Match Report
| Birmingham City | Birmingham City |  |  | Barnet | Barnet | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kevin Dalglish | K. Dalglish |  | 64 | G |  | 1 | | G | 69 |  | David Myers | D. Myers | |||||||||
| Simon Dublin | S. Dublin | | 61 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 65 | | Patrick Marr | P. Marr | |||||||||
| Alun Heskey | A. Heskey | | 60 | D | | 3 | | D | 65 | | Fredrik Marr | F. Marr | |||||||||
| Wes Lee | W. Lee | | 58 | D | | 4 | | D | 59 | | Gavin Cutler | G. Cutler | |||||||||
| Stuart Scholes | S. Scholes | | 74 | M | | 5 | | M | 66 | | Ashley Hapgood | A. Hapgood | |||||||||
| Graeme Adams | G. Adams | | 66 | M | | 6 | | M | 65 | | Gary Fortune | G. Fortune | |||||||||
| Leon Murrin | L. Murrin | | 63 | M | | 7 | |  | M | 63 | | Eddie Carlton | E. Carlton | ||||||||
| Carl Plowright | C. Plowright | | 60 | M | | 8 | | M | 63 |  | Miguel Barbosa | M. Barbosa | |||||||||
| Silvain Of Hesselink | S. Of Hesselink |  | 70 | A | | | 9 | | A | 64 | | Neil Stockdale | N. Stockdale | ||||||||
| Guillermo Ramirez | G. Ramirez |  | 65 | A | | 10 | | A | 61 | | Alec Elliott | A. Elliott | |||||||||
| Eddie Davis | E. Davis | | 52 | A | | 11 | | A | 61 | | Ole de Boer | O. de Boer | |||||||||
| Dave Powell | D. Powell | | 59 | G | | 12 | | A | 60 | | Richard Hendry | R. Hendry | |||||||||
| Matthew Draper | M. Draper | | 58 | M | | 13 | | G | 59 | | Lomano Burbage | L. Burbage | |||||||||
| Darren Lua-Lua | D. Lua-Lua | | 55 | G | | 14 | | D | 56 | | Danny Makin | D. Makin | |||||||||
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Match Report
The weather is mixed here at St Andrews where Birmingham City play host to Barnet. A crowd of 9,747 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Birmingham City and Barnet are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Ledley Galli.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Birmingham City and Barnet are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Ledley Galli.
0.00
0-0Barnet get the match underway!
2.46
0-0Gary Fortune decides to run forward with the ball. Gary Fortune knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Alun Heskey.
4.03
0-0Leon Murrin passes the ball forward to Eddie Davis. Eddie Davis knocks in a cross ball towards Silvain Of Hesselink. Silvain Of Hesselink whips the ball goalwards with his head but somehow David Myers manages to keep it out.
9.38
0-0Graeme Adams knocks the ball forward to Silvain Of Hesselink. Silvain Of Hesselink shoots from long range. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
12.21
1-0Showing composure, Leon Murrin plays the ball forward to Silvain Of Hesselink. Silvain Of Hesselink whips in a cross ball towards Guillermo Ramirez. Guillermo Ramirez shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
18.29
1-0Ashley Hapgood catches Leon Murrin on the ankles. Ashley Hapgood is given a warning by the referee! Leon Murrin stretches but gets up unharmed.
21.55
Leon Murrin flicks a high pass forward. Silvain Of Hesselink collects the pass. Silvain Of Hesselink shoots from 25 yards but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
24.25
Wes Lee deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Leon Murrin. Leon Murrin threads the ball through to Eddie Davis. Eddie Davis shoots from outside the area but it misses the target by a large margin!
32.20
Gavin Cutler sees a break and surges forward. With great vision, Gavin Cutler plays the ball forward to Alec Elliott. Alec Elliott knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Kevin Dalglish who gathers it comfortably.
38.21
1-0Eddie Carlton catches Stuart Scholes on the ankles. Eddie Carlton is given a warning by the referee! Stuart Scholes grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
39.03
Eddie Carlton sees Neil Stockdale in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Neil Stockdale lofts in a cross ball towards Ole de Boer. Ole de Boer jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Ole de Boer!
44.23
Fredrik Marr hits a low pass to Eddie Carlton. Eddie Carlton sees space and advances. Eddie Carlton shoots from long range. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
45.00
Leon Murrin hits a low pass to Silvain Of Hesselink. Silvain Of Hesselink lofts in a cross ball towards Guillermo Ramirez. Guillermo Ramirez knocks the ball goalwards with his head. What a cracker!! David Myers had no chance!! Goal for Birmingham City!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Birmingham City appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-3-3 formation. Barnet appear unchanged since the first half. The Barnet players seem much more motivated whilst the Birmingham City players look more relaxed than they were earlier in the game.
45.00
Birmingham City start the second half!
47.22
Patrick Marr knocks the ball forward to Miguel Barbosa. Miguel Barbosa flicks the ball to his team mate, Ole de Boer. Ole de Boer 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. Fabulous stop!
48.20
Carl Plowright flicks a high pass forward to Guillermo Ramirez who brings the ball under control. Guillermo Ramirez shoots from distance. David Myers gathers the ball up comfortably. Nice save!
60.33
Without breaking stride, Simon Dublin plays the ball forward to Graeme Adams. Graeme Adams flicks a high ball forward to Silvain Of Hesselink who takes it down. Silvain Of Hesselink shoots from outside the area. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
61.39
2-1Graeme Adams catches Miguel Barbosa on the ankles. Graeme Adams is shown the yellow card! Miguel Barbosa runs off the knock.
63.02
Gary Fortune makes a probing pass to Alec Elliott. Alec Elliott knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
69.52
Showing composure, Gavin Cutler laces a through ball forward to Eddie Carlton. Eddie Carlton makes a simple pass to Ole de Boer. With some swift thinking, Ole de Boer plays the ball forward to Neil Stockdale who has made a great run into the box. Neil Stockdale looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but is denied by Kevin Dalglish. Excellent save.
71.09
Gary Fortune makes a probing pass to Ole de Boer. Ole de Boer shoots from long range but it is tipped over by Kevin Dalglish.
72.18
2-1It's a corner kick. Eddie Carlton loops the ball in to towards the near post. Carl Plowright reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
73.12
Eddie Carlton passes the ball forward to Neil Stockdale. Neil Stockdale knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Stuart Scholes.
77.44
2-1Barnet appear to have rearranged themselves into a 3-4-3 formation.
78.35
2-1Leon Murrin flicks a high ball forward to Silvain Of Hesselink who takes it down. Silvain Of Hesselink knocks in a cross ball towards Eddie Davis. Eddie Davis directs the ball goalwards with his head but Fredrik Marr is between the ball and the goal. Well blocked!
84.52
Ashley Hapgood barges into Carl Plowright. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Carl Plowright stretches but gets up unharmed.
87.46
Carl Plowright hacks Ashley Hapgood from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Ashley Hapgood stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
5
4
Shots off Target
4
1
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
3
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
43.8%
56.2%
Play Area
27.4%
49.3%
23.3%
Scorers
| Guillermo Ramirez 12, 45 | Ole de Boer 39 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Guillermo Ramirez of Birmingham City |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Kevin Dalglish (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Simon Dublin (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Alun Heskey (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Wes Lee (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Stuart Scholes (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Graeme Adams (MID) |  | 5 |
| 7. | Leon Murrin (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Carl Plowright (MID) | | 6 |
| 9. | Silvain Of Hesselink (ATT) | 8 | |
| 10. | Guillermo Ramirez (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 11. | Eddie Davis (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Dave Powell (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Matthew Draper (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Darren Lua-Lua (GK) | 0 | |
| 1. | David Myers (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Patrick Marr (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Fredrik Marr (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Gavin Cutler (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Ashley Hapgood (MID) | | 5 |
| 6. | Gary Fortune (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Eddie Carlton (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Miguel Barbosa (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Neil Stockdale (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Alec Elliott (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Ole de Boer (ATT) | | 8 |
| 12. | Richard Hendry (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Lomano Burbage (GK) | 0 | |
| 14. | Danny Makin (DEF) | 0 | |