Match Report


Huddersfield TownHuddersfield Town     Birmingham CityBirmingham City
Rik MontRik Mont Nicholas Broad Nicholas Broad
Paolo InceP. Ince65
G
captain1
G
68John LecocqJ. Lecocq
James BoertienJ. Boertien64
D
2
D
64Cristian VignaroliC. Vignaroli
Eddie HigginbothamE. Higginbotham62
D
3
D
68John InceJ. Ince
Jermaine VickersJ. Vickers49
D
4
D
66Tony GaillotT. Gaillot
Daniel EadieD. Eadie67
D
5
M
66Mario CarvalhoM. Carvalho
Rafael AndresR. Andres72
M
6captain
M
72Kelvin LampardK. Lampard
Artur NevesA. Neves62
M
7
M
66Yasushi KaitaY. Kaita
Frederico CostaF. Costa66
M
8
M
64Duncan McCoistD. McCoist
Kemal HitchcockK. Hitchcock62
A
9
A
70Brahim SilvaB. Silva
Darren BurgessD. Burgess62
A
10
A
68Andy McinnesA. Mcinnes
Mattia NarcisoM. Narciso56
A
11
A
67Rio ScalesR. Scales
 
Gabriel HernandezG. Hernandez62
M
12
D
31Marvin DyerM. Dyer
Gary GodberG. Godber69
M
13
M
67Heitor De SouzaH. De Souza
Adrian RufusA. Rufus61
M
14
A
50Ian JosephI. Joseph

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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at John Smiths Stadium where Huddersfield Town play host to Birmingham City. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Huddersfield Town 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 Alan Mendonca.


0.00
Huddersfield Town get the match underway!
2.02
With a delightful solo run, Frederico Costa stretches the opposition's defence. Frederico Costa finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
3.01
Rafael Andres comes in with a late challenge on Duncan McCoist. Rafael Andres is given a warning by the referee! Duncan McCoist grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
4.29
Yasushi Kaita flicks a high pass forward. Brahim Silva controls it well on his chest. Brahim Silva advances inside the box! Brahim Silva muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
16.17
Rafael Andres barges into Duncan McCoist. The referee calls over Rafael Andres and shows him a yellow card! Duncan McCoist stretches but gets up unharmed.
20.43
Jermaine Vickers knocks the ball forward to Artur Neves. Artur Neves makes a probing pass to Darren Burgess. Darren Burgess chips the ball to his team mate, Mattia Narciso. Mattia Narciso comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 9 yards out. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Good keeping!
22.40
Artur Neves flicks a high pass forward. Kemal Hitchcock controls it well on his chest. Kemal Hitchcock knocks the ball forward to Artur Neves but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
24.56
Cristian Vignaroli flicks a high pass forward. Tony Gaillot collects the pass. Tony Gaillot flicks a high pass forward. Andy Mcinnes controls it well on his chest. Andy Mcinnes shoots from outside the area but it misses the target by a large margin!
38.00
Darren Burgess comes in with a late challenge on Tony Gaillot. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Tony Gaillot hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
39.07
Artur Neves hacks Kelvin Lampard from behind! The referee warns Artur Neves to calm down! Kelvin Lampard hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
40.22
Cristian Vignaroli threads a neat ball through to Yasushi Kaita. Yasushi Kaita flicks a high ball forward to Mario Carvalho who takes it down. Mario Carvalho shoots from distance. Paolo Ince gets down and covers it.
42.05
John Ince kicks a strong pass forward to Yasushi Kaita. Yasushi Kaita knocks the ball forward to Andy Mcinnes. Andy Mcinnes knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Paolo Ince who gathers it comfortably.
44.05
Kelvin Lampard flicks a high ball forward to Brahim Silva who gracefully takes it down. Brahim Silva puts a great ball through. Kelvin Lampard races clear but the linesman lifts his flag. Offside by the narrowest of margins!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Huddersfield Town appear unchanged since the first half. Birmingham City also appear unchanged since the first half. The Huddersfield Town players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Birmingham City start the second half!
48.38
Artur Neves pushes up the pitch. Artur Neves flicks a high pass forward. Darren Burgess holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Darren Burgess tries a spectacular long range effort but it whistles just wide of the post!
49.59
Cristian Vignaroli flicks a high pass forward. Brahim Silva controls it well on his chest. Brahim Silva knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jermaine Vickers.
55.02
Duncan McCoist threads the ball through to Yasushi Kaita. Yasushi Kaita makes a great pass forward. Kelvin Lampard runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
57.35
James Boertien makes a probing pass to Darren Burgess. Darren Burgess tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball comes in low, but John Lecocq smothers it!
59.13
Yasushi Kaita deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Kelvin Lampard. Kelvin Lampard skips past Eddie Higginbotham! Kelvin Lampard comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. It's there!! Paolo Ince has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
63.26
Kelvin Lampard sees Rio Scales in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Rio Scales whips in a cross ball towards Kelvin Lampard. Kelvin Lampard outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it slams into the crowd!
65.25
Yasushi Kaita passes the ball forward to Rio Scales. Rio Scales threads the ball through to Yasushi Kaita but he's offside!
71.41
Frederico Costa flicks a high pass forward. Kemal Hitchcock holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Kemal Hitchcock sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Solid save from John Lecocq.
81.45
Cristian Vignaroli sees a break and surges forward. Cristian Vignaroli sees space and advances. Cristian Vignaroli lofts in a cross ball towards Brahim Silva. Brahim Silva powers a header at goal but somehow Paolo Ince manages to keep it out.
84.46
Tony Gaillot knocks the ball to his team mate, John Ince. John Ince knocks the ball to his team mate, Rio Scales. Rio Scales shoots from 20 yards. It curls slightly but Paolo Ince manages to gather it easily.
85.38
Seeing a gap ahead, Eddie Higginbotham plays the ball forward to Rafael Andres. Rafael Andres knocks the ball to his team mate, Kemal Hitchcock. Kemal Hitchcock shoots from 20 yards but it's a lousy effort!
90.00
Artur Neves barges into John Ince. The referee calls over Artur Neves again and warns him to calm down! John Ince stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Huddersfield Town

Birmingham City
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
4
5
Shots off Target
2
2
Offsides
1
3
Fouls
5
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
34.1%
65.9%
Play Area
25.6%
48.8%
25.6%

Scorers
Brahim Silva 4
Kelvin Lampard 59

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Cristian Vignaroli of Birmingham City

Match Ratings
1.Paolo Ince (GK)
7
2.James Boertien (DEF)
6
3.Eddie Higginbotham (DEF)
6
4.Jermaine Vickers (DEF)
6
5.Daniel Eadie (DEF)
6
6.Rafael Andres (MID)yellow card
5
7.Artur Neves (MID)
6
8.Frederico Costa (MID)
6
9.Kemal Hitchcock (ATT)
6
10.Darren Burgess (ATT)yellow card
5
11.Mattia Narciso (ATT)
6
 
12.Gabriel Hernandez (MID)
0
13.Gary Godber (MID)
0
14.Adrian Rufus (MID)
0

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