Match Report
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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at St Andrews where Birmingham City play host to Bolton Wanderers. A crowd of 18,116 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Birmingham City and Bolton Wanderers are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Both Birmingham City and Bolton Wanderers are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Bolton Wanderers start the match!
2.50
0-1Marek Gadocha chips the ball to his team mate, Ricky Kelly. Ricky Kelly controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Florin V. Punga. Florin V. Punga knocks in a cross ball towards Stefan Enescu. Stefan Enescu connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
12.15
0-1Juan-Carlos Hierro knocks the ball forward to Colin Hansen. Colin Hansen threads the ball through to Marek Swierczewski. Marek Swierczewski knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to John Arne Normann who gathers it comfortably.
14.06
0-1Tomas Bergmark knocks the ball forward to Ali Sinouh. Ali Sinouh makes a beautiful solo run. Ali Sinouh makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Simone Campi. Simone Campi cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but somehow Tarik Chippo manages to keep it out.
22.19
0-1Tomas Bergmark knocks the ball forward to Samuel Rosas. Samuel Rosas takes it forward alone. Samuel Rosas shoots from 25 yards. It's miles wide!
26.03
Marek Gadocha makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Frans Yrjonpoika. Frans Yrjonpoika chips the ball to his team mate, Stefan Enescu. Stefan Enescu goes all the way! Stefan Enescu makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
30.09
0-2Samuel Postiga catches Colin Hansen on the ankles. Samuel Postiga is given a warning by the referee! Colin Hansen stretches but gets up unharmed.
34.40
Frans Yrjonpoika chips the ball to his team mate, Florin V. Punga. Florin V. Punga knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Samuel Postiga.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
Birmingham City kick off the second half!
53.32
Giovanni M. Toldo kicks a strong pass forward to Florin V. Punga. Florin V. Punga whips in a cross ball towards Stefan Enescu. Stefan Enescu powers a header at goal. It's miles wide!
54.03
Marek Gadocha makes a simple pass to Frans Yrjonpoika. Frans Yrjonpoika chips the ball to his team mate, Florin V. Punga. Florin V. Punga knocks in a cross ball towards Marek Swierczewski. Marek Swierczewski flicks the ball with his head but it flies wide!
57.45
Ricky Kelly makes a simple pass to Marek Swierczewski. Marek Swierczewski makes a probing pass to Stefan Enescu. Stefan Enescu shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Magnificent save by John Arne Normann!
59.46
Juan-Carlos Hierro makes a beautiful solo run. Juan-Carlos Hierro makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Stefan Enescu. Stefan Enescu shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
60.50
Samuel Rosas clumsily knocks into Colin Hansen. The referee calls over Samuel Rosas and warns him to calm down! Colin Hansen stretches but gets up unharmed.
61.17
Ali Sinouh kicks a strong pass forward to Nwankwo Youds. Nwankwo Youds lofts in a cross ball towards Tryggvi Hjartarson. Tryggvi Hjartarson is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
66.28
Juan-Carlos Hierro chips the ball to his team mate, Ricky Kelly. Ricky Kelly threads the ball through to Stefan Enescu. Stefan Enescu knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
67.23
Tomas Bergmark makes a simple pass to Ali Sinouh. Ali Sinouh knocks the ball forward to Nwankwo Youds. Nwankwo Youds kicks a strong pass forward to Tryggvi Hjartarson. Tryggvi Hjartarson takes a shot at goal. It curls slightly but Tarik Chippo manages to gather it comfortably.
69.33
Tomas Bergmark passes the ball forward to Samuel Rosas. Samuel Rosas controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Tryggvi Hjartarson. Tryggvi Hjartarson goes all the way! Tryggvi Hjartarson takes a shot at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
72.20
Colin Hansen flicks the ball to his team mate, Florin V. Punga. Florin V. Punga shoots from outside the area but it goes wide for a goal kick.
78.42
Samuel Rosas makes a beautiful solo run. Samuel Rosas goes all the way! Samuel Rosas makes some space for himself and shoots at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
81.12
3-2Samuel Rosas surges forward with the ball. Samuel Rosas deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Simone Campi but the linesman indicates offside!
84.23
Gareth Morris threads the ball through to Nwankwo Youds. Nwankwo Youds shoots from outside the area. Tarik Chippo easily smothers it.
87.25
Samuel Rosas knocks the ball to his team mate, Nwankwo Youds. Nwankwo Youds shoots from outside the area but it curls horrendously wide!
90.00
Ali Sinouh decides to run forward with the ball. Ali Sinouh sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
3
2
Shots on Target
6
3
Shots off Target
3
4
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
46.8%
53.2%
Play Area
28.6%
44.2%
27.3%
Scorers
| Tryggvi Hjartarson 61, 69 Samuel Rosas 78 | Stefan Enescu 2, 26 |