Match Report
| Birmingham City | Birmingham City |  |  | Middlesbrough | Middlesbrough | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Monetta | T. Monetta |  | 78 | G |  | 1 | | G | 74 |  | Joe Grondin | J. Grondin | |||||||||
| Jacek Boniek | J. Boniek |  | 68 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 73 |  | Mark Dugbatey | M. Dugbatey | |||||||||
| Dave Fenton | D. Fenton | | 65 | D | | 3 | | D | 73 | | Zbigniew Dudek | Z. Dudek | |||||||||
| Tony Tiler | T. Tiler | | 61 | D | | 4 | | D | 71 | | Paul Gascoigne | P. Gascoigne | |||||||||
| Robert Wright | R. Wright | | 61 | D | | 5 | | D | 70 | | Saul Musacco | S. Musacco | |||||||||
| Eric Gargo | E. Gargo | | 68 | M | | 6 | | M | 77 |  | Rafael Reyes | R. Reyes | |||||||||
| Oleksandr Demyanchuk | O. Demyanchuk |  | 67 | M | | 7 | | M | 72 | | Nicky Adams | N. Adams | |||||||||
| Thomas Birkwald | T. Birkwald |  | 62 | M | | 8 | | M | 67 |  | Daniel Costa | D. Costa | |||||||||
| Helder Sousa | H. Sousa | | 62 | M | | 9 | | A | 77 |  | Tarik Elhamdaoui | T. Elhamdaoui | |||||||||
| Duncan Blake | D. Blake | | 68 | A | | 10 | | A | 75 | | Jose Tavares | J. Tavares | |||||||||
| Eddie Venus | E. Venus | | 59 | A | | 11 | | A | 72 | | Mark Edusei | M. Edusei | |||||||||
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at St Andrews where Birmingham City play host to Middlesbrough. A crowd of 16,411 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Birmingham City are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Middlesbrough appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Birmingham City are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Middlesbrough appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0Birmingham City start the match!
4.37
0-0Rafael Reyes chips the ball to his team mate, Mark Edusei. Mark Edusei kicks a strong pass forward to Jose Tavares but the referee indicates it's offside!
8.19
0-0Dave Fenton controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Oleksandr Demyanchuk. Oleksandr Demyanchuk knocks the ball to his team mate, Eddie Venus. Eddie Venus whips in a cross ball towards Duncan Blake. Duncan Blake is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
9.37
0-0Tony Tiler catches Nicky Adams on the ankles. Tony Tiler is given a warning by the referee! Nicky Adams hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
20.34
0-0Helder Sousa controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Duncan Blake. Duncan Blake knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
21.56
Nicky Adams sees a break and surges forward. Nicky Adams tries a spectacular long range effort but it curls horrendously wide!
26.22
0-0Jacek Boniek threads the ball through to Oleksandr Demyanchuk. Oleksandr Demyanchuk chips the ball to his team mate, Eddie Venus. Eddie Venus controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but somehow Joe Grondin manages to keep it out.
27.21
Nicky Adams kicks a strong pass forward to Jose Tavares. Jose Tavares whips in a cross ball towards Tarik Elhamdaoui. Tarik Elhamdaoui heads the ball goalwards. Thomas Monetta easily smothers it.
34.32
Robert Wright makes a simple pass to Oleksandr Demyanchuk. Oleksandr Demyanchuk passes the ball forward to Duncan Blake. Duncan Blake whips in a cross ball towards Eddie Venus. Eddie Venus is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. It's miles wide!
38.59
1-0Oleksandr Demyanchuk brings the ball forward. Oleksandr Demyanchuk lofts in a cross ball towards Duncan Blake. Duncan Blake powers a header at goal. Joe Grondin is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
42.49
Daniel Costa makes a simple pass to Tarik Elhamdaoui. Tarik Elhamdaoui shoots from 20 yards but somehow Thomas Monetta manages to keep it out.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
Middlesbrough kick off and get the second half underway!
49.27
Thomas Birkwald passes the ball forward to Duncan Blake. Duncan Blake knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
51.07
Nicky Adams threads the ball through to Tarik Elhamdaoui. Tarik Elhamdaoui goes all the way! Tarik Elhamdaoui rockets a shot on goal. Magnificent save by Thomas Monetta!
53.06
Oleksandr Demyanchuk makes a probing pass to Eddie Venus. Eddie Venus knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
54.02
Thomas Birkwald catches Rafael Reyes on the ankles. The referee calls over Thomas Birkwald and warns him to calm down! Rafael Reyes hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
55.55
1-0The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
57.44
Paul Gascoigne controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Rafael Reyes. Rafael Reyes flicks the ball to his team mate, Mark Edusei. Mark Edusei tries a spectacular long range effort but it is tipped over by Thomas Monetta.
59.34
Zbigniew Dudek knocks the ball to his team mate, Daniel Costa. Daniel Costa makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jose Tavares. Jose Tavares knocks the ball forward to Mark Edusei but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
60.24
1-0Thomas Birkwald comes in with a late challenge on Zbigniew Dudek. Thomas Birkwald is warned by the referee again! Zbigniew Dudek gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
61.24
Thomas Birkwald knocks the ball to his team mate, Eddie Venus. Eddie Venus knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Saul Musacco.
66.14
Thomas Birkwald sees a break and surges forward. Thomas Birkwald goes all the way! Thomas Birkwald shows great control and tries a shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
69.42
Tony Tiler chips the ball to his team mate, Thomas Birkwald. Thomas Birkwald deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Eddie Venus. Eddie Venus knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
73.57
Mark Dugbatey knocks the ball forward to Daniel Costa. Daniel Costa makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Tarik Elhamdaoui. Tarik Elhamdaoui whips in a cross ball towards Mark Edusei. Mark Edusei is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
81.30
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
83.24
1-0Oleksandr Demyanchuk barges into Nicky Adams. Oleksandr Demyanchuk is shown the yellow card! Nicky Adams hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
84.53
Rafael Reyes threads the ball through to Jose Tavares. Jose Tavares controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
87.04
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
2
5
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
4
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
50.6%
49.4%
Play Area
24.1%
46.8%
29.1%
Scorers
| Duncan Blake 39 |