Match Report
| Macclesfield Town | Macclesfield Town |  |  | Birmingham City | Birmingham City | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Trevor Hackworth | T. Hackworth |  | 57 | G |  |  | 1 | | G | 55 | | Terry Scholes | T. Scholes | ||||||||
| Syd Gallagher | S. Gallagher | | 67 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 70 | | Harvey Cooper | H. Cooper | |||||||||
| Cor Jongsma | C. Jongsma |  | 64 | D | | 3 | | D | 68 | | Terry Simonsen | T. Simonsen | |||||||||
| Fernando Rodriquez | F. Rodriquez |  | 47 | D | | 4 | | D | 65 |  | Gianmarco Pivotto | G. Pivotto | |||||||||
| Ruel Lockley | R. Lockley | | 62 | M | | 5 | | | M | 74 | | Patrick Pearce | P. Pearce | ||||||||
| Gavin Robson | G. Robson | | 59 | M | | 6 | | M | 71 | | Brian Gardner | B. Gardner | |||||||||
| Paul Metzger | P. Metzger |  | 57 | M | | 7 | | M | 50 | | Nicholas Charlton | N. Charlton | |||||||||
| Adam Youds | A. Youds | | 56 | M | | 8 | | M | 50 | | Graham Vieira | G. Vieira | |||||||||
| Omer Hackworth | O. Hackworth | | 50 | M | | 9 | | A | 73 | | Oliver Haller | O. Haller | |||||||||
| Marcus Murray | M. Murray | | 67 | A | | 10 | | A | 54 | | Graham Carter | G. Carter | |||||||||
| Sol Wright | S. Wright | | 63 | A | | 11 | | A | 54 | | Massimo Polonia | M. Polonia | |||||||||
| Craig Deane | C. Deane | | 63 | A | | 12 | | D | 58 | | Stuart Swift | S. Swift | |||||||||
| Lee White | L. White | | 54 | G | | 13 | | D | 56 | | Noel Philips | N. Philips | |||||||||
| Gary Croft | G. Croft | | 53 | G | | 14 | | G | 50 | | Andy Ferdinand | A. Ferdinand | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Moss Rose where Macclesfield Town play host to Birmingham City. A crowd of 8,329 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Macclesfield Town are playing in a 3-5-2 formation while Birmingham City appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Darren Cole.
The pitch is in good condition.
Macclesfield Town are playing in a 3-5-2 formation while Birmingham City appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Darren Cole.
0.00
0-0Macclesfield Town get the match underway!
3.06
0-0Terry Simonsen clumsily knocks into Sol Wright. Terry Simonsen is warned by the referee! Sol Wright stretches but gets up unharmed.
8.43
Cor Jongsma clumsily knocks into Oliver Haller. The referee calls over Cor Jongsma and warns him to calm down! Oliver Haller stretches but gets up unharmed.
12.38
0-0Fernando Rodriquez flicks a high pass forward. Adam Youds collects the pass. Adam Youds flicks a high ball forward to Sol Wright who takes it down. Sol Wright advances inside the box! Sol Wright shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Solid save from Terry Scholes.
15.13
0-0Brian Gardner makes a probing pass to Massimo Polonia. Massimo Polonia knocks in a cross ball towards Oliver Haller. Oliver Haller shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it's a woeful effort!
20.48
0-0Harvey Cooper knocks the ball to his team mate, Brian Gardner. Brian Gardner knocks the ball to his team mate, Oliver Haller. Oliver Haller plays a scrappy one-two with Graham Carter and advances towards the goal... Cor Jongsma hacks Oliver Haller from behind! That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
28.40
Graham Vieira flicks a high pass forward. Massimo Polonia collects the pass. Massimo Polonia tries a spectacular long range effort. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
30.11
With imagination, Harvey Cooper picks a pass forward to Brian Gardner. Brian Gardner makes a simple pass to Oliver Haller. Oliver Haller lofts in a cross ball towards Graham Carter. Graham Carter finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head his aim is horrendously poor!
33.26
Nicholas Charlton kicks a strong pass forward to Graham Carter. Graham Carter lofts in a cross ball towards Massimo Polonia. Massimo Polonia outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
38.39
Gianmarco Pivotto knocks the ball forward to Patrick Pearce. Patrick Pearce makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Graham Carter. Graham Carter knocks in a cross ball towards Oliver Haller. Oliver Haller is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but is denied by Trevor Hackworth. Excellent save.
42.34
0-0Terry Simonsen chips the ball to his team mate, Graham Vieira. Graham Vieira makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Graham Carter. Graham Carter deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Massimo Polonia but the linesman indicates offside!
44.51
Nicholas Charlton makes a simple pass to Oliver Haller. Oliver Haller chips the ball to his team mate, Graham Carter. Graham Carter side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Macclesfield Town appear unchanged since the first half. Birmingham City also appear unchanged since the first half. The Birmingham City players look more relaxed than they were earlier in the game.
45.00
The second half starts with Birmingham City kicking off!
47.37
0-0Paul Metzger makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Marcus Murray. Marcus Murray knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Terry Scholes who gathers it comfortably.
57.56
Terry Simonsen deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nicholas Charlton. Nicholas Charlton deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Graham Carter. Graham Carter shoots from 25 yards. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Great keeping!
71.19
Ruel Lockley flicks a high pass forward. Marcus Murray collects the pass. Marcus Murray shoots from 20 yards but it is miles over!
75.58
Gavin Robson kicks a strong pass forward to Sol Wright. Sol Wright sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies just wide!
77.31
Harvey Cooper sees a break and surges forward. Harvey Cooper threads a neat ball through to Graham Carter. Graham Carter knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Trevor Hackworth who gathers it comfortably.
78.01
Terry Simonsen flicks a high pass forward. Patrick Pearce collects the pass. Patrick Pearce knocks the ball to his team mate, Massimo Polonia. Massimo Polonia knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Syd Gallagher.
90.00
With vision, Cor Jongsma picks a pass forward to Gavin Robson. Gavin Robson passes the ball forward to Marcus Murray. Marcus Murray shoots from outside the area but it is shockingly off target!
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
Man of the Match
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Brian Gardner of Birmingham City |
Match Ratings
Match Ratings
1. Trevor Hackworth (GK)
8
2. Syd Gallagher (DEF)
7
3. Cor Jongsma (DEF)
7
4. Fernando Rodriquez (DEF)
6
5. Ruel Lockley (MID)
7
6. Gavin Robson (MID)
7
7. Paul Metzger (MID)
6
8. Adam Youds (MID)
9
9. Omer Hackworth (MID)
6
10. Marcus Murray (ATT)
7
11. Sol Wright (ATT)
8
12. Craig Deane (ATT)
0
13. Lee White (GK)
0
14. Gary Croft (GK)
0
1. Terry Scholes (GK)
7
2. Harvey Cooper (DEF)
9
3. Terry Simonsen (DEF)
8
4. Gianmarco Pivotto (DEF)
7
5. Patrick Pearce (MID)
8
6. Brian Gardner (MID)
9
7. Nicholas Charlton (MID)
7
8. Graham Vieira (MID)
9
9. Oliver Haller (ATT)
9
10. Graham Carter (ATT)
7
11. Massimo Polonia (ATT)
7
12. Stuart Swift (DEF)
0
13. Noel Philips (DEF)
0
14. Andy Ferdinand (GK)
0