Match Report


Bristol CityBristol City     Birmingham CityBirmingham City
Alex SmithAlex Smith Nicholas Broad Nicholas Broad
Aladino MaiuriA. Maiuri64
G
1
G
68John LecocqJ. Lecocq
Edmundo CarmonaE. Carmona67
D
captain2
D
64Cristian VignaroliC. Vignaroli
Andre MarquesA. Marques67
D
3
D
68John InceJ. Ince
Farid CapiauxF. Capiaux58
D
4
D
66Tony GaillotT. Gaillot
Paul MasonP. Mason50
M
5
M
66Mario CarvalhoM. Carvalho
Pablo RamirezP. Ramirez69
M
6captain
M
72Kelvin LampardK. Lampard
Remco VeldmanR. Veldman64
M
7
M
66Yasushi KaitaY. Kaita
Garry TelferG. Telfer63
M
8
M
64Duncan McCoistD. McCoist
Juan TorresJ. Torres62
A
9
A
70Brahim SilvaB. Silva
Graham SerrantG. Serrant66
A
10
A
68Andy McinnesA. Mcinnes
Paul BishopP. Bishop56
A
11
A
67Rio ScalesR. Scales
 
Marco BertottoM. Bertotto54
A
12
D
74Eddie RufusE. Rufus
Michael NaylorM. Naylor57
M
13
M
67Heitor De SouzaH. De Souza
Carlton HibbsC. Hibbs52
D
14
A
50Ian JosephI. Joseph

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Ashton Gate where Bristol City play host to Birmingham City. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in great condition.
Both Bristol City and Birmingham City are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by James Hall.


0.00
The whistle blows and Bristol City get the match underway!
2.07
Farid Capiaux pushes up the pitch. Farid Capiaux flicks the ball to his team mate, Paul Mason. Paul Mason cuts inside the box! Cristian Vignaroli hacks Paul Mason from behind! Penalty not given!!
3.07
Farid Capiaux flicks the ball to his team mate, Garry Telfer. Garry Telfer passes the ball forward to Paul Bishop. Paul Bishop edges inside the box! Paul Bishop cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Nice keeping!
4.56
Edmundo Carmona deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Andre Marques. Andre Marques knocks the ball forward to Pablo Ramirez. Pablo Ramirez runs straight at the defence! Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Pablo Ramirez provides some space. He shoots at goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
6.16
John Ince flicks a high ball forward to Cristian Vignaroli who takes it down. Cristian Vignaroli deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Yasushi Kaita. Yasushi Kaita controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
9.33
Kelvin Lampard threads a neat ball through to Brahim Silva. Brahim Silva passes the ball forward but Andy Mcinnes is offside!
12.22
Andre Marques threads a neat ball through to Garry Telfer. Garry Telfer knocks the ball forward to Remco Veldman. Remco Veldman shoots from distance his aim is horrendously poor!
14.49
Remco Veldman plays the ball forward to Paul Mason. Paul Mason makes a pass forward but Graham Serrant is yards offside!
18.18
John Ince flicks a high pass forward to Kelvin Lampard who brings the ball under control. Kelvin Lampard flicks a high pass forward. Mario Carvalho holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Mario Carvalho advances inside the box! Mario Carvalho looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it's drastically wayward!
20.53
Mario Carvalho kicks a strong pass forward to Duncan McCoist. Duncan McCoist tries a spectacular long range effort but it rises well off target!
21.53
Edmundo Carmona controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Pablo Ramirez. Pablo Ramirez passes the ball forward to Paul Bishop. Paul Bishop plays a quick one-two with Juan Torres and rushes in on goal... Paul Bishop cuts inside onto his preferred right foot and rushes a shot at goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
26.32
Pablo Ramirez makes a probing pass to Paul Bishop. Paul Bishop shoots from 25 yards but it is miles over!
27.58
John Ince gives the ball a hefty kick upfield. This is true route-one football. Rio Scales finds some space and shoots from distance but is denied by Aladino Maiuri. Excellent save.
30.49
Mario Carvalho makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Rio Scales. Rio Scales plays a one-two with Andy Mcinnes and advances towards the goal... Some silky footwork from Rio Scales provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
33.36
With some swift thinking, Edmundo Carmona plays the ball forward to Remco Veldman. Remco Veldman hits a low pass to Graham Serrant. Graham Serrant controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but John Lecocq is on top of it.
34.22
John Ince makes a strong solo run forward. John Ince hits a low pass to Rio Scales. Rio Scales runs straight at the defence! Rio Scales cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Superb keeping!
44.57
Graham Serrant deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Juan Torres. Juan Torres tries a spectacular long range effort. The keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent keeping!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

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

45.00
Birmingham City kick off!
47.46
Juan Torres barges into Cristian Vignaroli. Juan Torres is shown the yellow card! Cristian Vignaroli hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
49.03
Edmundo Carmona flicks a high pass forward. Remco Veldman holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Remco Veldman passes the ball forward to Juan Torres. Juan Torres passes the ball forward but Pablo Ramirez is offside!
51.59
Kelvin Lampard hacks Farid Capiaux from behind! The referee warns Kelvin Lampard to calm down! Farid Capiaux carries on, but is struggling a bit.
54.05
Pablo Ramirez makes a probing pass to Paul Mason. Paul Mason flicks a high ball forward to Paul Bishop who takes it down. Paul Bishop tries a spectacular long range effort but it whistles just wide of the post!
55.07
Pablo Ramirez makes a simple pass to Paul Bishop. Paul Bishop sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Magnificent save by John Lecocq!
57.22
Yasushi Kaita threads a neat ball through to Rio Scales. Rio Scales plays a one-two with Brahim Silva and advances towards the goal... Rio Scales muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but is denied by Aladino Maiuri. Excellent save.
59.18
Yasushi Kaita knocks the ball to his team mate, Brahim Silva. Brahim Silva knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Edmundo Carmona.
60.30
Bristol City have made 3 substitutions with Marco Bertotto replacing Paul Bishop, Michael Naylor replacing Pablo Ramirez and Carlton Hibbs replacing Farid Capiaux .Birmingham City have made a substitution with Heitor De Souza replacing Mario Carvalho .
65.23
Andre Marques knocks the ball to his team mate, Remco Veldman. Remco Veldman runs straight at the defence! Remco Veldman muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but John Lecocq reads it well. Great keeping!
67.30
Kelvin Lampard threads the ball through to Heitor De Souza. Heitor De Souza lofts in a cross ball towards Kelvin Lampard. With a superhuman jump, Kelvin Lampard connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. It's there!! Aladino Maiuri has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
72.47
Graham Serrant flicks a high ball forward to Michael Naylor who takes it down. Michael Naylor whips in a cross ball towards Graham Serrant. Graham Serrant flicks the ball with his head but it flies well off target!
73.03
Michael Naylor threads a neat ball through to Juan Torres. Juan Torres knocks in a cross ball towards Remco Veldman. Remco Veldman gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but he balloons it over the crossbar!
77.10
Tony Gaillot makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Kelvin Lampard. Kelvin Lampard threads a neat ball through to Brahim Silva. Brahim Silva edges inside the box! Brahim Silva takes a shot at goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
81.45
Andre Marques chips the ball to his team mate, Michael Naylor. Michael Naylor flicks a high pass forward. Paul Mason collects the pass. Paul Mason passes the ball forward to Juan Torres. Juan Torres rockets a shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but John Lecocq effortlessly smothers it!
83.58
Garry Telfer makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Marco Bertotto. Marco Bertotto plays a sublime one-two with Juan Torres and races in on goal... Marco Bertotto shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It curls slightly but John Lecocq manages to gather it.
85.02
Kelvin Lampard threads a neat ball through to Duncan McCoist. Duncan McCoist deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Brahim Silva but the linesman indicates offside!
89.48
Carlton Hibbs threads a neat ball through to Garry Telfer. Garry Telfer passes the ball forward to Marco Bertotto. Marco Bertotto knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Bristol City

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

Possession
51%
49%
Play Area
29%
40%
31%

Scorers
Yasushi Kaita 6
Kelvin Lampard 67

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

Match Ratings
1.Aladino Maiuri (GK)
7
2.Edmundo Carmona (DEF)
6
3.Andre Marques (DEF)
6
4.Farid Capiaux (DEF)
7
5.Paul Mason (MID)
6
6.Pablo Ramirez (MID)
7
7.Remco Veldman (MID)
7
8.Garry Telfer (MID)
6
9.Juan Torres (ATT)yellow card
6
10.Graham Serrant (ATT)
6
11.Paul Bishop (ATT)
7
 
12.Marco Bertotto (ATT)
6
13.Michael Naylor (MID)
6
14.Carlton Hibbs (DEF)
6

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