Match Report


Birmingham CityBirmingham City     West Ham UnitedWest Ham United
Andrew BlightAndrew Blight gavin Hall gavin Hall
Stuart GascoigneS. Gascoigne78
G
1
G
69Hannes SchrammH. Schramm
Chaabane KermaliC. Kermali72
D
2
D
72Mamar LeroyM. Leroy
Harry MaddisonH. Maddison77
D
3
D
71Florian GimplF. Gimpl
Kemal TilerK. Tiler74
D
4
D
70Tim GreenT. Green
Patricio FerrerP. Ferrer70
M
5captain
D
76Alun PlowrightA. Plowright
Leon GeorgeL. George79
M
6
M
74Stan WiltordS. Wiltord
Ivan HuckerbyI. Huckerby76
M
7
M
76Gavin GemmellG. Gemmell
Mick HarrisonM. Harrison70
M
8
M
77Teddy InceT. Ince
Peter PriorP. Prior76
A
captain9
A
72Gianfranco ZanettiG. Zanetti
Tony WallworkT. Wallwork70
A
10
A
77Pius WisgerhofP. Wisgerhof
Claudio GarciaC. Garcia71
A
11
A
73David AdamsD. Adams
 
Dominic McallisterD. Mcallister72
D
12
D
68Ruud SluiterR. Sluiter
Nicholas GranvilleN. Granville66
M
13
M
65Harvey DeanH. Dean
Glynn NewbyG. Newby61
A
14
A
65Jody McgrealJ. Mcgreal

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at St Andrews where Birmingham City play host to West Ham United. A crowd of 19,947 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Birmingham City are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while West Ham United appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Ian Matthews.


0.00
West Ham United kick off and get the match underway!
2.26
Ivan Huckerby flicks a high pass forward. Peter Prior holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Peter Prior shoots from 25 yards but it flies just wide!
3.39
Stan Wiltord changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Stan Wiltord knocks in a cross ball towards Gianfranco Zanetti. Gianfranco Zanetti finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
6.39
Mick Harrison hits a low pass to Tony Wallwork. Tony Wallwork sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Nice keeping!
8.13
Leon George knocks the ball to his team mate, Ivan Huckerby. Ivan Huckerby lofts in a cross ball towards Leon George. Leon George heads the ball goalwards. Magnificent save by Hannes Schramm!
9.21
Teddy Ince flicks a high pass forward. Gianfranco Zanetti collects the pass. Gianfranco Zanetti kicks a strong pass forward to David Adams but the referee indicates it's offside!
12.37
Leon George flicks a high pass forward. Claudio Garcia controls it well on his chest. Claudio Garcia shoots from distance. The keeper is more than a match for it. Nice save!
18.04
Florian Gimpl passes the ball forward to David Adams. David Adams knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Chaabane Kermali.
22.20
Florian Gimpl knocks the ball forward to Teddy Ince. Teddy Ince threads a neat ball through to David Adams. David Adams knocks in a cross ball towards Pius Wisgerhof. Pius Wisgerhof jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. What a cracker!! Stuart Gascoigne had no chance!! Goal for West Ham United!
26.59
Stan Wiltord knocks the ball to his team mate, David Adams. David Adams shoots from outside the area but slams it into the crowd!
32.13
With vision, Claudio Garcia picks a pass forward to Tony Wallwork. Tony Wallwork lofts in a cross ball towards Claudio Garcia. Claudio Garcia beats his man to it with a header. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Good save!
33.41
Mamar Leroy chips the ball to his team mate, David Adams. David Adams sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Stuart Gascoigne reads it well. Superb keeping!
36.24
Chaabane Kermali knocks the ball forward to Mick Harrison. Mick Harrison flicks a high ball forward to Tony Wallwork who takes it down. Tony Wallwork knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Alun Plowright.
38.11
Teddy Ince sees Pius Wisgerhof in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Pius Wisgerhof passes the ball forward but David Adams is offside!
39.30
Ivan Huckerby knocks the ball forward to Patricio Ferrer. Patricio Ferrer kicks a strong pass forward to Claudio Garcia. Claudio Garcia knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Hannes Schramm who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

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

45.00
Birmingham City start the second half!
48.31
Gianfranco Zanetti advances with the ball. Gianfranco Zanetti knocks in a cross ball towards Pius Wisgerhof. Pius Wisgerhof makes a looping header on goal but it flies just off target!
54.23
Tim Green threads the ball through to Stan Wiltord. Stan Wiltord threads a neat ball through to David Adams. David Adams knocks in a cross ball towards Gianfranco Zanetti. Gianfranco Zanetti flicks the ball with his head but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
59.34
Leon George controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Patricio Ferrer. Patricio Ferrer shoots from distance but it is miles over!
63.30
Ivan Huckerby controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Leon George. Leon George knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Alun Plowright.
65.27
Harry Maddison sees Ivan Huckerby in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Ivan Huckerby deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Mick Harrison. Mick Harrison knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Stan Wiltord.
66.11
Mick Harrison passes the ball forward to Peter Prior. Peter Prior plays a one-two with Leon George and rushes in on goal... Peter Prior cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball comes in low, but Hannes Schramm smothers it!
71.36
Peter Prior catches Florian Gimpl on the ankles. Peter Prior is shown the yellow card! Florian Gimpl runs off the knock.
73.36
Gavin Gemmell kicks a strong pass forward to Gianfranco Zanetti. Gianfranco Zanetti knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
77.25
Birmingham City have made 3 substitutions with Dominic Mcallister replacing Kemal Tiler, Nicholas Granville replacing Ivan Huckerby and Glynn Newby replacing Claudio Garcia .
87.16
Peter Prior barges into Stan Wiltord. Peter Prior is warned by the referee! Stan Wiltord stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Birmingham City

West Ham United
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
5
3
Shots off Target
2
3
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
52.2%
47.8%
Play Area
23.9%
46.3%
29.9%

Scorers
Gianfranco Zanetti 3
Pius Wisgerhof 22

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Gianfranco Zanetti of West Ham United

Match Ratings
1.Stuart Gascoigne (GK)
6
2.Chaabane Kermali (DEF)
6
3.Harry Maddison (DEF)
6
4.Kemal Tiler (DEF)
6
5.Patricio Ferrer (MID)
6
6.Leon George (MID)
7
7.Ivan Huckerby (MID)
7
8.Mick Harrison (MID)
6
9.Peter Prior (ATT)yellow card
5
10.Tony Wallwork (ATT)
6
11.Claudio Garcia (ATT)
6
 
12.Dominic Mcallister (DEF)
6
13.Nicholas Granville (MID)
6
14.Glynn Newby (ATT)
6

1.Hannes Schramm (GK)
8
2.Mamar Leroy (DEF)
6
3.Florian Gimpl (DEF)
6
4.Tim Green (DEF)
6
5.Alun Plowright (DEF)
6
6.Stan Wiltord (MID)
8
7.Gavin Gemmell (MID)
6
8.Teddy Ince (MID)
6
9.Gianfranco Zanetti (ATT)goal scored
9
10.Pius Wisgerhof (ATT)goal scored
8
11.David Adams (ATT)
7
 
12.Ruud Sluiter (DEF)
0
13.Harvey Dean (MID)
0
14.Jody Mcgreal (ATT)
0