Match Report


Birmingham CityBirmingham City     Norwich CityNorwich City
Nicholas BroadNicholas Broad Grant Bennion Grant Bennion
John LecocqJ. Lecocq68
G
1
G
67Nigel KitsonN. Kitson
Cristian VignaroliC. Vignaroli64
D
2
D
66Alexander WillA. Will
John InceJ. Ince68
D
3
D
69Alfredo VergesA. Verges
Eddie RufusE. Rufus74
D
4
D
69Christof RadetC. Radet
Mario CarvalhoM. Carvalho66
M
5captain
M
68Roel Van BastenR. Van Basten
Kelvin LampardK. Lampard72
M
captain6
M
77Ahmed Van Der WeerdenA. Van Der Weerden
Yasushi KaitaY. Kaita66
M
7
M
65Philipp LittbarskiP. Littbarski
Duncan McCoistD. McCoist64
M
8
M
68Sergio AverdijkS. Averdijk
Brahim SilvaB. Silva70
A
9
A
67Hugo OrtizH. Ortiz
Andy McinnesA. Mcinnes67
A
10
A
67Wilfred SmitW. Smit
Rio ScalesR. Scales67
A
11
A
64Ricardo GainzaR. Gainza
 
Tony GaillotT. Gaillot66
D
12
D
64Gianni CorradoG. Corrado
Heitor De SouzaH. De Souza67
M
13
M
57Stuart GreigS. Greig
Ian JosephI. Joseph50
A
14
A
61Manuele BonfantiM. Bonfanti

PlayMusic
today's match is sponsored by PlayMusic
Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at St Andrews where Birmingham City play host to Norwich City. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Birmingham City and Norwich City are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Chris Moffat.


0.00
The first half starts with Norwich City kicking off!
4.42
Showing composure, Yasushi Kaita laces a weighted ball forward to Andy Mcinnes. Andy Mcinnes finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
10.58
Cristian Vignaroli makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Rio Scales. Rio Scales deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Brahim Silva. Brahim Silva controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Kelvin Lampard through on goal. Kelvin Lampard strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal. Nigel Kitson easily gets down and covers it.
14.44
John Ince makes a probing pass to Duncan McCoist. Duncan McCoist passes the ball forward to Brahim Silva. Brahim Silva knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Philipp Littbarski.
20.31
Without breaking stride, Philipp Littbarski plays the ball forward to Ricardo Gainza. Ricardo Gainza plays a one-two with Hugo Ortiz and rushes in on goal... Ricardo Gainza side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. It's there!! John Lecocq has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
24.21
Cristian Vignaroli chips the ball to his team mate, Brahim Silva. Brahim Silva sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal his aim is horrendously poor!
34.10
Eddie Rufus plays the ball forward to Duncan McCoist. Duncan McCoist flicks a high pass forward. Rio Scales controls it well on his chest. Rio Scales controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Wonderful reactions from Nigel Kitson keeps it out!
39.20
Sergio Averdijk knocks the ball forward to Ahmed Van Der Weerden. Ahmed Van Der Weerden makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Hugo Ortiz. Hugo Ortiz comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 9 yards out but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
40.03
Yasushi Kaita passes the ball forward to Rio Scales. Rio Scales knocks the ball forward, putting Brahim Silva through on goal. Brahim Silva cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
45.00
With imagination, Sergio Averdijk laces a through ball forward to Ricardo Gainza. Ricardo Gainza makes a probing pass to Wilfred Smit but he's offside!
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. Norwich City also appear unchanged since the first half. The Norwich City players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The second half starts with Birmingham City kicking off!
47.47
Cristian Vignaroli deftly passes the ball to his team mate, John Ince. John Ince makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Rio Scales. Rio Scales lofts in a cross ball towards Andy Mcinnes. With a superhuman jump, Andy Mcinnes connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Nigel Kitson gathers the ball up comfortably. Nice keeping!
53.42
Eddie Rufus passes the ball forward to Cristian Vignaroli. Cristian Vignaroli controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Andy Mcinnes. Andy Mcinnes finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies just wide!
54.21
Ahmed Van Der Weerden breaks forward. With vision, Ahmed Van Der Weerden plays the ball forward to Ricardo Gainza. Ricardo Gainza knocks the ball forward to Wilfred Smit but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
63.37
Philipp Littbarski makes a simple pass to Ricardo Gainza. Ricardo Gainza lofts in a cross ball towards Hugo Ortiz. Hugo Ortiz gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. John Lecocq gathers the ball up comfortably. Excellent save!
65.58
Cristian Vignaroli flicks a high pass forward. Andy Mcinnes collects the pass. Andy Mcinnes plays a scrappy one-two with Kelvin Lampard and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some good footwork from Andy Mcinnes provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Good save!
66.09
Ricardo Gainza catches Eddie Rufus on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Eddie Rufus gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
77.02
Norwich City have made 2 substitutions with Gianni Corrado replacing Christof Radet and Manuele Bonfanti replacing Ricardo Gainza .
78.10
Alfredo Verges makes a simple pass to Ahmed Van Der Weerden. Ahmed Van Der Weerden chips the ball to his team mate, Manuele Bonfanti. Manuele Bonfanti advances inside the box! Manuele Bonfanti tries a spectacular strike. The ball curls but is blocked by Cristian Vignaroli's outstretched leg.
81.50
Ahmed Van Der Weerden flicks a high pass forward. Roel Van Basten holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Roel Van Basten flicks a high ball forward to Wilfred Smit who takes it down. Wilfred Smit skips past Cristian Vignaroli! Wilfred Smit rockets a shot on goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Nice keeping!
85.02
Cristian Vignaroli breaks forward. Cristian Vignaroli kicks a strong pass forward to Rio Scales. Rio Scales plays a one-two with Andy Mcinnes and advances towards the goal... Rio Scales cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Good save!
87.46
Philipp Littbarski comes in with a late challenge on Mario Carvalho. The referee calls over Philipp Littbarski and shows him a yellow card! Mario Carvalho hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
89.55
Ahmed Van Der Weerden makes a probing pass to Manuele Bonfanti. Manuele Bonfanti knocks in a cross ball towards Wilfred Smit. Wilfred Smit flicks the ball with his head but somehow John Lecocq manages to keep it out.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Birmingham City

Norwich City
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
7
5
Shots off Target
2
1
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
65.3%
34.7%
Play Area
25.3%
42.7%
32%

Scorers
Andy Mcinnes 4
Brahim Silva 40
Ricardo Gainza 20

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Andy Mcinnes of Birmingham City

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

1.Nigel Kitson (GK)
8
2.Alexander Will (DEF)
6
3.Alfredo Verges (DEF)
6
4.Christof Radet (DEF)
6
5.Roel Van Basten (MID)
6
6.Ahmed Van Der Weerden (MID)
7
7.Philipp Littbarski (MID)yellow card
6
8.Sergio Averdijk (MID)
6
9.Hugo Ortiz (ATT)
6
10.Wilfred Smit (ATT)
6
11.Ricardo Gainza (ATT)goal scoredyellow card
7
 
12.Gianni Corrado (DEF)
6
13.Stuart Greig (MID)
0
14.Manuele Bonfanti (ATT)
6