Match Report
| Birmingham City | Birmingham City |  |  | Cardiff City | Cardiff City | ||||||||||||||||
| Matt Alexander | Matt Alexander | manager | Stephen Collins | Stephen Collins | |||||||||||||||||
| Stuart Hurst | S. Hurst |  | 62 | G |  | 1 | | G | 74 | | Gareth Deane | G. Deane | |||||||||
| Samuel Postiga | S. Postiga |  | 65 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 75 | | Richard Hughes | R. Hughes | |||||||||
| Stephan Addo | S. Addo |  | 64 | D | | 3 | | D | 71 | | Harry Waters | H. Waters | |||||||||
| Luis Caminero | L. Caminero |  | 66 | D | | 4 | | D | 72 |  | Marco Marrocolo | M. Marrocolo | |||||||||
| Callum Gemmill | C. Gemmill |  | 66 | D | | 5 | | M | 77 |  | Julien Macé | J. Macé | |||||||||
| Tore Andre Kvarme | T. Kvarme |  | 76 | M | | 6 | | M | 75 |  | Sékou Dimy | S. Dimy | |||||||||
| Samuel Rosas | S. Rosas |  | 70 | M | | 7 | | M | 71 |  | Leonel Sosa | L. Sosa | |||||||||
| Gareth Morris | G. Morris | | 62 | M | | 8 | | M | 72 |  | Stephane Oliveira | S. Oliveira | |||||||||
| Tryggvi Hjartarson | T. Hjartarson |  | 70 | A | | 9 | | A | 75 | | Laurent Ba | L. Ba | |||||||||
| Daan Heering | D. Heering |  | 72 | A | | 10 | | A | 77 | | Stephan Nyarko | S. Nyarko | |||||||||
| Andres Ramos | A. Ramos | | 75 | A | | 11 | | A | 72 |  | Nico Scholz | N. Scholz | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at St Andrews where Birmingham City play host to Cardiff City. A crowd of 20,363 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Birmingham City are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Cardiff City appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Birmingham City are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Cardiff City appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0Birmingham City start the match!
3.33
0-0Richard Hughes flicks the ball to his team mate, Stephane Oliveira. Stephane Oliveira deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nico Scholz. Nico Scholz sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
4.07
Richard Hughes kicks a strong pass forward to Sékou Dimy. Sékou Dimy knocks the ball forward to Laurent Ba. Laurent Ba goes all the way! Laurent Ba cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
6.18
0-0Callum Gemmill makes a beautiful solo run. Callum Gemmill deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Andres Ramos. Andres Ramos shoots from 20 yards but somehow Gareth Deane manages to keep it out.
10.47
0-1Marco Marrocolo chips the ball to his team mate, Leonel Sosa. Leonel Sosa chips the ball to his team mate, Nico Scholz. Nico Scholz shoots from distance. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Nico Scholz!
16.57
Julien Macé makes a probing pass to Laurent Ba. Laurent Ba lofts in a cross ball towards Nico Scholz. Nico Scholz powers a header at goal. Stuart Hurst is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
21.05
Leonel Sosa deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nico Scholz. Nico Scholz lofts in a cross ball towards Stephan Nyarko. Stephan Nyarko flicks the ball with his head but it flies wide!
22.45
0-2Stephan Addo comes in with a late challenge on Laurent Ba. The referee calls over Stephan Addo and shows him a yellow card! Laurent Ba stretches but gets up unharmed.
26.27
Stephane Oliveira makes a probing pass to Laurent Ba. Laurent Ba kicks a strong pass forward to Nico Scholz. Nico Scholz takes a shot at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
30.51
Leonel Sosa makes a simple pass to Laurent Ba. Laurent Ba goes all the way! Laurent Ba cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
33.25
Sékou Dimy decides to run forward with the ball. Sékou Dimy plays a perfect one-two with Laurent Ba and rushes in on goal... Sékou Dimy makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
39.32
0-5Luis Caminero makes a probing pass to Samuel Rosas. Samuel Rosas threads the ball through to Tryggvi Hjartarson. Tryggvi Hjartarson makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Daan Heering but he's offside!
40.30
Tore Andre Kvarme flicks the ball to his team mate, Daan Heering. Daan Heering plays a perfect one-two with Tryggvi Hjartarson and rushes in on goal... Daan Heering shows great control and tries a shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
42.25
0-5Leonel Sosa threads the ball through to Nico Scholz. Nico Scholz knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
The second half starts with Cardiff City kicking off!
48.59
0-5Gareth Morris catches Sékou Dimy on the ankles. Gareth Morris is given a warning by the referee! Sékou Dimy gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
49.42
Gareth Morris makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Daan Heering. Daan Heering finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies wide!
55.29
0-5Stephan Addo comes in with a late challenge on Leonel Sosa. Stephan Addo is warned by the referee! Leonel Sosa runs off the knock.
57.38
Tore Andre Kvarme controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Andres Ramos. Andres Ramos knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
66.52
Tore Andre Kvarme threads the ball through to Daan Heering. Daan Heering shoots from 20 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
67.03
Tore Andre Kvarme kicks a strong pass forward to Daan Heering. Daan Heering shoots from 20 yards but it flies wide!
72.31
Stephane Oliveira knocks the ball forward to Nico Scholz. Nico Scholz shoots from distance. Nico Scholz scores for Cardiff City!!
75.26
Stephan Addo knocks the ball to his team mate, Tore Andre Kvarme. Tore Andre Kvarme knocks the ball to his team mate, Daan Heering. Daan Heering goes all the way! Daan Heering cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it flies wide!
77.15
Tore Andre Kvarme knocks the ball to his team mate, Tryggvi Hjartarson. Tryggvi Hjartarson shoots from outside the area but it is tipped over by Gareth Deane.
79.38
0-6Cardiff City are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
83.38
Marco Marrocolo makes a beautiful solo run. Marco Marrocolo takes it forward alone. Marco Marrocolo knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Stephan Addo.
87.54
Samuel Rosas makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Tryggvi Hjartarson. Tryggvi Hjartarson knocks in a cross ball towards Daan Heering. Daan Heering flicks the ball with his head. What a cracker!! Gareth Deane had no chance!! Goal for Birmingham City!
90.00
Laurent Ba hacks Luis Caminero from behind! The referee calls over Laurent Ba and shows him a yellow card! Luis Caminero carries on, but is struggling a bit.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
| Daan Heering 88 | Nico Scholz 10, 17, 26, 72 Laurent Ba 31 Sékou Dimy 33 |