Match Report
| Birmingham City | Birmingham City |  |  | Manchester United | Manchester United | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Jason Lightfoot | J. Lightfoot |  | 64 | G |  | 1 | | G | 80 | | Adam Neville | A. Neville | |||||||||
| Mike Clemence | M. Clemence | | 74 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 70 | | Matthew Hughes | M. Hughes | |||||||||
| Paul Cort | P. Cort | | 68 | D | | 3 | | D | 70 |  | Jose E. Mareggini | J. Mareggini | |||||||||
| John Johnstone | J. Johnstone |  | 66 | D | | 4 | | D | 69 | | Richard Bowyer | R. Bowyer | |||||||||
| Alistair Murray | A. Murray | | 62 | D | | 5 | | M | 80 | | Ian Keane | I. Keane | |||||||||
| Gary Maclean | G. Maclean | | 74 | M | | 6 | | M | 79 | | Jody Carragher | J. Carragher | |||||||||
| Garry Booth | G. Booth | | 67 | M | | 7 | | M | 66 | | Mick Hulme | M. Hulme | |||||||||
| Tim Hunt | T. Hunt | | 66 | M | | 8 | | M | 61 | | Simon Grondin | S. Grondin | |||||||||
| Terry Lisbie | T. Lisbie | | 48 | M | | 9 | | A | 84 | | Kieron Stamp | K. Stamp | |||||||||
| Terry Mike | T. Mike | | 74 | A | | 10 | | A | 72 |  | Alberto Barbosa | A. Barbosa | |||||||||
| Youssef Heije | Y. Heije |  | 69 | A | | 11 | | A | 70 | | Sol Davis | S. Davis | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at St Andrews where Birmingham City play host to Manchester United. A crowd of 18,959 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Birmingham City are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Manchester United appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Birmingham City are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Manchester United appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0Birmingham City start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.36
0-0Garry Booth hacks Mick Hulme from behind! The referee calls over Garry Booth and shows him a yellow card! Mick Hulme hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
3.30
0-0Jody Carragher deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alberto Barbosa. Alberto Barbosa sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Jason Lightfoot easily smothers it!
8.34
0-0Matthew Hughes passes the ball forward to Ian Keane. Ian Keane deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alberto Barbosa. Alberto Barbosa lofts in a cross ball towards Kieron Stamp. Kieron Stamp is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
9.30
Garry Booth deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Terry Mike. Terry Mike controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
10.44
Tim Hunt knocks the ball to his team mate, Youssef Heije. Youssef Heije shoots from long range but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
12.15
1-0Paul Cort knocks the ball forward to Garry Booth. Garry Booth chips the ball to his team mate, Terry Mike. Terry Mike makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Youssef Heije. Youssef Heije takes a shot at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
15.27
Richard Bowyer flicks the ball to his team mate, Jody Carragher. Jody Carragher flicks the ball to his team mate, Kieron Stamp. Kieron Stamp knocks in a cross ball towards Sol Davis. Sol Davis is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
20.57
Jose E. Mareggini flicks the ball to his team mate, Mick Hulme. Mick Hulme makes a probing pass to Kieron Stamp. Kieron Stamp shoots from 20 yards. It curls slightly but Jason Lightfoot manages to gather it comfortably.
22.34
1-0Richard Bowyer knocks the ball to his team mate, Simon Grondin. Simon Grondin makes a probing pass to Kieron Stamp. Kieron Stamp makes a probing pass to Alberto Barbosa but he's offside!
26.46
Garry Booth advances with the ball. Garry Booth chips the ball to his team mate, Youssef Heije. Youssef Heije takes a shot at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
30.34
Mick Hulme makes a beautiful solo run. Mick Hulme makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Sol Davis but he's offside!
33.36
2-0Tim Hunt controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Youssef Heije. Youssef Heije knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Richard Bowyer.
38.29
Paul Cort chips the ball to his team mate, Terry Lisbie. Terry Lisbie knocks the ball to his team mate, Youssef Heije. Youssef Heije lofts in a cross ball towards Terry Mike. Terry Mike is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
42.47
Paul Cort advances with the ball. Paul Cort controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Terry Mike. Terry Mike shoots from 25 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
The whistle blows and Manchester United kick off!
47.32
John Johnstone makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Garry Booth. Garry Booth makes a simple pass to Youssef Heije. Youssef Heije knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Richard Bowyer.
48.08
Gary Maclean barges into Mick Hulme. The referee calls over Gary Maclean and shows him a yellow card! Mick Hulme stretches but gets up unharmed.
53.09
Simon Grondin flicks the ball to his team mate, Sol Davis. Sol Davis knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jason Lightfoot who gathers it comfortably.
57.09
Mick Hulme catches Gary Maclean on the ankles. Mick Hulme is shown the yellow card! Gary Maclean hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
65.34
Gary Maclean flicks the ball to his team mate, Youssef Heije. Youssef Heije shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
66.37
3-0Garry Booth catches Jody Carragher on the ankles. Garry Booth is given a warning by the referee! Jody Carragher hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
77.02
Garry Booth makes a beautiful solo run. Garry Booth shoots from 20 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
78.51
Terry Lisbie knocks the ball forward to Terry Mike. Terry Mike knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
81.43
83.59
Tim Hunt kicks a strong pass forward to Youssef Heije. Youssef Heije whips in a cross ball towards Terry Mike. Terry Mike is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it flies wide!
84.37
3-0Birmingham City are easily keeping Manchester United at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
85.44
Tim Hunt controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Terry Mike. Terry Mike finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
89.32
Richard Bowyer chips the ball to his team mate, Jody Carragher. Jody Carragher makes a probing pass to Sol Davis. Sol Davis controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
90.00
Mike Clemence makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Tim Hunt. Tim Hunt knocks the ball to his team mate, Youssef Heije. Youssef Heije finds some space and shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
| Youssef Heije 12, 26 Terry Mike 38 |