Match Report
| Birmingham City | Birmingham City |  |  | Ipswich Town | Ipswich Town | ||||||||||||||||
| Matt Alexander | Matt Alexander | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Stuart Hurst | S. Hurst |  | 62 | G |  | 1 | | G | 76 |  | Jermaine Aloisi | J. Aloisi | |||||||||
| Samuel Postiga | S. Postiga |  | 65 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 70 |  | Fabian Kitzinger | F. Kitzinger | |||||||||
| Tomas Bergmark | T. Bergmark |  | 66 | D | | 3 | | D | 69 |  | Sami Salminen | S. Salminen | |||||||||
| Callum Gemmill | C. Gemmill |  | 66 | D | | 4 | | D | 68 |  | Jose Antonio Russo | J. Russo | |||||||||
| Ali Sinouh | A. Sinouh |  | 69 | M | | 5 | | M | 75 | | Matt Strachan | M. Strachan | |||||||||
| Tore Andre Kvarme | T. Kvarme |  | 78 | M | | 6 | | M | 69 |  | Anders Gravesen | A. Gravesen | |||||||||
| Samuel Rosas | S. Rosas |  | 71 | M | | 7 | | M | 67 |  | Eddy Carisso | E. Carisso | |||||||||
| Colin Cooper | C. Cooper | | 63 | M | | 8 | | M | 66 | | Matt Henderson | M. Henderson | |||||||||
| Tryggvi Hjartarson | T. Hjartarson |  | 70 | A | | 9 | | A | 69 | | Corentin Gillet | C. Gillet | |||||||||
| Lucio Ledesma | L. Ledesma | | 82 | A | | 10 | | A | 64 | | Trevor Philips | T. Philips | |||||||||
| Andres Ramos | A. Ramos | | 75 | A | | 11 | | A | 63 | | Jody Taylor | J. Taylor | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at St Andrews where Birmingham City play host to Ipswich Town. A crowd of 17,480 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Birmingham City and Ipswich Town are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Both Birmingham City and Ipswich Town are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Ipswich Town kick off and get the first half underway!
8.19
0-0Ali Sinouh sees a break and surges forward. Ali Sinouh knocks the ball forward to Andres Ramos but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
10.47
0-0Samuel Rosas flicks the ball to his team mate, Andres Ramos. Andres Ramos lofts in a cross ball towards Lucio Ledesma. Lucio Ledesma directs the ball goalwards with his head but Jermaine Aloisi is on top of it.
12.38
0-0Ipswich Town are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Birmingham City's defence.
15.50
Samuel Rosas makes a simple pass to Lucio Ledesma. Lucio Ledesma knocks the ball forward to Andres Ramos. Andres Ramos cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball comes in low, but Jermaine Aloisi easily smothers it!
18.23
0-0Tore Andre Kvarme deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Tryggvi Hjartarson. Tryggvi Hjartarson shoots from 25 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
21.42
Tomas Bergmark knocks the ball forward to Ali Sinouh. Ali Sinouh brings the ball forward. Ali Sinouh controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Magnificent save by Jermaine Aloisi!
22.35
Eddy Carisso makes a simple pass to Jody Taylor. Jody Taylor knocks in a cross ball towards Corentin Gillet. Corentin Gillet flicks the ball with his head but it is tipped over by Stuart Hurst.
28.22
Fabian Kitzinger sees a break and surges forward. Fabian Kitzinger controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jody Taylor. Jody Taylor shoots from 20 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
38.18
0-0Tomas Bergmark controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Tore Andre Kvarme. Tore Andre Kvarme chips the ball to his team mate, Tryggvi Hjartarson. Tryggvi Hjartarson knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Sami Salminen.
39.49
0-1Matt Henderson controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jody Taylor. Jody Taylor makes a probing pass to Trevor Philips. Trevor Philips rockets a shot on goal. What a cracker!! Stuart Hurst had no chance!! Goal for Ipswich Town!
44.33
Jose Antonio Russo knocks the ball forward to Matt Henderson. Matt Henderson deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Trevor Philips. Trevor Philips shoots from 25 yards but it flies wide!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
Birmingham City start the second half!
47.53
0-1Trevor Philips barges into Callum Gemmill. The referee calls over Trevor Philips and warns him to calm down! Callum Gemmill stretches but gets up unharmed.
49.18
Samuel Rosas sees space and advances. Samuel Rosas makes a probing pass to Lucio Ledesma. Lucio Ledesma makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
51.08
Colin Cooper knocks the ball forward to Lucio Ledesma. Lucio Ledesma threads the ball through to Tryggvi Hjartarson. Tryggvi Hjartarson takes a shot at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
55.30
Callum Gemmill boots it upfield. Lucio Ledesma tries a spectacular long range effort. Magnificent save by Jermaine Aloisi!
61.23
Tore Andre Kvarme makes a simple pass to Andres Ramos. Andres Ramos chips the ball to his team mate, Lucio Ledesma. Lucio Ledesma tries a spectacular strike. It's there!! Jermaine Aloisi has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
71.58
Eddy Carisso controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jody Taylor. Jody Taylor knocks in a cross ball towards Trevor Philips. Trevor Philips is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Trevor Philips scores for Ipswich Town!!
75.48
Callum Gemmill makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Tore Andre Kvarme. Tore Andre Kvarme knocks the ball to his team mate, Lucio Ledesma. Lucio Ledesma controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is miles over!
78.07
Tomas Bergmark flicks the ball to his team mate, Samuel Rosas. Samuel Rosas controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Tryggvi Hjartarson. Tryggvi Hjartarson chips the ball to his team mate, Lucio Ledesma. Lucio Ledesma takes a shot at goal. It curls slightly but Jermaine Aloisi manages to gather it comfortably.
85.37
Samuel Rosas makes a probing pass to Andres Ramos. Andres Ramos goes all the way! Andres Ramos makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it flies wide!
90.00
Sami Salminen kicks a strong pass forward to Matt Henderson. Matt Henderson chips the ball to his team mate, Trevor Philips. Trevor Philips knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
| Lucio Ledesma 61 | Trevor Philips 39, 72 |