Match Report
| Birmingham City | Birmingham City |  |  | Port Vale | Port Vale | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Moritz Wesselmann | M. Wesselmann |  | 73 | G |  | 1 | | G | 72 |  | Marc Thompson | M. Thompson | |||||||||
| Lomano Coppinger | L. Coppinger | | 65 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 68 |  | Ricardo Sanchez | R. Sanchez | |||||||||
| Richard Lisbie | R. Lisbie | | 62 | D | | 3 | | D | 66 | | Francis Greaves | F. Greaves | |||||||||
| Jason Marsden | J. Marsden | | 60 | D | | 4 | | D | 66 | | Enrique Carmona | E. Carmona | |||||||||
| Francis May | F. May | | 76 | M | | 5 | | M | 72 | | Del Grondin | D. Grondin | |||||||||
| Alan Parker | A. Parker | | 65 | M | | 6 | | M | 65 | | Damien Heskey | D. Heskey | |||||||||
| Roberto Hierro | R. Hierro | | 61 | M | | 7 | | M | 55 | | Gerhard Birkwald | G. Birkwald | |||||||||
| Roberto Segarra | R. Segarra | | 60 | M | | 8 | | M | 46 | | Matthew Parker | M. Parker | |||||||||
| Sol Lineker | S. Lineker | | 66 | A | | 9 | | A | 59 | | Philipp Lindemann | P. Lindemann | |||||||||
| David Mckinlay | D. Mckinlay |  | 59 | A | | 10 | | A | 59 | | Richard Weir | R. Weir | |||||||||
| Thierry Goldberg | T. Goldberg | | 55 | A | | 11 | | A | 55 |  | Mariano Signori | M. Signori | |||||||||
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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at St Andrews where Birmingham City play host to Port Vale. A crowd of 9,220 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both Birmingham City and Port Vale are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Both Birmingham City and Port Vale are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Birmingham City kick off!
2.46
0-0Gerhard Birkwald makes a probing pass to Philipp Lindemann. Philipp Lindemann lofts in a cross ball towards Mariano Signori. Mariano Signori heads the ball goalwards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
14.35
0-0Alan Parker controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, David Mckinlay. David Mckinlay knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Marc Thompson who gathers it comfortably.
15.24
0-0Philipp Lindemann clumsily knocks into Lomano Coppinger. The referee calls over Philipp Lindemann and shows him a yellow card! Lomano Coppinger hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
16.09
Jason Marsden makes a beautiful solo run. Jason Marsden makes a simple pass to Sol Lineker. Sol Lineker goes all the way! Sol Lineker shoots from just inside the box but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
21.28
0-0Roberto Hierro brings the ball forward. Roberto Hierro plays a perfect one-two with David Mckinlay and rushes in on goal... Roberto Hierro makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but Marc Thompson is on top of it.
22.43
0-0Richard Lisbie passes the ball forward to Alan Parker. Alan Parker decides to run forward with the ball. Alan Parker kicks a strong pass forward to Sol Lineker but the referee indicates it's offside!
30.57
Gerhard Birkwald knocks the ball forward to Mariano Signori. Mariano Signori knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
33.14
0-0Del Grondin barges into Roberto Hierro. Del Grondin is warned by the referee! Roberto Hierro gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
34.01
Lomano Coppinger makes a probing pass to Francis May. Francis May kicks a strong pass forward to Thierry Goldberg. Thierry Goldberg shoots from long range but it is miles over!
38.06
1-0Jason Marsden deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Roberto Hierro. Roberto Hierro makes a simple pass to Sol Lineker. Sol Lineker deftly passes the ball to his team mate, David Mckinlay. David Mckinlay takes a shot at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
44.41
Del Grondin sees a break and surges forward. Del Grondin shoots from 25 yards. Moritz Wesselmann easily smothers it.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
The whistle blows and Port Vale get the second half underway!
47.14
Alan Parker kicks a strong pass forward to Sol Lineker. Sol Lineker shoots from long range but somehow Marc Thompson manages to keep it out.
48.46
Ricardo Sanchez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Del Grondin. Del Grondin flicks the ball to his team mate, Richard Weir. Richard Weir whips in a cross ball towards Philipp Lindemann. Philipp Lindemann powers a header at goal. It's there!! Moritz Wesselmann has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
51.49
Matthew Parker threads the ball through to Philipp Lindemann. Philipp Lindemann knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
53.29
1-1Matthew Parker barges into Alan Parker. Matthew Parker is warned by the referee! Alan Parker runs off the knock.
54.43
Del Grondin makes a simple pass to Mariano Signori. Mariano Signori whips in a cross ball towards Richard Weir. Richard Weir is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. What a cracker!! Moritz Wesselmann had no chance!! Goal for Port Vale!
57.26
Gerhard Birkwald chips the ball to his team mate, Mariano Signori. Mariano Signori knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
59.52
Gerhard Birkwald makes a simple pass to Philipp Lindemann. Philipp Lindemann finds some space and shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Moritz Wesselmann manages to gather it comfortably.
60.31
Gerhard Birkwald brings the ball forward. Gerhard Birkwald knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
61.15
Francis Greaves hacks Sol Lineker from behind! Francis Greaves is warned by the referee! Sol Lineker runs off the knock.
63.50
Gerhard Birkwald takes it forward alone. Gerhard Birkwald goes all the way! Gerhard Birkwald makes some space for himself and shoots at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
66.43
Jason Marsden knocks the ball to his team mate, Roberto Hierro. Roberto Hierro knocks the ball to his team mate, Thierry Goldberg. Thierry Goldberg kicks a strong pass forward to Sol Lineker but the referee indicates it's offside!
67.16
Richard Lisbie controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Francis May. Francis May kicks a strong pass forward to Sol Lineker. Sol Lineker goes all the way! Sol Lineker rockets a shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
69.06
Francis May sees a break and surges forward. Francis May shoots from 25 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
73.45
Francis May comes in with a late challenge on Matthew Parker. Francis May is warned by the referee! Matthew Parker stretches but gets up unharmed.
75.21
Enrique Carmona knocks the ball to his team mate, Damien Heskey. Damien Heskey kicks a strong pass forward to Richard Weir. Richard Weir plays a perfect one-two with Philipp Lindemann and rushes in on goal... Richard Weir shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
83.19
Damien Heskey makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Richard Weir. Richard Weir whips in a cross ball towards Philipp Lindemann. Philipp Lindemann is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it flies wide!
84.26
Damien Heskey makes a probing pass to Richard Weir. Richard Weir knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Richard Lisbie.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
3
Shots on Target
4
5
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
1
4
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
51.2%
48.8%
Play Area
26.2%
46.4%
27.4%
Scorers