Match Report
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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at St Andrews where Birmingham City play host to Preston North End. A crowd of 9,214 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Birmingham City are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Preston North End appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Birmingham City are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Preston North End appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0Preston North End kick off the first half!
3.44
0-0Richard Lisbie knocks the ball forward to Roberto Segarra. Roberto Segarra brings the ball forward. Roberto Segarra controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Arni Ólafsson easily smothers it.
6.05
0-0Roberto Hierro flicks the ball to his team mate, Sol Lineker. Sol Lineker whips in a cross ball towards Thierry Goldberg. Thierry Goldberg heads the ball goalwards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
9.51
Richard Lisbie surges forward with the ball. Richard Lisbie threads the ball through to Sol Lineker. Sol Lineker goes all the way! Sol Lineker tries a spectacular strike but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
15.11
0-0Bakary Pfeiffer makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Neil Lineker. Neil Lineker knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Moritz Wesselmann who gathers it comfortably.
18.47
Alan Parker controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Thierry Goldberg. Thierry Goldberg knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Damien Craddock.
21.55
Saidu A. Omolade makes a simple pass to Neil Lineker. Neil Lineker knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Richard Lisbie.
24.30
0-0Francis May makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Sol Lineker. Sol Lineker makes a probing pass to Thierry Goldberg but he's offside!
26.26
0-1Jonathan Philips makes a simple pass to Dave Shields. Dave Shields knocks the ball forward to Jose Fortes Redondo. Jose Fortes Redondo plays a perfect one-two with Neil Lineker and rushes in on goal... Jose Fortes Redondo makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. What a cracker!! Moritz Wesselmann had no chance!! Goal for Preston North End!
30.26
Saidu A. Omolade passes the ball forward to Jose Fortes Redondo. Jose Fortes Redondo finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
32.22
Adam Carter controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Dave Shields. Dave Shields makes a probing pass to Lucian Noica. Lucian Noica finds some space and shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
34.16
0-1Preston North End are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
38.40
Damien Craddock makes a probing pass to Dave Shields. Dave Shields knocks the ball to his team mate, Jose Fortes Redondo. Jose Fortes Redondo controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. What a cracker!! Moritz Wesselmann had no chance!! Goal for Preston North End!
44.48
0-2Jason Marsden comes in with a late challenge on Dave Shields. Jason Marsden is warned by the referee! Dave Shields stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
Jose Fortes Redondo hacks Jason Marsden from behind! Jose Fortes Redondo is given a warning by the referee! Jason Marsden hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
Birmingham City kick off the second half!
47.29
Bakary Pfeiffer brings the ball forward. Bakary Pfeiffer goes all the way! Bakary Pfeiffer makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
51.19
Bakary Pfeiffer kicks a strong pass forward to Neil Lineker. Neil Lineker goes all the way! Neil Lineker cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. What a cracker!! Moritz Wesselmann had no chance!! Goal for Preston North End!
61.09
Damien Craddock kicks a strong pass forward to Dave Shields. Dave Shields controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jose Fortes Redondo. Jose Fortes Redondo whips in a cross ball towards Lucian Noica. Lucian Noica is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Moritz Wesselmann easily picks it out of the air!
63.20
Bakary Pfeiffer threads the ball through to Neil Lineker. Neil Lineker knocks in a cross ball towards Jose Fortes Redondo. Jose Fortes Redondo is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
66.03
Roberto Segarra decides to run forward with the ball. Roberto Segarra threads the ball through to David Mckinlay. David Mckinlay shoots from just inside the box but it goes wide for a goal kick.
67.00
0-4Richard Lisbie catches Lucian Noica on the ankles. The referee calls over Richard Lisbie and shows him a yellow card! Lucian Noica runs off the knock.
72.56
Roberto Segarra flicks the ball to his team mate, Thierry Goldberg. Thierry Goldberg finds some space and shoots from distance but it is miles over!
75.31
Francis May flicks the ball to his team mate, Thierry Goldberg. Thierry Goldberg knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
77.31
Alan Parker makes a beautiful solo run. Alan Parker shoots from distance. Arni Ólafsson easily smothers it.
78.55
Birmingham City are easily keeping Preston North End at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
79.09
Alan Parker barges into Saidu A. Omolade. The referee calls over Alan Parker and shows him a yellow card! Saidu A. Omolade runs off the knock.
85.45
Alan Parker sees a break and surges forward. Alan Parker passes the ball forward but Thierry Goldberg is offside!
87.30
0-4Jonathan Philips barges into David Mckinlay. The referee calls over Jonathan Philips and warns him to calm down! David Mckinlay gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
89.33
Dave Shields threads the ball through to Neil Lineker. Neil Lineker plays a perfect one-two with Jose Fortes Redondo and rushes in on goal... Neil Lineker shoots from just inside the box but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
90.00
Roberto Hierro knocks the ball to his team mate, Thierry Goldberg. Thierry Goldberg goes all the way! Thierry Goldberg takes a shot at goal but it flies wide!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
4
Shots on Target
2
5
Shots off Target
5
4
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
3
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
43.8%
56.2%
Play Area
28.7%
42.5%
28.7%
Scorers
| Jose Fortes Redondo 26, 38, 63 Neil Lineker 51 |