Match Report
| Birmingham City | Birmingham City |  |  | Everton | Everton | ||||||||||||||||
| Matt Alexander | Matt Alexander | Nicholas Marsh | Nicholas Marsh | ||||||||||||||||||
| John Arne Normann | J. Normann |  | 71 | G |  | 1 | | G | 82 |  | Zeljko Kalac | Z. Kalac | |||||||||
| Samuel Postiga | S. Postiga |  | 65 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 77 |  | Peter Gower | P. Gower | |||||||||
| Tomas Bergmark | T. Bergmark |  | 66 | D | | 3 | | D | 87 |  | Muzzy Türkyilmaz | M. Türkyilmaz | |||||||||
| Callum Gemmill | C. Gemmill |  | 67 | D | | 4 | | D | 73 | | Eddie Mann | E. Mann | |||||||||
| Ali Sinouh | A. Sinouh |  | 71 | M | | 5 | | M | 73 | | Ruel Howey | R. Howey | |||||||||
| Tore Andre Kvarme | T. Kvarme | | 79 | M | | 6 | | M | 82 | | Bjorn-Tore Holm | B. Holm | |||||||||
| Frans Kurstot | F. Kurstot |  | 74 | M | | 7 | | M | 86 |  | Mateo Vidal Aguilera | M. Aguilera | |||||||||
| Samuel Rosas | S. Rosas |  | 71 | M | | 8 | | M | 78 |  | Leon Ruggli | L. Ruggli | |||||||||
| Tryggvi Hjartarson | T. Hjartarson |  | 71 | A | | 9 | | A | 79 | | Aaron Hurst | A. Hurst | |||||||||
| Andres Ramos | A. Ramos | | 75 | A | | 10 | | A | 77 | | Duncan Cooper | D. Cooper | |||||||||
| Simone Campi | S. Campi |  | 69 | A | | 11 | | A | 77 | | Daniele Eustace | D. Eustace | |||||||||
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at St Andrews where Birmingham City play host to Everton. A crowd of 18,809 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Birmingham City and Everton are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Both Birmingham City and Everton are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
0.00
0-0The first half starts with Birmingham City kicking off!
2.17
0-0Tore Andre Kvarme flicks the ball to his team mate, Andres Ramos. Andres Ramos lofts in a cross ball towards Tryggvi Hjartarson. Tryggvi Hjartarson powers a header at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
3.03
0-0Tore Andre Kvarme flicks the ball to his team mate, Simone Campi. Simone Campi goes all the way! Simone Campi shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Magnificent save by Zeljko Kalac!
8.44
Peter Gower sees space and advances. Peter Gower controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Daniele Eustace. Daniele Eustace whips in a cross ball towards Aaron Hurst. Aaron Hurst directs the ball goalwards with his head but it goes wide for a goal kick.
12.06
Peter Gower kicks a strong pass forward to Mateo Vidal Aguilera. Mateo Vidal Aguilera knocks the ball forward to Daniele Eustace. Daniele Eustace shoots from outside the area but it is tipped over by John Arne Normann.
14.31
Mateo Vidal Aguilera makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Duncan Cooper. Duncan Cooper knocks the ball forward to Aaron Hurst. Aaron Hurst shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It's miles wide!
20.26
0-0Callum Gemmill hacks Ruel Howey from behind! The referee calls over Callum Gemmill and warns him to calm down! Ruel Howey gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
27.55
Tore Andre Kvarme deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Tryggvi Hjartarson. Tryggvi Hjartarson whips in a cross ball towards Simone Campi. Simone Campi is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Zeljko Kalac easily smothers it.
28.49
0-0Ali Sinouh catches Mateo Vidal Aguilera on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Mateo Vidal Aguilera stretches but gets up unharmed.
33.13
Frans Kurstot threads the ball through to Simone Campi. Simone Campi shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
34.38
Bjorn-Tore Holm knocks the ball to his team mate, Duncan Cooper. Duncan Cooper controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies wide!
38.18
Tomas Bergmark makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Tore Andre Kvarme. Tore Andre Kvarme threads the ball through to Tryggvi Hjartarson. Tryggvi Hjartarson shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
39.23
Ruel Howey knocks the ball to his team mate, Duncan Cooper. Duncan Cooper goes all the way! Duncan Cooper rockets a shot on goal but John Arne Normann is on top of it.
42.25
Callum Gemmill knocks the ball forward to Frans Kurstot. Frans Kurstot deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Tryggvi Hjartarson. Tryggvi Hjartarson tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
44.40
0-0Muzzy Türkyilmaz controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Mateo Vidal Aguilera. Mateo Vidal Aguilera kicks a strong pass forward to Duncan Cooper. Duncan Cooper knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Callum Gemmill.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
Everton kick off!
47.48
Eddie Mann knocks the ball forward to Leon Ruggli. Leon Ruggli makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Duncan Cooper. Duncan Cooper plays a perfect one-two with Aaron Hurst and rushes in on goal... Duncan Cooper tries a spectacular strike but it goes wide for a goal kick.
48.53
0-0Simone Campi catches Peter Gower on the ankles. Simone Campi is given a warning by the referee! Peter Gower stretches but gets up unharmed.
51.59
Simone Campi catches Muzzy Türkyilmaz on the ankles. The referee calls over Simone Campi again and warns him to calm down! Muzzy Türkyilmaz grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
53.00
0-0Everton are easily keeping Birmingham City at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
57.33
Muzzy Türkyilmaz makes a beautiful solo run. Muzzy Türkyilmaz sees a break and surges forward. Muzzy Türkyilmaz shoots from outside the area. The ball comes in low, but John Arne Normann easily smothers it!
60.20
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
61.55
Samuel Postiga passes the ball forward to Frans Kurstot. Frans Kurstot threads the ball through to Simone Campi. Simone Campi flicks the ball to his team mate, Andres Ramos. Andres Ramos takes a shot at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
63.41
Bjorn-Tore Holm sees a break and surges forward. Bjorn-Tore Holm shoots from outside the area. The ball comes in low, but John Arne Normann easily smothers it!
65.35
Mateo Vidal Aguilera passes the ball forward to Daniele Eustace. Daniele Eustace plays a perfect one-two with Duncan Cooper and rushes in on goal... Daniele Eustace shoots from just inside the box but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
67.54
Peter Gower takes it forward alone. Peter Gower knocks the ball to his team mate, Duncan Cooper. Duncan Cooper makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Aaron Hurst. Aaron Hurst tries a spectacular strike. Magnificent save by John Arne Normann!
71.24
Ruel Howey makes a beautiful solo run. Ruel Howey whips in a cross ball towards Daniele Eustace. Daniele Eustace is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
79.02
Leon Ruggli hacks Tore Andre Kvarme from behind! Leon Ruggli is warned by the referee! Tore Andre Kvarme runs off the knock.
83.06
Muzzy Türkyilmaz passes the ball forward to Mateo Vidal Aguilera. Mateo Vidal Aguilera passes the ball forward to Daniele Eustace. Daniele Eustace knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to John Arne Normann who gathers it comfortably.
84.52
Tore Andre Kvarme chips the ball to his team mate, Andres Ramos. Andres Ramos knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
89.30
Birmingham City are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
90.00
Muzzy Türkyilmaz makes a beautiful solo run. Muzzy Türkyilmaz knocks the ball forward to Daniele Eustace. Daniele Eustace finds some space and shoots from distance. Magnificent save by John Arne Normann!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
2
6
Shots off Target
5
6
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
4
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
33.8%
66.2%
Play Area
27.3%
42.9%
29.9%