Match Report
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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at The Amex Stadium where Brighton and Hove Albion play host to Birmingham City. A crowd of 17,527 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Brighton and Hove Albion are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Birmingham City appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Jonas Hoeness.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Brighton and Hove Albion are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Birmingham City appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Jonas Hoeness.
0.00
0-0Brighton and Hove Albion kick off and get the first half underway!
2.25
0-1George Mcgovern makes a beautiful solo run. George Mcgovern hits a low pass to Brahim Silva. Brahim Silva lofts in a cross ball towards Duncan McCoist. Duncan McCoist makes a convincing header. Duncan McCoist scores for Birmingham City!!
9.25
0-1John Ince threads a neat ball through to Yasushi Kaita. Seeing a gap ahead, Yasushi Kaita plays the ball forward to Brahim Silva. Brahim Silva makes a pass forward but Andy Mcinnes makes his run far too early. Offside by a mile!
12.54
0-1George Mcgovern catches Alan Bould on the ankles. George Mcgovern is given a warning by the referee! Alan Bould hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
14.23
0-1Marc Grondin chips the ball to his team mate, Alex Liddell. Alex Liddell lofts in a cross ball towards Spencer Patterson. With a superhuman jump, Spencer Patterson connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but it flies wide!
20.21
0-1Yasushi Kaita controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Heitor De Souza. Heitor De Souza knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
22.35
Alex Liddell hits a low pass to Niccolo Flintlock. Niccolo Flintlock shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
24.06
Gilles Murrin makes a run forward as Niccolo Flintlock takes the throw-in. Gilles Murrin skillfully chests the ball down. Gilles Murrin controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alan Bould. Alan Bould whips in a cross ball towards Spencer Patterson. Spencer Patterson makes a looping header on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
27.36
Duncan McCoist flicks a high pass forward. Heitor De Souza controls it well on his chest. Heitor De Souza skips past Patrick Le Tissier! Heitor De Souza makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. What a cracker!! Mariano Longo had no chance!! Goal for Birmingham City!
30.29
0-2Niccolo Flintlock comes in with a late challenge on Duncan McCoist. The referee brings Niccolo Flintlock to one side and gives him a warning! Duncan McCoist gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
34.58
0-2Marc Grondin threads a neat ball through to Alex Liddell. Alex Liddell chips the ball to his team mate, Niccolo Flintlock. Niccolo Flintlock lofts in a cross ball towards Liam Crooks. Liam Crooks makes a convincing header. John Lecocq didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
38.54
0-2Cristian Vignaroli flicks a high pass forward to Brahim Silva who brings the ball under control. Brahim Silva whips in a cross ball towards Andy Mcinnes. Andy Mcinnes is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Magnificent block by Marc Grondin!
39.08
Lomano Hunt makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Spencer Patterson. Spencer Patterson flicks a high ball forward to Alex Liddell who takes it down. Alex Liddell makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gilles Murrin but he's offside!
40.51
Dami‘n van der Linden controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Yasushi Kaita. Yasushi Kaita knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Mariano Longo who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Brighton and Hove Albion appear unchanged since the first half. Birmingham City also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
Birmingham City kick off!
49.08
Alex Liddell flicks a high pass forward. Spencer Patterson controls it well on his chest. Spencer Patterson tries a spectacular long range effort but it slams into the crowd!
53.51
John Ince sees Heitor De Souza in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Heitor De Souza flicks a high pass forward. Duncan McCoist controls it well on his chest. Duncan McCoist sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's drastically wayward!
59.45
Niccolo Flintlock hits a low pass to Spencer Patterson. Spencer Patterson finds some space and shoots from distance. Magnificent save by John Lecocq!
60.46
0-2Birmingham City have made 2 substitutions with Tony Gaillot replacing George Mcgovern and Rio Scales replacing Steven Drake .
61.48
Marc Grondin threads the ball through to Niccolo Flintlock. Niccolo Flintlock whips in a cross ball towards Gilles Murrin. Gilles Murrin gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
66.13
Yasushi Kaita threads the ball through to Andy Mcinnes. Andy Mcinnes advances inside the box! Andy Mcinnes side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The keeper, Mariano Longo, sees it late!! Goal for Birmingham City!
69.03
Alex Liddell flicks a high pass forward. Niccolo Flintlock controls it well on his chest. Niccolo Flintlock lofts in a cross ball towards Liam Crooks. Liam Crooks rises majestically and gets a header on goal. John Lecocq manages to gather it.
73.17
Dami‘n van der Linden threads a neat ball through to Yasushi Kaita. Yasushi Kaita shoots from distance. The keeper, Mariano Longo, sees it late!! Goal for Birmingham City!
77.53
Yasushi Kaita controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Duncan McCoist. Duncan McCoist threads the ball through to Rio Scales but he's offside!
83.19
Duncan McCoist brings the ball forward. Duncan McCoist cuts inside the box! Duncan McCoist looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
85.23
Marc Grondin brings the ball forward. Marc Grondin flicks the ball to his team mate, Alan Bould. Alan Bould knocks in a cross ball towards Liam Crooks. Liam Crooks connects with a diving header but he balloons it over the crossbar!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
4
Shots on Target
4
5
Shots off Target
5
2
Offsides
1
3
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
43.7%
56.3%
Play Area
28.2%
46.5%
25.4%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Duncan McCoist of Birmingham City |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Mariano Longo (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Lomano Hunt (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Marc Grondin (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Patrick Le Tissier (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Damien George (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Niccolo Flintlock (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Alex Liddell (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Alan Bould (ATT) | 6 | |
| 9. | Gilles Murrin (ATT) |  | 7 |
| 10. | Spencer Patterson (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Liam Crooks (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Ross Tiler (MID) | 0 | |
| 13. | Peter Seaman (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Gavin Elliott (MID) | 0 | |
| 1. | John Lecocq (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Cristian Vignaroli (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | John Ince (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | George Mcgovern (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Heitor De Souza (MID) | | 8 |
| 6. | Dami‘n van der Linden (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Yasushi Kaita (MID) | | 9 |
| 8. | Duncan McCoist (MID) | | 9 |
| 9. | Brahim Silva (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Andy Mcinnes (ATT) | | 8 |
| 11. | Steven Drake (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Tony Gaillot (DEF) | 6 | |
| 13. | Mario Carvalho (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Rio Scales (ATT) | 6 | |