Match Report
| Birmingham City | Birmingham City |  |  | Everton | Everton | ||||||||||||||||
| Matt Alexander | Matt Alexander | manager | Nicholas Marsh | Nicholas Marsh | |||||||||||||||||
| Stuart Hurst | S. Hurst |  | 62 | G |  | 1 | | G | 82 |  | Zeljko Kalac | Z. Kalac | |||||||||
| Samir Bischoff | S. Bischoff |  | 59 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 77 | | Peter Gower | P. Gower | |||||||||
| Stephan Addo | S. Addo |  | 64 | D | | 3 | | D | 73 | | Eddie Mann | E. Mann | |||||||||
| Damián Miranda | D. Miranda |  | 30 | D | | 4 | | D | 86 |  | Orlando Houwing | O. Houwing | |||||||||
| Amaro Valenzuela | A. Valenzuela | | 34 | G | | 5 | | M | 82 |  | Gary Thomson | G. Thomson | |||||||||
| Colin Cooper | C. Cooper | | 63 | M | | 6 | | M | 81 |  | Bjorn-Tore Holm | B. Holm | |||||||||
| Duncan Benali | D. Benali | | 33 | M | | 7 | | M | 70 |  | Daniel Kolk | D. Kolk | |||||||||
| Gareth Morris | G. Morris | | 63 | M | | 8 | | M | 75 | | Nigel Moffat | N. Moffat | |||||||||
| Alfred Clarke | A. Clarke | | 14 | A | | 9 | | M | 78 |  | Leon Ruggli | L. Ruggli | |||||||||
| Nwankwo Youds | N. Youds | | 61 | A | | 10 | | A | 92 |  | Raoul Demel | R. Demel | |||||||||
| Pascal Zimmermann | P. Zimmermann | | 34 | A | | 11 | | A | 82 |  | Romero P. Delgado | R. Delgado | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
It's a sunny day here at St Andrews where Birmingham City play host to Everton. A crowd of 18,315 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Birmingham City are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Everton appear to be shaped for 3-5-2.
Birmingham City are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Everton appear to be shaped for 3-5-2.
0.00
0-0Birmingham City kick off and get the match underway!
2.27
0-0Colin Cooper knocks the ball to his team mate, Alfred Clarke. Alfred Clarke plays a perfect one-two with Pascal Zimmermann and rushes in on goal... Alfred Clarke tries a spectacular strike but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
4.25
Orlando Houwing knocks the ball to his team mate, Nigel Moffat. Nigel Moffat knocks the ball forward to Romero P. Delgado. Romero P. Delgado controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It's miles wide!
8.22
0-0Eddie Mann passes the ball forward to Nigel Moffat. Nigel Moffat makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Raoul Demel. Raoul Demel lofts in a cross ball towards Romero P. Delgado. Romero P. Delgado powers a header at goal. Stuart Hurst easily picks it out of the air!
12.15
Gary Thomson deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Romero P. Delgado. Romero P. Delgado shoots from outside the area but it is miles over!
18.25
Bjorn-Tore Holm makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Romero P. Delgado. Romero P. Delgado sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
20.48
Colin Cooper kicks a strong pass forward to Alfred Clarke. Alfred Clarke goes all the way! Alfred Clarke makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Magnificent save by Zeljko Kalac!
27.55
Eddie Mann makes a simple pass to Daniel Kolk. Daniel Kolk sees a break and surges forward. Daniel Kolk shoots from outside the area but it is tipped over by Stuart Hurst.
30.19
Gary Thomson passes the ball forward to Raoul Demel. Raoul Demel finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Stuart Hurst easily smothers it!
32.24
Samir Bischoff knocks the ball to his team mate, Duncan Benali. Duncan Benali makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Pascal Zimmermann. Pascal Zimmermann deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alfred Clarke. Alfred Clarke shoots from just inside the box but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
34.09
0-0Amaro Valenzuela catches Leon Ruggli on the ankles. The referee calls over Amaro Valenzuela and shows him a yellow card! Leon Ruggli hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
40.47
0-0Eddie Mann makes a probing pass to Leon Ruggli. Leon Ruggli knocks the ball forward to Romero P. Delgado. Romero P. Delgado knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Stuart Hurst who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
Everton kick off!
48.08
Bjorn-Tore Holm chips the ball to his team mate, Romero P. Delgado. Romero P. Delgado knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Stuart Hurst who gathers it comfortably.
49.07
0-1Eddie Mann threads the ball through to Leon Ruggli. Leon Ruggli takes it forward alone. Leon Ruggli lofts in a cross ball towards Raoul Demel. Raoul Demel directs the ball goalwards with his head. Raoul Demel scores for Everton!!
54.40
Eddie Mann makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Daniel Kolk. Daniel Kolk controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Romero P. Delgado. Romero P. Delgado knocks in a cross ball towards Raoul Demel. Raoul Demel powers a header at goal. It's miles wide!
60.52
Peter Gower knocks the ball forward to Nigel Moffat. Nigel Moffat kicks a strong pass forward to Romero P. Delgado. Romero P. Delgado knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Stuart Hurst who gathers it comfortably.
61.49
Stephan Addo chips the ball to his team mate, Duncan Benali. Duncan Benali knocks the ball forward to Alfred Clarke. Alfred Clarke shoots from long range but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
63.29
Orlando Houwing knocks the ball forward to Nigel Moffat. Nigel Moffat chips the ball to his team mate, Raoul Demel. Raoul Demel knocks in a cross ball towards Romero P. Delgado. Romero P. Delgado flicks the ball with his head. Stuart Hurst manages to gather it comfortably.
67.27
Stephan Addo clumsily knocks into Romero P. Delgado. Stephan Addo is shown the yellow card! Romero P. Delgado hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
69.40
Gary Thomson knocks the ball forward to Raoul Demel. Raoul Demel lofts in a cross ball towards Romero P. Delgado. Romero P. Delgado heads the ball goalwards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
71.04
Orlando Houwing passes the ball forward to Gary Thomson. Gary Thomson controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Romero P. Delgado. Romero P. Delgado goes all the way! Romero P. Delgado tries a spectacular strike which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
78.41
Gary Thomson surges forward with the ball. Gary Thomson knocks in a cross ball towards Raoul Demel. Raoul Demel flicks the ball with his head. Stuart Hurst easily smothers it.
79.06
Nigel Moffat makes a beautiful solo run. Nigel Moffat shoots from 25 yards. It's there!! Stuart Hurst has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
84.04
Damián Miranda hacks Raoul Demel from behind! The referee calls over Damián Miranda and shows him a yellow card! Raoul Demel hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
85.26
Nigel Moffat makes a probing pass to Romero P. Delgado. Romero P. Delgado controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
87.34
Leon Ruggli makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Romero P. Delgado. Romero P. Delgado plays a perfect one-two with Raoul Demel and rushes in on goal... Romero P. Delgado shows great control and tries a shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
90.00
Nigel Moffat makes a probing pass to Romero P. Delgado. Romero P. Delgado whips in a cross ball towards Raoul Demel. Raoul Demel is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
| Raoul Demel 49, 90 Romero P. Delgado 71 Nigel Moffat 79 |