Match Report


Birmingham CityBirmingham City     WalsallWalsall
Patrick KimPatrick Kim Ross Bain Ross Bain
Gavin MarsdenG. Marsden58
G
1
G
56Oleg ThirlwellO. Thirlwell
Aaron Van Den HerikA. Van Den Herik63
D
2
D
48Rafael CaballeroR. Caballero
Ronnie BarrettR. Barrett61
D
3
D
56Jan KrügerJ. Krüger
Jorge CarvalhoJ. Carvalho56
D
4
D
55Antonio TostaoA. Tostao
Steve KitsonS. Kitson56
D
5
D
57Hannes SchöllH. Schöll
Alejandro RuizA. Ruiz68
M
6
M
61Giuliano ChianeseG. Chianese
Matthew AdamsM. Adams56
M
7
M
54Alvaro ParedesA. Paredes
Ian WiseI. Wise56
M
8
M
55David WieserD. Wieser
Colin NevilleC. Neville71
A
9
A
43Damien MarsdenD. Marsden
Craig JacobsC. Jacobs65
A
10
A
60Sebastian PrietoS. Prieto
Scott GranttS. Grantt61
A
11
A
54Alberto HulmeA. Hulme
Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at St Andrews where Birmingham City play host to Walsall. A crowd of 9,165 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both Birmingham City and Walsall are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.


0.00
The whistle blows and Walsall get the match underway!
6.07
Jorge Carvalho kicks a strong pass forward to Alejandro Ruiz. Alejandro Ruiz makes a probing pass to Scott Grantt. Scott Grantt plays a perfect one-two with Colin Neville and rushes in on goal... Scott Grantt shoots from just inside the box. It's miles wide!
8.43
David Wieser catches Alejandro Ruiz on the ankles. David Wieser is given a warning by the referee! Alejandro Ruiz grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
10.32
David Wieser decides to run forward with the ball. David Wieser plays a perfect one-two with Sebastian Prieto and rushes in on goal... David Wieser cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
16.59
Aaron Van Den Herik kicks a strong pass forward to Alejandro Ruiz. Alejandro Ruiz deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Scott Grantt. Scott Grantt plays a perfect one-two with Craig Jacobs and rushes in on goal... Scott Grantt shoots from just inside the box. Magnificent save by Oleg Thirlwell!
18.35
Antonio Tostao kicks a strong pass forward to David Wieser. David Wieser knocks the ball forward to Damien Marsden. Damien Marsden knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Aaron Van Den Herik.
24.10
Giuliano Chianese kicks a strong pass forward to Sebastian Prieto. Sebastian Prieto shoots from 25 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
26.01
Alejandro Ruiz barges into David Wieser. The referee calls over Alejandro Ruiz and warns him to calm down! David Wieser stretches but gets up unharmed.
36.54
Alvaro Paredes catches Matthew Adams on the ankles. Alvaro Paredes is given a warning by the referee! Matthew Adams carries on, but is struggling a bit.
45.00
Alvaro Paredes threads the ball through to Damien Marsden. Damien Marsden kicks a strong pass forward to Alberto Hulme. Alberto Hulme cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Alberto Hulme scores for Walsall!!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!


45.00
Birmingham City start the second half!
47.14
Hannes Schöll chips the ball to his team mate, Alvaro Paredes. Alvaro Paredes decides to run forward with the ball. Alvaro Paredes kicks a strong pass forward to Damien Marsden. Damien Marsden makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
48.05
Walsall are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
49.15
Jorge Carvalho passes the ball forward to Ian Wise. Ian Wise passes the ball forward to Scott Grantt. Scott Grantt plays a perfect one-two with Craig Jacobs and rushes in on goal... Scott Grantt cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It's there!! Oleg Thirlwell has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
55.49
Jorge Carvalho flicks the ball to his team mate, Alejandro Ruiz. Alejandro Ruiz makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Craig Jacobs. Craig Jacobs goes all the way! Craig Jacobs shoots from just inside the box but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
57.08
Ronnie Barrett chips the ball to his team mate, Ian Wise. Ian Wise chips the ball to his team mate, Scott Grantt. Scott Grantt controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
59.10
Jorge Carvalho passes the ball forward to Matthew Adams. Matthew Adams knocks the ball forward to Scott Grantt. Scott Grantt plays a perfect one-two with Colin Neville and rushes in on goal... Scott Grantt tries a spectacular strike. Scott Grantt scores for Birmingham City!!
73.33
Aaron Van Den Herik makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alejandro Ruiz. Alejandro Ruiz makes a probing pass to Scott Grantt. Scott Grantt flicks the ball to his team mate, Craig Jacobs. Craig Jacobs tries a spectacular strike but it flies wide!
78.32
Jan Krüger knocks the ball to his team mate, David Wieser. David Wieser passes the ball forward to Damien Marsden. Damien Marsden shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
89.06
Alvaro Paredes kicks a strong pass forward to Alberto Hulme. Alberto Hulme kicks a strong pass forward to Sebastian Prieto. Sebastian Prieto shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Gavin Marsden easily smothers it.
90.00
Jorge Carvalho deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alejandro Ruiz. Alejandro Ruiz knocks the ball to his team mate, Scott Grantt. Scott Grantt shoots from 25 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle


The man of the match was awarded to Scott Grantt of Birmingham City
Match Statistics
 

Birmingham City

Walsall
Goals
2
2
Shots on Target
3
3
Shots off Target
5
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
55.9%
44.1%
Play Area
35.3%
42.6%
22.1%

Scorers
Scott Grantt 49, 59
David Wieser 10
Alberto Hulme 45