Match Report


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


0.00
Swindon Town kick off!
2.52
Sol Cole kicks a strong pass forward to Daniele Edghill. Daniele Edghill controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alan Coppinger. Alan Coppinger plays a perfect one-two with Ihor Sakhnevych and rushes in on goal... Alan Coppinger shoots from just inside the box but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
3.52
Richard Moss surges forward with the ball. Richard Moss lofts in a cross ball towards Ihor Sakhnevych. Ihor Sakhnevych directs the ball goalwards with his head. Magnificent save by Eugenio Rubio!
6.15
Daniele Edghill comes in with a late challenge on Peter Mendez. Daniele Edghill is shown the yellow card! Peter Mendez grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
8.23
Titus Forbes chips the ball to his team mate, Richard Moss. Richard Moss flicks the ball to his team mate, Gerald Ribeiro. Gerald Ribeiro goes all the way! Gerald Ribeiro rockets a shot on goal but Eugenio Rubio is on top of it.
9.06
Birmingham City are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
14.49
Syd Higginbotham kicks a strong pass forward to Danny Shearer. Danny Shearer makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Edward Charles. Edward Charles controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Edward Charles!
18.20
Graham Rufus knocks the ball forward to Marcus Nicholls. Marcus Nicholls kicks a strong pass forward to Herculez James but the referee indicates it's offside!
20.04
Ihor Sakhnevych barges into Arthur Lampard. Ihor Sakhnevych is shown the yellow card! Arthur Lampard runs off the knock.
21.14
Syd Higginbotham passes the ball forward to Peter Mendez. Peter Mendez threads the ball through to Herculez James. Herculez James knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
24.51
Alfred Flintlock kicks a strong pass forward to Danny Shearer. Danny Shearer kicks a strong pass forward to Edward Charles. Edward Charles controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It's miles wide!
26.40
Arthur Lampard catches Gerald Ribeiro on the ankles. The referee calls over Arthur Lampard and warns him to calm down! Gerald Ribeiro hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
30.23
Swindon Town are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Birmingham City's defence.
32.30
Birmingham City are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Swindon Town's defence.
33.09
Arthur Lampard sees a break and surges forward. Arthur Lampard chips the ball to his team mate, Marcus Nicholls. Marcus Nicholls passes the ball forward to Herculez James. Herculez James takes a shot at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
38.07
Daniele Edghill deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alan Coppinger. Alan Coppinger knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
39.15
Orlando Diallo knocks the ball forward to Gerald Ribeiro. Gerald Ribeiro plays a perfect one-two with Alan Coppinger and rushes in on goal... Gerald Ribeiro cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Eugenio Rubio easily smothers it.
40.24
Daniel Formon brings the ball forward. Daniel Formon surges forward with the ball. Daniel Formon shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Michael Summerbell manages to gather it comfortably.
44.19
Graham Rufus knocks the ball forward to Marcus Nicholls. Marcus Nicholls finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Michael Summerbell easily smothers it!
45.00
Titus Forbes passes the ball forward to Daniele Edghill. Daniele Edghill knocks the ball forward to Alan Coppinger. Alan Coppinger shoots from outside the area. It curls slightly but Eugenio Rubio manages to gather it comfortably.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!


45.00
Birmingham City kick off and get the second half underway!
48.13
Syd Higginbotham catches Gerald Ribeiro on the ankles. Syd Higginbotham is given a warning by the referee! Gerald Ribeiro stretches but gets up unharmed.
51.36
Arthur Lampard flicks the ball to his team mate, Danny Shearer. Danny Shearer makes a simple pass to Edward Charles. Edward Charles knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
53.11
Danny Shearer threads the ball through to Edward Charles. Edward Charles knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
54.26
Graham Rufus kicks a strong pass forward to Edward Charles. Edward Charles plays a perfect one-two with Marcus Nicholls and rushes in on goal... Edward Charles takes a shot at goal. What a cracker!! Michael Summerbell had no chance!! Goal for Swindon Town!
60.25
Richard Moss kicks a strong pass forward to Alan Coppinger. Alan Coppinger tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies wide!
61.17
Titus Forbes clumsily knocks into Marcus Nicholls. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Marcus Nicholls gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
65.02
Daniele Edghill kicks a strong pass forward to Gerald Ribeiro. Gerald Ribeiro shoots from 25 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
69.58
Swindon Town are easily keeping Birmingham City at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
71.03
Orlando Diallo makes a probing pass to Ihor Sakhnevych. Ihor Sakhnevych shoots from 25 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
73.46
Marcus Nicholls clumsily knocks into Jose Javier Fuentes. The referee calls over Marcus Nicholls and warns him to calm down! Jose Javier Fuentes runs off the knock.
77.56
Danny Shearer barges into Richard Moss. Danny Shearer is given a warning by the referee! Richard Moss runs off the knock.
83.05
Syd Higginbotham knocks the ball to his team mate, Peter Mendez. Peter Mendez makes a simple pass to Marcus Nicholls. Marcus Nicholls whips in a cross ball towards Edward Charles. Edward Charles powers a header at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
84.13
Richard Moss knocks the ball forward to Alan Coppinger. Alan Coppinger shoots from long range but it curls horrendously wide!
85.24
Jose Javier Fuentes makes a simple pass to Daniele Edghill. Daniele Edghill makes a simple pass to Gerald Ribeiro. Gerald Ribeiro tries a spectacular long range effort but he balloons it over the crossbar!
89.47
Daniele Edghill controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alan Coppinger. Alan Coppinger goes all the way! Alan Coppinger tries a spectacular strike which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!


The man of the match was awarded to Edward Charles of Swindon Town
Match Statistics
Goals
1
3
Shots on Target
5
5
Shots off Target
6
2
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
3
4
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
46.2%
53.8%
Play Area
22.6%
41.9%
35.5%