Match Report


Birmingham CityBirmingham City     LiverpoolLiverpool
Andrew BlightAndrew Blight Kevin Murphy Kevin Murphy
Patrick MeyerP. Meyer77
G
1
G
84Diego PeraltaD. Peralta
Ian PearceI. Pearce74
D
2
D
76Del DrakeD. Drake
Gaspar OliveiraG. Oliveira76
D
3
D
81Philip LassiterP. Lassiter
Dominic McallisterD. Mcallister74
D
4
D
81Neil HitchcockN. Hitchcock
Mario MarbusM. Marbus73
D
5
D
87Damien AllmanD. Allman
Leon GeorgeL. George85
M
captain6
M
78Rio BurgessR. Burgess
Robin van VeenR. van Veen89
M
7
M
77Kevin SzepanK. Szepan
Ivan HuckerbyI. Huckerby88
M
8
A
77Adam BeckhamA. Beckham
Peter PriorP. Prior81
A
9captain
A
84Alan MersonA. Merson
Franceco MezzanoF. Mezzano80
A
10
A
79Joe CampbellJ. Campbell
Gianni AvilaG. Avila80
A
11
A
77Quim ReisQ. Reis
 
Rio CampbellR. Campbell73
D
12
A
74Nigel GrondinN. Grondin
Mehamha BelaizM. Belaiz76
A
13
M
75Daniel JedaD. Jeda
Nicholas GranvilleN. Granville80
M
14
M
83Vicente VelascoV. Velasco

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at St Andrews where Birmingham City play host to Liverpool. A crowd of 18,355 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Birmingham City are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Liverpool appear to be shaped for 4-2-3-1.
Today's match is refereed by Teddy Williams.


0.00
Liverpool kick off and get the first half underway!
2.05
Gaspar Oliveira threads the ball through to Franceco Mezzano. Franceco Mezzano controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous stop!
9.34
Dominic Mcallister deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ivan Huckerby. Ivan Huckerby flicks a high pass forward to Franceco Mezzano who brings the ball under control. Franceco Mezzano knocks in a cross ball towards Peter Prior. Peter Prior makes a looping header on goal. Diego Peralta easily punches it away to safety.
10.09
Gaspar Oliveira chips the ball to his team mate, Ivan Huckerby. Ivan Huckerby surges forward with the ball. Ivan Huckerby plays a one-two with Leon George and advances towards the goal... Ivan Huckerby shoots from just inside the box. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
14.11
Dominic Mcallister flicks a high pass forward. Ivan Huckerby holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Ivan Huckerby makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Robin van Veen. Robin van Veen finds some space and shoots from distance. Diego Peralta comfortably gets down and covers it.
16.52
Ivan Huckerby comes in with a late challenge on Rio Burgess. The referee calls over Ivan Huckerby and shows him a yellow card! Rio Burgess runs off the knock.
30.48
Ivan Huckerby flicks a high pass forward. Gianni Avila controls it well on his chest. Gianni Avila controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies just wide!
32.56
Philip Lassiter passes the ball forward to Rio Burgess. Rio Burgess chips the ball to his team mate, Quim Reis. Quim Reis knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
33.34
Philip Lassiter flicks a high pass forward. Rio Burgess controls it well on his chest. Rio Burgess sees Alan Merson in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Alan Merson knocks in a cross ball towards Quim Reis. Quim Reis directs the ball goalwards with his head but it flies just off target!
36.23
Ivan Huckerby hits a low pass to Robin van Veen. Robin van Veen runs straight at the defence! Robin van Veen muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Nice save!
38.54
Dominic Mcallister flicks a high pass forward. Gianni Avila comfortably collects the pass. Gianni Avila flicks a high ball forward to Leon George who takes it down. Leon George knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

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

45.00
Birmingham City kick off and get the second half underway!
54.23
Robin van Veen hits a low pass to Leon George. Leon George knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Neil Hitchcock.
55.57
Rio Burgess knocks the ball to his team mate, Kevin Szepan. Kevin Szepan runs straight at the defence! Kevin Szepan side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Excellent save!
57.41
Robin van Veen flicks a high ball forward to Ivan Huckerby who takes it down. Ivan Huckerby lofts in a cross ball towards Gianni Avila. Gianni Avila powers a header at goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
59.39
Rio Burgess barges into Ivan Huckerby. The referee warns Rio Burgess to calm down! Ivan Huckerby runs off the knock.
60.32
Birmingham City have made 3 substitutions with Rio Campbell replacing Gaspar Oliveira, Nicholas Granville replacing Ivan Huckerby and Mehamha Belaiz replacing Gianni Avila .Liverpool have made 2 substitutions with Nigel Grondin replacing Quim Reis and Daniel Jeda replacing Rio Burgess .
61.42
Leon George flicks a high pass forward. Peter Prior holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Peter Prior rushes past Damien Allman! Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Peter Prior provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. Fantastic reaction save from Diego Peralta!
69.35
Franceco Mezzano clumsily knocks into Philip Lassiter. The referee calls over Franceco Mezzano and shows him a yellow card! Philip Lassiter gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
71.49
Adam Beckham makes a probing pass to Nigel Grondin. Nigel Grondin shoots from 25 yards. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
75.57
Daniel Jeda runs straight at the opposition's defence. Daniel Jeda knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Rio Campbell.
77.32
Liverpool have made a substitution with Vicente Velasco replacing Kevin Szepan .
83.17
Daniel Jeda passes the ball forward to Vicente Velasco. Vicente Velasco shoots from 25 yards but somehow Patrick Meyer manages to keep it out.
87.51
Vicente Velasco flicks a high ball forward to Nigel Grondin who takes it down. Nigel Grondin shoots from long range but it is miles over!
89.27
Leon George takes a quick throw-in, which Rio Campbell takes on the chest. Rio Campbell flicks a high pass forward. Nicholas Granville controls it well on his chest. Nicholas Granville knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Philip Lassiter.
90.00
Philip Lassiter threads the ball through to Vicente Velasco. Vicente Velasco threads a neat ball through to Joe Campbell. Joe Campbell lofts in a cross ball towards Adam Beckham. With a superhuman jump, Adam Beckham connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Birmingham City

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

Possession
58.3%
41.7%
Play Area
22.2%
44.4%
33.3%

Scorers
Ivan Huckerby 10

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Ivan Huckerby of Birmingham City

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

1.Diego Peralta (GK)
8
2.Del Drake (DEF)
6
3.Philip Lassiter (DEF)
6
4.Neil Hitchcock (DEF)
6
5.Damien Allman (DEF)
6
6.Rio Burgess (MID)
6
7.Kevin Szepan (MID)
6
8.Adam Beckham (ATT)
6
9.Alan Merson (ATT)
6
10.Joe Campbell (ATT)
6
11.Quim Reis (ATT)
6
 
12.Nigel Grondin (ATT)
6
13.Daniel Jeda (MID)
6
14.Vicente Velasco (MID)
6