Match Report
| Birmingham City | Birmingham City |  |  | Chelsea | Chelsea | ||||||||||||||||
| Nicholas Broad | Nicholas Broad | manager | Dan Rodwell | Dan Rodwell | |||||||||||||||||
| John Lecocq | J. Lecocq |  | 68 | G |  | 1 | | G | 75 |  | Mads Laursen | M. Laursen | |||||||||
| Cristian Vignaroli | C. Vignaroli |  | 64 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 74 |  | Neil Morton | N. Morton | |||||||||
| Eddie Rufus | E. Rufus |  | 74 | D | | 3 | | D | 69 |  | Andres Delgado | A. Delgado | |||||||||
| John Ince | J. Ince | | 68 | D | | 4 | | D | 72 | | Lee Scholes | L. Scholes | |||||||||
| Mario Carvalho | M. Carvalho |  | 66 | M | | 5 | | M | 70 | | Gavin Hendry | G. Hendry | |||||||||
| Kelvin Lampard | K. Lampard | | 72 | M |  | | 6 | | M | 73 | | Alfredo Delgado | A. Delgado | ||||||||
| Heitor De Souza | H. De Souza |  | 67 | M | | 7 | | M | 74 | | Pedro Carcedo | P. Carcedo | |||||||||
| Duncan McCoist | D. McCoist | | 64 | M | | 8 | | M | 76 | | Jose Carrasco | J. Carrasco | |||||||||
| Brahim Silva | B. Silva | | 70 | A | | 9 | | A | 67 |  | Mitchel Paauwe | M. Paauwe | |||||||||
| Andy Mcinnes | A. Mcinnes | | 67 | A | | 10 | | A | 69 | | Harvey Power | H. Power | |||||||||
| Rio Scales | R. Scales | | 67 | A | | 11 | | | A | 72 | | Oscar Carmona | O. Carmona | ||||||||
| Tony Gaillot | T. Gaillot | | 65 | D | | 12 | | D | 66 |  | Hauke Seifert | H. Seifert | |||||||||
| Lee Cope | L. Cope | | 31 | M | | 13 | | M | 69 | | Jonas Hässler | J. Hässler | |||||||||
| Ian Joseph | I. Joseph | | 50 | A | | 14 | | A | 73 | | George Owen | G. Owen | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
Hail stones bounce on the pitch here at St Andrews where Birmingham City play host to Chelsea. A crowd of 8,762 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Birmingham City and Chelsea are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Mervin Forbes.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Birmingham City and Chelsea are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Mervin Forbes.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Chelsea kick off!
3.12
0-0Eddie Rufus sees space and advances. Eddie Rufus threads the ball through to Brahim Silva. Brahim Silva kicks a strong pass forward to Rio Scales but the referee indicates it's offside!
10.07
0-0Cristian Vignaroli flicks a high pass forward. John Ince collects the pass. With imagination, John Ince picks a pass forward to Andy Mcinnes. Andy Mcinnes controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
14.35
0-1Neil Morton passes the ball forward to Alfredo Delgado. Alfredo Delgado flicks a high pass forward. Oscar Carmona collects the pass. Oscar Carmona whips in a cross ball towards Mitchel Paauwe. Mitchel Paauwe beats his man to it with a header. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
18.13
0-1Heitor De Souza deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Brahim Silva. Brahim Silva advances inside the box! Brahim Silva looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. Superb reactions from Mads Laursen. What a save!
21.37
0-1Jose Carrasco comes in with a late challenge on Cristian Vignaroli. Jose Carrasco is warned by the referee! Cristian Vignaroli stretches but gets up unharmed.
22.31
Andres Delgado threads a neat ball through to Pedro Carcedo. Pedro Carcedo surges forward with the ball. Pedro Carcedo knocks in a cross ball towards Harvey Power. Harvey Power rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
27.33
Kelvin Lampard flicks a high ball forward to Andy Mcinnes who takes it down. Andy Mcinnes shoots from distance but it is tipped over by Mads Laursen.
28.10
0-2Duncan McCoist takes the corner kick, swinging the ball out wide. Cristian Vignaroli side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
38.10
John Ince plays the ball forward to Mario Carvalho. Mario Carvalho makes a simple pass to Heitor De Souza. Heitor De Souza advances inside the box! Heitor De Souza cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball comes in low, but Mads Laursen easily smothers it!
42.46
0-2Pedro Carcedo threads a neat ball through to Harvey Power. Harvey Power knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
Both teams emerge for the second half. Birmingham City appear unchanged since the first half. Chelsea also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
The whistle blows and Birmingham City get the second half underway!
48.16
Neil Morton pushes mid-way up the pitch. Neil Morton sees Jose Carrasco in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jose Carrasco knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Cristian Vignaroli.
49.13
0-2Heitor De Souza barges into Neil Morton. The referee warns Heitor De Souza to calm down! Neil Morton carries on, but is struggling a bit.
54.13
Mario Carvalho controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Kelvin Lampard. Kelvin Lampard shoots from 25 yards but it's drastically wayward!
55.00
With vision, John Ince laces a through ball forward to Mario Carvalho. Mario Carvalho makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Heitor De Souza. Heitor De Souza tries a spectacular long range effort. It's miles wide!
59.27
Heitor De Souza knocks the ball forward to Andy Mcinnes. Andy Mcinnes edges inside the box! Andy Mcinnes muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. Andy Mcinnes scores for Birmingham City!!
61.27
1-2Chelsea have made 2 substitutions with Jonas Hässler replacing Alfredo Delgado and George Owen replacing Mitchel Paauwe .
63.59
Heitor De Souza knocks the ball to his team mate, Rio Scales. Rio Scales shoots from long range. It curls slightly but Mads Laursen manages to gather it.
65.25
Brahim Silva knocks the ball forward to Rio Scales. Rio Scales edges inside the box! Some silky footwork from Rio Scales provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward. Good keeping from Mads Laursen as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
66.22
1-2Corner kick to Birmingham City. Duncan McCoist chips it out wide. Andres Delgado steps in with a tackle, taking the ball and clearing it up the pitch.
71.01
John Ince sees Duncan McCoist in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Duncan McCoist changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Duncan McCoist runs straight at the defence! Duncan McCoist cuts inside onto his preferred right foot and rushes a shot at goal. Magnificent save by Mads Laursen!
73.51
Andres Delgado hits a low pass to Jonas Hässler. Jonas Hässler hits a low pass to Jose Carrasco. Jose Carrasco knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Cristian Vignaroli.
84.55
Jose Carrasco threads the ball through to Gavin Hendry. Gavin Hendry whips in a cross ball towards Jonas Hässler. Jonas Hässler flicks the ball with his head but it rises well off target!
85.56
Duncan McCoist flicks a high pass forward. Brahim Silva controls it well on his chest. Brahim Silva knocks in a cross ball towards Rio Scales. Rio Scales gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but somehow Mads Laursen manages to keep it out.
87.02
Neil Morton clumsily knocks into Andy Mcinnes. Neil Morton is given a warning by the referee! Andy Mcinnes gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
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
Match Ratings
Match Ratings
1. John Lecocq (GK)
6
2. Cristian Vignaroli (DEF)
6
3. Eddie Rufus (DEF)
6
4. John Ince (DEF)
7
5. Mario Carvalho (MID)
6
6. Kelvin Lampard (MID)
6
7. Heitor De Souza (MID)
8
8. Duncan McCoist (MID)
7
9. Brahim Silva (ATT)
7
10. Andy Mcinnes (ATT)
9
11. Rio Scales (ATT)
7
12. Tony Gaillot (DEF)
0
13. Lee Cope (MID)
0
14. Ian Joseph (ATT)
0
1. Mads Laursen (GK)
9
2. Neil Morton (DEF)
6
3. Andres Delgado (DEF)
6
4. Lee Scholes (DEF)
6
5. Gavin Hendry (MID)
6
6. Alfredo Delgado (MID)
6
7. Pedro Carcedo (MID)
7
8. Jose Carrasco (MID)
6
9. Mitchel Paauwe (ATT)
8
10. Harvey Power (ATT)
8
11. Oscar Carmona (ATT)
6
12. Hauke Seifert (DEF)
0
13. Jonas Hässler (MID)
6
14. George Owen (ATT)
6