Match Report


Birmingham CityBirmingham City     Brighton and Hove AlbionBrighton and Hove Albion
Nicholas BroadNicholas Broad Barry Skinner Barry Skinner
John LecocqJ. Lecocq69
G
1
G
67Mariano LongoM. Longo
John InceJ. Ince69
D
2
D
66Paul HopkinP. Hopkin
Tony GaillotT. Gaillot68
D
captain3
D
68Patrick Le TissierP. Le Tissier
George McgovernG. Mcgovern70
D
4
D
70Lomano HuntL. Hunt
Heitor De SouzaH. De Souza68
M
5captain
M
74Alex LiddellA. Liddell
Dami‘n van der LindenD. van der Linden74
M
6
M
74Niccolo FlintlockN. Flintlock
Yasushi KaitaY. Kaita66
M
7
M
69Peter SeamanP. Seaman
Duncan McCoistD. McCoist65
M
8
M
73Ross TilerR. Tiler
Brahim SilvaB. Silva71
A
9
A
70Gilles MurrinG. Murrin
Andy McinnesA. Mcinnes69
A
10
A
72Richard HendersonR. Henderson
Steven DrakeS. Drake71
A
11
A
70Alan BouldA. Bould
 
Cristian VignaroliC. Vignaroli64
D
12
A
64Damien ColeD. Cole
Brian PallisterB. Pallister47
M
13
D
70Edward OakesE. Oakes
Rio ScalesR. Scales68
A
14
A
70Paul NaysmithP. Naysmith

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at St Andrews where Birmingham City play host to Brighton and Hove Albion. A crowd of 15,315 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Birmingham City and Brighton and Hove Albion are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Duncan Kasper.


0.00
The first half starts with Birmingham City kicking off!
2.03
Dami‘n van der Linden deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Andy Mcinnes. Andy Mcinnes lofts in a cross ball towards Duncan McCoist. Duncan McCoist connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Mariano Longo manages to gather it.
3.38
Peter Seaman surges forward with the ball. Peter Seaman plays a scrappy one-two with Alan Bould and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some good footwork from Peter Seaman provides some space. He shoots at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
6.16
George Mcgovern knocks the ball forward to Heitor De Souza. Heitor De Souza makes a simple pass to Duncan McCoist. Duncan McCoist shoots from 20 yards but somehow Mariano Longo manages to keep it out.
10.07
Dami‘n van der Linden barges into Niccolo Flintlock. The referee warns Dami‘n van der Linden to calm down! Niccolo Flintlock hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
12.40
Patrick Le Tissier flicks a high pass forward to Niccolo Flintlock who brings the ball under control. Niccolo Flintlock deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Richard Henderson. Richard Henderson whips in a cross ball towards Alan Bould. Alan Bould connects with a diving header. The ball comes off John Ince and the loose ball is cleared up field.
15.09
Alex Liddell knocks the ball forward to Alan Bould. Alan Bould sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
18.13
Yasushi Kaita sees Heitor De Souza in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Heitor De Souza threads the ball through to Dami‘n van der Linden but he's offside!
26.42
George Mcgovern knocks the ball to his team mate, Yasushi Kaita. Yasushi Kaita sees Duncan McCoist in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Duncan McCoist plays a one-two with Brahim Silva and rushes in on goal... Duncan McCoist side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. Solid save from Mariano Longo.
27.14
Ross Tiler threads the ball through to Richard Henderson. Richard Henderson lofts in a cross ball towards Niccolo Flintlock. Niccolo Flintlock finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but Tony Gaillot is between the ball and the goal. Well blocked!
28.56
Ross Tiler chips the ball to his team mate, Richard Henderson. Richard Henderson shoots from 20 yards but John Lecocq reads it well. Good save!
30.06
John Ince advances with the ball. John Ince tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Well saved!
33.18
With imagination, Peter Seaman plays the ball forward to Gilles Murrin. Gilles Murrin knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
34.24
Duncan McCoist brings the ball forward. Duncan McCoist cuts inside the box! Duncan McCoist shoots from just inside the box. The ball comes in low, but Mariano Longo smothers it!
38.12
Yasushi Kaita comes in with a late challenge on Alex Liddell. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Alex Liddell hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
40.06
Tony Gaillot flicks a high pass forward. Yasushi Kaita collects the pass. Yasushi Kaita edges inside the box! Yasushi Kaita muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
44.08
Ross Tiler knocks the ball to his team mate, Alan Bould. Alan Bould shoots from 20 yards. John Lecocq comfortably gets down and covers it.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Birmingham City appear unchanged since the first half. Brighton and Hove Albion also appear unchanged since the first half. The Brighton and Hove Albion players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The whistle blows and Brighton and Hove Albion get the second half underway!
48.57
Niccolo Flintlock flicks the ball to his team mate, Peter Seaman. Peter Seaman lofts in a cross ball towards Alex Liddell. Alex Liddell knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Alex Liddell scores for Brighton and Hove Albion!!
51.43
With some swift thinking, Paul Hopkin plays the ball forward to Gilles Murrin. Gilles Murrin sees Alan Bould in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Alan Bould lofts in a cross ball towards Ross Tiler. Ross Tiler knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it is tipped over by John Lecocq.
52.42
Corner kick to Brighton and Hove Albion. Niccolo Flintlock plays it to the near post. Brahim Silva reaches the ball and hoofs it clear.
60.06
Birmingham City have made a substitution with Rio Scales replacing Steven Drake .
66.59
George Mcgovern controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Heitor De Souza. Heitor De Souza chips the ball to his team mate, Brahim Silva. Brahim Silva plays a scrappy one-two with Duncan McCoist and advances towards the goal... Brahim Silva rockets a shot on goal but slams it into the crowd!
69.47
Dami‘n van der Linden flicks a high pass forward. Rio Scales controls it well on his chest. Rio Scales plays a one-two with Andy Mcinnes and advances towards the goal... Rio Scales cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
78.10
George Mcgovern threads a neat ball through to John Ince. John Ince flicks a high pass forward. Andy Mcinnes controls it well on his chest. Andy Mcinnes shoots from 20 yards. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Excellent keeping!
79.20
Lomano Hunt flicks a high pass forward. Ross Tiler holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Ross Tiler hits a low pass to Peter Seaman. Peter Seaman tries a spectacular long range effort but it's a lousy effort!
84.51
Patrick Le Tissier flicks a high pass forward. Paul Hopkin holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Paul Hopkin makes a simple pass to Alex Liddell. Alex Liddell knocks in a cross ball towards Niccolo Flintlock. Niccolo Flintlock knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Magnificent save by John Lecocq!
85.14
Yasushi Kaita hits a low pass to Rio Scales. Rio Scales passes the ball forward to Dami‘n van der Linden. Dami‘n van der Linden takes a shot at goal but is denied by Mariano Longo. Excellent save.
87.36
John Ince passes the ball forward to Brahim Silva. Brahim Silva flicks a high ball forward to Rio Scales who takes it down. Rio Scales knocks the ball forward, putting Dami‘n van der Linden through on goal. Dami‘n van der Linden shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
90.00
Without breaking stride, Patrick Le Tissier plays the ball forward to Peter Seaman. Peter Seaman darts forward. Peter Seaman sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it slams into the crowd!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Birmingham City

Brighton and Hove Albion
Goals
3
1
Shots on Target
10
7
Shots off Target
1
4
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
54.4%
45.6%
Play Area
27.8%
43%
29.1%

Scorers
Yasushi Kaita 40
Rio Scales 69
Dami‘n van der Linden 87
Alex Liddell 49

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Rio Scales of Birmingham City

Match Ratings
1.John Lecocq (GK)
7
2.John Ince (DEF)
7
3.Tony Gaillot (DEF)
7
4.George Mcgovern (DEF)
6
5.Heitor De Souza (MID)
6
6.Dami‘n van der Linden (MID)goal scored
8
7.Yasushi Kaita (MID)goal scoredyellow card
9
8.Duncan McCoist (MID)
8
9.Brahim Silva (ATT)
6
10.Andy Mcinnes (ATT)
7
11.Steven Drake (ATT)
6
 
12.Cristian Vignaroli (DEF)
0
13.Brian Pallister (MID)
0
14.Rio Scales (ATT)goal scored
9

1.Mariano Longo (GK)
8
2.Paul Hopkin (DEF)
6
3.Patrick Le Tissier (DEF)
6
4.Lomano Hunt (DEF)
6
5.Alex Liddell (MID)goal scored
8
6.Niccolo Flintlock (MID)
6
7.Peter Seaman (MID)
8
8.Ross Tiler (MID)
7
9.Gilles Murrin (ATT)
6
10.Richard Henderson (ATT)
6
11.Alan Bould (ATT)
6
 
12.Damien Cole (ATT)
0
13.Edward Oakes (DEF)
0
14.Paul Naysmith (ATT)
0