers!
32.49
John Ince threads a neat ball through to Oscar Veronese. Oscar Veronese knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Brenny Stroeve.
36.58
Mario Carvalho flicks a high pass forward. Rafael Arias controls it well on his chest. Rafael Arias plays a scrappy one-two with Oscar Veronese and advances towards the goal... Rafael Arias strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
39.24
Carlton Barmby decides to run forward with the ball. Carlton Barmby shoots from long range. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. He makes it look easy!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

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

45.00
The second half starts with Birmingham City kicking off!
48.22
Arturo Ramirez plays the ball forward to Artur Lopes. Artur Lopes makes a great pass forward. Arturo Ramirez runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
51.07
Rio Scales darts forward. Rio Scales knocks the ball forward to Fernando Rodriguez but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
55.12
Ricardo Andres controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Arturo Ramirez. Arturo Ramirez threads a neat ball through to Ross Cope. Ross Cope knocks in a cross ball towards Rodolfo Sanz. Rodolfo Sanz makes a convincing header. It's miles wide!
60.51
Birmingham City have made a substitution with Ian Joseph replacing Fernando Rodriguez .Blackburn Rovers have made 2 substitutions with Lomano Kitson replacing Aimo Urso and Julian Leon replacing Arturo Ramirez .
63.48
Jurgen de Bruin threads the ball through to Ian Joseph. Ian Joseph shoots from long range but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
65.52
With great vision, Mirco Zini plays the ball forward to Tony Gaillot. Tony Gaillot makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Rafael Arias. Rafael Arias runs straight at the defence! Rafael Arias looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it flies well off target!
66.29
Jurgen de Bruin surges forward with the ball. Jurgen de Bruin skips past Ricardo Andres! Jurgen de Bruin rockets a shot on goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
69.08
Ricardo Andres makes a probing pass to Carlton Barmby. Showing composure, Carlton Barmby laces a weighted ball forward to Luciano Cannarsa. Luciano Cannarsa shoots from 20 yards. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
72.51
Kelvin Lampard flicks a high pass forward. Rio Scales collects the pass. Rio Scales controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Oscar Veronese through on goal. Oscar Veronese rockets a shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Superb keeping!
73.18
Mirco Zini hits a low pass to John Ince. John Ince plays the ball forward to Ian Joseph. Ian Joseph runs straight at the defence! Ian Joseph muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. It's miles wide!
78.44
Jurgen de Bruin flicks a high pass forward. Oscar Veronese controls it well on his chest. Oscar Veronese plays a quick one-two with Rio Scales and rushes in on goal... Oscar Veronese cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
79.24
John Ince makes a probing pass to Jurgen de Bruin. Jurgen de Bruin knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Rio Scales is offside!
89.26
With some swift thinking, Artur Lopes plays the ball forward to Ross Cope. Ross Cope knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Mirco Zini.
90.00
Kelvin Lampard knocks the ball forward to Ian Joseph. Ian Joseph plays a scrappy one-two with Oscar Veronese and stumbles forward towards the goal... Ian Joseph shoots from just inside the box. Magnificent save by Jonas Bierhoff!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Birmingham City

Blackburn Rovers
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
2
5
Shots off Target
7
4
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
52.1%
47.9%
Play Area
23.9%
45.1%
31%

Scorers
Artur Lopes 15
Luciano Cannarsa 27

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Luciano Cannarsa of Blackburn Rovers

Match Ratings
1.John Lecocq (GK)
7
2.Tony Gaillot (DEF)
6
3.John Ince (DEF)
6
4.Mirco Zini (DEF)
6
5.Mario Carvalho (MID)
6
6.Kelvin Lampard (MID)
6
7.Jurgen de Bruin (MID)
7
8.Rafael Arias (MID)
6
9.Fernando Rodriguez (ATT)
6
10.Oscar Veronese (ATT)
7
11.Rio Scales (ATT)
6
 
12.Matjaz Ficini (DEF)
0
13.Heitor De Souza (MID)
0
14.Ian Joseph (ATT)
6

1.Jonas Bierhoff (GK)
7
2.Abel Neves (DEF)
6
3.Aimo Urso (DEF)
6
4.Ricardo Andres (DEF)
6
5.Brenny Stroeve (DEF)
6
6.Luciano Cannarsa (MID)goal scored
9
7.Arturo Ramirez (MID)
7
8.Carlton Barmby (MID)
8
9.Rodolfo Sanz (ATT)
7
10.Ross Cope (ATT)
6
11.Artur Lopes (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Lomano Kitson (MID)
6
13.Julian Leon (ATT)
6
14.Edgar Postiga (DEF)
0