Match Report
| Birmingham City | Birmingham City |  |  | Hibernian | Hibernian | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Paolo Bramble | P. Bramble |  | 73 | G |  | 1 | | G | 72 |  | Craig Johnstone | C. Johnstone | |||||||||
| Carlton Tiler | C. Tiler | | 75 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 77 | | John Hendry | J. Hendry | |||||||||
| Don Mckinlay | D. Mckinlay | | 69 | D | | 3 | | D | 72 | | Colin James | C. James | |||||||||
| Jason Douchez | J. Douchez |  | 66 | D | | 4 | | D | 72 | | Stuart Johnstone | S. Johnstone | |||||||||
| Oleg Salako | O. Salako | | 73 | M | | 5 | | D | 71 |  | Matthias Schröder | M. Schröder | |||||||||
| Tim Williamson | T. Williamson | | 67 | M | | 6 | | M | 69 | | Stephen Burley | S. Burley | |||||||||
| Robert Croft | R. Croft | | 67 | M | | 7 | | M | 66 | | Emmanuel Boisfer | E. Boisfer | |||||||||
| Cesar Soares | C. Soares |  | 66 | M | | 8 | | M | 60 | | Andy Greig | A. Greig | |||||||||
| Nick Atherton | N. Atherton | | 78 | A | | 9 | | A | 67 | | Fernando Loureiro | F. Loureiro | |||||||||
| Isaiah Carlton | I. Carlton | | 71 | A | | 10 | | A | 62 | | Alex McNeill | A. McNeill | |||||||||
| Jacob Cole | J. Cole | | 62 | A | | 11 | | A | 57 | | Alex Rae | A. Rae | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
It's a sunny day here at St Andrews where Birmingham City play Hibernian in this second leg MWF Europa Cup game. Birmingham City lead by 1-0 from the first leg. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
Birmingham City are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Hibernian appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Birmingham City are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Hibernian appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0Hibernian kick off and get the first half underway!
2.32
0-0Tim Williamson barges into Andy Greig. Tim Williamson is warned by the referee! Andy Greig hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
9.05
0-0Colin James passes the ball forward to Emmanuel Boisfer. Emmanuel Boisfer makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alex McNeill. Alex McNeill plays a perfect one-two with Alex Rae and rushes in on goal... Alex McNeill tries a spectacular strike but it curls horrendously wide!
12.40
Colin James makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Emmanuel Boisfer. Emmanuel Boisfer controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alex Rae. Alex Rae plays a perfect one-two with Alex McNeill and rushes in on goal... Alex Rae takes a shot at goal. It's miles wide!
15.56
0-0Cesar Soares threads the ball through to Jacob Cole. Jacob Cole knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
16.34
Stephen Burley makes a probing pass to Alex Rae. Alex Rae shoots from outside the area but it goes wide for a goal kick.
20.32
Tim Williamson makes a probing pass to Nick Atherton. Nick Atherton knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Stuart Johnstone.
26.32
0-0Cesar Soares chips the ball to his team mate, Isaiah Carlton. Isaiah Carlton lofts in a cross ball towards Nick Atherton. Nick Atherton is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Craig Johnstone manages to gather it comfortably.
28.14
Don Mckinlay flicks the ball to his team mate, Robert Croft. Robert Croft decides to run forward with the ball. Robert Croft knocks the ball to his team mate, Jacob Cole. Jacob Cole makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
33.36
Jason Douchez knocks the ball to his team mate, Cesar Soares. Cesar Soares passes the ball forward to Jacob Cole. Jacob Cole deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Isaiah Carlton. Isaiah Carlton makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball comes in low, but Craig Johnstone easily smothers it!
34.49
Stuart Johnstone threads the ball through to Stephen Burley. Stephen Burley threads the ball through to Fernando Loureiro. Fernando Loureiro shoots from outside the area but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
36.00
Stuart Johnstone makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Stephen Burley. Stephen Burley makes a probing pass to Alex McNeill. Alex McNeill finds some space and shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
40.56
Emmanuel Boisfer makes a simple pass to Fernando Loureiro. Fernando Loureiro tries a spectacular long range effort but it goes wide for a goal kick.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
Birmingham City kick off!
49.30
0-0Hibernian are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Birmingham City's defence.
53.43
Emmanuel Boisfer threads the ball through to Alex McNeill. Alex McNeill shoots from 25 yards but Paolo Bramble is on top of it.
55.42
Don Mckinlay knocks the ball to his team mate, Oleg Salako. Oleg Salako deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nick Atherton. Nick Atherton knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Craig Johnstone who gathers it comfortably.
60.57
Andy Greig controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Fernando Loureiro. Fernando Loureiro knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Don Mckinlay.
61.10
Tim Williamson makes a simple pass to Nick Atherton. Nick Atherton whips in a cross ball towards Isaiah Carlton. Isaiah Carlton is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
63.35
Cesar Soares makes a simple pass to Isaiah Carlton. Isaiah Carlton lofts in a cross ball towards Jacob Cole. Jacob Cole directs the ball goalwards with his head but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
66.01
Stephen Burley knocks the ball to his team mate, Fernando Loureiro. Fernando Loureiro tries a spectacular long range effort but it curls horrendously wide!
75.43
Tim Williamson chips the ball to his team mate, Isaiah Carlton. Isaiah Carlton whips in a cross ball towards Jacob Cole. Jacob Cole heads the ball goalwards but it flies wide!
77.33
Hibernian are easily keeping Birmingham City at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
83.13
John Hendry threads the ball through to Andy Greig. Andy Greig controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Fernando Loureiro. Fernando Loureiro shoots from distance but it is miles over!
84.29
Andy Greig deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alex Rae. Alex Rae tries a spectacular long range effort. Magnificent save by Paolo Bramble!
90.00
Stephen Burley takes it forward alone. Stephen Burley knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jason Douchez.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
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