Match Report


BarnetBarnet     Birmingham CityBirmingham City
Barry SkinnerBarry Skinner Computer Player Computer Player
David MyersD. Myers69
G
1
G
64Kevin DalglishK. Dalglish
Patrick MarrP. Marr65
D
2
D
61Simon DublinS. Dublin
Danny MakinD. Makin56
D
3
D
60Alun HeskeyA. Heskey
Gavin CutlerG. Cutler59
D
4
D
58Wes LeeW. Lee
Eddie CarltonE. Carlton63
M
5
M
73Stuart ScholesS. Scholes
Gary FortuneG. Fortune65
M
6
M
66Graeme AdamsG. Adams
Edward EustaceE. Eustace55
M
captain7
M
63Leon MurrinL. Murrin
Ashley HapgoodA. Hapgood66
M
8
M
60Carl PlowrightC. Plowright
Ole de BoerO. de Boer61
A
9captain
A
70Silvain Of HesselinkS. Of Hesselink
Neil StockdaleN. Stockdale64
A
10
A
65Guillermo RamirezG. Ramirez
Alec ElliottA. Elliott60
A
11
A
52Eddie DavisE. Davis
 
Lomano BurbageL. Burbage59
G
12
G
59Dave PowellD. Powell
John BrookingJ. Brooking51
A
13
M
58Matthew DraperM. Draper
Morris MillsM. Mills55
M
14
D
53Ernesto DuranE. Duran

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Match Report
Rain falls steadily from above here at The Hive Stadium where Barnet play host to Birmingham City. A crowd of 9,189 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
Both Barnet and Birmingham City are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Darren Defoe.


0.00
Birmingham City kick off and get the match underway!
2.48
Carl Plowright makes a simple pass to Eddie Davis. Eddie Davis knocks in a cross ball towards Guillermo Ramirez. Guillermo Ramirez finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but Danny Makin is between the ball and the goal. Well blocked!
8.26
Patrick Marr advances with the ball. Patrick Marr knocks the ball forward to Neil Stockdale. Neil Stockdale knocks in a cross ball towards Alec Elliott. Alec Elliott powers a header at goal. Magnificent save by Kevin Dalglish!
9.19
Simon Dublin makes a probing pass to Carl Plowright. Carl Plowright sees Guillermo Ramirez in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Guillermo Ramirez lofts in a cross ball towards Eddie Davis. Eddie Davis makes a deft header. The keeper is more than a match for it. Superb keeping!
14.18
Stuart Scholes threads a neat ball through to Eddie Davis. Eddie Davis lofts in a cross ball towards Silvain Of Hesselink. Silvain Of Hesselink finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but David Myers reads it well. Nice keeping!
15.50
Leon Murrin darts forward. Leon Murrin whips in a cross ball towards Eddie Davis. Eddie Davis knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it curls horrendously wide!
16.33
Patrick Marr flicks a high pass forward. Edward Eustace comfortably collects the pass. Edward Eustace controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ole de Boer. Ole de Boer knocks in a cross ball towards Neil Stockdale. Neil Stockdale powers a header at goal. Neil Stockdale scores for Barnet!! The new signing has certainly settled in well.
21.22
Gary Fortune threads a neat ball through to Neil Stockdale. Neil Stockdale knocks in a cross ball towards Alec Elliott. Alec Elliott makes a looping header on goal. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Barnet are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
24.31
Leon Murrin hits a low pass to Silvain Of Hesselink. Silvain Of Hesselink plays a quick one-two with Eddie Davis and rushes in on goal... Silvain Of Hesselink makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. David Myers gathers the ball up comfortably. Quality keeping!
28.53
Ashley Hapgood makes a probing pass to Neil Stockdale. Neil Stockdale lofts in a cross ball towards Alec Elliott. Alec Elliott makes a looping header on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
32.58
Eddie Carlton runs straight at the opposition's defence. Eddie Carlton shoots from distance but is denied by Kevin Dalglish. Excellent save.
33.23
Gavin Cutler receives the ball from a throw-in from Patrick Marr. Gavin Cutler knocks the ball forward to Eddie Carlton. Eddie Carlton passes the ball forward to Neil Stockdale. Neil Stockdale knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Kevin Dalglish who gathers it comfortably.
34.43
Gary Fortune advances with the ball. Gary Fortune finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
36.45
Eddie Carlton deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Neil Stockdale. Neil Stockdale knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
38.02
Stuart Scholes comes in with a late challenge on Edward Eustace. Stuart Scholes is shown the yellow card! Edward Eustace hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
39.02
Graeme Adams flicks a high pass forward. Silvain Of Hesselink holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Silvain Of Hesselink lofts in a cross ball towards Guillermo Ramirez. Guillermo Ramirez makes a looping header on goal. David Myers easily picks it out of the air!
40.17
Wes Lee threads a neat ball through to Graeme Adams. Graeme Adams kicks a strong pass forward to Guillermo Ramirez. Guillermo Ramirez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
42.49
Ashley Hapgood flicks a high pass forward to Ole de Boer who brings the ball under control. Ole de Boer lofts in a cross ball towards Alec Elliott. Alec Elliott is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but Kevin Dalglish reads it well. Nice keeping!
44.01
Gary Fortune kicks a strong pass forward to Alec Elliott. Alec Elliott whips in a cross ball towards Ole de Boer. Ole de Boer makes a deft header but it's a lousy effort!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Barnet appear unchanged since the first half. Birmingham City appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-3-3 formation. The Birmingham City players look more relaxed than they were earlier in the game.

45.00
Barnet kick off the second half!
47.09
Leon Murrin sees a break and surges forward. Leon Murrin finds some space and shoots from distance. The keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent keeping!
48.58
Carl Plowright flicks a high pass forward. Guillermo Ramirez collects the pass. Guillermo Ramirez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
49.15
Edward Eustace surges forward with the ball. Edward Eustace knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Simon Dublin.
51.35
Eddie Carlton kicks a strong pass forward to Ole de Boer. Ole de Boer controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
53.16
Edward Eustace flicks a high pass forward. Alec Elliott controls it well on his chest. Alec Elliott knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Simon Dublin.
54.50
With some swift thinking, Gavin Cutler plays the ball forward to Edward Eustace. Edward Eustace makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Neil Stockdale. Neil Stockdale finds some space and shoots from distance but it's drastically wayward!
59.25
Leon Murrin knocks the ball to his team mate, Guillermo Ramirez. Guillermo Ramirez whips in a cross ball towards Silvain Of Hesselink. Silvain Of Hesselink directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball is well placed but the keeper is more than a match for it. Well saved!
60.44
Birmingham City have made a substitution with Ernesto Duran replacing Guillermo Ramirez .
63.04
Edward Eustace threads a neat ball through to Ole de Boer. Ole de Boer lofts in a cross ball towards Neil Stockdale. Neil Stockdale rises majestically and gets a header on goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
67.24
Danny Makin flicks a high pass forward. Eddie Carlton collects the pass. Eddie Carlton flicks a high pass forward. Neil Stockdale controls it well on his chest. Neil Stockdale knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Wes Lee.
71.23
Eddie Carlton sees Alec Elliott in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Alec Elliott shoots from 25 yards. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Fabulous stop!
72.31
Leon Murrin chips the ball to his team mate, Eddie Davis. Eddie Davis skips past Gavin Cutler! Eddie Davis comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 12 yards out but David Myers reads it well. Nice save!
75.26
Graeme Adams changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Graeme Adams knocks in a cross ball towards Silvain Of Hesselink. Silvain Of Hesselink makes a looping header on goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
77.26
Barnet appear to have rearranged themselves into a 3-4-3 formation.
78.19
Alun Heskey makes a beautiful solo run. Alun Heskey flicks a high pass forward. Eddie Davis controls it well on his chest. Eddie Davis controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Silvain Of Hesselink through on goal. Silvain Of Hesselink rockets a shot on goal. It curls slightly but David Myers manages to gather it comfortably.
83.19
Patrick Marr clumsily knocks into Carl Plowright. The referee calls over Patrick Marr and warns him to calm down! Carl Plowright stretches but gets up unharmed.
84.36
Eddie Carlton advances with the ball. Eddie Carlton knocks in a cross ball towards Neil Stockdale. Neil Stockdale whips the ball goalwards with his head. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
85.38
Edward Eustace flicks a high pass forward to Alec Elliott who brings the ball under control. Alec Elliott sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
90.00
Edward Eustace hits a low pass to Ole de Boer. Ole de Boer knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Kevin Dalglish who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Barnet

Birmingham City
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
6
10
Shots off Target
8
1
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
52.3%
47.7%
Play Area
23.9%
44.3%
31.8%

Scorers
Neil Stockdale 16
Alec Elliott 85
Silvain Of Hesselink 75

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to David Myers of Barnet

Match Ratings
1.David Myers (GK)
9
2.Patrick Marr (DEF)
6
3.Danny Makin (DEF)
6
4.Gavin Cutler (DEF)
6
5.Eddie Carlton (MID)
8
6.Gary Fortune (MID)
6
7.Edward Eustace (MID)
8
8.Ashley Hapgood (MID)
6
9.Ole de Boer (ATT)
7
10.Neil Stockdale (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Alec Elliott (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Lomano Burbage (GK)
0
13.John Brooking (ATT)
0
14.Morris Mills (MID)
0

1.Kevin Dalglish (GK)
7
2.Simon Dublin (DEF)
6
3.Alun Heskey (DEF)
6
4.Wes Lee (DEF)
6
5.Stuart Scholes (MID)yellow card
5
6.Graeme Adams (MID)
7
7.Leon Murrin (MID)
7
8.Carl Plowright (MID)
6
9.Silvain Of Hesselink (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Guillermo Ramirez (ATT)
6
11.Eddie Davis (ATT)
7
 
12.Dave Powell (GK)
0
13.Matthew Draper (MID)
0
14.Ernesto Duran (DEF)
6