Match Report
| Sheffield United | Sheffield United |  |  | Birmingham City | Birmingham City | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Dan Birkinshaw | Dan Birkinshaw | |||||||||||||||||
| Terry Cooper | T. Cooper |  | 54 | G |  | 1 | | G | 74 |  | Jonathan Grenet | J. Grenet | |||||||||
| Ian Bailey | I. Bailey | | 67 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 69 |  | Alf-Inge Bragstad | A. Bragstad | |||||||||
| Leon Lawton | L. Lawton | | 61 | D | | 3 | | D | 71 |  | Gustavo Rios | G. Rios | |||||||||
| Gavin Konchesky | G. Konchesky | | 59 | D | | 4 | | D | 70 |  | Imashirou Yamazaki | I. Yamazaki | |||||||||
| Nwankwo Fletcher | N. Fletcher | | 57 | D | | 5 | | D | 57 |  | Kurt Aelbrecht | K. Aelbrecht | |||||||||
| Kieron Barry | K. Barry | | 70 | M | | 6 | | M | 69 |  | Gabriel Calvo | G. Calvo | |||||||||
| Darren Edwards | D. Edwards | | 70 | M | | 7 | | M | 74 | | Shigeru Nakata | S. Nakata | |||||||||
| Neil Howells | N. Howells | | 66 | M | | 8 | | M | 72 |  | Hakan Abdullah | H. Abdullah | |||||||||
| Thierry Mcleod | T. Mcleod | | 70 | A | | 9 | | A | 73 |  | Juarez Barbosa | J. Barbosa | |||||||||
| Stephen Elliott | S. Elliott |  | 67 | A | | 10 | | A | 74 | | Kemal Todd | K. Todd | |||||||||
| Malcolm Mills | M. Mills | | 56 | A | | 11 | | A | 74 | | Bjorn-Tore Heggem | B. Heggem | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Bramall Lane where Sheffield United play host to Birmingham City. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
Both Sheffield United and Birmingham City are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Sheffield United and Birmingham City are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Birmingham City kick off the first half!
6.54
0-0Imashirou Yamazaki makes a beautiful solo run. Imashirou Yamazaki makes a simple pass to Juarez Barbosa. Juarez Barbosa shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
14.21
0-0Nwankwo Fletcher flicks the ball to his team mate, Neil Howells. Neil Howells chips the ball to his team mate, Thierry Mcleod. Thierry Mcleod knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Alf-Inge Bragstad.
24.55
0-0Sheffield United are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Birmingham City's defence.
30.52
Hakan Abdullah makes a beautiful solo run. Hakan Abdullah lofts in a cross ball towards Juarez Barbosa. Juarez Barbosa is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
33.39
0-0Kemal Todd hacks Nwankwo Fletcher from behind! Kemal Todd is given a warning by the referee! Nwankwo Fletcher hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
38.05
Shigeru Nakata threads the ball through to Juarez Barbosa. Juarez Barbosa knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
39.34
0-0Hakan Abdullah makes a simple pass to Bjorn-Tore Heggem. Bjorn-Tore Heggem lofts in a cross ball towards Juarez Barbosa. Juarez Barbosa connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but somehow Terry Cooper manages to keep it out.
40.35
0-0Shigeru Nakata makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Kemal Todd. Kemal Todd makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Bjorn-Tore Heggem but he's offside!
44.44
Nwankwo Fletcher barges into Kemal Todd. Nwankwo Fletcher is given a warning by the referee! Kemal Todd hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
Nwankwo Fletcher chips the ball to his team mate, Kieron Barry. Kieron Barry knocks the ball to his team mate, Malcolm Mills. Malcolm Mills knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
Sheffield United kick off!
48.40
Kemal Todd barges into Gavin Konchesky. Kemal Todd is given another warning by the referee! Gavin Konchesky hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
49.46
Hakan Abdullah flicks the ball to his team mate, Juarez Barbosa. Juarez Barbosa shoots from 25 yards. It curls slightly but Terry Cooper manages to gather it comfortably.
51.31
Kieron Barry makes a simple pass to Thierry Mcleod. Thierry Mcleod tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball comes in low, but Jonathan Grenet easily smothers it!
54.40
Neil Howells chips the ball to his team mate, Stephen Elliott. Stephen Elliott goes all the way! Stephen Elliott makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball comes in low, but Jonathan Grenet easily smothers it!
55.46
Gavin Konchesky controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Darren Edwards. Darren Edwards knocks the ball to his team mate, Malcolm Mills. Malcolm Mills shoots from outside the area. It curls slightly but Jonathan Grenet manages to gather it comfortably.
63.38
Darren Edwards makes a beautiful solo run. Darren Edwards shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Jonathan Grenet easily smothers it!
65.39
0-0Nwankwo Fletcher catches Gabriel Calvo on the ankles. The referee calls over Nwankwo Fletcher again and warns him to calm down! Gabriel Calvo grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
67.07
0-0Kieron Barry comes in with a late challenge on Hakan Abdullah. The referee calls over Kieron Barry and shows him a yellow card! Hakan Abdullah runs off the knock.
69.46
Birmingham City are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Sheffield United's defence.
71.45
Neil Howells controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Malcolm Mills. Malcolm Mills shoots from outside the area but he balloons it over the crossbar!
73.50
Gabriel Calvo makes a probing pass to Kemal Todd. Kemal Todd lofts in a cross ball towards Bjorn-Tore Heggem. Bjorn-Tore Heggem directs the ball goalwards with his head but it flies wide!
75.04
Nwankwo Fletcher makes a probing pass to Neil Howells. Neil Howells flicks the ball to his team mate, Stephen Elliott. Stephen Elliott plays a perfect one-two with Malcolm Mills and rushes in on goal... Stephen Elliott rockets a shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
79.36
Leon Lawton makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Darren Edwards. Darren Edwards chips the ball to his team mate, Thierry Mcleod. Thierry Mcleod sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but somehow Jonathan Grenet manages to keep it out.
81.33
0-1Shigeru Nakata flicks the ball to his team mate, Kemal Todd. Kemal Todd whips in a cross ball towards Bjorn-Tore Heggem. Bjorn-Tore Heggem heads the ball goalwards. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
85.20
Gustavo Rios passes the ball forward to Shigeru Nakata. Shigeru Nakata makes a probing pass to Kemal Todd. Kemal Todd goes all the way! Kemal Todd shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It curls slightly but Terry Cooper manages to gather it comfortably.
89.41
Hakan Abdullah makes a simple pass to Bjorn-Tore Heggem. Bjorn-Tore Heggem goes all the way! Bjorn-Tore Heggem rockets a shot on goal but Terry Cooper is on top of it.
90.00
Imashirou Yamazaki knocks the ball forward to Gabriel Calvo. Gabriel Calvo makes a probing pass to Bjorn-Tore Heggem. Bjorn-Tore Heggem shoots from distance but Terry Cooper is on top of it.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
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