Match Report


Rotherham UnitedRotherham United     Birmingham CityBirmingham City
Dan ThomasDan Thomas Andrew Blight Andrew Blight
Markus RothM. Roth87
G
1
G
77Patrick MeyerP. Meyer
Arek LatoA. Lato81
D
2
D
74Ian PearceI. Pearce
Johan OliveiraJ. Oliveira77
D
3
D
76Gaspar OliveiraG. Oliveira
Aristide BehiA. Behi81
D
4
D
74Dominic McallisterD. Mcallister
Colin BairdC. Baird81
D
5
D
73Mario MarbusM. Marbus
Alessio OttofaroA. Ottofaro98
M
captain6captain
M
85Leon GeorgeL. George
Nestor PeraltaN. Peralta86
M
7
M
80Nicholas GranvilleN. Granville
Henry FletcherH. Fletcher83
A
8
M
88Ivan HuckerbyI. Huckerby
Martijn DijkstraM. Dijkstra84
A
9
A
81Peter PriorP. Prior
Cesar SantosC. Santos86
A
10
A
80Franceco MezzanoF. Mezzano
Carlos Dario PonceC. Ponce83
A
11
A
80Gianni AvilaG. Avila
 
Seth OwenS. Owen86
M
12
D
73Rio CampbellR. Campbell
Daniel PostigaD. Postiga78
A
13
A
76Mehamha BelaizM. Belaiz
Xavier MunizX. Muniz77
D
14
M
79Armin KöpkeA. Köpke

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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at New York Stadium where Rotherham United play host to Birmingham City. A crowd of 20,595 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Rotherham United are playing in a 4-2-3-1 formation while Birmingham City appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Wes Clarke.


0.00
Rotherham United kick off and get the first half underway!
6.02
Alessio Ottofaro flicks a high pass forward. Cesar Santos holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Cesar Santos sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Good keeping!
10.01
Ian Pearce runs forward with the ball. Ian Pearce knocks the ball to his team mate, Leon George. Leon George shoots from outside the area but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
15.29
Aristide Behi kicks a strong pass forward to Alessio Ottofaro. Alessio Ottofaro flicks a high pass forward. Carlos Dario Ponce controls it well on his chest. Carlos Dario Ponce knocks the ball to his team mate, Alessio Ottofaro. Alessio Ottofaro rockets a shot on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Good keeping!
20.50
Ivan Huckerby takes it forward alone. Ivan Huckerby shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
21.15
Alessio Ottofaro makes a simple pass to Henry Fletcher. Henry Fletcher controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
24.50
Henry Fletcher catches Gaspar Oliveira on the ankles. Henry Fletcher is warned by the referee! Gaspar Oliveira hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
26.05
Nicholas Granville runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Nicholas Granville threads a neat ball through to Leon George. Leon George strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal. Markus Roth gets down and covers it.
36.03
Ian Pearce flicks a high pass forward to Leon George who brings the ball under control. Leon George changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Leon George lofts in a cross ball towards Franceco Mezzano. Franceco Mezzano is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
39.44
Franceco Mezzano flicks a high pass forward. Gianni Avila collects the pass. Gianni Avila tries a spectacular long range effort. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
44.23
Nicholas Granville sees space and advances. Nicholas Granville knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Rotherham United appear unchanged since the first half. Birmingham City also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Birmingham City kick off!
48.29
Seeing a gap ahead, Colin Baird plays the ball forward to Nestor Peralta. Nestor Peralta flicks a high pass forward to Alessio Ottofaro who brings the ball under control. Alessio Ottofaro flicks a high pass forward. Carlos Dario Ponce controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Carlos Dario Ponce makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Magnificent save by Patrick Meyer!
49.15
Nicholas Granville flicks a high pass forward. Franceco Mezzano controls it well on his chest. Franceco Mezzano runs straight at the defence! Franceco Mezzano takes a shot at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Superb keeping!
51.42
Leon George chips the ball to his team mate, Gianni Avila. Gianni Avila shoots from distance but it's a lousy effort!
54.31
Alessio Ottofaro sees Henry Fletcher in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Henry Fletcher shoots from 25 yards. The keeper is more than a match for it. Nice keeping!
57.47
Gianni Avila clumsily knocks into Nestor Peralta. Gianni Avila is shown the yellow card! Nestor Peralta runs off the knock.
57.47
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
60.23
Birmingham City have made 2 substitutions with Rio Campbell replacing Gaspar Oliveira and Armin Köpke replacing Leon George .
63.51
Nicholas Granville flicks a high pass forward to Gianni Avila who brings the ball under control. Gianni Avila shoots from outside the area but it flies wide!
66.55
Nestor Peralta runs straight at the opposition's defence. Nestor Peralta controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Magnificent save by Patrick Meyer!
71.49
With vision, Nestor Peralta laces a weighted ball forward to Cesar Santos. Cesar Santos lofts in a cross ball towards Henry Fletcher. Henry Fletcher makes a convincing header but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
77.20
Birmingham City have made a substitution with Mehamha Belaiz replacing Gianni Avila .
81.42
Showing great composure, Rio Campbell plays the ball forward to Franceco Mezzano. Franceco Mezzano sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Markus Roth is on top of his game. Well saved!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Rotherham United

Birmingham City
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
5
4
Shots off Target
2
5
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
43.3%
56.7%
Play Area
31.3%
47.8%
20.9%

Scorers
Franceco Mezzano 36

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Franceco Mezzano of Birmingham City

Match Ratings
1.Markus Roth (GK)
7
2.Arek Lato (DEF)
6
3.Johan Oliveira (DEF)
6
4.Aristide Behi (DEF)
6
5.Colin Baird (DEF)
6
6.Alessio Ottofaro (MID)
7
7.Nestor Peralta (MID)
7
8.Henry Fletcher (ATT)
6
9.Martijn Dijkstra (ATT)
6
10.Cesar Santos (ATT)
6
11.Carlos Dario Ponce (ATT)
6
 
12.Seth Owen (MID)
0
13.Daniel Postiga (ATT)
0
14.Xavier Muniz (DEF)
0

1.Patrick Meyer (GK)
8
2.Ian Pearce (DEF)
6
3.Gaspar Oliveira (DEF)
6
4.Dominic Mcallister (DEF)
6
5.Mario Marbus (DEF)
6
6.Leon George (MID)
8
7.Nicholas Granville (MID)
7
8.Ivan Huckerby (MID)
6
9.Peter Prior (ATT)
6
10.Franceco Mezzano (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Gianni Avila (ATT)yellow card
5
 
12.Rio Campbell (DEF)
6
13.Mehamha Belaiz (ATT)
6
14.Armin Köpke (MID)
6