Match Report
| Birmingham City | Birmingham City |  |  | Burnley | Burnley | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | George Bryant | George Bryant | ||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Monetta | T. Monetta |  | 78 | G |  | 1 | | G | 71 |  | Tomasz Malkowski | T. Malkowski | |||||||||
| Jacek Boniek | J. Boniek | | 68 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 71 |  | Micha‘l Pédros | M. Pédros | |||||||||
| Dave Fenton | D. Fenton |  | 65 | D | | 3 | | D | 72 |  | Roberto Vega | R. Vega | |||||||||
| Tony Tiler | T. Tiler | | 61 | D | | 4 | | D | 67 |  | Matt Mckinlay | M. Mckinlay | |||||||||
| Robert Wright | R. Wright | | 61 | D | | 5 | | M | 66 | | Nigel Galli | N. Galli | |||||||||
| Eric Gargo | E. Gargo |  | 68 | M | | 6 | | M | 68 | | Giovanni M. Toni | G. Toni | |||||||||
| Oleksandr Demyanchuk | O. Demyanchuk |  | 67 | M | | 7 | | M | 67 | | Antonio Caminero | A. Caminero | |||||||||
| Thomas Birkwald | T. Birkwald |  | 62 | M | | 8 | | M | 74 |  | Andre Viscaal | A. Viscaal | |||||||||
| Helder Sousa | H. Sousa |  | 62 | M | | 9 | | A | 69 | | Pablo Iglesias | P. Iglesias | |||||||||
| Duncan Blake | D. Blake | | 68 | A | | 10 | | A | 69 | | Ger Luijpers | G. Luijpers | |||||||||
| Eddie Venus | E. Venus | | 59 | A | | 11 | | A | 64 | | Anthony Ripley | A. Ripley | |||||||||
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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at St Andrews where Birmingham City play host to Burnley. A crowd of 18,965 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Birmingham City are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Burnley appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Birmingham City are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Burnley appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0The first half starts with Birmingham City kicking off!
3.54
0-0Andre Viscaal controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ger Luijpers. Ger Luijpers tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies wide!
4.43
Antonio Caminero flicks the ball to his team mate, Anthony Ripley. Anthony Ripley shoots from long range but it goes wide for a goal kick.
6.15
0-0Giovanni M. Toni kicks a strong pass forward to Pablo Iglesias. Pablo Iglesias knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Robert Wright.
8.18
Giovanni M. Toni knocks the ball to his team mate, Pablo Iglesias. Pablo Iglesias knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
9.01
Giovanni M. Toni chips the ball to his team mate, Anthony Ripley. Anthony Ripley knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Robert Wright.
10.46
Oleksandr Demyanchuk makes a simple pass to Duncan Blake. Duncan Blake knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
20.54
0-0Birmingham City are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
22.35
Tony Tiler decides to run forward with the ball. Tony Tiler kicks a strong pass forward to Duncan Blake. Duncan Blake knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Tomasz Malkowski who gathers it comfortably.
26.54
Thomas Birkwald threads the ball through to Duncan Blake. Duncan Blake lofts in a cross ball towards Eddie Venus. Eddie Venus heads the ball goalwards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
28.34
0-0Matt Mckinlay controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nigel Galli. Nigel Galli deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Pablo Iglesias. Pablo Iglesias plays a perfect one-two with Anthony Ripley and rushes in on goal... Pablo Iglesias makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It curls slightly but Thomas Monetta manages to gather it comfortably.
32.41
Andre Viscaal chips the ball to his team mate, Pablo Iglesias. Pablo Iglesias lofts in a cross ball towards Ger Luijpers. Ger Luijpers heads the ball goalwards but it is tipped over by Thomas Monetta.
34.54
Andre Viscaal sees space and advances. Andre Viscaal knocks in a cross ball towards Pablo Iglesias. Pablo Iglesias connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
36.09
0-0Antonio Caminero passes the ball forward to Anthony Ripley. Anthony Ripley makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Pablo Iglesias but he's offside!
38.48
Matt Mckinlay makes a probing pass to Antonio Caminero. Antonio Caminero decides to run forward with the ball. Antonio Caminero knocks in a cross ball towards Pablo Iglesias. Pablo Iglesias is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but somehow Thomas Monetta manages to keep it out.
39.32
Jacek Boniek chips the ball to his team mate, Oleksandr Demyanchuk. Oleksandr Demyanchuk chips the ball to his team mate, Duncan Blake. Duncan Blake shoots from 20 yards. Magnificent save by Tomasz Malkowski!
42.53
Giovanni M. Toni passes the ball forward to Ger Luijpers. Ger Luijpers controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Thomas Monetta easily smothers it.
44.34
Micha‘l Pédros makes a simple pass to Nigel Galli. Nigel Galli kicks a strong pass forward to Pablo Iglesias. Pablo Iglesias lofts in a cross ball towards Ger Luijpers. Ger Luijpers is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Thomas Monetta easily smothers it.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
The whistle blows and Burnley get the second half underway!
47.32
Oleksandr Demyanchuk makes a probing pass to Duncan Blake. Duncan Blake knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Tomasz Malkowski who gathers it comfortably.
49.43
Andre Viscaal chips the ball to his team mate, Pablo Iglesias. Pablo Iglesias knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
57.59
Roberto Vega deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nigel Galli. Nigel Galli surges forward with the ball. Nigel Galli shoots from 20 yards but it flies wide!
61.57
Oleksandr Demyanchuk decides to run forward with the ball. Oleksandr Demyanchuk shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
63.03
0-0Thomas Birkwald catches Giovanni M. Toni on the ankles. Thomas Birkwald is given a warning by the referee! Giovanni M. Toni runs off the knock.
65.12
Oleksandr Demyanchuk threads the ball through to Duncan Blake. Duncan Blake knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
67.02
Giovanni M. Toni controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Pablo Iglesias. Pablo Iglesias knocks in a cross ball towards Ger Luijpers. Ger Luijpers is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
71.20
Andre Viscaal threads the ball through to Anthony Ripley. Anthony Ripley knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
73.36
Oleksandr Demyanchuk catches Antonio Caminero on the ankles. The referee calls over Oleksandr Demyanchuk and warns him to calm down! Antonio Caminero hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
77.29
Burnley are easily keeping Birmingham City at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
79.08
Giovanni M. Toni passes the ball forward to Ger Luijpers. Ger Luijpers whips in a cross ball towards Pablo Iglesias. Pablo Iglesias heads the ball goalwards but it curls horrendously wide!
83.49
Thomas Birkwald makes a probing pass to Eddie Venus. Eddie Venus finds some space and shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
84.03
Giovanni M. Toni controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Anthony Ripley. Anthony Ripley controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
85.52
Giovanni M. Toni flicks the ball to his team mate, Anthony Ripley. Anthony Ripley tries a spectacular long range effort. It's miles wide!
87.54
1-0Thomas Birkwald knocks the ball forward to Eddie Venus. Eddie Venus knocks in a cross ball towards Duncan Blake. Duncan Blake connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
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
8
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
44.9%
55.1%
Play Area
32.6%
47.2%
20.2%
Scorers
| Duncan Blake 88 |