Match Report


Birmingham CityBirmingham City     Cambridge UnitedCambridge United
Andrew BlightAndrew Blight Armenio Parada Armenio Parada
Yoshiro KanekoY. Kaneko73
G
1
G
77Anton GötzA. Götz
Ian PearceI. Pearce74
D
2
D
74Robert GrayR. Gray
Dominic McallisterD. Mcallister74
D
3
D
79George KahnG. Kahn
Gaspar OliveiraG. Oliveira76
D
4
D
75Giorgio LasalandraG. Lasalandra
Rio CampbellR. Campbell73
D
5
M
83Luke MarshallL. Marshall
Leon GeorgeL. George85
M
6
M
78Emile BeckhamE. Beckham
Robin van VeenR. van Veen88
M
captain7
M
73Thierry GuppyT. Guppy
Ivan HuckerbyI. Huckerby88
M
8
M
79Jose VegaJ. Vega
Peter PriorP. Prior81
A
9captain
A
82Norman BestN. Best
Franceco MezzanoF. Mezzano80
A
10
A
77Trevor MurphyT. Murphy
Gianni AvilaG. Avila80
A
11
A
85Wes TerryW. Terry
 
Sophiane RizzettoS. Rizzetto69
D
12
D
77Jermaine SmithJ. Smith
Alberto CampbellA. Campbell70
A
13
M
81Lars BratsethL. Bratseth
Armin KöpkeA. Köpke79
M
14
A
73Ross BarryR. Barry

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at St Andrews where Birmingham City play host to Cambridge United. A crowd of 16,353 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Birmingham City are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Cambridge United appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Marc Milligan.


0.00
Cambridge United kick off and get the first half underway!
3.55
George Kahn runs forward with the ball. George Kahn changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. George Kahn whips in a cross ball towards Norman Best. Norman Best whips the ball goalwards with his head but Yoshiro Kaneko is on top of it.
6.17
Seeing Giorgio Lasalandra's run, Thierry Guppy quickly throws the ball into his path. Giorgio Lasalandra flicks a high pass forward to Robert Gray who brings the ball under control. Robert Gray chips the ball to his team mate, Wes Terry. Wes Terry knocks in a cross ball towards Emile Beckham. Rio Campbell clumsily knocks into Emile Beckham. Emile Beckham appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
8.57
Gaspar Oliveira kicks a strong pass forward to Robin van Veen. Robin van Veen decides to run forward with the ball. Robin van Veen lofts in a cross ball towards Peter Prior. Peter Prior is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Anton Götz with no chance!! Goal for Birmingham City!
12.43
Thierry Guppy flicks a high pass forward. Jose Vega collects the pass. Jose Vega lofts in a cross ball towards Thierry Guppy. Thierry Guppy knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball takes a deflection leaving Yoshiro Kaneko with no chance!! Goal for Cambridge United!
16.16
Rio Campbell flicks a high pass forward. Leon George collects the pass. Leon George threads a neat ball through to Franceco Mezzano. Franceco Mezzano skips past Giorgio Lasalandra! Franceco Mezzano looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. Anton Götz gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
18.02
Gianni Avila flicks a high pass forward to Peter Prior who brings the ball under control. Peter Prior whips in a cross ball towards Gianni Avila. Gianni Avila makes a looping header on goal. Magnificent save by Anton Götz!
21.41
Ivan Huckerby hits a low pass to Gianni Avila. Gianni Avila knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Emile Beckham.
27.36
Trevor Murphy threads the ball through to Thierry Guppy. Thierry Guppy whips in a cross ball towards Norman Best. Norman Best powers a header at goal. Yoshiro Kaneko is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
30.42
Gaspar Oliveira hacks Wes Terry from behind! The referee brings Gaspar Oliveira to one side and gives him a warning! Wes Terry hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
32.27
Thierry Guppy catches Leon George on the ankles. The referee calls over Thierry Guppy and warns him to calm down! Leon George grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
33.45
Leon George sees a break and surges forward. Leon George knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Anton Götz who gathers it comfortably.
38.40
Ivan Huckerby makes a simple pass to Leon George. Leon George flicks a high pass forward to Peter Prior who brings the ball under control. Peter Prior knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Anton Götz who gathers it comfortably.
39.19
Thierry Guppy takes the throw-in. Giorgio Lasalandra controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Thierry Guppy. Thierry Guppy passes the ball forward to Norman Best. Norman Best controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It's miles wide!
42.14
Emile Beckham makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Trevor Murphy. Trevor Murphy plays a scrappy one-two with Jose Vega and stumbles forward towards the goal... Trevor Murphy tries a spectacular strike. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Trevor Murphy!
45.00
Thierry Guppy knocks the ball forward to Trevor Murphy. Trevor Murphy plays a one-two with Norman Best and rushes in on goal... Some good footwork from Trevor Murphy provides some space. He shoots at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
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. Cambridge United also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The second half starts with Birmingham City kicking off!
47.37
Gaspar Oliveira kicks a strong pass forward to Robin van Veen. Robin van Veen makes a simple pass to Peter Prior. Peter Prior threads the ball through to Leon George but he's offside!
49.53
Giorgio Lasalandra runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Giorgio Lasalandra shoots from 25 yards. It's there!! Yoshiro Kaneko has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
53.22
Franceco Mezzano hacks Giorgio Lasalandra from behind! The referee calls over Franceco Mezzano and shows him a yellow card! Giorgio Lasalandra stretches but gets up unharmed.
55.16
Leon George takes it forward alone. Leon George knocks in a cross ball towards Franceco Mezzano. Franceco Mezzano powers a header at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous save!
57.36
Trevor Murphy comes in with a late challenge on Gaspar Oliveira. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Gaspar Oliveira stretches but gets up unharmed.
60.30
Birmingham City have made 2 substitutions with Sophiane Rizzetto replacing Gaspar Oliveira and Alberto Campbell replacing Peter Prior .
63.50
Dominic Mcallister chips the ball to his team mate, Rio Campbell. Rio Campbell flicks the ball to his team mate, Franceco Mezzano. Franceco Mezzano knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Robert Gray.
65.06
Jose Vega darts forward. Jose Vega knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Yoshiro Kaneko who gathers it comfortably.
75.18
Thierry Guppy chips the ball to his team mate, Emile Beckham. Emile Beckham runs straight at the defence! Some good footwork from Emile Beckham provides some space. He shoots at goal. Magnificent save by Yoshiro Kaneko!
77.04
Birmingham City have made a substitution with Armin Köpke replacing Leon George .Cambridge United have made a substitution with Ross Barry replacing Wes Terry .
81.40
Ian Pearce punts the ball hopefully upfield. Gianni Avila shoots from distance but is denied by Anton Götz. Excellent save.
85.15
Thierry Guppy barges into Robin van Veen. The referee calls over Thierry Guppy and shows him a yellow card! Robin van Veen hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
87.05
Robin van Veen advances with the ball. Robin van Veen knocks the ball forward to Gianni Avila but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
89.31
Emile Beckham hits a low pass to Trevor Murphy. Trevor Murphy skips past Dominic Mcallister! Trevor Murphy takes a shot at goal but it is deflected wide by Sophiane Rizzetto.
90.00
Corner kick to Cambridge United. Thierry Guppy chips it out wide. Gianni Avila chests the ball down and quickly clears it out of the danger area!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Birmingham City

Cambridge United
Goals
1
4
Shots on Target
5
7
Shots off Target
0
2
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
2
3
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
54.9%
45.1%
Play Area
32.9%
42.7%
24.4%

Scorers
Peter Prior 9
Thierry Guppy 12
Norman Best 27
Trevor Murphy 42
Giorgio Lasalandra 50

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Giorgio Lasalandra of Cambridge United

Match Ratings
1.Yoshiro Kaneko (GK)
6
2.Ian Pearce (DEF)
6
3.Dominic Mcallister (DEF)
7
4.Gaspar Oliveira (DEF)
6
5.Rio Campbell (DEF)
6
6.Leon George (MID)
7
7.Robin van Veen (MID)
7
8.Ivan Huckerby (MID)
6
9.Peter Prior (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Franceco Mezzano (ATT)yellow card
6
11.Gianni Avila (ATT)
6
 
12.Sophiane Rizzetto (DEF)
6
13.Alberto Campbell (ATT)
6
14.Armin Köpke (MID)
6

1.Anton Götz (GK)
7
2.Robert Gray (DEF)
6
3.George Kahn (DEF)
7
4.Giorgio Lasalandra (DEF)goal scored
9
5.Luke Marshall (MID)
6
6.Emile Beckham (MID)
7
7.Thierry Guppy (MID)goal scoredyellow card
8
8.Jose Vega (MID)
8
9.Norman Best (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Trevor Murphy (ATT)goal scoredyellow card
8
11.Wes Terry (ATT)
6
 
12.Jermaine Smith (DEF)
0
13.Lars Bratseth (MID)
0
14.Ross Barry (ATT)
6