Match Report


BrentfordBrentford     Birmingham CityBirmingham City
John DiffeyJohn Diffey Andrew Blight Andrew Blight
Daniel MolownyD. Molowny71
G
1
G
79Stuart GascoigneS. Gascoigne
Kevin HendryK. Hendry67
D
2
D
74Kemal TilerK. Tiler
Jon PlattJ. Platt73
D
3
D
77Harry MaddisonH. Maddison
Garry JamesG. James66
D
4
D
72Chaabane KermaliC. Kermali
Mick FroggattM. Froggatt69
M
5
M
70Patricio FerrerP. Ferrer
Houssin AbdellaouiH. Abdellaoui76
M
captain6
M
79Leon GeorgeL. George
David ReimersD. Reimers77
M
7
M
76Ivan HuckerbyI. Huckerby
Richard BosnichR. Bosnich73
M
8
M
71James BruneauJ. Bruneau
Aaron GranttA. Grantt70
A
9captain
A
76Peter PriorP. Prior
Neil GallagherN. Gallagher73
A
10
A
70Tony WallworkT. Wallwork
Scott GreavesS. Greaves72
A
11
A
71Claudio GarciaC. Garcia
 
Kevin SchnoorK. Schnoor58
D
12
D
60Jermaine MccannJ. Mccann
Filippo MurgitaF. Murgita69
M
13
M
70Mick HarrisonM. Harrison
Ernesto CarrascoE. Carrasco69
A
14
A
62Glynn NewbyG. Newby

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Griffin Park where Brentford play host to Birmingham City. A crowd of 19,067 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Brentford and Birmingham City are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Teddy Williams.


0.00
Brentford kick off the first half!
6.03
David Reimers threads the ball through to Scott Greaves. Scott Greaves knocks in a cross ball towards Neil Gallagher. Neil Gallagher whips the ball goalwards with his head. Neil Gallagher scores for Brentford!!
10.55
Kemal Tiler flicks the ball to his team mate, Leon George. Leon George threads a neat ball through to Claudio Garcia. Claudio Garcia knocks in a cross ball towards Peter Prior. With a superhuman jump, Peter Prior connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
15.23
David Reimers threads the ball through to Neil Gallagher. Neil Gallagher knocks in a cross ball towards Richard Bosnich. Richard Bosnich finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
20.48
Ivan Huckerby hits a low pass to Patricio Ferrer. Patricio Ferrer whips in a cross ball towards Claudio Garcia. Claudio Garcia rises majestically and gets a header on goal. It's miles wide!
21.36
David Reimers darts forward. David Reimers makes a defence splitting pass to Neil Gallagher. Neil Gallagher strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal. Stuart Gascoigne gets down and covers it.
22.33
David Reimers catches Ivan Huckerby on the ankles. David Reimers is shown the yellow card! Ivan Huckerby stretches but gets up unharmed.
26.08
Houssin Abdellaoui hits a low pass to Aaron Grantt. Aaron Grantt knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
28.05
Houssin Abdellaoui changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Houssin Abdellaoui whips in a cross ball towards Aaron Grantt. Aaron Grantt whips the ball goalwards with his head but it flies just wide!
30.55
Leon George chips the ball to his team mate, Tony Wallwork. Tony Wallwork finds some space and shoots from distance but it's well over the bar!
32.43
Garry James makes a simple pass to Scott Greaves. Scott Greaves shoots from outside the area but it whistles just wide of the post!
34.36
Neil Gallagher deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Aaron Grantt. Aaron Grantt sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Stuart Gascoigne is on top of it.
38.39
Garry James runs forward with the ball. Garry James passes the ball forward to Neil Gallagher. Neil Gallagher whips in a cross ball towards Scott Greaves. Scott Greaves connects with a diving header. It's there!! Stuart Gascoigne has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
42.59
Ivan Huckerby chips the ball to his team mate, Peter Prior. Peter Prior lofts in a cross ball towards Patricio Ferrer. Patricio Ferrer connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it rises well off target!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Brentford have changed their lineup with Kevin Schnoor replacing Jon Platt and Ernesto Carrasco replacing Scott Greaves. Birmingham City appear unchanged since the first half. Both teams look fired up and appear much more hungry than they were previously.

45.00
Birmingham City kick off the second half!
48.37
Kemal Tiler passes the ball forward to Leon George. Leon George makes a simple pass to Peter Prior. Peter Prior plays a scrappy one-two with Leon George and advances towards the goal... Some silky footwork from Peter Prior provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. Peter Prior scores for Birmingham City!!
51.16
Seeing a gap ahead, Harry Maddison picks a pass forward to Ivan Huckerby. Ivan Huckerby threads a neat ball through to Patricio Ferrer. Patricio Ferrer shoots from long range. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
54.57
Kemal Tiler flicks a high pass forward. Ivan Huckerby controls it well on his chest. Ivan Huckerby changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Ivan Huckerby plays a scrappy one-two with Leon George and stumbles forward towards the goal... Ivan Huckerby makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but David Reimers is between the ball and the goal. Well blocked!
60.21
Birmingham City have made 2 substitutions with Mick Harrison replacing Ivan Huckerby and Glynn Newby replacing Claudio Garcia .
63.28
Seeing a gap ahead, Garry James plays the ball forward to Houssin Abdellaoui. Houssin Abdellaoui threads a neat ball through to Neil Gallagher. Neil Gallagher knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Kemal Tiler.
72.56
Ernesto Carrasco knocks the ball forward to Neil Gallagher. Neil Gallagher shoots from 25 yards. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Excellent keeping!
75.13
Kemal Tiler sees Leon George in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Leon George shoots from long range but somehow Daniel Molowny manages to keep it out.
77.06
Birmingham City have made a substitution with Jermaine Mccann replacing Chaabane Kermali .
78.13
Houssin Abdellaoui deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Neil Gallagher. Neil Gallagher knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
79.27
David Reimers threads a neat ball through to Neil Gallagher. Neil Gallagher shoots from 20 yards. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Quality keeping!
81.39
Harry Maddison deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jermaine Mccann. Jermaine Mccann surges forward with the ball. Jermaine Mccann whips in a cross ball towards Glynn Newby. Glynn Newby powers a header at goal but it's drastically wayward!
90.00
Patricio Ferrer sees Glynn Newby in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Glynn Newby knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Brentford

Birmingham City
Goals
3
2
Shots on Target
7
4
Shots off Target
2
5
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
54.3%
45.7%
Play Area
23.5%
45.7%
30.9%

Scorers
Neil Gallagher 6
Richard Bosnich 15
Scott Greaves 38
Peter Prior 48
Patricio Ferrer 51

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Neil Gallagher of Brentford

Match Ratings
1.Daniel Molowny (GK)
6
2.Kevin Hendry (DEF)
6
3.Jon Platt (DEF)
6
4.Garry James (DEF)
6
5.Mick Froggatt (MID)
6
6.Houssin Abdellaoui (MID)
7
7.David Reimers (MID)yellow card
7
8.Richard Bosnich (MID)goal scored
7
9.Aaron Grantt (ATT)
6
10.Neil Gallagher (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Scott Greaves (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Kevin Schnoor (DEF)
6
13.Filippo Murgita (MID)
0
14.Ernesto Carrasco (ATT)
6

1.Stuart Gascoigne (GK)
7
2.Kemal Tiler (DEF)
6
3.Harry Maddison (DEF)
6
4.Chaabane Kermali (DEF)
6
5.Patricio Ferrer (MID)goal scored
8
6.Leon George (MID)
7
7.Ivan Huckerby (MID)
7
8.James Bruneau (MID)
6
9.Peter Prior (ATT)goal scored
7
10.Tony Wallwork (ATT)
6
11.Claudio Garcia (ATT)
6
 
12.Jermaine Mccann (DEF)
6
13.Mick Harrison (MID)
6
14.Glynn Newby (ATT)
6