Match Report
| Birmingham City | Birmingham City |  |  | Leicester City | Leicester City | ||||||||||||||||
| Matt Alexander | Matt Alexander | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Stuart Hurst | S. Hurst |  | 62 | G |  | 1 | | G | 75 |  | Roger Wilson | R. Wilson | |||||||||
| Samuel Postiga | S. Postiga |  | 65 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 75 | | Morris Cole | M. Cole | |||||||||
| Tomas Bergmark | T. Bergmark |  | 66 | D | | 3 | | D | 71 | | Andy Howey | A. Howey | |||||||||
| Callum Gemmill | C. Gemmill |  | 66 | D | | 4 | | D | 68 |  | Xavier Perez | X. Perez | |||||||||
| Ali Sinouh | A. Sinouh |  | 69 | M | | 5 | | D | 60 | | Harry Haynes | H. Haynes | |||||||||
| Tore Andre Kvarme | T. Kvarme |  | 78 | M | | 6 | | M | 68 | | Jaime Varela | J. Varela | |||||||||
| Samuel Rosas | S. Rosas |  | 71 | M | | 7 | | M | 66 | | Paulo Sousa | P. Sousa | |||||||||
| Gareth Morris | G. Morris | | 63 | M | | 8 | | M | 64 | | Les Montague | L. Montague | |||||||||
| Tryggvi Hjartarson | T. Hjartarson |  | 70 | A | | 9 | | A | 79 | | Peter Dublin | P. Dublin | |||||||||
| Lucio Ledesma | L. Ledesma |  | 82 | A | | 10 | | A | 68 | | Andreas Dahlin | A. Dahlin | |||||||||
| Andres Ramos | A. Ramos | | 75 | A | | 11 | | A | 61 | | Mike Monk | M. Monk | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at St Andrews where Birmingham City play host to Leicester City. A crowd of 19,934 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Birmingham City are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Leicester City appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Birmingham City are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Leicester City appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0Leicester City kick off the first half!
9.16
0-0Tore Andre Kvarme makes a probing pass to Andres Ramos. Andres Ramos knocks in a cross ball towards Lucio Ledesma. Lucio Ledesma is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
10.06
0-0Ali Sinouh chips the ball to his team mate, Lucio Ledesma. Lucio Ledesma goes all the way! Lucio Ledesma makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It curls slightly but Roger Wilson manages to gather it comfortably.
12.05
Jaime Varela knocks the ball forward to Andreas Dahlin. Andreas Dahlin plays a perfect one-two with Peter Dublin and rushes in on goal... Andreas Dahlin makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Stuart Hurst easily smothers it.
14.03
0-0Morris Cole kicks a strong pass forward to Jaime Varela. Jaime Varela makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mike Monk. Mike Monk knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Stuart Hurst who gathers it comfortably.
16.05
Samuel Postiga surges forward with the ball. Samuel Postiga threads the ball through to Tryggvi Hjartarson. Tryggvi Hjartarson knocks in a cross ball towards Lucio Ledesma. Lucio Ledesma is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but Roger Wilson is on top of it.
18.18
Samuel Rosas makes a simple pass to Lucio Ledesma. Lucio Ledesma shoots from 25 yards but somehow Roger Wilson manages to keep it out.
22.25
Xavier Perez hoofs the ball up the pitch. Peter Dublin knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
27.31
0-0Les Montague comes in with a late challenge on Tore Andre Kvarme. The referee calls over Les Montague and warns him to calm down! Tore Andre Kvarme stretches but gets up unharmed.
28.58
0-1Paulo Sousa deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Mike Monk. Mike Monk lofts in a cross ball towards Andreas Dahlin. Andreas Dahlin flicks the ball with his head. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
32.50
Paulo Sousa passes the ball forward to Andreas Dahlin. Andreas Dahlin lofts in a cross ball towards Peter Dublin. Peter Dublin heads the ball goalwards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
40.31
Samuel Postiga brings the ball forward. Samuel Postiga flicks the ball to his team mate, Tryggvi Hjartarson. Tryggvi Hjartarson whips in a cross ball towards Andres Ramos. Andres Ramos is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Roger Wilson easily picks it out of the air!
45.00
Samuel Rosas knocks the ball forward to Tryggvi Hjartarson. Tryggvi Hjartarson plays a perfect one-two with Andres Ramos and rushes in on goal... Tryggvi Hjartarson shoots from just inside the box. It's miles wide!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
The whistle blows and Birmingham City get the second half underway!
48.50
Jaime Varela knocks the ball forward to Peter Dublin. Peter Dublin whips in a cross ball towards Mike Monk. Mike Monk flicks the ball with his head but it flies wide!
49.41
Tore Andre Kvarme flicks the ball to his team mate, Andres Ramos. Andres Ramos goes all the way! Andres Ramos makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It curls slightly but Roger Wilson manages to gather it comfortably.
51.24
Samuel Rosas controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Andres Ramos. Andres Ramos plays a perfect one-two with Tryggvi Hjartarson and rushes in on goal... Andres Ramos shoots from just inside the box but it goes wide for a goal kick.
53.49
Samuel Rosas sees space and advances. Samuel Rosas shoots from long range but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
55.19
Mike Monk catches Samuel Postiga on the ankles. Mike Monk is given a warning by the referee! Samuel Postiga stretches but gets up unharmed.
59.23
Samuel Rosas deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Tryggvi Hjartarson. Tryggvi Hjartarson chips the ball to his team mate, Lucio Ledesma. Lucio Ledesma shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
60.32
Tore Andre Kvarme surges forward with the ball. Tore Andre Kvarme plays a perfect one-two with Tryggvi Hjartarson and rushes in on goal... Tore Andre Kvarme takes a shot at goal. What a cracker!! Roger Wilson had no chance!! Goal for Birmingham City!
67.53
Tomas Bergmark threads the ball through to Tore Andre Kvarme. Tore Andre Kvarme chips the ball to his team mate, Andres Ramos. Andres Ramos goes all the way! Andres Ramos cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
71.05
Samuel Rosas flicks the ball to his team mate, Andres Ramos. Andres Ramos knocks the ball forward to Lucio Ledesma. Lucio Ledesma takes a shot at goal but it flies wide!
75.39
Samuel Postiga controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Samuel Rosas. Samuel Rosas passes the ball forward to Tryggvi Hjartarson. Tryggvi Hjartarson knocks the ball to his team mate, Lucio Ledesma. Lucio Ledesma cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It's there!! Roger Wilson has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
81.49
Paulo Sousa surges forward with the ball. Paulo Sousa plays a perfect one-two with Peter Dublin and rushes in on goal... Paulo Sousa makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it is miles over!
84.04
Tore Andre Kvarme knocks the ball to his team mate, Tryggvi Hjartarson. Tryggvi Hjartarson sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Saved!
89.05
Harry Haynes sees a break and surges forward. Harry Haynes makes a simple pass to Mike Monk. Mike Monk knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
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