Match Report
| Birmingham City | Birmingham City |  |  | Liverpool | Liverpool | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Monetta | T. Monetta |  | 78 | G |  | 1 | | G | 70 |  | Abdoulaye Ali Sangaré | A. Ali Sangaré | |||||||||
| Jacek Boniek | J. Boniek |  | 68 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 82 |  | António Burgos | A. Burgos | |||||||||
| Dave Fenton | D. Fenton |  | 65 | D | | 3 | | D | 78 |  | Muzzy Bulent | M. Bulent | |||||||||
| Tony Tiler | T. Tiler | | 61 | D | | 4 | | D | 73 |  | Romarin Mettomo | R. Mettomo | |||||||||
| Robert Wright | R. Wright | | 61 | D | | 5 | | M | 77 |  | Kelly White | K. White | |||||||||
| Eric Gargo | E. Gargo |  | 68 | M | | 6 | | M | 76 |  | Georg Hofbauer | G. Hofbauer | |||||||||
| Oleksandr Demyanchuk | O. Demyanchuk |  | 67 | M | | 7 | | M | 74 | | Stefan Polster | S. Polster | |||||||||
| Thomas Birkwald | T. Birkwald |  | 62 | M | | 8 | | M | 29 | | Eoin Todd | E. Todd | |||||||||
| Helder Sousa | H. Sousa |  | 62 | M | | 9 | | A | 83 |  | Igor Jorginho | I. Jorginho | |||||||||
| Duncan Blake | D. Blake | | 68 | A | | 10 | | A | 80 | | Hakan Özalan | H. Özalan | |||||||||
| Eddie Venus | E. Venus | | 59 | A | | 11 | | A | 78 |  | Bruno Nunez | B. Nunez | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at St Andrews where Birmingham City play host to Liverpool. A crowd of 20,188 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Birmingham City are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Liverpool appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Birmingham City are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Liverpool appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0Birmingham City kick off and get the first half underway!
2.39
0-0Helder Sousa kicks a strong pass forward to Eddie Venus. Eddie Venus plays a perfect one-two with Duncan Blake and rushes in on goal... Eddie Venus cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It's miles wide!
3.57
Romarin Mettomo makes a beautiful solo run. Romarin Mettomo makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Bruno Nunez. Bruno Nunez controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It's miles wide!
6.40
0-0Helder Sousa deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Eddie Venus. Eddie Venus knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
8.21
Kelly White flicks the ball to his team mate, Hakan Özalan. Hakan Özalan shoots from 20 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
15.30
0-0Romarin Mettomo surges forward with the ball. Romarin Mettomo threads the ball through to Igor Jorginho. Igor Jorginho lofts in a cross ball towards Bruno Nunez. Bruno Nunez is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Thomas Monetta easily smothers it.
18.15
0-0António Burgos knocks the ball to his team mate, Kelly White. Kelly White makes a probing pass to Igor Jorginho. Igor Jorginho passes the ball forward but Hakan Özalan is offside!
21.54
Helder Sousa controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Duncan Blake. Duncan Blake controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Magnificent save by Abdoulaye Ali Sangaré!
24.56
1-0Oleksandr Demyanchuk controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Eddie Venus. Eddie Venus shoots from long range. What a cracker!! Abdoulaye Ali Sangaré had no chance!! Goal for Birmingham City!
28.49
Muzzy Bulent knocks the ball to his team mate, Stefan Polster. Stefan Polster flicks the ball to his team mate, Igor Jorginho. Igor Jorginho knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Dave Fenton.
32.19
Eoin Todd controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Hakan Özalan. Hakan Özalan shoots from distance. Thomas Monetta easily smothers it.
33.41
1-0Georg Hofbauer barges into Thomas Birkwald. The referee calls over Georg Hofbauer and warns him to calm down! Thomas Birkwald runs off the knock.
38.47
Stefan Polster deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Bruno Nunez. Bruno Nunez whips in a cross ball towards Hakan Özalan. Hakan Özalan is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Hakan Özalan!
45.00
Helder Sousa makes a simple pass to Duncan Blake. Duncan Blake shoots from 20 yards. Abdoulaye Ali Sangaré easily smothers it.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
Liverpool kick off and get the second half underway!
47.39
Stefan Polster knocks the ball forward to Igor Jorginho. Igor Jorginho knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Dave Fenton.
51.47
Oleksandr Demyanchuk deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Eddie Venus. Eddie Venus finds some space and shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
53.02
Stefan Polster deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Bruno Nunez. Bruno Nunez knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jacek Boniek.
55.33
Eric Gargo chips the ball to his team mate, Duncan Blake. Duncan Blake shoots from outside the area but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
57.52
Oleksandr Demyanchuk deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Eddie Venus. Eddie Venus whips in a cross ball towards Duncan Blake. Duncan Blake powers a header at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
59.38
1-1Dave Fenton catches Hakan Özalan on the ankles. Dave Fenton is shown the yellow card! Hakan Özalan stretches but gets up unharmed.
66.31
Eoin Todd comes in with a late challenge on Oleksandr Demyanchuk. Eoin Todd is warned by the referee! Oleksandr Demyanchuk hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
66.31
1-1The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
73.56
António Burgos flicks the ball to his team mate, Stefan Polster. Stefan Polster knocks the ball to his team mate, Bruno Nunez. Bruno Nunez sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It's miles wide!
75.57
Robert Wright passes the ball forward to Oleksandr Demyanchuk. Oleksandr Demyanchuk makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Eddie Venus. Eddie Venus shoots from 20 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
79.47
António Burgos sees a break and surges forward. António Burgos passes the ball forward to Hakan Özalan. Hakan Özalan lofts in a cross ball towards Igor Jorginho. Igor Jorginho flicks the ball with his head. Magnificent save by Thomas Monetta!
89.49
Thomas Birkwald flicks the ball to his team mate, Eddie Venus. Eddie Venus sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
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
| Eddie Venus 25 | Hakan Özalan 38 |