Match Report


FulhamFulham     Birmingham CityBirmingham City
Brendan DaoBrendan Dao Computer Player Computer Player
Ben KahnB. Kahn59
G
1
G
71Michael SummerbellM. Summerbell
Alejandro CastilloA. Castillo64
D
2
D
57Jody MarshallJ. Marshall
Alexander MakinA. Makin57
D
3
D
57Jose Javier FuentesJ. Fuentes
Heikki RiskaH. Riska59
D
4
D
53Titus ForbesT. Forbes
Nico LangN. Lang66
D
5
D
50Sol ColeS. Cole
Jermaine PlowrightJ. Plowright64
M
6
M
60Orlando DialloO. Diallo
Marcel ReimersM. Reimers62
M
7
M
54Paul JamesP. James
Del EustaceD. Eustace63
M
8
M
53Richard MossR. Moss
Andy CollinsA. Collins57
A
9
A
67Gerald RibeiroG. Ribeiro
Paul SchrammP. Schramm66
A
10
A
62Ihor SakhnevychI. Sakhnevych
Dmytro LytovchenkoD. Lytovchenko63
A
11
A
57Alan CoppingerA. Coppinger

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Craven Cottage where Fulham play host to Birmingham City. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
Both Fulham and Birmingham City are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.


0.00
Birmingham City start the game by kicking off the first half!
3.07
Jose Javier Fuentes deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Paul James. Paul James makes a simple pass to Alan Coppinger. Alan Coppinger goes all the way! Alan Coppinger shoots from just inside the box. It curls slightly but Ben Kahn manages to gather it comfortably.
4.04
Paul James hacks Heikki Riska from behind! The referee calls over Paul James and shows him a yellow card! Heikki Riska runs off the knock.
12.15
Alejandro Castillo makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jermaine Plowright. Jermaine Plowright knocks the ball to his team mate, Dmytro Lytovchenko. Dmytro Lytovchenko shoots from outside the area but it flies wide!
18.09
Paul James passes the ball forward to Gerald Ribeiro. Gerald Ribeiro tries a spectacular long range effort but it curls horrendously wide!
22.47
Del Eustace decides to run forward with the ball. Del Eustace knocks in a cross ball towards Paul Schramm. Paul Schramm is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it is tipped over by Michael Summerbell.
28.19
Paul James brings the ball forward. Paul James flicks the ball to his team mate, Alan Coppinger. Alan Coppinger shoots from just inside the box but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
30.45
Jose Javier Fuentes passes the ball forward to Richard Moss. Richard Moss threads the ball through to Gerald Ribeiro. Gerald Ribeiro knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
32.22
Del Eustace makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Dmytro Lytovchenko. Dmytro Lytovchenko plays a perfect one-two with Paul Schramm and rushes in on goal... Dmytro Lytovchenko rockets a shot on goal. Magnificent save by Michael Summerbell!
33.38
Jermaine Plowright passes the ball forward to Andy Collins. Andy Collins lofts in a cross ball towards Dmytro Lytovchenko. Dmytro Lytovchenko connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
38.32
Andy Collins catches Sol Cole on the ankles. Andy Collins is given a warning by the referee! Sol Cole hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!


45.00
Fulham kick off the second half!
47.14
Richard Moss sees space and advances. Richard Moss threads the ball through to Ihor Sakhnevych but he's offside!
49.56
Richard Moss makes a probing pass to Alan Coppinger. Alan Coppinger knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Ben Kahn who gathers it comfortably.
54.17
Jody Marshall deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Richard Moss. Richard Moss knocks the ball to his team mate, Ihor Sakhnevych. Ihor Sakhnevych knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Ben Kahn who gathers it comfortably.
57.14
Jermaine Plowright makes a simple pass to Andy Collins. Andy Collins controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
59.14
Richard Moss makes a simple pass to Gerald Ribeiro. Gerald Ribeiro knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
63.28
Jody Marshall passes the ball forward to Orlando Diallo. Orlando Diallo threads the ball through to Ihor Sakhnevych. Ihor Sakhnevych plays a perfect one-two with Gerald Ribeiro and rushes in on goal... Ihor Sakhnevych makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
66.02
Jose Javier Fuentes threads the ball through to Richard Moss. Richard Moss brings the ball forward. Richard Moss shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
71.40
Titus Forbes threads the ball through to Paul James. Paul James surges forward with the ball. Paul James shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
77.30
Orlando Diallo clumsily knocks into Del Eustace. Orlando Diallo is given a warning by the referee! Del Eustace stretches but gets up unharmed.
79.11
Heikki Riska controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Del Eustace. Del Eustace kicks a strong pass forward to Paul Schramm. Paul Schramm makes a probing pass to Andy Collins. Andy Collins tries a spectacular strike but Michael Summerbell is on top of it.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!


The man of the match was awarded to Dmytro Lytovchenko of Fulham
Match Statistics
 

Fulham

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

Possession
35.2%
64.8%
Play Area
31%
46.5%
22.5%

Scorers
Dmytro Lytovchenko 33