Match Report


Birmingham CityBirmingham City     BurnleyBurnley
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Terry ScholesT. Scholes55
G
1
G
58Darren CoppingD. Copping
Harvey CooperH. Cooper70
D
2
D
60Greg BowyerG. Bowyer
Terry SimonsenT. Simonsen68
D
3captain
D
58Claudio ReyC. Rey
Gianmarco PivottoG. Pivotto65
D
4
D
57Marvin BellamyM. Bellamy
Patrick PearceP. Pearce74
M
captain5
M
71Fredrik BallF. Ball
Pierre G. MezzanoP. Mezzano73
M
6
M
67Adam MillsA. Mills
Brian GardnerB. Gardner71
M
7
M
49Graham InceG. Ince
Nicholas CharltonN. Charlton50
M
8
M
43Erik De GierE. De Gier
Oliver HallerO. Haller71
A
9
A
66Kevin BarrettK. Barrett
Graham CarterG. Carter54
A
10
A
62Gavin RichardsG. Richards
Massimo PoloniaM. Polonia54
A
11
A
55Bill HaynesB. Haynes
 
Noel PhilipsN. Philips56
D
12
D
57Nicholas LuzhnyN. Luzhny
Andy FerdinandA. Ferdinand50
G
13
D
56Romero P. CanoR. Cano
Graham VieiraG. Vieira50
M
14
G
55Matthew CroftM. Croft

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at St Andrews where Birmingham City play host to Burnley. A crowd of 9,276 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Birmingham City and Burnley are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Ugo Maddison.


0.00
Birmingham City start the match!
2.46
Harvey Cooper comes in with a late challenge on Bill Haynes. Harvey Cooper is shown the yellow card! Bill Haynes stretches but gets up unharmed.
18.07
Adam Mills passes the ball forward to Bill Haynes. Bill Haynes finds some space and shoots from distance. Terry Scholes gathers the ball up comfortably. Fabulous stop!
22.24
Claudio Rey makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Adam Mills. Adam Mills makes a probing pass to Bill Haynes. Bill Haynes edges inside the box! Some silky footwork from Bill Haynes provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it is deflected wide by Harvey Cooper.
26.57
Adam Mills flicks the ball to his team mate, Kevin Barrett. Kevin Barrett knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
27.53
Greg Bowyer flicks a high pass forward to Adam Mills who brings the ball under control. Adam Mills threads a neat ball through to Kevin Barrett. Kevin Barrett shoots from long range but it's well over the bar!
32.49
Claudio Rey hits a low pass to Fredrik Ball. Fredrik Ball deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Kevin Barrett. Kevin Barrett knocks in a cross ball towards Gavin Richards. Gavin Richards is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
38.46
Greg Bowyer comes in with a late challenge on Massimo Polonia. The referee brings Greg Bowyer to one side and gives him a warning! Massimo Polonia hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
42.32
Harvey Cooper makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Pierre G. Mezzano. Seeing a gap ahead, Pierre G. Mezzano laces a weighted ball forward to Massimo Polonia. Massimo Polonia plays a quick one-two with Oliver Haller and rushes in on goal... Massimo Polonia cuts inside onto his preferred left foot and rushes a shot at goal. What a cracker!! Darren Copping had no chance!! Goal for Birmingham City!
45.00
Brian Gardner flicks the ball to his team mate, Oliver Haller. Oliver Haller knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Birmingham City appear unchanged since the first half. Burnley also appear unchanged since the first half. The Burnley players seem much more motivated whilst the Birmingham City players look more relaxed than they were earlier in the game.

45.00
Burnley kick off the second half!
47.33
Showing composure, Erik De Gier laces a weighted ball forward to Bill Haynes. Bill Haynes makes a probing pass to Kevin Barrett but he's offside!
48.48
Claudio Rey comes in with a late challenge on Massimo Polonia. The referee warns Claudio Rey to calm down! Massimo Polonia runs off the knock.
51.14
Graham Ince flicks a high pass forward to Kevin Barrett who brings the ball under control. Kevin Barrett knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Gianmarco Pivotto.
57.09
Patrick Pearce flicks the ball to his team mate, Oliver Haller. Oliver Haller plays the ball forward to Graham Carter who has made a great run into the box. Graham Carter comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 9 yards out but is denied by Darren Copping. Excellent save.
60.02
Claudio Rey threads the ball through to Graham Ince. Graham Ince threads the ball through to Gavin Richards. Gavin Richards runs straight at the defence! Gavin Richards cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it is miles over!
61.13
Pierre G. Mezzano makes a beautiful solo run. Pierre G. Mezzano runs straight at the defence! Pierre G. Mezzano cuts inside onto his preferred right foot and rushes a shot at goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
65.18
Nicholas Charlton hits a low pass to Oliver Haller. Oliver Haller shoots from 25 yards. It curls slightly but Darren Copping manages to gather it effortlessly.
66.23
Gianmarco Pivotto hits a low pass to Pierre G. Mezzano. Pierre G. Mezzano sees Massimo Polonia in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Massimo Polonia edges inside the box! Massimo Polonia makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Darren Copping gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
69.49
Brian Gardner flicks a high pass forward. Graham Carter controls it well on his chest. Graham Carter controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Magnificent save by Darren Copping!
71.56
Pierre G. Mezzano hits a low pass to Graham Carter. Graham Carter edges inside the box! Graham Carter strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
72.12
Erik De Gier threads a neat ball through to Bill Haynes. Bill Haynes threads the ball through into the box. Some silky footwork from Gavin Richards provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it rises well off target!
73.58
Claudio Rey threads the ball through to Adam Mills. Adam Mills makes a simple pass to Bill Haynes. Bill Haynes knocks the ball forward, putting Kevin Barrett through on goal. Kevin Barrett makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it flies wide!
75.33
Nicholas Charlton makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Oliver Haller. Oliver Haller deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Graham Carter but the linesman indicates offside!
77.26
Pierre G. Mezzano kicks a strong pass forward to Oliver Haller. Oliver Haller sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It's miles wide!
79.41
Claudio Rey sees Fredrik Ball in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Fredrik Ball brings the ball forward. Fredrik Ball plays a quick one-two with Kevin Barrett and rushes in on goal... Fredrik Ball rockets a shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Terry Scholes easily smothers it!
84.28
Pierre G. Mezzano flicks a high pass forward. Massimo Polonia controls it well on his chest. Massimo Polonia threads a neat ball through to Oliver Haller. Oliver Haller comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. Darren Copping easily gets down and covers it.
85.11
Patrick Pearce threads a neat ball through to Graham Carter. Graham Carter makes a probing pass to Massimo Polonia but he's offside!
90.00
Marvin Bellamy makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Erik De Gier. Erik De Gier knocks the ball forward to Kevin Barrett. Kevin Barrett runs straight at the defence! Some silky footwork from Kevin Barrett provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal but it flies well off target!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Birmingham City

Burnley
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
6
4
Shots off Target
3
5
Offsides
3
1
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
47.9%
52.1%
Play Area
25.5%
42.6%
31.9%

Scorers
Massimo Polonia 42
Gavin Richards 32

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Massimo Polonia of Birmingham City

Match Ratings
1.Terry Scholes (GK)
7
2.Harvey Cooper (DEF)yellow card
6
3.Terry Simonsen (DEF)
6
4.Gianmarco Pivotto (DEF)
6
5.Patrick Pearce (MID)
7
6.Pierre G. Mezzano (MID)
8
7.Brian Gardner (MID)
6
8.Nicholas Charlton (MID)
6
9.Oliver Haller (ATT)
7
10.Graham Carter (ATT)
7
11.Massimo Polonia (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Noel Philips (DEF)
0
13.Andy Ferdinand (GK)
0
14.Graham Vieira (MID)
0

1.Darren Copping (GK)
8
2.Greg Bowyer (DEF)
6
3.Claudio Rey (DEF)
7
4.Marvin Bellamy (DEF)
6
5.Fredrik Ball (MID)
7
6.Adam Mills (MID)
7
7.Graham Ince (MID)
7
8.Erik De Gier (MID)
7
9.Kevin Barrett (ATT)
7
10.Gavin Richards (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Bill Haynes (ATT)
7
 
12.Nicholas Luzhny (DEF)
0
13.Romero P. Cano (DEF)
0
14.Matthew Croft (GK)
0