Match Report
| Birmingham City | Birmingham City |  |  | Nottingham Forest | Nottingham Forest | ||||||||||||||||
| Matt Alexander | Matt Alexander | manager | Kevin Dickinson | Kevin Dickinson | |||||||||||||||||
| John Arne Normann | J. Normann |  | 72 | G |  | 1 | | G | 77 |  | Oscar Pastor | O. Pastor | |||||||||
| Callum Gemmill | C. Gemmill |  | 67 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 60 |  | Ian Stone | I. Stone | |||||||||
| Samuel Postiga | S. Postiga |  | 67 | D | | 3 | | D | 70 | | Kevin Dickov | K. Dickov | |||||||||
| Tomas Bergmark | T. Bergmark |  | 66 | D | | 4 | | D | 65 |  | Alexander Döring | A. Döring | |||||||||
| Ali Sinouh | A. Sinouh |  | 72 | M | | 5 | | M | 69 |  | Daniel Pina | D. Pina | |||||||||
| Samuel Rosas | S. Rosas |  | 73 | M | | 6 | | M | 67 |  | Djimi Goma | D. Goma | |||||||||
| Frans Kurstot | F. Kurstot |  | 74 | M | | 7 | | M | 59 |  | Pim Corstanje | P. Corstanje | |||||||||
| Gareth Morris | G. Morris | | 63 | M | | 8 | | M | 60 |  | Diego Di Michele | D. Di Michele | |||||||||
| Tryggvi Hjartarson | T. Hjartarson |  | 71 | A | | 9 | | A | 63 | | Marco Cesaretti | M. Cesaretti | |||||||||
| George Weir | G. Weir | | 50 | D | | 10 | | A | 65 | | Craig Patterson | C. Patterson | |||||||||
| Simone Campi | S. Campi | | 69 | A | | 11 | | A | 63 | | Ian Blake | I. Blake | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
It's a sunny day here at St Andrews where Birmingham City play host to Nottingham Forest. A crowd of 17,498 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Birmingham City and Nottingham Forest are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Nottingham Forest looks especially fired up for this match.
Both Birmingham City and Nottingham Forest are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Nottingham Forest looks especially fired up for this match.
0.00
0-0Birmingham City kick off and get the match underway!
3.24
0-0Kevin Dickov deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Djimi Goma. Djimi Goma makes a simple pass to Marco Cesaretti. Marco Cesaretti shoots from 25 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
8.14
0-0Pim Corstanje flicks the ball to his team mate, Ian Blake. Ian Blake knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Callum Gemmill.
9.06
0-0Djimi Goma makes a simple pass to Craig Patterson. Craig Patterson threads the ball through to Marco Cesaretti. Marco Cesaretti tries a spectacular strike. The ball comes in low, but John Arne Normann easily smothers it!
16.09
Daniel Pina chips the ball to his team mate, Craig Patterson. Craig Patterson knocks in a cross ball towards Marco Cesaretti. Marco Cesaretti connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
18.47
0-0Daniel Pina comes in with a late challenge on Gareth Morris. Daniel Pina is shown the yellow card! Gareth Morris grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
22.49
Samuel Postiga makes a probing pass to Samuel Rosas. Samuel Rosas knocks the ball to his team mate, George Weir. George Weir goes all the way! George Weir shoots from just inside the box but it is miles over!
24.11
Samuel Postiga chips the ball to his team mate, Samuel Rosas. Samuel Rosas takes it forward alone. Samuel Rosas tries a spectacular long range effort. It's miles wide!
28.16
1-0Tomas Bergmark knocks the ball to his team mate, Gareth Morris. Gareth Morris passes the ball forward to Tryggvi Hjartarson. Tryggvi Hjartarson goes all the way! Tryggvi Hjartarson takes a shot at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
32.04
Daniel Pina chips the ball to his team mate, Ian Blake. Ian Blake lofts in a cross ball towards Marco Cesaretti. Marco Cesaretti connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but somehow John Arne Normann manages to keep it out.
34.18
Pim Corstanje flicks the ball to his team mate, Craig Patterson. Craig Patterson knocks in a cross ball towards Ian Blake. Ian Blake is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
39.46
Djimi Goma knocks the ball forward to Marco Cesaretti. Marco Cesaretti finds some space and shoots from distance. John Arne Normann easily smothers it.
40.23
1-0Samuel Postiga chips the ball to his team mate, Frans Kurstot. Frans Kurstot makes a simple pass to Simone Campi. Simone Campi makes a beautiful pass to the feet of George Weir but he's offside!
45.00
Tomas Bergmark makes a simple pass to Ali Sinouh. Ali Sinouh passes the ball forward to George Weir. George Weir controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
The whistle blows and Nottingham Forest kick off!
48.05
Ali Sinouh knocks the ball to his team mate, Tryggvi Hjartarson. Tryggvi Hjartarson knocks the ball forward to Simone Campi but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
49.40
Samuel Postiga clumsily knocks into Ian Blake. Samuel Postiga is shown the yellow card! Ian Blake carries on, but is struggling a bit.
61.29
Gareth Morris chips the ball to his team mate, Simone Campi. Simone Campi makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Tryggvi Hjartarson. Tryggvi Hjartarson shows great control and tries a shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
66.59
Pim Corstanje surges forward with the ball. Pim Corstanje goes all the way! Pim Corstanje tries a spectacular strike but it is miles over!
69.41
Pim Corstanje chips the ball to his team mate, Craig Patterson. Craig Patterson knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to John Arne Normann who gathers it comfortably.
72.20
Pim Corstanje makes a simple pass to Craig Patterson. Craig Patterson shoots from long range but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
84.14
Djimi Goma chips the ball to his team mate, Craig Patterson. Craig Patterson goes all the way! Craig Patterson shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
90.00
Alexander Döring knocks the ball forward to Daniel Pina. Daniel Pina decides to run forward with the ball. Daniel Pina lofts in a cross ball towards Marco Cesaretti. Marco Cesaretti flicks the ball with his head. It's miles wide!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
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