Match Report
| Birmingham City | Birmingham City |  |  | Wigan Athletic | Wigan Athletic | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Jody Oliver | J. Oliver |  | 65 | G |  | 1 | | G | 52 |  | Cliff Van Dinteren | C. Van Dinteren | |||||||||
| Harvey Oliver | H. Oliver | | 73 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 65 | | Teddy Mustoe | T. Mustoe | |||||||||
| Des Milburn | D. Milburn | | 66 | D | | 3 | | D | 57 | | Robert Hunt | R. Hunt | |||||||||
| Armando Coronado | A. Coronado |  | 59 | D | | 4 | | D | 54 | | Damien Southgate | D. Southgate | |||||||||
| Eddie Dryden | E. Dryden | | 81 | M | | 5 | | D | 52 | | Teddy Maclean | T. Maclean | |||||||||
| Ben Fletcher | B. Fletcher | | 66 | M | | 6 | | M | 63 | | Craig Barmby | C. Barmby | |||||||||
| Colin Booth | C. Booth |  | 63 | M | | 7 | | M | 53 | | Simon Peckham | S. Peckham | |||||||||
| Corrado Fialdini | C. Fialdini |  | 63 | M | | 8 | | M | 45 | | Alistair Priestley | A. Priestley | |||||||||
| Alberto Torres | A. Torres |  | 67 | A | | 9 | | A | 58 |  | Luca Nanu | L. Nanu | |||||||||
| Nick Formon | N. Formon | | 64 | A | | 10 | | A | 58 | | Eoin Smithe | E. Smithe | |||||||||
| Matt Morrison | M. Morrison | | 62 | A | | 11 | | A | 56 | | Mark Vieira | M. Vieira | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at St Andrews where Birmingham City play host to Wigan Athletic. A crowd of 9,247 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Birmingham City are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Wigan Athletic appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Birmingham City are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Wigan Athletic appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0Birmingham City kick off and get the match underway!
2.49
0-0Simon Peckham knocks the ball to his team mate, Luca Nanu. Luca Nanu goes all the way! Luca Nanu rockets a shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
6.26
Harvey Oliver controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ben Fletcher. Ben Fletcher chips the ball to his team mate, Matt Morrison. Matt Morrison finds some space and shoots from distance but it is miles over!
10.32
0-0Armando Coronado sees space and advances. Armando Coronado makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Matt Morrison. Matt Morrison knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
14.32
0-0Alistair Priestley barges into Ben Fletcher. Alistair Priestley is given a warning by the referee! Ben Fletcher carries on, but is struggling a bit.
15.17
1-0Ben Fletcher flicks the ball to his team mate, Nick Formon. Nick Formon tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
20.30
1-0Craig Barmby deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Eoin Smithe. Eoin Smithe threads the ball through to Luca Nanu but he's offside!
21.29
Alistair Priestley deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Eoin Smithe. Eoin Smithe knocks the ball forward to Luca Nanu but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
26.40
Alistair Priestley makes a simple pass to Mark Vieira. Mark Vieira deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Eoin Smithe but the linesman indicates offside!
33.50
Corrado Fialdini passes the ball forward to Matt Morrison. Matt Morrison shoots from outside the area but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
34.06
Alistair Priestley makes a simple pass to Eoin Smithe. Eoin Smithe kicks a strong pass forward to Mark Vieira but the referee indicates it's offside!
36.50
Armando Coronado knocks the ball forward to Ben Fletcher. Ben Fletcher makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Matt Morrison. Matt Morrison knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
38.54
1-0Harvey Oliver catches Eoin Smithe on the ankles. The referee calls over Harvey Oliver and warns him to calm down! Eoin Smithe runs off the knock.
40.30
Corrado Fialdini knocks the ball forward to Alberto Torres. Alberto Torres tries a spectacular long range effort but it goes wide for a goal kick.
44.51
Luca Nanu clumsily knocks into Armando Coronado. Luca Nanu is warned by the referee! Armando Coronado stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
Robert Hunt knocks the ball to his team mate, Craig Barmby. Craig Barmby flicks the ball to his team mate, Mark Vieira. Mark Vieira shoots from long range but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
Wigan Athletic kick off the second half!
51.57
Ben Fletcher makes a simple pass to Alberto Torres. Alberto Torres shoots from outside the area but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
54.12
1-0Colin Booth deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Matt Morrison. Matt Morrison sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but somehow Cliff Van Dinteren manages to keep it out.
57.31
Robert Hunt knocks the ball forward to Craig Barmby. Craig Barmby passes the ball forward to Luca Nanu. Luca Nanu whips in a cross ball towards Mark Vieira. Mark Vieira flicks the ball with his head but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
59.33
Ben Fletcher surges forward with the ball. Ben Fletcher whips in a cross ball towards Nick Formon. Nick Formon heads the ball goalwards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
67.58
Teddy Mustoe deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Craig Barmby. Craig Barmby kicks a strong pass forward to Eoin Smithe. Eoin Smithe goes all the way! Eoin Smithe shoots from just inside the box but it flies wide!
69.10
Corrado Fialdini makes a simple pass to Alberto Torres. Alberto Torres shoots from distance but it flies wide!
71.30
Mark Vieira clumsily knocks into Armando Coronado. Mark Vieira is given a warning by the referee! Armando Coronado hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
71.30
1-0Birmingham City are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
72.56
Eddie Dryden decides to run forward with the ball. Eddie Dryden lofts in a cross ball towards Alberto Torres. Alberto Torres powers a header at goal but Cliff Van Dinteren is on top of it.
73.21
Craig Barmby controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Luca Nanu. Luca Nanu deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Eoin Smithe but the linesman indicates offside!
75.53
1-0Teddy Mustoe barges into Corrado Fialdini. The referee calls over Teddy Mustoe and shows him a yellow card! Corrado Fialdini hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
79.31
Armando Coronado makes a simple pass to Colin Booth. Colin Booth deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Matt Morrison. Matt Morrison deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alberto Torres but the linesman indicates offside!
83.09
Colin Booth threads the ball through to Nick Formon. Nick Formon shoots from 25 yards. It curls slightly but Cliff Van Dinteren manages to gather it comfortably.
84.12
Colin Booth threads the ball through to Nick Formon. Nick Formon knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Robert Hunt.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
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Scorers
| Nick Formon 15 |