Match Report
| Birmingham City | Birmingham City |  |  | Swindon Town | Swindon Town | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Moritz Wesselmann | M. Wesselmann |  | 73 | G |  | 1 | | G | 56 |  | Eddie Bower | E. Bower | |||||||||
| Lomano Coppinger | L. Coppinger | | 65 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 63 |  | Rodrigo Fernandes | R. Fernandes | |||||||||
| Richard Lisbie | R. Lisbie | | 62 | D | | 3 | | D | 62 | | Sol Montague | S. Montague | |||||||||
| Jason Marsden | J. Marsden | | 60 | D | | 4 | | D | 52 | | Neil Perry | N. Perry | |||||||||
| Francis May | F. May | | 76 | M | | 5 | | M | 65 | | Dion Moss | D. Moss | |||||||||
| Alan Parker | A. Parker | | 65 | M | | 6 | | M | 64 | | Gilles Hulme | G. Hulme | |||||||||
| Roberto Hierro | R. Hierro |  | 61 | M | | 7 | | M | 58 |  | Melchior Reuser | M. Reuser | |||||||||
| Roberto Segarra | R. Segarra | | 60 | M | | 8 | | M | 56 | | Nigel Rankin | N. Rankin | |||||||||
| Sol Lineker | S. Lineker | | 66 | A | | 9 | | A | 75 | | Adam Shilton | A. Shilton | |||||||||
| David Mckinlay | D. Mckinlay |  | 59 | A | | 10 | | A | 60 | | Brendan Adams | B. Adams | |||||||||
| Thierry Goldberg | T. Goldberg | | 55 | A | | 11 | | A | 59 | | Stephen Smith | S. Smith | |||||||||
 today's match is sponsored by Joe Jacks Fish Shack |
Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at St Andrews where Birmingham City play host to Swindon Town. A crowd of 8,960 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both Birmingham City and Swindon Town are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Both Birmingham City and Swindon Town are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Birmingham City start the game by kicking off the first half!
3.34
0-0Sol Montague deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Dion Moss. Dion Moss makes a probing pass to Stephen Smith. Stephen Smith shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
8.01
0-0Melchior Reuser barges into Roberto Hierro. The referee calls over Melchior Reuser and warns him to calm down! Roberto Hierro runs off the knock.
10.14
Gilles Hulme kicks a strong pass forward to Brendan Adams. Brendan Adams plays a perfect one-two with Adam Shilton and rushes in on goal... Brendan Adams shoots from just inside the box but he balloons it over the crossbar!
18.45
0-0Richard Lisbie threads the ball through to Roberto Hierro. Roberto Hierro knocks the ball to his team mate, Sol Lineker. Sol Lineker knocks in a cross ball towards David Mckinlay. David Mckinlay is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Eddie Bower easily smothers it.
21.47
Alan Parker kicks a strong pass forward to Thierry Goldberg. Thierry Goldberg shoots from long range. Magnificent save by Eddie Bower!
22.07
Jason Marsden clumsily knocks into Brendan Adams. Jason Marsden is given a warning by the referee! Brendan Adams runs off the knock.
24.09
0-0Richard Lisbie threads the ball through to Roberto Hierro. Roberto Hierro knocks the ball to his team mate, Thierry Goldberg. Thierry Goldberg deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Sol Lineker but the linesman indicates offside!
33.00
Rodrigo Fernandes flicks the ball to his team mate, Nigel Rankin. Nigel Rankin flicks the ball to his team mate, Stephen Smith. Stephen Smith makes a probing pass to Adam Shilton but he's offside!
34.06
Sol Montague deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Dion Moss. Dion Moss knocks the ball forward to Stephen Smith. Stephen Smith shoots from long range. It curls slightly but Moritz Wesselmann manages to gather it comfortably.
36.58
Roberto Hierro chips the ball to his team mate, Sol Lineker. Sol Lineker shoots from long range but it is miles over!
39.31
Roberto Hierro decides to run forward with the ball. Roberto Hierro plays a perfect one-two with Thierry Goldberg and rushes in on goal... Roberto Hierro takes a shot at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
42.19
Jason Marsden sees a break and surges forward. Jason Marsden makes a simple pass to Thierry Goldberg. Thierry Goldberg lofts in a cross ball towards David Mckinlay. David Mckinlay connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
Swindon Town start the second half!
47.24
0-1Rodrigo Fernandes makes a probing pass to Gilles Hulme. Gilles Hulme threads the ball through to Adam Shilton. Adam Shilton goes all the way! Adam Shilton makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
51.24
Melchior Reuser chips the ball to his team mate, Adam Shilton. Adam Shilton controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It's miles wide!
53.37
Sol Montague sees space and advances. Sol Montague flicks the ball to his team mate, Adam Shilton. Adam Shilton goes all the way! Adam Shilton cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Moritz Wesselmann easily smothers it.
55.26
Francis May deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Sol Lineker. Sol Lineker controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
57.18
Roberto Hierro threads the ball through to Thierry Goldberg. Thierry Goldberg finds some space and shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
61.43
Melchior Reuser takes it forward alone. Melchior Reuser makes a simple pass to Adam Shilton. Adam Shilton cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It curls slightly but Moritz Wesselmann manages to gather it comfortably.
65.13
Lomano Coppinger makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alan Parker. Alan Parker makes a probing pass to Thierry Goldberg. Thierry Goldberg goes all the way! Thierry Goldberg takes a shot at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
69.17
Rodrigo Fernandes threads the ball through to Melchior Reuser. Melchior Reuser knocks the ball to his team mate, Brendan Adams. Brendan Adams goes all the way! Brendan Adams shows great control and tries a shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
72.57
0-1Rodrigo Fernandes brings the ball forward. Rodrigo Fernandes passes the ball forward to Stephen Smith. Stephen Smith knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
73.16
0-1The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
75.34
Sol Lineker hacks Rodrigo Fernandes from behind! The referee calls over Sol Lineker and warns him to calm down! Rodrigo Fernandes runs off the knock.
78.04
Gilles Hulme makes a probing pass to Stephen Smith. Stephen Smith plays a perfect one-two with Adam Shilton and rushes in on goal... Stephen Smith rockets a shot on goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
90.00
Francis May makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Thierry Goldberg. Thierry Goldberg goes all the way! Thierry Goldberg makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball comes in low, but Eddie Bower easily smothers it!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
4
5
Shots off Target
5
4
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
47.3%
52.7%
Play Area
28.4%
39.2%
32.4%
Scorers