Match Report


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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at St Andrews where Birmingham City play host to Barnsley. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
Both Birmingham City and Barnsley are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.


0.00
Barnsley kick off!
2.46
Danny Davies makes a beautiful solo run. Danny Davies kicks a strong pass forward to Nick Unsworth but the referee indicates it's offside!
3.47
Richard Murrin makes a probing pass to Quim Ramos. Quim Ramos shoots from outside the area. It's miles wide!
9.50
Ugo Peckham barges into Danny Davies. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Danny Davies stretches but gets up unharmed.
10.30
Danny Davies makes a probing pass to Jonathan Gallagher. Jonathan Gallagher knocks in a cross ball towards Nick Unsworth. Nick Unsworth directs the ball goalwards with his head. Pablo Roman easily smothers it.
18.43
Steven Mcgreal sees space and advances. Steven Mcgreal makes a simple pass to Quim Ramos. Quim Ramos whips in a cross ball towards Harry Royce. Harry Royce is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Marcus Matthews easily picks it out of the air!
20.08
Danny Davies kicks a strong pass forward to Nick Unsworth. Nick Unsworth plays a perfect one-two with Ihor Sakhnevych and rushes in on goal... Nick Unsworth shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
24.24
Ugo Peckham makes a simple pass to Harry Royce. Harry Royce knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
30.47
Jose Javier Fuentes takes it forward alone. Jose Javier Fuentes threads the ball through to Nick Unsworth. Nick Unsworth deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ihor Sakhnevych but the linesman indicates offside!
40.14
Edward Butt knocks the ball to his team mate, Orlando Diallo. Orlando Diallo makes a beautiful solo run. Orlando Diallo chips the ball to his team mate, Nick Unsworth. Nick Unsworth cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. What a cracker!! Pablo Roman had no chance!! Goal for Birmingham City!
44.38
Richard Murrin makes a probing pass to Quim Ramos. Quim Ramos knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jose Javier Fuentes.
45.00
Danny Davies makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nick Unsworth. Nick Unsworth passes the ball forward but Jonathan Gallagher is offside!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half


45.00
Birmingham City start the second half!
49.47
Ugo Peckham sees space and advances. Ugo Peckham knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
51.06
Orlando Diallo barges into Richard Murrin. Orlando Diallo is given a warning by the referee! Richard Murrin runs off the knock.
53.25
Kai Basler knocks the ball to his team mate, Quim Ramos. Quim Ramos knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
59.33
Darius Shearer knocks the ball forward to Clive Mcleod. Clive Mcleod knocks the ball forward to Jonathan Gallagher. Jonathan Gallagher plays a perfect one-two with Nick Unsworth and rushes in on goal... Jonathan Gallagher rockets a shot on goal but it is miles over!
63.10
Ugo Peckham kicks a strong pass forward to Christian Cassetti. Christian Cassetti knocks in a cross ball towards Quim Ramos. Quim Ramos connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
65.36
Steven Mcgreal flicks the ball to his team mate, Richard Murrin. Richard Murrin makes a probing pass to Christian Cassetti. Christian Cassetti knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
66.50
Edward Butt knocks the ball to his team mate, Danny Davies. Danny Davies threads the ball through to Jonathan Gallagher. Jonathan Gallagher deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nick Unsworth but the linesman indicates offside!
69.37
Ugo Peckham sees space and advances. Ugo Peckham knocks in a cross ball towards Christian Cassetti. Christian Cassetti is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
71.48
Orlando Diallo controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nick Unsworth. Nick Unsworth goes all the way! Nick Unsworth tries a spectacular strike but Pablo Roman is on top of it.
73.19
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
77.08
Darius Shearer makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Clive Mcleod. Clive Mcleod flicks the ball to his team mate, Ihor Sakhnevych. Ihor Sakhnevych shoots from 25 yards. Magnificent save by Pablo Roman!
79.14
Kai Basler makes a probing pass to Quim Ramos. Quim Ramos knocks in a cross ball towards Christian Cassetti. Christian Cassetti heads the ball goalwards. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
81.16
Darius Shearer knocks the ball to his team mate, Clive Mcleod. Clive Mcleod chips the ball to his team mate, Jonathan Gallagher. Jonathan Gallagher goes all the way! Jonathan Gallagher tries a spectacular strike but it is miles over!
87.49
Orlando Diallo kicks a strong pass forward to Ihor Sakhnevych. Ihor Sakhnevych knocks in a cross ball towards Nick Unsworth. Nick Unsworth connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
89.06
Orlando Diallo knocks the ball to his team mate, Nick Unsworth. Nick Unsworth knocks the ball forward to Ihor Sakhnevych but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
90.00
Clive Mcleod knocks the ball to his team mate, Nick Unsworth. Nick Unsworth shoots from outside the area. It's miles wide!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!


The man of the match was awarded to Nick Unsworth of Birmingham City
Match Statistics
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
5
2
Shots off Target
4
3
Offsides
5
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
56.6%
43.4%
Play Area
23.7%
43.4%
32.9%

Scorers