Match Report
| Birmingham City | Birmingham City |  |  | Liverpool | Liverpool | ||||||||||||||||
| Zaheer Abass | Zaheer Abass | manager | Shanti Lia | Shanti Lia | |||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Monetta | T. Monetta |  | 79 | G |  | 1 | | G | 68 |  | Mick Laver | M. Laver | |||||||||
| Dave Fenton | D. Fenton | | 66 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 67 |  | Gustavo Guzman | G. Guzman | |||||||||
| Jacek Boniek | J. Boniek |  | 68 | D | | 3 | | D | 66 |  | Neil McCoist | N. McCoist | |||||||||
| Robert Wright | R. Wright | | 66 | D | | 4 | | D | 82 |  | António Burgos | A. Burgos | |||||||||
| Jon Dahl Bögelund | J. Bögelund |  | 61 | M | | 5 | | M | 73 |  | Toyo Tanaka | T. Tanaka | |||||||||
| Oleksandr Demyanchuk | O. Demyanchuk |  | 69 | M | | 6 | | M | 68 |  | Hugo Akinbiyi | H. Akinbiyi | |||||||||
| Thomas Birkwald | T. Birkwald |  | 64 | M | | 7 | | M | 71 |  | Jochem Hofland | J. Hofland | |||||||||
| Helder Sousa | H. Sousa |  | 62 | M | | 8 | | M | 70 | | Seth Davies | S. Davies | |||||||||
| Eddie Venus | E. Venus | | 59 | A | | 9 | | A | 66 | | Clive Butt | C. Butt | |||||||||
| Duncan Blake | D. Blake | | 69 | A | | 10 | | A | 68 | | Paul Dodd | P. Dodd | |||||||||
| Anthony Weber | A. Weber |  | 58 | A | | 11 | | A | 76 | | Mario Rosario | M. Rosario | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
It's a sunny day here at St Andrews where Birmingham City play host to Liverpool. A crowd of 20,261 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Birmingham City and Liverpool are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Both Birmingham City and Liverpool are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Liverpool start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.12
0-0Hugo Akinbiyi chips the ball to his team mate, Paul Dodd. Paul Dodd knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
4.32
Oleksandr Demyanchuk brings the ball forward. Oleksandr Demyanchuk knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
8.46
0-0Oleksandr Demyanchuk controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Duncan Blake. Duncan Blake finds some space and shoots from distance but it is miles over!
9.43
0-1Toyo Tanaka makes a simple pass to Clive Butt. Clive Butt flicks the ball to his team mate, Paul Dodd. Paul Dodd makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Paul Dodd!
12.24
0-1Oleksandr Demyanchuk makes a beautiful solo run. Oleksandr Demyanchuk controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but Mick Laver is on top of it.
18.26
Neil McCoist sees a break and surges forward. Neil McCoist threads the ball through to Mario Rosario. Mario Rosario makes a probing pass to Clive Butt. Clive Butt rockets a shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
21.40
Helder Sousa sees a break and surges forward. Helder Sousa whips in a cross ball towards Duncan Blake. Duncan Blake is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It's there!! Mick Laver has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
36.17
1-1Seth Davies passes the ball forward to Mario Rosario. Mario Rosario passes the ball forward but Paul Dodd is offside!
39.36
Jochem Hofland sees space and advances. Jochem Hofland passes the ball forward but Mario Rosario is offside!
42.46
1-1Jochem Hofland catches Jon Dahl Bögelund on the ankles. Jochem Hofland is shown the yellow card! Jon Dahl Bögelund hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
The whistle blows and Birmingham City get the second half underway!
47.54
Robert Wright knocks the ball to his team mate, Helder Sousa. Helder Sousa makes a simple pass to Duncan Blake. Duncan Blake knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
48.22
Jacek Boniek makes a simple pass to Helder Sousa. Helder Sousa flicks the ball to his team mate, Eddie Venus. Eddie Venus lofts in a cross ball towards Anthony Weber. Anthony Weber is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It's miles wide!
51.12
Thomas Birkwald knocks the ball to his team mate, Eddie Venus. Eddie Venus shoots from long range but it goes wide for a goal kick.
53.36
Neil McCoist knocks the ball forward to Hugo Akinbiyi. Hugo Akinbiyi knocks the ball forward to Clive Butt. Clive Butt knocks in a cross ball towards Paul Dodd. Paul Dodd heads the ball goalwards but it curls horrendously wide!
57.40
Dave Fenton controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Oleksandr Demyanchuk. Oleksandr Demyanchuk surges forward with the ball. Oleksandr Demyanchuk shoots from long range. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
61.46
Oleksandr Demyanchuk sees space and advances. Oleksandr Demyanchuk tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies wide!
69.45
Jochem Hofland passes the ball forward to Clive Butt. Clive Butt goes all the way! Clive Butt makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It curls slightly but Thomas Monetta manages to gather it comfortably.
71.34
Jochem Hofland makes a probing pass to Clive Butt. Clive Butt knocks the ball forward to Paul Dodd but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
72.04
Seth Davies chips the ball to his team mate, Mario Rosario. Mario Rosario passes the ball forward but Clive Butt is offside!
75.29
Thomas Birkwald chips the ball to his team mate, Anthony Weber. Anthony Weber lofts in a cross ball towards Eddie Venus. Eddie Venus flicks the ball with his head but it is miles over!
78.32
Neil McCoist knocks the ball to his team mate, Toyo Tanaka. Toyo Tanaka chips the ball to his team mate, Mario Rosario. Mario Rosario finds some space and shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
81.10
António Burgos brings the ball forward. António Burgos makes a simple pass to Mario Rosario. Mario Rosario knocks in a cross ball towards Clive Butt. Clive Butt is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
83.36
António Burgos controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Hugo Akinbiyi. Hugo Akinbiyi makes a probing pass to Mario Rosario. Mario Rosario knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
85.31
Dave Fenton deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Thomas Birkwald. Thomas Birkwald makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Anthony Weber. Anthony Weber knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Mick Laver who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
Thomas Birkwald passes the ball forward to Anthony Weber. Anthony Weber shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Mick Laver!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
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