Match Report
| Elche CF | Elche CF |  |  | Birmingham City | Birmingham City | ||||||||||||||||
| Iker Montero | Iker Montero | manager | Zaheer Abass | Zaheer Abass | |||||||||||||||||
| Kai Welke | K. Welke |  | 69 | G |  | 1 | | G | 78 |  | Thomas Monetta | T. Monetta | |||||||||
| Ger Lee | G. Lee |  | 65 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 68 |  | Jacek Boniek | J. Boniek | |||||||||
| Antonio Gil | A. Gil |  | 73 | D | | 3 | | D | 66 |  | Dave Fenton | D. Fenton | |||||||||
| Juan-Carlos Zamora | J. Zamora | | 77 | D | | 4 | | D | 64 | | Robert Wright | R. Wright | |||||||||
| Sebastian Zubizarreta | S. Zubizarreta | | 66 | D | | 5 | | M | 70 |  | Luiz Felipe Siviglia | L. Siviglia | |||||||||
| Toifilou Gouaméné | T. Gouaméné |  | 61 | M | | 6 | | M | 63 | | Thomas Birkwald | T. Birkwald | |||||||||
| Rainer Francke | R. Francke | | 74 | M | | 7 | | M | 68 |  | Eric Gargo | E. Gargo | |||||||||
| Elena Diez | E. Diez | | 57 | M | | 8 | | M | 68 |  | Oleksandr Demyanchuk | O. Demyanchuk | |||||||||
| Silvio Marques | S. Marques |  | 52 | A | | 9 | | A | 57 | | Tony Benali | T. Benali | |||||||||
| Gavin James | G. James |  | 58 | A | | 10 | | A | 69 | | Duncan Blake | D. Blake | |||||||||
| Julian Camacho | J. Camacho | | 50 | A | | 11 | | A | 59 | | Eddie Venus | E. Venus | |||||||||
 today's match is sponsored by Red Cross |
Match Report
Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Martinez Valero where Elche CF play Birmingham City in this friendly game. A crowd of 9,509 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Elche CF are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Birmingham City appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Elche CF are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Birmingham City appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0The first half starts with Birmingham City kicking off!
4.27
0-0Elena Diez makes a simple pass to Julian Camacho. Julian Camacho goes all the way! Julian Camacho shoots from just inside the box but it is miles over!
6.35
Antonio Gil knocks the ball to his team mate, Toifilou Gouaméné. Toifilou Gouaméné makes a simple pass to Silvio Marques. Silvio Marques shoots from 25 yards but it is miles over!
8.26
0-0Eric Gargo flicks the ball to his team mate, Duncan Blake. Duncan Blake goes all the way! Duncan Blake shoots from just inside the box. Magnificent save by Kai Welke!
10.52
Rainer Francke controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Silvio Marques. Silvio Marques sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
12.54
Elena Diez makes a probing pass to Gavin James. Gavin James tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Saved!
14.28
0-0Robert Wright makes a simple pass to Luiz Felipe Siviglia. Luiz Felipe Siviglia kicks a strong pass forward to Eddie Venus. Eddie Venus knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
15.38
Juan-Carlos Zamora surges forward with the ball. Juan-Carlos Zamora controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gavin James. Gavin James tries a spectacular long range effort but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
18.49
0-1Thomas Birkwald surges forward with the ball. Thomas Birkwald sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
26.48
Thomas Birkwald chips the ball to his team mate, Eddie Venus. Eddie Venus shoots from distance but Kai Welke is on top of it.
33.44
Luiz Felipe Siviglia advances with the ball. Luiz Felipe Siviglia whips in a cross ball towards Tony Benali. Tony Benali directs the ball goalwards with his head but somehow Kai Welke manages to keep it out.
38.15
Oleksandr Demyanchuk knocks the ball to his team mate, Duncan Blake. Duncan Blake knocks in a cross ball towards Eddie Venus. Eddie Venus directs the ball goalwards with his head. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Eddie Venus!
42.20
Rainer Francke brings the ball forward. Rainer Francke knocks in a cross ball towards Julian Camacho. Julian Camacho heads the ball goalwards but it is miles over!
44.45
0-2Rainer Francke clumsily knocks into Thomas Birkwald. Rainer Francke is warned by the referee! Thomas Birkwald gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
45.00
Sebastian Zubizarreta passes the ball forward to Toifilou Gouaméné. Toifilou Gouaméné passes the ball forward to Gavin James. Gavin James tries a spectacular long range effort but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
The whistle blows and Elche CF get the second half underway!
49.26
0-2Eric Gargo catches Rainer Francke on the ankles. Eric Gargo is warned by the referee! Rainer Francke hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
53.58
Elena Diez passes the ball forward to Gavin James. Gavin James shoots from outside the area but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
54.44
Luiz Felipe Siviglia deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Duncan Blake. Duncan Blake controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but Kai Welke is on top of it.
61.00
0-2Rainer Francke sees space and advances. Rainer Francke makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Julian Camacho but he's offside!
66.58
0-2Silvio Marques hacks Robert Wright from behind! The referee calls over Silvio Marques and shows him a yellow card! Robert Wright runs off the knock.
75.57
Ger Lee kicks a strong pass forward to Rainer Francke. Rainer Francke flicks the ball to his team mate, Silvio Marques. Silvio Marques whips in a cross ball towards Gavin James. Gavin James is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
78.35
0-2Birmingham City are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Elche CF's defence.
79.22
Oleksandr Demyanchuk knocks the ball to his team mate, Tony Benali. Tony Benali knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
81.03
Ger Lee knocks the ball forward to Toifilou Gouaméné. Toifilou Gouaméné knocks the ball to his team mate, Gavin James. Gavin James shoots from 20 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
87.16
Jacek Boniek makes a probing pass to Eric Gargo. Eric Gargo threads the ball through to Duncan Blake. Duncan Blake goes all the way! Duncan Blake tries a spectacular strike but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
89.08
Birmingham City are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Elche CF's defence.
90.00
Eric Gargo knocks the ball forward to Eddie Venus. Eddie Venus lofts in a cross ball towards Duncan Blake. Duncan Blake powers a header at goal but somehow Kai Welke manages to keep it out.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
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