Match Report


Birmingham CityBirmingham City     Newcastle UnitedNewcastle United
Andrew BlightAndrew Blight Steve Lowery Steve Lowery
Stuart GascoigneS. Gascoigne79
G
1
G
77Artur RipanuA. Ripanu
Colin JamesC. James71
D
2
D
80Volodymyr ZgurovskyV. Zgurovsky
Chaabane KermaliC. Kermali75
D
3
D
73Craig MckayC. Mckay
Dominic McallisterD. Mcallister74
D
4
D
72Robert HackworthR. Hackworth
Rio CampbellR. Campbell72
D
5
M
75Kevin DeaneK. Deane
Leon GeorgeL. George84
M
6captain
M
87Ben McgrealB. Mcgreal
Ivan HuckerbyI. Huckerby85
M
captain7
M
83Paul CarltonP. Carlton
Robin van VeenR. van Veen83
M
8
M
80Lucas GonzalesL. Gonzales
Peter PriorP. Prior80
A
9
A
81Aaron ByrneA. Byrne
Mehamha BelaizM. Belaiz76
A
10
A
75Paolo MyersP. Myers
Gianni AvilaG. Avila79
A
11
A
73Seth MilliganS. Milligan
 
Ruel ThompsonR. Thompson68
D
12
M
73Frank LinekerF. Lineker
Ole Gunnar SolskjærO. Solskjær74
A
13
A
33Stuart McallisterS. Mcallister
Nicholas GranvilleN. Granville77
M
14
A
47Jacob StampJ. Stamp

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at St Andrews where Birmingham City play host to Newcastle United. A crowd of 20,678 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Birmingham City are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Newcastle United appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Marc Milligan.


0.00
The whistle blows and Newcastle United get the match underway!
9.45
Dominic Mcallister makes a simple pass to Ivan Huckerby. Ivan Huckerby threads the ball through to Mehamha Belaiz. Mehamha Belaiz plays a scrappy one-two with Ivan Huckerby and advances towards the goal... Craig Mckay barges into Mehamha Belaiz. Penalty not given!!
12.18
Peter Prior sees Gianni Avila in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Gianni Avila knocks in a cross ball towards Robin van Veen. Robin van Veen rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Birmingham City!
15.39
Volodymyr Zgurovsky passes the ball forward to Ben Mcgreal. Ben Mcgreal plays the ball forward to Paul Carlton. Paul Carlton shoots from long range but it slams into the crowd!
18.31
With a delightful solo run, Volodymyr Zgurovsky stretches the opposition's defence. Volodymyr Zgurovsky plays a quick one-two with Paolo Myers and rushes in on goal... Volodymyr Zgurovsky strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but Stuart Gascoigne comfortably smothers it!
20.38
Volodymyr Zgurovsky hits a low pass to Craig Mckay. Craig Mckay threads a neat ball through to Aaron Byrne. Aaron Byrne shoots from 25 yards but it misses the target by a large margin!
22.26
Newcastle United are keeping the ball well. They need to convert this possession into goals.
24.47
With a delightful solo run, Robin van Veen stretches the opposition's defence. Robin van Veen knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Volodymyr Zgurovsky.
33.43
Volodymyr Zgurovsky knocks the ball forward to Kevin Deane. Kevin Deane flicks the ball to his team mate, Aaron Byrne. Aaron Byrne knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Rio Campbell.
38.28
Paul Carlton clumsily knocks into Leon George. Paul Carlton is given a warning by the referee! Leon George stretches but gets up unharmed.
40.04
Paul Carlton knocks the ball forward to Aaron Byrne. Aaron Byrne skips past Chaabane Kermali! Some good footwork from Aaron Byrne provides some space. He shoots at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
45.00
Colin James knocks the ball to his team mate, Ivan Huckerby. Ivan Huckerby deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Leon George. Leon George shoots from outside the area. Wonderful reactions from Artur Ripanu keeps it out!
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. Newcastle United also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Birmingham City kick off the second half!
47.40
Ivan Huckerby chips the ball to his team mate, Peter Prior. Peter Prior whips in a cross ball towards Gianni Avila. Gianni Avila makes a looping header on goal but it is deflected wide by Volodymyr Zgurovsky.
48.26
Corner kick to Birmingham City. Robin van Veen plays it short to Rio Campbell. Rio Campbell chests the ball down and with a fluid motion, flicks the ball across into the box. Artur Ripanu scrambles forward, punching the ball out to safety!
57.56
Robin van Veen hits a low pass to Gianni Avila. Gianni Avila whips in a cross ball towards Ivan Huckerby. Ivan Huckerby rises majestically and gets a header on goal but somehow Artur Ripanu manages to keep it out.
59.57
Robin van Veen flicks the ball to his team mate, Mehamha Belaiz. Mehamha Belaiz sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Superb reactions from Artur Ripanu. What a save!
60.42
Birmingham City have made 2 substitutions with Ruel Thompson replacing Chaabane Kermali and Ole Gunnar Solskjær replacing Peter Prior .
69.34
Ben Mcgreal flicks a high pass forward. Aaron Byrne controls it well on his chest. Aaron Byrne plays a quick one-two with Paolo Myers and rushes in on goal... Aaron Byrne shoots from just inside the box but it misses the target by a large margin!
77.10
Birmingham City have made a substitution with Nicholas Granville replacing Robin van Veen .
78.12
Ben Mcgreal flicks the ball to his team mate, Aaron Byrne. Aaron Byrne deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Paolo Myers. Paolo Myers knocks the ball forward, putting Seth Milligan through on goal. Seth Milligan takes a shot at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Newcastle United!
83.16
Aaron Byrne knocks the ball to his team mate, Paolo Myers. Paolo Myers knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Dominic Mcallister.
85.24
Seth Milligan hacks Colin James from behind! The referee calls over Seth Milligan and shows him a yellow card! Colin James runs off the knock.
87.12
Dominic Mcallister flicks a high ball forward to Ole Gunnar Solskjær who takes it down. Ole Gunnar Solskjær knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
89.22
Ben Mcgreal flicks a high pass forward to Seth Milligan who brings the ball under control. Seth Milligan shoots from 20 yards. It's miles wide!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Birmingham City

Newcastle United
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
5
3
Shots off Target
0
4
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
50%
50%
Play Area
24.3%
45.7%
30%

Scorers
Robin van Veen 12
Aaron Byrne 40
Seth Milligan 78

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Aaron Byrne of Newcastle United

Match Ratings
1.Stuart Gascoigne (GK)
6
2.Colin James (DEF)
6
3.Chaabane Kermali (DEF)
6
4.Dominic Mcallister (DEF)
6
5.Rio Campbell (DEF)
6
6.Leon George (MID)
7
7.Ivan Huckerby (MID)
6
8.Robin van Veen (MID)goal scored
9
9.Peter Prior (ATT)
6
10.Mehamha Belaiz (ATT)
6
11.Gianni Avila (ATT)
7
 
12.Ruel Thompson (DEF)
6
13.Ole Gunnar Solskjær (ATT)
6
14.Nicholas Granville (MID)
6

1.Artur Ripanu (GK)
7
2.Volodymyr Zgurovsky (DEF)
8
3.Craig Mckay (DEF)
6
4.Robert Hackworth (DEF)
6
5.Kevin Deane (MID)
6
6.Ben Mcgreal (MID)
7
7.Paul Carlton (MID)
7
8.Lucas Gonzales (MID)
6
9.Aaron Byrne (ATT)goal scored
9
10.Paolo Myers (ATT)
7
11.Seth Milligan (ATT)goal scoredyellow card
7
 
12.Frank Lineker (MID)
0
13.Stuart Mcallister (ATT)
0
14.Jacob Stamp (ATT)
0