Match Report


Birmingham CityBirmingham City     Coventry CityCoventry City
Andrew BlightAndrew Blight Ed Davies Ed Davies
Yoshiro KanekoY. Kaneko73
G
1
G
83Eishun KaitaE. Kaita
Ian PearceI. Pearce74
D
2
D
82Anthony PriceA. Price
Gaspar OliveiraG. Oliveira76
D
3captain
D
76Terry BarmbyT. Barmby
Dominic McallisterD. Mcallister74
D
4
D
80Carlton BarrettC. Barrett
Mario MarbusM. Marbus73
D
5
D
83Ebi LatoE. Lato
Leon GeorgeL. George85
M
6
M
91Fernando SantosF. Santos
Robin van VeenR. van Veen88
M
captain7
M
86Graham PeckhamG. Peckham
Ivan HuckerbyI. Huckerby88
M
8
M
90Ernesto MarinE. Marin
Peter PriorP. Prior81
A
9
A
80Christian NeudeckerC. Neudecker
Franceco MezzanoF. Mezzano80
A
10
A
85Les TilerL. Tiler
Gianni AvilaG. Avila80
A
11
A
84Alun BoydA. Boyd
 
Colin JamesC. James73
D
12
D
80Hamilton SeguraH. Segura
Mehamha BelaizM. Belaiz76
A
13
M
91Tobias HallerT. Haller
Nicholas GranvilleN. Granville80
M
14
A
77Joe PhilipsJ. Philips

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at St Andrews where Birmingham City play host to Coventry City. A crowd of 19,316 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Birmingham City and Coventry City are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Omer Gray.


0.00
The first half starts with Birmingham City kicking off!
6.03
Carlton Barrett knocks the ball to his team mate, Graham Peckham. With imagination, Graham Peckham plays the ball forward to Les Tiler. Les Tiler finds some space and shoots from distance but it's a woeful effort!
10.26
Ernesto Marin catches Peter Prior on the ankles. The referee calls over Ernesto Marin and shows him a yellow card! Peter Prior runs off the knock.
22.57
Mario Marbus flicks a high pass forward. Leon George collects the pass. Leon George threads a neat ball through to Peter Prior. Peter Prior plays a scrappy one-two with Franceco Mezzano and stumbles forward towards the goal... Peter Prior tries a spectacular strike. Eishun Kaita easily gets down and covers it.
26.27
Terry Barmby takes it forward alone. Terry Barmby kicks a strong pass forward to Les Tiler. Les Tiler controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Yoshiro Kaneko effortlessly gets down and covers it.
27.13
Ian Pearce makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Robin van Veen. Showing composure, Robin van Veen picks a pass forward to Gianni Avila. Gianni Avila knocks in a cross ball towards Leon George. Leon George jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Carlton Barrett clears it off the line with his head!
33.45
Terry Barmby makes a probing pass to Fernando Santos. Fernando Santos makes an attacking run forward. Fernando Santos shoots from 25 yards but Yoshiro Kaneko is on top of his game. Good keeping!
39.37
Ian Pearce flicks a high pass forward. Franceco Mezzano collects the pass. Franceco Mezzano flicks a high pass forward to Ivan Huckerby who brings the ball under control. Ivan Huckerby makes a probing pass to Peter Prior but he's offside!
42.27
Terry Barmby sees space and advances. Terry Barmby makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Les Tiler. Les Tiler finds some space and shoots from distance. Yoshiro Kaneko gathers the ball up comfortably. Fabulous save!
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. Coventry City also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Coventry City get the second half underway!
48.35
Fernando Santos sees Ernesto Marin in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Ernesto Marin knocks the ball to his team mate, Fernando Santos. Fernando Santos plays a scrappy one-two with Ernesto Marin and advances towards the goal... Fernando Santos shoots from just inside the box. Magnificent block by Ian Pearce!
49.08
Ernesto Marin surges forward with the ball. Ernesto Marin whips in a cross ball towards Christian Neudecker. Christian Neudecker jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but Yoshiro Kaneko is on top of it.
54.34
Leon George knocks the ball forward to Ivan Huckerby. Ivan Huckerby tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent keeping!
60.06
Birmingham City have made a substitution with Mehamha Belaiz replacing Gianni Avila .Coventry City have made 2 substitutions with Hamilton Segura replacing Anthony Price and Tobias Haller replacing Ernesto Marin .
61.16
Tobias Haller hacks Gaspar Oliveira from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Gaspar Oliveira stretches but gets up unharmed.
66.37
Tobias Haller clumsily knocks into Leon George. Tobias Haller is shown his second yellow card!! He leaves the field in disgrace!! Leon George stretches but gets up unharmed.
67.53
Peter Prior hacks Terry Barmby from behind! The referee motions to Peter Prior to come over. It's a red card!! Terry Barmby stretches but gets up unharmed.
69.51
Ivan Huckerby flicks a high pass forward. Leon George controls it well on his chest. Leon George lofts in a cross ball towards Ivan Huckerby. Ivan Huckerby gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Eishun Kaita gathers the ball up comfortably. Excellent keeping!
75.24
Terry Barmby advances with the ball. Terry Barmby deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Les Tiler. Les Tiler knocks in a cross ball towards Christian Neudecker. Christian Neudecker shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Solid save from Yoshiro Kaneko.
77.36
Birmingham City have made 2 substitutions with Colin James replacing Dominic Mcallister and Nicholas Granville replacing Robin van Veen .
81.47
Terry Barmby barges into Ivan Huckerby. The referee brings Terry Barmby to one side and gives him a warning! Ivan Huckerby hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Birmingham City

Coventry City
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
4
6
Shots off Target
0
1
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
1
4
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
1
1

Possession
62.7%
37.3%
Play Area
28.9%
42.2%
28.9%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Yoshiro Kaneko of Birmingham City

Match Ratings
1.Yoshiro Kaneko (GK)
7
2.Ian Pearce (DEF)
6
3.Gaspar Oliveira (DEF)
6
4.Dominic Mcallister (DEF)
6
5.Mario Marbus (DEF)
7
6.Leon George (MID)
6
7.Robin van Veen (MID)
6
8.Ivan Huckerby (MID)
6
9.Peter Prior (ATT)red card
3
10.Franceco Mezzano (ATT)
6
11.Gianni Avila (ATT)
6
 
12.Colin James (DEF)
6
13.Mehamha Belaiz (ATT)
6
14.Nicholas Granville (MID)
6

1.Eishun Kaita (GK)
6
2.Anthony Price (DEF)
6
3.Terry Barmby (DEF)
7
4.Carlton Barrett (DEF)
6
5.Ebi Lato (DEF)
6
6.Fernando Santos (MID)
6
7.Graham Peckham (MID)
6
8.Tobias Haller (MID)red card
3
9.Christian Neudecker (ATT)
6
10.Les Tiler (ATT)
6
11.Ernesto Marin (MID)yellow card
6
 
12.Hamilton Segura (DEF)
6
13.Alun Boyd (ATT)
6
14.Joe Philips (ATT)
0