Match Report


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Match Report

Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at St Andrews where Birmingham City play host to Tottenham Hotspur. A crowd of 20,142 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Birmingham City and Tottenham Hotspur are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.


0.00
Tottenham Hotspur start the match!
2.21
Alun Southgate passes the ball forward to Ashley Carlton. Ashley Carlton tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
4.21
Don Mckinlay chips the ball to his team mate, Tim Williamson. Tim Williamson controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jacob Cole. Jacob Cole knocks in a cross ball towards Isaiah Carlton. Isaiah Carlton directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
10.02
Alun Southgate chips the ball to his team mate, Jaime Nascimento. Jaime Nascimento passes the ball forward to Ashley Carlton. Ashley Carlton shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it flies wide!
20.30
Richard Boertien makes a probing pass to Jacob Cole. Jacob Cole lofts in a cross ball towards Nick Atherton. Nick Atherton connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it is tipped over by Steven Hendrie.
22.27
Luigi Pistone takes it forward alone. Luigi Pistone shoots from 20 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
27.58
Luigi Pistone controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jaime Nascimento. Jaime Nascimento whips in a cross ball towards Ashley Carlton. Ashley Carlton is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Magnificent save by Paolo Bramble!
38.56
Robert Potts threads the ball through to Nigel Parker. Nigel Parker knocks the ball forward to Jaime Nascimento. Jaime Nascimento shoots from 20 yards but somehow Paolo Bramble manages to keep it out.
40.42
Robert Potts makes a simple pass to Luigi Pistone. Luigi Pistone sees a break and surges forward. Luigi Pistone shoots from 25 yards. What a cracker!! Paolo Bramble had no chance!! Goal for Tottenham Hotspur!
44.44
Oleg Salako knocks the ball to his team mate, Isaiah Carlton. Isaiah Carlton lofts in a cross ball towards Jacob Cole. Jacob Cole powers a header at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!


45.00
Birmingham City kick off and get the second half underway!
48.10
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
51.32
Alun Southgate knocks the ball to his team mate, Ashley Carlton. Ashley Carlton shoots from 20 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
55.09
Carlton Tiler chips the ball to his team mate, Tim Williamson. Tim Williamson flicks the ball to his team mate, Jacob Cole. Jacob Cole knocks in a cross ball towards Isaiah Carlton. Isaiah Carlton powers a header at goal but somehow Steven Hendrie manages to keep it out.
57.25
Tim Williamson controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Isaiah Carlton. Isaiah Carlton finds some space and shoots from distance. Steven Hendrie easily smothers it.
59.22
Jason Douchez flicks the ball to his team mate, Robert Croft. Robert Croft kicks a strong pass forward to Jacob Cole. Jacob Cole knocks in a cross ball towards Isaiah Carlton. Isaiah Carlton connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
65.34
Tim Williamson makes a simple pass to Isaiah Carlton. Isaiah Carlton knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
66.04
Luigi Pistone threads the ball through to Maryn Levintsky. Maryn Levintsky passes the ball forward to Ashley Carlton. Ashley Carlton makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Ashley Carlton!
72.42
Fabian N. Cucciari knocks the ball to his team mate, Ashley Carlton. Ashley Carlton controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
73.53
Robert Croft controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jacob Cole. Jacob Cole knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
75.04
Maryn Levintsky clumsily knocks into Don Mckinlay. Maryn Levintsky is warned by the referee! Don Mckinlay stretches but gets up unharmed.
78.23
Don Mckinlay comes in with a late challenge on Maryn Levintsky. The referee calls over Don Mckinlay and warns him to calm down! Maryn Levintsky runs off the knock.
84.29
Alun Southgate makes a simple pass to Maryn Levintsky. Maryn Levintsky knocks in a cross ball towards Jaime Nascimento. Jaime Nascimento is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
85.49
Soufiane Thomert threads the ball through to Alun Southgate. Alun Southgate takes it forward alone. Alun Southgate goes all the way! Alun Southgate rockets a shot on goal. It curls slightly but Paolo Bramble manages to gather it comfortably.
89.08
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
90.00
Fabian N. Cucciari clumsily knocks into Tim Williamson. Fabian N. Cucciari is given a warning by the referee! Tim Williamson hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!


The man of the match was awarded to Luigi Pistone of Tottenham Hotspur

Match Statistics

Match Statistics
Goals
Goals: 1 vs 2
Shots on Target
Shots on Target: 4 vs 5
Shots off Target
Shots off Target: 2 vs 6
Offsides
Offsides: 0 vs 0
Fouls
Fouls: 1 vs 2
Yellow Cards
Yellow Cards: 0 vs 0
Red Cards
Red Cards: 0 vs 0

Possession
Possession: 47.6923076923077 vs 52.3076923076923
Play Area
Home team third: 36.92%, Midfield: 43.08%, Away team third: 20.00%