Match Report


Birmingham CityBirmingham City     RochdaleRochdale
Computer Player Computer Player Amanda Warner Amanda Warner
Terry ScholesT. Scholes55
G
1captain
G
81Juan Ignacio LorenzoJ. Lorenzo
Harvey CooperH. Cooper71
D
2
D
71Cesare MilaneseC. Milanese
Terry SimonsenT. Simonsen68
D
3
D
67Garry FergusonG. Ferguson
Gianmarco PivottoG. Pivotto65
D
4
D
68Jose DiezJ. Diez
Patrick PearceP. Pearce74
M
captain5
D
68Sean ApolloniS. Apolloni
Brian GardnerB. Gardner71
M
6
M
66Adriano BelliniA. Bellini
Nicholas CharltonN. Charlton50
M
7
M
72Francis MontagueF. Montague
Graham VieiraG. Vieira50
M
8
M
69Fabio HubnerF. Hubner
Oliver HallerO. Haller73
A
9
A
73Jean-Luc BiancalaniJ. Biancalani
Graham CarterG. Carter54
A
10
A
69Leonardo SusicL. Susic
Massimo PoloniaM. Polonia54
A
11
A
63Steve CollymoreS. Collymore
 
Stuart SwiftS. Swift58
D
12
D
65Nicolas SchönenbornN. Schönenborn
Noel PhilipsN. Philips56
D
13
M
63Pierre G. RutzittuP. Rutzittu
Andy FerdinandA. Ferdinand50
G
14
A
46Tchiressoua LauretT. Lauret

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at St Andrews where Birmingham City play host to Rochdale. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Birmingham City are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Rochdale appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Stuart Weir.


0.00
Birmingham City kick off and get the first half underway!
6.32
Garry Ferguson controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Fabio Hubner. Fabio Hubner flicks a high pass forward to Leonardo Susic who brings the ball under control. Leonardo Susic plays a one-two with Jean-Luc Biancalani and rushes in on goal... Leonardo Susic shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Terry Simonsen steps in front, blocking the shot. He clears the ball quickly up field.
8.18
Sean Apolloni chips the ball to his team mate, Francis Montague. Francis Montague flicks the ball to his team mate, Leonardo Susic. Leonardo Susic sees Jean-Luc Biancalani just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Some silky footwork from Jean-Luc Biancalani provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but Terry Scholes is on top of his game. Quality keeping!
10.20
Brian Gardner makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Oliver Haller. Oliver Haller knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
12.31
Fabio Hubner sees a break and surges forward. Fabio Hubner skips past Gianmarco Pivotto! Fabio Hubner tries a spectacular strike. The ball takes a deflection leaving Terry Scholes with no chance!! Goal for Rochdale!
21.38
Fabio Hubner barges into Harvey Cooper. The referee brings Fabio Hubner to one side and gives him a warning! Harvey Cooper runs off the knock.
28.40
Francis Montague takes the throw-in. Adriano Bellini threads a neat ball through to Jean-Luc Biancalani. Jean-Luc Biancalani knocks in a cross ball towards Leonardo Susic. Leonardo Susic whips the ball goalwards with his head but it's a lousy effort!
30.36
Fabio Hubner flicks a high pass forward. Steve Collymore collects the pass. Steve Collymore finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. He makes it look easy!
32.19
Garry Ferguson decides to run forward with the ball. Garry Ferguson threads a neat ball through to Steve Collymore. Steve Collymore knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
34.17
Harvey Cooper clumsily knocks into Jean-Luc Biancalani. Harvey Cooper is shown the yellow card! Jean-Luc Biancalani hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
36.32
Adriano Bellini flicks a high pass forward. Steve Collymore controls it well on his chest. Steve Collymore advances inside the box! Steve Collymore looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it flies just off target!
39.45
Harvey Cooper makes a simple pass to Brian Gardner. Brian Gardner flicks a high pass forward. Graham Carter controls it well on his chest. Graham Carter knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jose Diez.
45.00
Cesare Milanese flicks a high pass forward. Francis Montague collects the pass. Francis Montague chips the ball to his team mate, Jean-Luc Biancalani. Jean-Luc Biancalani makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Steve Collymore but he's offside!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Birmingham City appear unchanged since the first half. Rochdale also appear unchanged since the first half. The Birmingham City players look more relaxed than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The whistle blows and Rochdale kick off!
49.12
With great vision, Fabio Hubner plays the ball forward to Leonardo Susic. Leonardo Susic cuts inside the box! Some good footwork from Leonardo Susic provides some space. He shoots at goal. Magnificent save by Terry Scholes!
53.21
Terry Simonsen threads a neat ball through to Nicholas Charlton. Nicholas Charlton runs straight at the opposition's defence. Nicholas Charlton deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Massimo Polonia but the linesman indicates offside!
54.41
Nicholas Charlton passes the ball forward to Massimo Polonia. Massimo Polonia knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Juan Ignacio Lorenzo who gathers it comfortably.
55.43
Nicholas Charlton sees Oliver Haller in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Oliver Haller shoots from 20 yards but Juan Ignacio Lorenzo is on top of his game. Fabulous stop!
57.04
Garry Ferguson hits a low pass to Adriano Bellini. Adriano Bellini makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Steve Collymore. Steve Collymore flicks a high pass forward. Leonardo Susic controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Leonardo Susic cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
60.30
Francis Montague kicks a strong pass forward to Jean-Luc Biancalani. Jean-Luc Biancalani knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Gianmarco Pivotto.
63.33
Adriano Bellini flicks the ball to his team mate, Steve Collymore. Steve Collymore shoots from outside the area. The keeper is more than a match for it. Quality keeping!
65.16
Harvey Cooper catches Jean-Luc Biancalani on the ankles. The referee calls over Harvey Cooper and warns him to calm down! Jean-Luc Biancalani hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
67.56
Jose Diez makes a probing pass to Adriano Bellini. Adriano Bellini threads a neat ball through to Leonardo Susic. Leonardo Susic knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
71.49
With great vision, Garry Ferguson plays the ball forward to Francis Montague. Francis Montague flicks a high pass forward. Leonardo Susic holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Leonardo Susic lofts in a cross ball towards Jean-Luc Biancalani. Jean-Luc Biancalani is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
77.26
Adriano Bellini flicks a high ball forward to Jean-Luc Biancalani who takes it down. Jean-Luc Biancalani controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
81.47
Fabio Hubner threads a neat ball through to Steve Collymore. Steve Collymore shoots from 20 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
85.29
Garry Ferguson barges into Graham Carter. Garry Ferguson is given a warning by the referee! Graham Carter gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
87.32
Francis Montague comes in with a late challenge on Nicholas Charlton. The referee calls over Francis Montague and shows him a yellow card! Nicholas Charlton grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Birmingham City

Rochdale
Goals
0
3
Shots on Target
1
8
Shots off Target
0
4
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
2
3
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
37.8%
62.2%
Play Area
34.1%
43.9%
22%

Scorers
Fabio Hubner 12
Jean-Luc Biancalani 71, 77

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Jean-Luc Biancalani of Rochdale

Match Ratings