Match Report


Birmingham CityBirmingham City     West Ham UnitedWest Ham United
Nicholas BroadNicholas Broad Tom Bingham Tom Bingham
John LecocqJ. Lecocq68
G
1
G
68Markus RiemannM. Riemann
Cristian VignaroliC. Vignaroli64
D
2
D
70Dietmar ErlerD. Erler
John InceJ. Ince68
D
3
D
69Rainer EmmerlichR. Emmerlich
Eddie RufusE. Rufus74
D
4
D
63Neil DickovN. Dickov
Mario CarvalhoM. Carvalho66
M
5
D
67Enrique SanchezE. Sanchez
Kelvin LampardK. Lampard72
M
captain6
M
67Jan PolheimJ. Polheim
Yasushi KaitaY. Kaita66
M
7
A
71Billy SeamanB. Seaman
Duncan McCoistD. McCoist64
M
8
A
46Anthony VieiraA. Vieira
Brahim SilvaB. Silva70
A
9captain
A
54Dion BarrettD. Barrett
Andy McinnesA. Mcinnes67
A
10
A
64Enrique MoyaE. Moya
Rio ScalesR. Scales67
A
11
A
65Jermaine WrightJ. Wright
 
Tony GaillotT. Gaillot66
D
12
D
46Brutil MolendijkB. Molendijk
Heitor De SouzaH. De Souza67
M
13
M
42Mike PattersonM. Patterson
Ian JosephI. Joseph50
A
14
M
36Ian MarshallI. Marshall

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Match Report
Rain falls steadily from above here at St Andrews where Birmingham City play host to West Ham United. A crowd of 8,741 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Birmingham City are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while West Ham United appear to be shaped for 4-1-4-1.
Today's match is refereed by Alan Mendonca.


0.00
The first half starts with Birmingham City kicking off!
4.03
Kelvin Lampard deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Andy Mcinnes. Andy Mcinnes shoots from 25 yards. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
10.06
Mario Carvalho threads a neat ball through to Brahim Silva. Brahim Silva rushes past Enrique Sanchez! Brahim Silva takes a shot at goal but Markus Riemann is on top of it.
24.14
Cristian Vignaroli knocks the ball to his team mate, Kelvin Lampard. Kelvin Lampard makes a beautiful solo run. Kelvin Lampard deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Andy Mcinnes but the linesman indicates offside!
28.51
John Ince flicks a high pass forward. Yasushi Kaita collects the pass. Yasushi Kaita hits a low pass to Rio Scales. Rio Scales knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Rainer Emmerlich.
33.21
John Ince makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Brahim Silva. Brahim Silva sees Rio Scales just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Rio Scales muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it is tipped over by Markus Riemann.
34.34
Corner kick to Birmingham City. Duncan McCoist plays it to the far post. Dietmar Erler gets to the ball and clears it up field.
42.33
Cristian Vignaroli flicks a high ball forward to Yasushi Kaita who takes it down. Yasushi Kaita knocks the ball forward to Andy Mcinnes. Andy Mcinnes lofts in a cross ball towards Kelvin Lampard. Kelvin Lampard flicks the ball with his head but Markus Riemann reads it well. Good save!
44.20
Anthony Vieira flicks a high pass forward. Billy Seaman controls it well on his chest. Billy Seaman shoots from outside the area but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
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. West Ham United also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The second half starts with West Ham United kicking off!
47.07
Yasushi Kaita makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Kelvin Lampard. Kelvin Lampard controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Duncan McCoist through on goal. Some awkward footwork from Duncan McCoist provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Duncan McCoist!
53.04
Eddie Rufus picks a pass forward to Yasushi Kaita. Yasushi Kaita makes a probing pass to Mario Carvalho. Mario Carvalho tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Nice save!
59.04
John Ince brings the ball forward. John Ince flicks a high pass forward. Andy Mcinnes holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Andy Mcinnes chips the ball to his team mate, Rio Scales. Rio Scales tries a spectacular strike but it rises well off target!
60.47
Birmingham City have made a substitution with Tony Gaillot replacing Cristian Vignaroli .
61.54
Kelvin Lampard decides to run forward with the ball. Kelvin Lampard makes a pass forward but Andy Mcinnes makes his run far too early. Offside by a mile!
63.45
Eddie Rufus flicks a high pass forward. Kelvin Lampard controls it well on his chest. Kelvin Lampard sees space and advances. Kelvin Lampard knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Neil Dickov.
75.46
Eddie Rufus flicks a high pass forward. Tony Gaillot holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Tony Gaillot flicks the ball to his team mate, Kelvin Lampard. Kelvin Lampard skips past Dietmar Erler! Kelvin Lampard tries a spectacular strike. Magnificent save by Markus Riemann!
78.19
Tony Gaillot boots it upfield. Andy Mcinnes controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Solid save from Markus Riemann.
79.29
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
81.05
Billy Seaman comes in with a late challenge on Yasushi Kaita. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Yasushi Kaita hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
83.03
John Ince knocks the ball to his team mate, Yasushi Kaita. Yasushi Kaita flicks a high pass forward. Rio Scales holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Rio Scales sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is shockingly off target!
85.12
Dion Barrett makes a simple pass to Jermaine Wright. Jermaine Wright knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
87.54
Kelvin Lampard makes a simple pass to Yasushi Kaita. Yasushi Kaita passes the ball forward but Brahim Silva is offside!
90.00
Rainer Emmerlich barges into Kelvin Lampard. The referee calls over Rainer Emmerlich and warns him to calm down! Kelvin Lampard carries on, but is struggling a bit.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Birmingham City

West Ham United
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
8
0
Shots off Target
2
1
Offsides
3
0
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
77.3%
22.7%
Play Area
27.3%
37.9%
34.8%

Scorers
Andy Mcinnes 4
Duncan McCoist 47

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Kelvin Lampard of Birmingham City

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

1.Markus Riemann (GK)
8
2.Dietmar Erler (DEF)
6
3.Rainer Emmerlich (DEF)
5
4.Neil Dickov (DEF)
6
5.Enrique Sanchez (DEF)
6
6.Jan Polheim (MID)
6
7.Billy Seaman (ATT)yellow card
5
8.Anthony Vieira (ATT)
6
9.Dion Barrett (ATT)
6
10.Enrique Moya (ATT)
6
11.Jermaine Wright (ATT)
6
 
12.Brutil Molendijk (DEF)
0
13.Mike Patterson (MID)
0
14.Ian Marshall (MID)
0