Match Report


Birmingham CityBirmingham City     ChelseaChelsea
Andrew BlightAndrew Blight Liam Rollings Liam Rollings
Bart GrotB. Grot60
G
1captain
G
73Rainer WilkeR. Wilke
Simon LampardS. Lampard56
D
2
D
64Florent CatherineF. Catherine
Trevor GascoigneT. Gascoigne58
D
3
D
77Rui VarelaR. Varela
Kemal WilcoxK. Wilcox60
D
captain4
D
67Greg LumsdonG. Lumsdon
Atam HillA. Hill66
D
5
D
69Malcolm ClemenceM. Clemence
Rafael MartinezR. Martinez66
M
6
M
67Damien BallD. Ball
Andy McNeillA. McNeill62
M
7
M
54Carlton SalakoC. Salako
Franco CristalliniF. Cristallini58
M
8
M
64Craig LaycockC. Laycock
Robert BrightonR. Brighton63
A
9
A
55Max WiltordM. Wiltord
Cristiano BarbosaC. Barbosa64
A
10
A
54Ricardo MoralesR. Morales
Kieron BridgeK. Bridge60
A
11
A
63Omer ClemenceO. Clemence
 
Pierluigi BazzaniP. Bazzani55
D
12
D
58Dale BarryD. Barry
Jamie OwenJ. Owen56
M
13
M
56Chris BastinC. Bastin
Said BrugginkS. Bruggink45
A
14
A
58Fernando CruzF. Cruz

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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at St Andrews where Birmingham City play host to Chelsea. A crowd of 20,369 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Birmingham City are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Chelsea appear to be shaped for 4-3-2-1.
Today's match is refereed by Terry Boyd.


0.00
Chelsea kick off and get the first half underway!
12.36
Florent Catherine decides to run forward with the ball. Florent Catherine makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Omer Clemence. Omer Clemence shoots from long range. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
16.59
Andy McNeill threads a neat ball through to Cristiano Barbosa. Cristiano Barbosa finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
18.42
Andy McNeill chips the ball to his team mate, Robert Brighton. Robert Brighton knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Rui Varela.
22.20
Kemal Wilcox flicks a high pass forward. Rafael Martinez controls it well on his chest. Rafael Martinez sees space and advances. Rafael Martinez knocks in a cross ball towards Cristiano Barbosa. Cristiano Barbosa jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
24.56
Damien Ball flicks a high ball forward to Carlton Salako who takes it down. Carlton Salako deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ricardo Morales but the linesman indicates offside!
34.58
Carlton Salako brings the ball forward. Carlton Salako rushes past Kemal Wilcox! Carlton Salako makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it flies just wide!
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. Chelsea also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Birmingham City kick off!
57.52
Craig Laycock passes the ball forward to Ricardo Morales. Ricardo Morales knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
59.42
Franco Cristallini clumsily knocks into Florent Catherine. Franco Cristallini is shown the yellow card! Florent Catherine hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
60.16
Birmingham City have made 3 substitutions with Pierluigi Bazzani replacing Kemal Wilcox, Jamie Owen replacing Rafael Martinez and Said Bruggink replacing Robert Brighton .
67.55
Franco Cristallini clumsily knocks into Damien Ball. The referee brings Franco Cristallini to one side and gives him a warning! Damien Ball hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
69.40
Carlton Salako plays the ball forward to Max Wiltord. Max Wiltord knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Simon Lampard.
71.13
Rui Varela threads a neat ball through to Malcolm Clemence. Malcolm Clemence makes a simple pass to Omer Clemence. Omer Clemence knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
72.54
Pierluigi Bazzani makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Said Bruggink. Said Bruggink flicks the ball to his team mate, Cristiano Barbosa. Cristiano Barbosa cuts inside the box! Cristiano Barbosa looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. Rainer Wilke gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
77.17
Atam Hill catches Max Wiltord on the ankles. The referee calls over Atam Hill and shows him a yellow card! Max Wiltord stretches but gets up unharmed.
83.54
Damien Ball flicks a high pass forward. Max Wiltord holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Max Wiltord knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Bart Grot who gathers it comfortably.
85.17
Carlton Salako hits a low pass to Craig Laycock. Craig Laycock plays a scrappy one-two with Carlton Salako and stumbles forward towards the goal... Craig Laycock looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Bart Grot with no chance!! Goal for Chelsea!
89.32
Jamie Owen flicks the ball to his team mate, Said Bruggink. Said Bruggink runs straight at the defence! Said Bruggink strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal but it flies wide!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Birmingham City

Chelsea
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
1
2
Shots off Target
3
1
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
3
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
37.5%
62.5%
Play Area
29.7%
48.4%
21.9%

Scorers
Omer Clemence 12
Craig Laycock 85

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Craig Laycock of Chelsea

Match Ratings
1.Bart Grot (GK)
6
2.Simon Lampard (DEF)
6
3.Trevor Gascoigne (DEF)
6
4.Kemal Wilcox (DEF)
6
5.Atam Hill (DEF)yellow card
5
6.Rafael Martinez (MID)
6
7.Andy McNeill (MID)
6
8.Franco Cristallini (MID)yellow card
5
9.Robert Brighton (ATT)
6
10.Cristiano Barbosa (ATT)
6
11.Kieron Bridge (ATT)
6
 
12.Pierluigi Bazzani (DEF)
6
13.Jamie Owen (MID)
6
14.Said Bruggink (ATT)
6

1.Rainer Wilke (GK)
6
2.Florent Catherine (DEF)
7
3.Rui Varela (DEF)
6
4.Greg Lumsdon (DEF)
6
5.Malcolm Clemence (DEF)
6
6.Damien Ball (MID)
8
7.Carlton Salako (MID)
8
8.Craig Laycock (MID)goal scored
9
9.Max Wiltord (ATT)
6
10.Ricardo Morales (ATT)
6
11.Omer Clemence (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Dale Barry (DEF)
0
13.Chris Bastin (MID)
0
14.Fernando Cruz (ATT)
0