Match Report
| Birmingham City | Birmingham City |  |  | Wigan Athletic | Wigan Athletic | ||||||||||||||||
| Dan Birkinshaw | Dan Birkinshaw | manager | William Birkinshaw | William Birkinshaw | |||||||||||||||||
| Jonathan Grenet | J. Grenet |  | 74 | G |  | 1 | | G | 73 |  | Kurt Seedorf | K. Seedorf | |||||||||
| Gustavo Rios | G. Rios |  | 71 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 63 |  | Mauricio Torres | M. Torres | |||||||||
| Gavin Taylor | G. Taylor |  | 26 | D | | 3 | | D | 63 | | Juan-Carlos Gento | J. Gento | |||||||||
| Sven Wallner | S. Wallner |  | 53 | D | | 4 | | D | 52 | | Shaun Barton | S. Barton | |||||||||
| Goro Kaita | G. Kaita |  | 59 | D | | 5 | | G | 72 |  | Paul Mason | P. Mason | |||||||||
| Paolo Valencia | P. Valencia | | 72 | M | | 6 | | M | 48 | | Emile Best | E. Best | |||||||||
| Gabriel Calvo | G. Calvo | | 70 | M | | 7 | | M | 54 | | Harvey Evans | H. Evans | |||||||||
| Nahuel Reggi | N. Reggi |  | 70 | M | | 8 | | M | 61 | | Richard Duberry | R. Duberry | |||||||||
| Lorenzo Greco | L. Greco |  | 69 | A | | 9 | | A | 66 | | Markus Lorenz | M. Lorenz | |||||||||
| Billy Souness | B. Souness | | 45 | A | | 10 | | A | 59 | | Rafik Bréchet | R. Bréchet | |||||||||
| Neil Gardner | N. Gardner | | 58 | A | | 11 | | A | 55 | | Stan Cadamarteri | S. Cadamarteri | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at St Andrews where Birmingham City play Wigan Athletic in this friendly game. A crowd of 10,558 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Birmingham City and Wigan Athletic are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Birmingham City and Wigan Athletic are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Birmingham City kick off!
2.43
0-0Harvey Evans knocks the ball to his team mate, Markus Lorenz. Markus Lorenz finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
3.01
0-0Sven Wallner makes a simple pass to Nahuel Reggi. Nahuel Reggi threads the ball through to Lorenzo Greco. Lorenzo Greco knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Kurt Seedorf who gathers it comfortably.
4.20
0-1Paul Mason flicks the ball to his team mate, Harvey Evans. Harvey Evans passes the ball forward to Markus Lorenz. Markus Lorenz whips in a cross ball towards Rafik Bréchet. Rafik Bréchet powers a header at goal. What a cracker!! Jonathan Grenet had no chance!! Goal for Wigan Athletic!
9.15
Harvey Evans controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Markus Lorenz. Markus Lorenz shoots from outside the area. Magnificent save by Jonathan Grenet!
14.00
Harvey Evans sees a break and surges forward. Harvey Evans deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Stan Cadamarteri. Stan Cadamarteri tries a spectacular strike. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
15.22
0-1Harvey Evans flicks the ball to his team mate, Stan Cadamarteri. Stan Cadamarteri sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
18.56
Sven Wallner deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Paolo Valencia. Paolo Valencia makes a simple pass to Neil Gardner. Neil Gardner goes all the way! Neil Gardner cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
26.39
Juan-Carlos Gento makes a probing pass to Emile Best. Emile Best knocks the ball forward to Rafik Bréchet. Rafik Bréchet shoots from outside the area. Magnificent save by Jonathan Grenet!
28.29
0-1Billy Souness clumsily knocks into Mauricio Torres. The referee calls over Billy Souness and warns him to calm down! Mauricio Torres grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
30.48
Gabriel Calvo controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Billy Souness. Billy Souness shoots from long range but it is miles over!
33.56
Emile Best flicks the ball to his team mate, Markus Lorenz. Markus Lorenz knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Sven Wallner.
36.16
0-1Gavin Taylor kicks a strong pass forward to Paolo Valencia. Paolo Valencia chips the ball to his team mate, Billy Souness. Billy Souness kicks a strong pass forward to Lorenzo Greco but the referee indicates it's offside!
38.15
Gavin Taylor controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nahuel Reggi. Nahuel Reggi deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Neil Gardner. Neil Gardner shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Kurt Seedorf!
39.18
Sven Wallner knocks the ball forward to Nahuel Reggi. Nahuel Reggi makes a probing pass to Billy Souness. Billy Souness knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
44.51
Richard Duberry controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Rafik Bréchet. Rafik Bréchet whips in a cross ball towards Markus Lorenz. Markus Lorenz directs the ball goalwards with his head but he balloons it over the crossbar!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
The second half starts with Wigan Athletic kicking off!
49.42
Sven Wallner makes a beautiful solo run. Sven Wallner knocks the ball forward to Billy Souness. Billy Souness deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Lorenzo Greco. Lorenzo Greco shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
54.47
Shaun Barton makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Harvey Evans. Harvey Evans makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Markus Lorenz. Markus Lorenz sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It curls slightly but Jonathan Grenet manages to gather it comfortably.
61.50
Sven Wallner flicks the ball to his team mate, Nahuel Reggi. Nahuel Reggi controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Lorenzo Greco. Lorenzo Greco passes the ball forward to Billy Souness. Billy Souness tries a spectacular strike. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
69.43
Emile Best chips the ball to his team mate, Markus Lorenz. Markus Lorenz knocks in a cross ball towards Stan Cadamarteri. Stan Cadamarteri connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
72.27
Paolo Valencia knocks the ball to his team mate, Neil Gardner. Neil Gardner knocks in a cross ball towards Billy Souness. Billy Souness powers a header at goal but somehow Kurt Seedorf manages to keep it out.
73.51
Gavin Taylor chips the ball to his team mate, Nahuel Reggi. Nahuel Reggi deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Neil Gardner. Neil Gardner knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
75.38
Harvey Evans makes a beautiful solo run. Harvey Evans tries a spectacular long range effort but it curls horrendously wide!
79.09
Juan-Carlos Gento passes the ball forward to Emile Best. Emile Best decides to run forward with the ball. Emile Best whips in a cross ball towards Rafik Bréchet. Rafik Bréchet flicks the ball with his head. Rafik Bréchet scores for Wigan Athletic!!
84.45
Juan-Carlos Gento threads the ball through to Richard Duberry. Richard Duberry passes the ball forward to Markus Lorenz. Markus Lorenz shoots from outside the area but Jonathan Grenet is on top of it.
87.45
Paolo Valencia knocks the ball forward to Lorenzo Greco. Lorenzo Greco shoots from 25 yards but somehow Kurt Seedorf manages to keep it out.
89.08
Paul Mason sees a break and surges forward. Paul Mason threads the ball through to Markus Lorenz. Markus Lorenz knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Goro Kaita.
90.00
Mauricio Torres makes a probing pass to Richard Duberry. Richard Duberry kicks a strong pass forward to Rafik Bréchet. Rafik Bréchet lofts in a cross ball towards Stan Cadamarteri. Stan Cadamarteri flicks the ball with his head but Jonathan Grenet is on top of it.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
| Lorenzo Greco 49 Billy Souness 62 | Rafik Bréchet 4, 79 Stan Cadamarteri 69 |