Match Report


Birmingham CityBirmingham City     Coventry CityCoventry City
Nicholas BroadNicholas Broad Si Williams Si Williams
John LecocqJ. Lecocq68
G
1
G
64Stan ScholesS. Scholes
Cristian VignaroliC. Vignaroli64
D
2
D
52Patrick WrightP. Wright
John InceJ. Ince68
D
3
D
51Mario Van VlietM. Van Vliet
Eddie RufusE. Rufus74
D
4
D
52Dean BoltonD. Bolton
Mario CarvalhoM. Carvalho66
M
5
D
52Alfredo RimondiniA. Rimondini
Kelvin LampardK. Lampard72
M
captain6captain
M
52Stephen HendryS. Hendry
Yasushi KaitaY. Kaita66
M
7
M
53Craig NewtonC. Newton
Duncan McCoistD. McCoist64
M
8
A
53Simon IzzetS. Izzet
Brahim SilvaB. Silva70
A
9
A
48Seb LetiziS. Letizi
Andy McinnesA. Mcinnes67
A
10
A
49Ernesto MonteroE. Montero
Rio ScalesR. Scales67
A
11
A
50Ledley JacobsL. Jacobs
 
Tony GaillotT. Gaillot66
D
12
D
50Adrian WainwrightA. Wainwright
Heitor De SouzaH. De Souza67
M
13
M
51Jo‘l TamazoutJ. Tamazout
Ian JosephI. Joseph50
A
14
A
42Glynn ColeG. Cole

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at St Andrews where Birmingham City play host to Coventry City. A crowd of 8,844 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Birmingham City are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Coventry City appear to be shaped for 4-2-3-1.
Today's match is refereed by Neil Woodcock.


0.00
Birmingham City start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.12
Yasushi Kaita comes in with a late challenge on Craig Newton. The referee warns Yasushi Kaita to calm down! Craig Newton runs off the knock.
3.04
Mario Carvalho makes a probing pass to Kelvin Lampard. Kelvin Lampard makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Andy Mcinnes but he's offside!
4.36
Cristian Vignaroli breaks forward. Cristian Vignaroli kicks a strong pass forward to Rio Scales. Rio Scales lofts in a cross ball towards Andy Mcinnes. Andy Mcinnes is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Stan Scholes didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
8.17
Craig Newton laces a weighted ball forward to Ledley Jacobs. Ledley Jacobs cuts inside the box! Some good footwork from Ledley Jacobs provides some space. He shoots at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
20.42
Seeing a gap ahead, Stephen Hendry plays the ball forward to Ernesto Montero. Ernesto Montero shoots from 25 yards. The ball comes in low, but John Lecocq comfortably smothers it!
22.11
Kelvin Lampard flicks a high ball forward to Andy Mcinnes who takes it down. Andy Mcinnes sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Excellent keeping!
26.10
Seeing a gap ahead, Stephen Hendry laces a weighted ball forward to Ledley Jacobs. Ledley Jacobs whips in a cross ball towards Ernesto Montero. Ernesto Montero is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Ernesto Montero!
30.28
Stephen Hendry runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Stephen Hendry knocks in a cross ball towards Ledley Jacobs. Ledley Jacobs is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
32.31
Cristian Vignaroli catches Ledley Jacobs on the ankles. Cristian Vignaroli is warned by the referee! Ledley Jacobs hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
33.35
Craig Newton flicks a high pass forward. Seb Letizi holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Seb Letizi knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Eddie Rufus.
36.43
Eddie Rufus makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Cristian Vignaroli. Cristian Vignaroli deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Yasushi Kaita. Yasushi Kaita threads the ball through to Kelvin Lampard but he's offside!
45.00
Kelvin Lampard flicks a high ball forward to Brahim Silva who gracefully takes it down. Brahim Silva threads a neat ball through to Andy Mcinnes. Andy Mcinnes takes a shot at goal. The ball is deflected off Mario Van Vliet and goes out of play.
45.00
It's a corner kick. Mario Carvalho loops the ball out towards the edge of the box. Seb Letizi jumps high to head the ball out to safety!
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. Coventry City also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Coventry City kick off!
55.58
Stephen Hendry hits a low pass to Ernesto Montero. Ernesto Montero sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It curls slightly but John Lecocq manages to gather it effortlessly.
59.14
Kelvin Lampard threads the ball through to Brahim Silva. Brahim Silva lofts in a cross ball towards Rio Scales. Rio Scales heads the ball goalwards. Rio Scales scores for Birmingham City!!
63.02
Duncan McCoist knocks the ball to his team mate, Brahim Silva. Brahim Silva chips the ball to his team mate, Rio Scales. Rio Scales takes a shot at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Nice keeping!
66.13
Stephen Hendry kicks a strong pass forward to Simon Izzet. Simon Izzet shoots from distance but John Lecocq reads it well. Great keeping!
72.23
Stephen Hendry laces a weighted ball forward to Ernesto Montero. Ernesto Montero knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Cristian Vignaroli.
73.36
Ledley Jacobs clumsily knocks into Eddie Rufus. The referee calls over Ledley Jacobs and shows him a yellow card! Eddie Rufus carries on, but is struggling a bit.
77.38
Birmingham City have made a substitution with Ian Joseph replacing Andy Mcinnes .
83.22
Ernesto Montero clumsily knocks into Cristian Vignaroli. The referee warns Ernesto Montero to calm down! Cristian Vignaroli runs off the knock.
84.07
Eddie Rufus passes the ball forward to Duncan McCoist. Duncan McCoist knocks the ball to his team mate, Rio Scales. Rio Scales lofts in a cross ball towards Ian Joseph. Ian Joseph outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. Magnificent save by Stan Scholes!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Birmingham City

Coventry City
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
6
4
Shots off Target
0
2
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
48.5%
51.5%
Play Area
25%
41.2%
33.8%

Scorers
Rio Scales 59
Ernesto Montero 26

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

Match Ratings
1.John Lecocq (GK)
7
2.Cristian Vignaroli (DEF)
7
3.John Ince (DEF)
6
4.Eddie Rufus (DEF)
7
5.Mario Carvalho (MID)
6
6.Kelvin Lampard (MID)
7
7.Yasushi Kaita (MID)
5
8.Duncan McCoist (MID)
6
9.Brahim Silva (ATT)
7
10.Andy Mcinnes (ATT)
6
11.Rio Scales (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Tony Gaillot (DEF)
0
13.Heitor De Souza (MID)
0
14.Ian Joseph (ATT)
6

1.Stan Scholes (GK)
8
2.Patrick Wright (DEF)
6
3.Mario Van Vliet (DEF)
6
4.Dean Bolton (DEF)
6
5.Alfredo Rimondini (DEF)
6
6.Stephen Hendry (MID)
8
7.Craig Newton (MID)
6
8.Simon Izzet (ATT)
6
9.Seb Letizi (ATT)
6
10.Ernesto Montero (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Ledley Jacobs (ATT)yellow card
6
 
12.Adrian Wainwright (DEF)
0
13.Jo‘l Tamazout (MID)
0
14.Glynn Cole (ATT)
0