Match Report


Birmingham CityBirmingham City     Crystal PalaceCrystal Palace
Andrew BlightAndrew Blight Richard Deane Richard Deane
Stuart GascoigneS. Gascoigne79
G
1
G
74Giampiero Di NataleG. Di Natale
Ian PearceI. Pearce73
D
2
D
71Christian NeudeckerC. Neudecker
Rio CampbellR. Campbell72
D
3captain
D
66Ricardo MarquesR. Marques
Dominic McallisterD. Mcallister74
D
4
D
70Linus ZickL. Zick
Mario MarbusM. Marbus71
D
5
M
75Francis ScalesF. Scales
Nicholas GranvilleN. Granville77
M
6
M
66Cedric PonsardC. Ponsard
Ivan HuckerbyI. Huckerby85
M
captain7
M
70Edouard AntunesE. Antunes
Robin van VeenR. van Veen83
M
8
M
68Graham BarmbyG. Barmby
Peter PriorP. Prior80
A
9
A
56Aldo PantanoA. Pantano
Mehamha BelaizM. Belaiz76
A
10
A
79Edgar Kroupi-ZahiE. Kroupi-Zahi
Gianni AvilaG. Avila79
A
11
A
66Del BeckhamD. Beckham
 
Ruel ThompsonR. Thompson68
D
12
A
66David OlivasD. Olivas
Ole Gunnar SolskjærO. Solskjær74
A
13
D
67Steve CharltonS. Charlton
Mick HarrisonM. Harrison77
M
14
M
62Tim ClaphamT. Clapham

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at St Andrews where Birmingham City play host to Crystal Palace. A crowd of 18,494 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Birmingham City are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Crystal Palace appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Ian Matthews.


0.00
The whistle blows and Crystal Palace get the match underway!
3.09
Rio Campbell controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Robin van Veen. Robin van Veen threads a neat ball through to Nicholas Granville. Nicholas Granville shoots from long range. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
4.28
Edouard Antunes passes the ball forward to Edgar Kroupi-Zahi. Edgar Kroupi-Zahi sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
8.44
Mehamha Belaiz changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Mehamha Belaiz whips in a cross ball towards Nicholas Granville. Nicholas Granville directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball takes a deflection leaving Giampiero Di Natale with no chance!! Goal for Birmingham City!
14.57
Christian Neudecker threads the ball through to Edouard Antunes. Edouard Antunes whips in a cross ball towards Del Beckham. Del Beckham makes a convincing header. Stuart Gascoigne effortlessly picks it out of the air!
15.04
Nicholas Granville threads the ball through to Robin van Veen. Robin van Veen lofts in a cross ball towards Peter Prior. Peter Prior finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The keeper is on top of it. Fabulous stop!
16.31
Dominic Mcallister sees Gianni Avila in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Gianni Avila knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
18.09
Gianni Avila passes the ball forward to Ivan Huckerby. Ivan Huckerby plays a one-two with Nicholas Granville and rushes in on goal... Ivan Huckerby strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal. Giampiero Di Natale is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
21.17
Del Beckham barges into Rio Campbell. The referee calls over Del Beckham and shows him a yellow card! Rio Campbell hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
27.41
Ricardo Marques flicks a high ball forward to Graham Barmby who takes it down. Graham Barmby threads the ball through to Aldo Pantano. Aldo Pantano plays a one-two with Del Beckham and rushes in on goal... Aldo Pantano makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
30.52
Ivan Huckerby flicks a high pass forward. Peter Prior controls it well on his chest. Peter Prior sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Giampiero Di Natale gets down and covers it.
33.27
Francis Scales threads the ball through to Edouard Antunes. Edouard Antunes lofts in a cross ball towards Cedric Ponsard. Cedric Ponsard makes a deft header. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
36.12
Rio Campbell hacks Francis Scales from behind! The referee calls over Rio Campbell and shows him a yellow card! Francis Scales stretches but gets up unharmed.
39.52
Ian Pearce pushes up the pitch. Ian Pearce makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gianni Avila. Gianni Avila shoots from outside the area. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
40.12
Dominic Mcallister makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mehamha Belaiz. Mehamha Belaiz knocks the ball to his team mate, Gianni Avila. Gianni Avila lofts in a cross ball towards Nicholas Granville. Nicholas Granville connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it is miles over!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

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

45.00
Birmingham City kick off the second half!
47.55
Del Beckham flicks a high pass forward to Edouard Antunes who brings the ball under control. Edouard Antunes shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
48.32
Robin van Veen barges into Christian Neudecker. Robin van Veen is shown the yellow card! Christian Neudecker carries on, but is struggling a bit.
49.32
Christian Neudecker chips the ball to his team mate, Cedric Ponsard. Cedric Ponsard flicks the ball to his team mate, Del Beckham. Del Beckham shoots from 20 yards. The ball comes in low, but Stuart Gascoigne easily smothers it!
51.23
Dominic Mcallister chips the ball to his team mate, Peter Prior. Peter Prior lofts in a cross ball towards Mehamha Belaiz. Mehamha Belaiz heads the ball goalwards. The ball takes a deflection leaving Giampiero Di Natale with no chance!! Goal for Birmingham City!
54.43
Rio Campbell knocks the ball forward to Ivan Huckerby. Ivan Huckerby makes a simple pass to Gianni Avila. Gianni Avila shoots from long range but it's drastically wayward!
55.32
Ivan Huckerby chips the ball to his team mate, Mehamha Belaiz. Mehamha Belaiz finds some space and shoots from distance but it misses the target by a large margin!
60.13
Birmingham City have made 3 substitutions with Ruel Thompson replacing Dominic Mcallister, Mick Harrison replacing Robin van Veen and Ole Gunnar Solskjær replacing Mehamha Belaiz .Crystal Palace have made a substitution with David Olivas replacing Edgar Kroupi-Zahi .
61.21
Nicholas Granville passes the ball forward to Mick Harrison. Mick Harrison knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Christian Neudecker.
63.15
Rio Campbell makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ole Gunnar Solskjær. Ole Gunnar Solskjær chips the ball to his team mate, Nicholas Granville. Nicholas Granville knocks in a cross ball towards Ole Gunnar Solskjær. Ole Gunnar Solskjær makes a convincing header. Magnificent save by Giampiero Di Natale!
65.12
Linus Zick flicks a high pass forward. Graham Barmby controls it well on his chest. Graham Barmby threads the ball through to Aldo Pantano. Aldo Pantano whips in a cross ball towards David Olivas. David Olivas makes a looping header on goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
71.29
Edouard Antunes flicks a high pass forward. Del Beckham holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Del Beckham knocks the ball to his team mate, Francis Scales. Francis Scales looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous save!
75.12
Mario Marbus flicks the ball to his team mate, Ivan Huckerby. Ivan Huckerby threads a neat ball through to Ole Gunnar Solskjær. Ole Gunnar Solskjær knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Christian Neudecker.
77.17
Francis Scales sees Graham Barmby in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Graham Barmby whips in a cross ball towards Edouard Antunes. Edouard Antunes is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Good keeping!
83.18
Cedric Ponsard changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Cedric Ponsard whips in a cross ball towards Francis Scales. Francis Scales finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball comes off Rio Campbell and the loose ball is cleared up field.
89.54
Nicholas Granville takes it forward alone. Nicholas Granville finds some space and shoots from distance but it's a lousy effort!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Birmingham City

Crystal Palace
Goals
3
3
Shots on Target
6
8
Shots off Target
6
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
57.5%
42.5%
Play Area
24.7%
42.5%
32.9%

Scorers
Nicholas Granville 8
Ivan Huckerby 18
Mehamha Belaiz 51
Edgar Kroupi-Zahi 4
Cedric Ponsard 33
David Olivas 65

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Nicholas Granville of Birmingham City

Match Ratings
1.Stuart Gascoigne (GK)
7
2.Ian Pearce (DEF)
6
3.Rio Campbell (DEF)yellow card
6
4.Dominic Mcallister (DEF)
6
5.Mario Marbus (DEF)
6
6.Nicholas Granville (MID)goal scored
9
7.Ivan Huckerby (MID)goal scored
8
8.Robin van Veen (MID)yellow card
6
9.Peter Prior (ATT)
7
10.Mehamha Belaiz (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Gianni Avila (ATT)
6
 
12.Ruel Thompson (DEF)
6
13.Ole Gunnar Solskjær (ATT)
6
14.Mick Harrison (MID)
6

1.Giampiero Di Natale (GK)
7
2.Christian Neudecker (DEF)
6
3.Ricardo Marques (DEF)
6
4.Linus Zick (DEF)
6
5.Francis Scales (MID)
6
6.Cedric Ponsard (MID)goal scored
8
7.Edouard Antunes (MID)
8
8.Graham Barmby (MID)
6
9.Aldo Pantano (ATT)
6
10.Edgar Kroupi-Zahi (ATT)goal scored
7
11.Del Beckham (ATT)yellow card
6
 
12.David Olivas (ATT)goal scored
7
13.Steve Charlton (DEF)
0
14.Tim Clapham (MID)
0