Match Report


Birmingham CityBirmingham City     SunderlandSunderland
Nicholas BroadNicholas Broad Kieran Rufus Kieran Rufus
John LecocqJ. Lecocq69
G
1
G
80Oliver RahnO. Rahn
Cristian VignaroliC. Vignaroli64
D
2
D
79Fabian Van BeukeringF. Van Beukering
John InceJ. Ince69
D
captain3
D
78Bruno MendesB. Mendes
George McgovernG. Mcgovern70
D
4
D
77Christian LindemannC. Lindemann
Heitor De SouzaH. De Souza68
M
5
M
84Jonathan GamberiniJ. Gamberini
Dami‘n van der LindenD. van der Linden74
M
6
M
83Brandon LopezB. Lopez
Yasushi KaitaY. Kaita66
M
7captain
M
85Joao Batista FerreiraJ. Ferreira
Duncan McCoistD. McCoist65
M
8
M
74Leon ShiltonL. Shilton
Brahim SilvaB. Silva71
A
9
A
79Philippe BenyachouP. Benyachou
Andy McinnesA. Mcinnes69
A
10
A
77Teddy BishopT. Bishop
Steven DrakeS. Drake71
A
11
A
76Scott McGroryS. McGrory
 
Kevin CaldwellK. Caldwell64
D
12
D
70Dean SmitheD. Smithe
Mario CarvalhoM. Carvalho66
M
13
M
68Carlton BurgessC. Burgess
Rio ScalesR. Scales67
A
14
M
71Omer LampardO. Lampard

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at St Andrews where Birmingham City play host to Sunderland. A crowd of 19,117 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Birmingham City and Sunderland are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Stuart Sturridge.


0.00
The first half starts with Birmingham City kicking off!
2.00
Cristian Vignaroli flicks a high ball forward to Dami‘n van der Linden who takes it down. Dami‘n van der Linden flicks a high pass forward. Andy Mcinnes collects the pass. Andy Mcinnes knocks the ball to his team mate, Yasushi Kaita. Fabian Van Beukering clumsily knocks into Yasushi Kaita. Yasushi Kaita appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
4.15
George Mcgovern flicks a high pass forward to Dami‘n van der Linden who brings the ball under control. Dami‘n van der Linden flicks a high ball forward to Steven Drake who takes it down. Steven Drake plays a one-two with Yasushi Kaita and advances towards the goal... Some good footwork from Steven Drake provides some space. He shoots at goal but it flies just wide!
9.55
Christian Lindemann knocks the ball forward to Brandon Lopez. Brandon Lopez flicks a high pass forward. Joao Batista Ferreira controls it well on his chest. Joao Batista Ferreira threads the ball through into the box. Scott McGrory muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
15.13
Dami‘n van der Linden passes the ball forward to Yasushi Kaita. Yasushi Kaita plays a scrappy one-two with Andy Mcinnes and stumbles forward towards the goal... Yasushi Kaita cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
18.18
Fabian Van Beukering catches Steven Drake on the ankles. Fabian Van Beukering is warned by the referee! Steven Drake carries on, but is struggling a bit.
21.28
Jonathan Gamberini flicks the ball to his team mate, Joao Batista Ferreira. Joao Batista Ferreira cuts inside the box! Joao Batista Ferreira rockets a shot on goal. It's there!! John Lecocq has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
24.38
Brandon Lopez surges forward with the ball. Brandon Lopez threads a neat, attacking ball through to Teddy Bishop. Teddy Bishop makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it slams into the crowd!
28.41
Joao Batista Ferreira flicks a high pass forward. Teddy Bishop comfortably collects the pass. Teddy Bishop plays a one-two with Scott McGrory and rushes in on goal... Teddy Bishop side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Good save!
30.21
Joao Batista Ferreira sees Brandon Lopez in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Brandon Lopez passes the ball forward to Teddy Bishop. Teddy Bishop strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal but John Lecocq is on top of it.
32.52
Fabian Van Beukering darts forward. Fabian Van Beukering makes a simple pass to Scott McGrory. Scott McGrory knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
33.39
Joao Batista Ferreira knocks the ball forward to Brandon Lopez. Brandon Lopez deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Teddy Bishop but the linesman indicates offside!
36.36
Christian Lindemann flicks a high pass forward. Bruno Mendes controls it well on his chest. Bruno Mendes knocks the ball forward to Joao Batista Ferreira. Joao Batista Ferreira knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Philippe Benyachou is offside!
38.42
Showing composure, Christian Lindemann plays the ball forward to Fabian Van Beukering. Fabian Van Beukering chips the ball to his team mate, Philippe Benyachou. Philippe Benyachou knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
42.38
Joao Batista Ferreira controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Teddy Bishop. Teddy Bishop whips in a cross ball towards Philippe Benyachou. Philippe Benyachou gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Birmingham City appear unchanged since the first half. Sunderland also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Sunderland kick off the second half!
48.30
Cristian Vignaroli threads the ball through to John Ince. John Ince flicks a high pass forward. Brahim Silva collects the pass. Brahim Silva knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Christian Lindemann.
54.49
Brandon Lopez makes a probing pass to Scott McGrory. Scott McGrory shoots from distance. Good keeping from John Lecocq as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
55.05
Jonathan Gamberini takes the corner, swinging a high ball in towards the far post. Duncan McCoist gets to the ball and clears it up field.
60.00
Birmingham City have made 2 substitutions with Kevin Caldwell replacing George Mcgovern and Rio Scales replacing Steven Drake .Sunderland have made a substitution with Dean Smithe replacing Fabian Van Beukering .
63.20
With vision, Dami‘n van der Linden plays the ball forward to Andy Mcinnes. Andy Mcinnes shoots from 20 yards but it's a woeful effort!
69.04
Cristian Vignaroli flicks the ball to his team mate, Yasushi Kaita. Yasushi Kaita threads a neat ball through to Brahim Silva. Brahim Silva shoots from long range but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
77.55
Sunderland have made 2 substitutions with Carlton Burgess replacing Joao Batista Ferreira and Omer Lampard replacing Brandon Lopez .
78.61
John Ince deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Yasushi Kaita. Yasushi Kaita flicks a high pass forward. Brahim Silva collects the pass. Without breaking stride, Brahim Silva plays the ball forward to Andy Mcinnes who has made a great run into the box. Andy Mcinnes side-steps and rifles a shot at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
83.27
Christian Lindemann flicks the ball to his team mate, Carlton Burgess. Carlton Burgess hits a low pass to Philippe Benyachou. Philippe Benyachou rushes past Kevin Caldwell! Philippe Benyachou muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. John Lecocq is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
89.43
Duncan McCoist surges forward with the ball. Duncan McCoist knocks in a cross ball towards Andy Mcinnes. With a superhuman jump, Andy Mcinnes connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but it's a lousy effort!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Birmingham City

Sunderland
Goals
2
4
Shots on Target
2
7
Shots off Target
4
1
Offsides
0
3
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
50%
50%
Play Area
33.8%
40.5%
25.7%

Scorers
Yasushi Kaita 15
Andy Mcinnes 79
Scott McGrory 10
Joao Batista Ferreira 21
Philippe Benyachou 42, 83

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Joao Batista Ferreira of Sunderland

Match Ratings