Match Report
| Birmingham City | Birmingham City |  |  | Rochdale | Rochdale | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Sudais Ramadhan | Sudais Ramadhan | ||||||||||||||||||
| Michael Summerbell | M. Summerbell |  | 71 | G |  | 1 | | G | 65 | | Scott Heskey | S. Heskey | |||||||||
| Jody Marshall | J. Marshall | | 57 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 60 |  | Stefan Andersson | S. Andersson | |||||||||
| Jose Javier Fuentes | J. Fuentes |  | 57 | D | | 3 | | D | 57 | | Eddie Drake | E. Drake | |||||||||
| Titus Forbes | T. Forbes | | 53 | D | | 4 | | D | 57 | | Robbie Beckham | R. Beckham | |||||||||
| Sol Cole | S. Cole | | 50 | D | | 5 | | M | 60 | | Ugo Tiler | U. Tiler | |||||||||
| Orlando Diallo | O. Diallo |  | 60 | M | | 6 | | M | 60 | | Angelo Pédros | A. Pédros | |||||||||
| Paul James | P. James |  | 54 | M | | 7 | | M | 60 |  | Georgios Kamaras | G. Kamaras | |||||||||
| Richard Moss | R. Moss | | 53 | M | | 8 | | M | 55 |  | Torsten Buchwald | T. Buchwald | |||||||||
| Gerald Ribeiro | G. Ribeiro | | 67 | A | | 9 | | A | 64 | | Spencer Wright-Phillips | S. Wright-Phillips | |||||||||
| Ihor Sakhnevych | I. Sakhnevych |  | 62 | A | | 10 | | A | 59 | | Harry Green | H. Green | |||||||||
| Alan Coppinger | A. Coppinger | | 57 | A | | 11 | | A | 58 |  | Hugo Garba | H. Garba | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at St Andrews where Birmingham City play host to Rochdale. A crowd of 9,466 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Birmingham City are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Rochdale appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Birmingham City are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Rochdale appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0Rochdale kick off and get the match underway!
8.56
0-0Eddie Drake catches Ihor Sakhnevych on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Ihor Sakhnevych runs off the knock.
10.19
0-0Richard Moss makes a simple pass to Alan Coppinger. Alan Coppinger goes all the way! Alan Coppinger cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
15.46
0-0Paul James slams into Georgios Kamaras with his studs up. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a red card!! Georgios Kamaras hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
16.10
0-0The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
20.24
Angelo Pédros passes the ball forward to Harry Green. Harry Green sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies wide!
24.42
0-0Jody Marshall hacks Robbie Beckham from behind! Jody Marshall is given a warning by the referee! Robbie Beckham stretches but gets up unharmed.
28.12
0-0Georgios Kamaras threads the ball through to Spencer Wright-Phillips. Spencer Wright-Phillips deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Harry Green but the linesman indicates offside!
34.00
0-0Robbie Beckham threads the ball through to Georgios Kamaras. Georgios Kamaras sees a break and surges forward. Georgios Kamaras whips in a cross ball towards Hugo Garba. Hugo Garba is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
36.48
Stefan Andersson kicks a strong pass forward to Georgios Kamaras. Georgios Kamaras passes the ball forward to Harry Green. Harry Green shoots from 20 yards but it flies wide!
39.05
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
42.46
Ugo Tiler hacks Richard Moss from behind! Ugo Tiler is warned by the referee! Richard Moss runs off the knock.
44.10
Richard Moss sees space and advances. Richard Moss goes all the way! Richard Moss makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It's miles wide!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
Birmingham City kick off!
48.33
Orlando Diallo knocks the ball forward to Ihor Sakhnevych. Ihor Sakhnevych shoots from outside the area but somehow Scott Heskey manages to keep it out.
49.04
0-0Torsten Buchwald passes the ball forward to Harry Green. Harry Green knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jody Marshall.
54.52
Orlando Diallo hacks Torsten Buchwald from behind! Orlando Diallo is warned by the referee! Torsten Buchwald hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
59.22
1-0Alan Coppinger controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gerald Ribeiro. Gerald Ribeiro goes all the way! Gerald Ribeiro tries a spectacular strike. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
79.02
Orlando Diallo makes a probing pass to Ihor Sakhnevych. Ihor Sakhnevych shoots from 20 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
89.25
Orlando Diallo takes it forward alone. Orlando Diallo makes a probing pass to Gerald Ribeiro but he's offside!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
2
1
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
1
4
Fouls
3
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
1
0
Possession
47%
53%
Play Area
30.3%
48.5%
21.2%
Scorers