Match Report


Tottenham HotspurTottenham Hotspur     Birmingham CityBirmingham City
Stewart AndersonStewart Anderson Andrew Blight Andrew Blight
Gianni CastelliniG. Castellini70
G
1
G
61Bart GrotB. Grot
Cedric BakboordC. Bakboord59
D
2
D
56Simon LampardS. Lampard
Jonathan WainwrightJ. Wainwright65
D
3
D
60Kemal WilcoxK. Wilcox
Peter GowerP. Gower69
D
4
D
60Frank MelchiotF. Melchiot
Paul MannP. Mann63
D
5captain
D
66Atam HillA. Hill
Adrien SankhareA. Sankhare75
M
6
M
66Rafael MartinezR. Martinez
Eoin MendoncaE. Mendonca72
M
7
M
58Franco CristalliniF. Cristallini
Delano KarelseD. Karelse63
M
8
M
61Joe VonkJ. Vonk
Kelvin WinterburnK. Winterburn63
A
captain9
A
63Robert BrightonR. Brighton
Brendan ShearerB. Shearer66
A
10
A
70Angelo RivaltaA. Rivalta
Lomano MilliganL. Milligan51
A
11
A
60Kieron BridgeK. Bridge
 
Malcolm FentonM. Fenton39
D
12
D
55Pierluigi BazzaniP. Bazzani
Wayne HitchcockW. Hitchcock60
M
13
M
56Jamie OwenJ. Owen
Des HuckerbyD. Huckerby51
A
14
A
45Said BrugginkS. Bruggink

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium where Tottenham Hotspur play host to Birmingham City. A crowd of 19,655 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Tottenham Hotspur and Birmingham City are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Gavin Mason.


0.00
Birmingham City kick off!
4.07
Kemal Wilcox deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Rafael Martinez. Rafael Martinez makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Robert Brighton. Robert Brighton knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Cedric Bakboord.
6.55
Adrien Sankhare sees Eoin Mendonca in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Eoin Mendonca plays a scrappy one-two with Kelvin Winterburn and advances towards the goal... Eoin Mendonca makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
9.38
Delano Karelse clumsily knocks into Rafael Martinez. The referee calls over Delano Karelse and shows him a yellow card! Rafael Martinez runs off the knock.
10.53
Jonathan Wainwright chips the ball to his team mate, Adrien Sankhare. Adrien Sankhare controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Lomano Milligan. Lomano Milligan knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Atam Hill.
15.18
Jonathan Wainwright controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Eoin Mendonca. With vision, Eoin Mendonca plays the ball forward to Lomano Milligan. Lomano Milligan shoots from long range but it is miles over!
20.02
Rafael Martinez threads a neat ball through to Robert Brighton. Robert Brighton knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Adrien Sankhare.
21.18
Kemal Wilcox advances with the ball. Kemal Wilcox sees Angelo Rivalta in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Angelo Rivalta knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
28.53
Seeing a gap ahead, Atam Hill plays the ball forward to Robert Brighton. Robert Brighton knocks in a cross ball towards Kieron Bridge. Kieron Bridge jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Excellent keeping!
36.13
Rafael Martinez catches Peter Gower on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Peter Gower runs off the knock.
38.23
Brendan Shearer clumsily knocks into Frank Melchiot. The referee brings Brendan Shearer to one side and gives him a warning! Frank Melchiot stretches but gets up unharmed.
42.45
Joe Vonk threads a neat ball through to Robert Brighton. Robert Brighton shoots from long range but it's well over the bar!
44.20
Franco Cristallini makes a simple pass to Robert Brighton. Robert Brighton sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is shockingly off target!
45.00
Adrien Sankhare surges forward with the ball. Adrien Sankhare knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

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

45.00
Tottenham Hotspur kick off!
54.49
Delano Karelse chips the ball to his team mate, Adrien Sankhare. Adrien Sankhare knocks in a cross ball towards Kelvin Winterburn. Kelvin Winterburn makes a deft header. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
57.32
Rafael Martinez sees Robert Brighton in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Robert Brighton knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Gianni Castellini who gathers it comfortably.
59.47
Atam Hill knocks the ball to his team mate, Rafael Martinez. Rafael Martinez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Robert Brighton. Robert Brighton knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jonathan Wainwright.
60.56
Tottenham Hotspur have made a substitution with Des Huckerby replacing Brendan Shearer .Birmingham City have made 2 substitutions with Jamie Owen replacing Franco Cristallini and Said Bruggink replacing Angelo Rivalta .
65.56
Rafael Martinez flicks a high pass forward. Kieron Bridge controls it well on his chest. Kieron Bridge tries a spectacular long range effort but is denied by Gianni Castellini. Excellent save.
71.49
Lomano Milligan sees Kelvin Winterburn in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Kelvin Winterburn knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Atam Hill.
75.29
Frank Melchiot barges into Kelvin Winterburn. The referee brings Frank Melchiot to one side and gives him a warning! Kelvin Winterburn grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
77.17
Birmingham City have made a substitution with Pierluigi Bazzani replacing Atam Hill .
81.48
Eoin Mendonca passes the ball forward to Des Huckerby. Des Huckerby whips in a cross ball towards Kelvin Winterburn. Kelvin Winterburn beats his man to it with a header which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
85.03
Kemal Wilcox catches Kelvin Winterburn on the ankles. The referee calls over Kemal Wilcox and warns him to calm down! Kelvin Winterburn stretches but gets up unharmed.
89.03
Des Huckerby flicks a high pass forward. Kelvin Winterburn holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Kelvin Winterburn lofts in a cross ball towards Delano Karelse. Simon Lampard clumsily knocks into Delano Karelse. Delano Karelse appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Tottenham Hotspur

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

Possession
60%
40%
Play Area
27.1%
50%
22.9%

Scorers
Kelvin Winterburn 54, 81

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Kelvin Winterburn of Tottenham Hotspur

Match Ratings
1.Gianni Castellini (GK)
6
2.Cedric Bakboord (DEF)
6
3.Jonathan Wainwright (DEF)
7
4.Peter Gower (DEF)
6
5.Paul Mann (DEF)
6
6.Adrien Sankhare (MID)
7
7.Eoin Mendonca (MID)
7
8.Delano Karelse (MID)yellow card
5
9.Kelvin Winterburn (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
10.Brendan Shearer (ATT)
5
11.Lomano Milligan (ATT)
6
 
12.Malcolm Fenton (DEF)
0
13.Wayne Hitchcock (MID)
0
14.Des Huckerby (ATT)
7

1.Bart Grot (GK)
6
2.Simon Lampard (DEF)
6
3.Kemal Wilcox (DEF)
6
4.Frank Melchiot (DEF)
5
5.Atam Hill (DEF)
6
6.Rafael Martinez (MID)yellow card
6
7.Franco Cristallini (MID)
6
8.Joe Vonk (MID)
6
9.Robert Brighton (ATT)
6
10.Angelo Rivalta (ATT)
6
11.Kieron Bridge (ATT)
6
 
12.Pierluigi Bazzani (DEF)
6
13.Jamie Owen (MID)
6
14.Said Bruggink (ATT)
6