Match Report
| Birmingham City | Birmingham City |  |  | Burnley | Burnley | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Terry Scholes | T. Scholes |  | 55 | G |  | 1 | | G | 60 | | Max Williamson | M. Williamson | |||||||||
| Harvey Cooper | H. Cooper | | 71 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 60 | | Greg Bowyer | G. Bowyer | |||||||||
| Terry Simonsen | T. Simonsen | | 68 | D | | 3 | |  | D | 59 | | Brian Croft | B. Croft | ||||||||
| Gianmarco Pivotto | G. Pivotto |  | 65 | D | | 4 | | D | 58 | | Marvin Bellamy | M. Bellamy | |||||||||
| Patrick Pearce | P. Pearce | | 74 | M | | | 5 | | M | 71 | | Fredrik Ball | F. Ball | ||||||||
| Brian Gardner | B. Gardner | | 71 | M | | 6 | | M | 65 | | Francis Smithe | F. Smithe | |||||||||
| Nicholas Charlton | N. Charlton | | 50 | M | | 7 | | M | 59 | | David Mendonca | D. Mendonca | |||||||||
| Graham Vieira | G. Vieira | | 50 | M | | 8 | | M | 49 | | Graham Ince | G. Ince | |||||||||
| Oliver Haller | O. Haller |  | 73 | A | | 9 | | A | 63 | | Gavin Richards | G. Richards | |||||||||
| Graham Carter | G. Carter | | 54 | A | | 10 | | A | 62 | | Sol Galli | S. Galli | |||||||||
| Massimo Polonia | M. Polonia | | 54 | A | | 11 | | A | 56 | | Bill Haynes | B. Haynes | |||||||||
| Stuart Swift | S. Swift | | 58 | D | | 12 | | D | 58 |  | Claudio Rey | C. Rey | |||||||||
| Noel Philips | N. Philips | | 56 | D | | 13 | | G | 58 | | Darren Copping | D. Copping | |||||||||
| Andy Ferdinand | A. Ferdinand | | 50 | G | | 14 | | D | 57 | | Nicholas Luzhny | N. Luzhny | |||||||||
 today's match is sponsored by Red Cross |
Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at St Andrews where Birmingham City play host to Burnley. A crowd of 8,594 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Birmingham City and Burnley are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Stuart Weir.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Birmingham City and Burnley are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Stuart Weir.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Birmingham City kick off!
2.21
0-0Marvin Bellamy clumsily knocks into Massimo Polonia. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Massimo Polonia stretches but gets up unharmed.
3.31
1-0Nicholas Charlton runs straight at the opposition's defence. Nicholas Charlton knocks in a cross ball towards Oliver Haller. Oliver Haller makes a deft header. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
6.17
1-0Nicholas Charlton flicks a high pass forward. Massimo Polonia collects the pass. Massimo Polonia finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Max Williamson easily smothers it!
9.36
Graham Vieira runs up as Nicholas Charlton takes the throw-in, skillfully chesting the ball down to his feet. Showing composure, Graham Vieira laces a weighted ball forward to Graham Carter. Graham Carter cuts inside the box! Graham Carter takes a shot at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
15.30
Nicholas Charlton makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Massimo Polonia. Massimo Polonia cuts inside the box! Massimo Polonia shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Great keeping!
16.44
2-0Nicholas Charlton knocks the ball to his team mate, Graham Carter. Graham Carter knocks the ball forward to Massimo Polonia but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
20.29
2-0Seeing a gap ahead, Brian Gardner laces a through ball forward to Graham Carter. Graham Carter knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Brian Croft.
32.13
Terry Simonsen flicks a high pass forward. Nicholas Charlton controls it well on his chest. Nicholas Charlton flicks a high pass forward. Graham Carter holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Graham Carter knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Oliver Haller is offside!
36.34
2-0Fredrik Ball plays the ball forward to Gavin Richards. Gavin Richards advances inside the box! Gavin Richards side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
39.35
Francis Smithe changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Francis Smithe advances inside the box! Francis Smithe muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
42.10
2-1David Mendonca catches Patrick Pearce on the ankles. The referee brings David Mendonca to one side and gives him a warning! Patrick Pearce stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
Harvey Cooper receives the ball from a throw-in from Terry Simonsen. Harvey Cooper passes the ball forward to Nicholas Charlton. Nicholas Charlton advances with the ball. Nicholas Charlton sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. He makes it look easy!
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. 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!
47.10
Harvey Cooper deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nicholas Charlton. Nicholas Charlton flicks a high pass forward. Graham Carter holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Graham Carter whips in a cross ball towards Massimo Polonia. Massimo Polonia directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
53.11
3-1Gianmarco Pivotto chips the ball to his team mate, Brian Gardner. Brian Gardner brings the ball forward. Brian Gardner rushes past Greg Bowyer! Greg Bowyer comes in with a late challenge on Brian Gardner. Brian Gardner appeals for a penalty! No says the ref!!
54.23
Francis Smithe makes a simple pass to Bill Haynes. Bill Haynes cuts inside the box! Bill Haynes makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
55.49
Brian Croft flicks a high pass forward. David Mendonca collects the pass. David Mendonca threads the ball through to Bill Haynes. Bill Haynes puts a great ball through but Gavin Richards is slow coming back. It's an easy decision for the linesman. Offside!
57.29
Brian Gardner knocks the ball forward to Graham Carter. Graham Carter rushes past Greg Bowyer! Graham Carter side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
59.33
David Mendonca kicks a strong pass forward to Bill Haynes. Bill Haynes runs straight at the defence! Bill Haynes rockets a shot on goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
63.14
Gianmarco Pivotto deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Graham Vieira. Graham Vieira surges forward with the ball. Graham Vieira advances inside the box! Some good footwork from Graham Vieira provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Max Williamson with no chance!! Goal for Birmingham City!
67.23
Terry Simonsen makes a simple pass to Brian Gardner. Brian Gardner brings the ball forward. Brian Gardner whips in a cross ball towards Oliver Haller. Oliver Haller fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
73.26
Francis Smithe controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gavin Richards. Gavin Richards makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Sol Galli but he's offside!
78.31
Greg Bowyer passes the ball forward to David Mendonca. David Mendonca kicks a strong pass forward to Sol Galli. Sol Galli tries a spectacular long range effort. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
83.20
David Mendonca brings the ball forward. David Mendonca knocks the ball forward to Bill Haynes but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
84.53
Nicholas Charlton flicks a high pass forward. Massimo Polonia controls it well on his chest. Massimo Polonia whips in a cross ball towards Graham Carter. Graham Carter is unmarked! He powers a header at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
89.30
Francis Smithe deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gavin Richards. Gavin Richards runs straight at the defence! Gavin Richards muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. He makes it look easy!
90.00
Nicholas Charlton flicks a high pass forward. Oliver Haller collects the pass. With some swift thinking, Oliver Haller plays the ball forward to Graham Carter who has made a great run into the box. Graham Carter side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it is shockingly off target!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
5
2
Shots on Target
8
3
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
2
3
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
65.8%
34.2%
Play Area
27.6%
43.4%
28.9%
Scorers
| Oliver Haller 3 Graham Carter 9, 85 Massimo Polonia 47 Graham Vieira 63 | Francis Smithe 39 Bill Haynes 59 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Graham Carter of Birmingham City |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Terry Scholes (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Harvey Cooper (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Terry Simonsen (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Gianmarco Pivotto (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Patrick Pearce (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Brian Gardner (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Nicholas Charlton (MID) | 8 | |
| 8. | Graham Vieira (MID) |  | 8 |
| 9. | Oliver Haller (ATT) | | 7 |
| 10. | Graham Carter (ATT) | | 9 |
| 11. | Massimo Polonia (ATT) | | 8 |
| 12. | Stuart Swift (DEF) | 0 | |
| 13. | Noel Philips (DEF) | 0 | |
| 14. | Andy Ferdinand (GK) | 0 | |
| 1. | Max Williamson (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Greg Bowyer (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Brian Croft (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Marvin Bellamy (DEF) |  | 5 |
| 5. | Fredrik Ball (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Francis Smithe (MID) | | 7 |
| 7. | David Mendonca (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Graham Ince (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Gavin Richards (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Sol Galli (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Bill Haynes (ATT) | | 7 |
| 12. | Claudio Rey (DEF) | 0 | |
| 13. | Darren Copping (GK) | 0 | |
| 14. | Nicholas Luzhny (DEF) | 0 | |