Match Report


MillwallMillwall     Birmingham CityBirmingham City
James HayesJames Hayes Andrew Blight Andrew Blight
Kubilay ÖzalanK. Özalan74
G
1
G
78Stuart GascoigneS. Gascoigne
Dietmar GleisensteinD. Gleisenstein74
D
2
D
72Dominic McallisterD. Mcallister
Oliver DittrichO. Dittrich68
D
3
D
77Harry MaddisonH. Maddison
Eirik SoltvedtE. Soltvedt73
D
4
D
74Kemal TilerK. Tiler
Fredrik ScholesF. Scholes80
M
5
M
70Patricio FerrerP. Ferrer
Dean ThatcherD. Thatcher82
M
captain6
M
79Leon GeorgeL. George
Hauke MatthäusH. Matthäus78
M
7
M
75Ivan HuckerbyI. Huckerby
Quim RamosQ. Ramos75
M
8
M
71James BruneauJ. Bruneau
Martin LiedholmM. Liedholm76
A
9captain
A
76Peter PriorP. Prior
Ronnie GallagherR. Gallagher73
A
10
A
70Tony WallworkT. Wallwork
Andy HarleyA. Harley78
A
11
A
71Claudio GarciaC. Garcia
 
Matteo MaterazziM. Materazzi65
D
12
D
72Chaabane KermaliC. Kermali
Mario SamsonM. Samson81
M
13
M
69Wayne WeirW. Weir
Edgar NunesE. Nunes73
A
14
A
65Chris WiltordC. Wiltord

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at The New Den where Millwall play host to Birmingham City. A crowd of 17,140 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Millwall and Birmingham City are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Omer Gray.


0.00
Millwall kick off and get the match underway!
2.24
Hauke Matthäus flicks a high pass forward. Ronnie Gallagher holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Ronnie Gallagher whips in a cross ball towards Andy Harley. Andy Harley is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
4.00
Leon George flicks a high pass forward. Patricio Ferrer collects the pass. Patricio Ferrer lofts in a cross ball towards Tony Wallwork. Tony Wallwork finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but somehow Kubilay Özalan manages to keep it out.
10.08
Dean Thatcher makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Andy Harley. Andy Harley whips in a cross ball towards Ronnie Gallagher. Ronnie Gallagher beats his man to it with a header but slams it into the crowd!
12.14
Harry Maddison flicks a high pass forward. Leon George holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Leon George sees space and advances. Leon George lofts in a cross ball towards Claudio Garcia. Claudio Garcia gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it slams into the crowd!
14.43
Kemal Tiler kicks a strong pass forward to Ivan Huckerby. Ivan Huckerby makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Tony Wallwork. Tony Wallwork knocks in a cross ball towards Claudio Garcia. Claudio Garcia gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball is well placed but Eirik Soltvedt blocks the shot and clears the ball up field!
15.32
Eirik Soltvedt makes a simple pass to Dean Thatcher. Dean Thatcher threads the ball through to Hauke Matthäus. Hauke Matthäus knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Dominic Mcallister.
16.03
James Bruneau hacks Dietmar Gleisenstein from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Dietmar Gleisenstein runs off the knock.
18.42
Dietmar Gleisenstein kicks a strong pass forward to Oliver Dittrich. Oliver Dittrich passes the ball forward to Martin Liedholm. Martin Liedholm lofts in a cross ball towards Andy Harley. Andy Harley makes a looping header on goal but is denied by Dominic Mcallister. Excellent block.
20.30
James Bruneau threads a neat ball through to Peter Prior. Peter Prior whips in a cross ball towards Claudio Garcia. Claudio Garcia gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it's a woeful effort!
21.13
Eirik Soltvedt flicks a high pass forward to Hauke Matthäus who brings the ball under control. Hauke Matthäus plays the ball forward to Dean Thatcher. Dean Thatcher knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Harry Maddison.
22.32
Kemal Tiler deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Patricio Ferrer. Patricio Ferrer controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Claudio Garcia. Claudio Garcia whips in a cross ball towards Leon George. Leon George connects with a diving header. It's there!! Kubilay Özalan has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
26.10
Quim Ramos chips the ball to his team mate, Ronnie Gallagher. Ronnie Gallagher makes a probing pass to Martin Liedholm but he's offside!
28.07
Fredrik Scholes flicks a high pass forward to Andy Harley who brings the ball under control. Andy Harley lofts in a cross ball towards Ronnie Gallagher. Ronnie Gallagher knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it slams into the crowd!
32.36
Eirik Soltvedt knocks the ball forward to Dean Thatcher. Dean Thatcher flicks the ball to his team mate, Andy Harley. Andy Harley shoots from long range. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
33.59
Ivan Huckerby flicks a high pass forward. James Bruneau holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. James Bruneau sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but somehow Kubilay Özalan manages to keep it out.
34.26
Dietmar Gleisenstein knocks the ball to his team mate, Fredrik Scholes. Fredrik Scholes chips the ball to his team mate, Ronnie Gallagher. Ronnie Gallagher knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Stuart Gascoigne who gathers it comfortably.
38.53
Martin Liedholm comes in with a late challenge on Harry Maddison. The referee calls over Martin Liedholm and warns him to calm down! Harry Maddison runs off the knock.
40.08
Eirik Soltvedt pushes mid-way up the pitch. Eirik Soltvedt controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Hauke Matthäus. Hauke Matthäus tries a spectacular long range effort but it goes wide for a goal kick.
42.10
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
44.23
Eirik Soltvedt kicks a strong pass forward to Hauke Matthäus. Hauke Matthäus deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Quim Ramos. Quim Ramos knocks in a cross ball towards Ronnie Gallagher. Ronnie Gallagher jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Millwall are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
45.00
Hauke Matthäus hits a low pass to Andy Harley. Andy Harley knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Stuart Gascoigne who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

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

45.00
Birmingham City kick off!
47.29
Dietmar Gleisenstein sees Martin Liedholm in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Martin Liedholm knocks in a cross ball towards Andy Harley. Andy Harley makes a convincing header but it is deflected wide by Dominic Mcallister.
48.30
Martin Liedholm takes a quick corner, playing it short to Quim Ramos. Quim Ramos heads the ball, flicking it across the into the box. Ivan Huckerby chests the ball down and quickly clears it out of the danger area!
51.52
Ronnie Gallagher flicks a high pass forward to Andy Harley who brings the ball under control. Andy Harley flicks the ball to his team mate, Martin Liedholm. Some awkward footwork from Martin Liedholm provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward. Stuart Gascoigne comfortably gets down and covers it.
54.45
Quim Ramos controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Dean Thatcher. Dean Thatcher tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Fabulous stop!
60.31
Millwall have made 3 substitutions with Matteo Materazzi replacing Oliver Dittrich, Mario Samson replacing Fredrik Scholes and Edgar Nunes replacing Martin Liedholm .
61.33
Matteo Materazzi knocks the ball forward to Dean Thatcher. Dean Thatcher plays the ball forward to Quim Ramos. Quim Ramos lofts in a cross ball towards Edgar Nunes. Edgar Nunes is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Excellent save!
66.23
Leon George catches Quim Ramos on the ankles. The referee brings Leon George to one side and gives him a warning! Quim Ramos stretches but gets up unharmed.
69.23
James Bruneau kicks a strong pass forward to Tony Wallwork. Tony Wallwork knocks in a cross ball towards Leon George. Leon George heads the ball goalwards but Kubilay Özalan is on top of it.
71.45
Matteo Materazzi barges into Leon George. Matteo Materazzi is warned by the referee! Leon George runs off the knock.
72.09
Dominic Mcallister takes it forward alone. Dominic Mcallister knocks the ball forward to Claudio Garcia. Claudio Garcia cuts inside the box! Claudio Garcia muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. What a cracker!! Kubilay Özalan had no chance!! Goal for Birmingham City!
77.57
Birmingham City have made 3 substitutions with Chaabane Kermali replacing Dominic Mcallister, Wayne Weir replacing James Bruneau and Chris Wiltord replacing Tony Wallwork .
79.15
Kemal Tiler hits a low pass to Leon George. Leon George makes a probing pass to Peter Prior but he's offside!
83.52
Ivan Huckerby flicks a high pass forward. Peter Prior collects the pass. Peter Prior shoots from 25 yards. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Fabulous stop!
84.50
Dean Thatcher deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Edgar Nunes. Edgar Nunes finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
87.35
Wayne Weir hits a low pass to Leon George. Leon George lofts in a cross ball towards Chris Wiltord. Chris Wiltord connects with a diving header but it slams into the crowd!
89.14
Matteo Materazzi sees Dietmar Gleisenstein in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Dietmar Gleisenstein makes a probing pass to Andy Harley. Andy Harley knocks in a cross ball towards Edgar Nunes. Edgar Nunes beats his man to it with a header but it whistles just wide of the post!
90.00
Hauke Matthäus flicks a high pass forward. Andy Harley collects the pass. Andy Harley knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Millwall

Birmingham City
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
5
7
Shots off Target
8
3
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
63.6%
36.4%
Play Area
28.4%
39.8%
31.8%

Scorers
Leon George 22
Claudio Garcia 72

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Leon George of Birmingham City

Match Ratings
1.Kubilay Özalan (GK)
7
2.Dietmar Gleisenstein (DEF)
7
3.Oliver Dittrich (DEF)
6
4.Eirik Soltvedt (DEF)
7
5.Fredrik Scholes (MID)
6
6.Dean Thatcher (MID)
7
7.Hauke Matthäus (MID)
7
8.Quim Ramos (MID)
6
9.Martin Liedholm (ATT)
6
10.Ronnie Gallagher (ATT)
6
11.Andy Harley (ATT)
6
 
12.Matteo Materazzi (DEF)
6
13.Mario Samson (MID)
6
14.Edgar Nunes (ATT)
6

1.Stuart Gascoigne (GK)
7
2.Dominic Mcallister (DEF)
8
3.Harry Maddison (DEF)
6
4.Kemal Tiler (DEF)
6
5.Patricio Ferrer (MID)
6
6.Leon George (MID)goal scored
9
7.Ivan Huckerby (MID)
7
8.James Bruneau (MID)yellow card
6
9.Peter Prior (ATT)
6
10.Tony Wallwork (ATT)
6
11.Claudio Garcia (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Chaabane Kermali (DEF)
6
13.Wayne Weir (MID)
6
14.Chris Wiltord (ATT)
6