Match Report


Birmingham CityBirmingham City     Newcastle UnitedNewcastle United
John MooneyJohn Mooney Steve Little Steve Little
Adam BattyA. Batty72
G
1captain
G
81Jari MartinpoikaJ. Martinpoika
Jacob GreenJ. Green72
D
2
D
73Mitchel BroersM. Broers
Norman BallN. Ball72
D
3
D
32John HarleyJ. Harley
Camille LefèvreC. Lefèvre71
D
4
D
70Carlos AguilarC. Aguilar
Darius LumsdonD. Lumsdon78
M
captain5
D
70Eoin ThomsonE. Thomson
Micka‘l MerideM. Meride76
M
6
D
70Dennis BishopD. Bishop
Darren ScalesD. Scales72
M
7
M
69Morten SørensenM. Sørensen
Carlos RedondoC. Redondo70
M
8
M
68Paulo OliveiraP. Oliveira
Miguel BoudareneM. Boudarene74
A
9
M
34Stuart BoothS. Booth
Yves-A. RichertY. Richert73
A
10
A
74Marvin BlakeM. Blake
Alexandre NivetA. Nivet69
A
11
A
40Mervin GrimandiM. Grimandi
 
Graham BoydG. Boyd56
M
12
A
66Ivan TudorI. Tudor
Daniel BridgesD. Bridges55
G
13
D
71Jan NygaardJ. Nygaard
Del PlowrightD. Plowright66
D
14
M
71Kevin PlattK. Platt

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at St Andrews where Birmingham City play host to Newcastle United. A crowd of 15,329 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Birmingham City are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Newcastle United appear to be shaped for 5-3-2.
Today's match is refereed by Malcolm Thatcher.


0.00
Newcastle United get the match underway!
2.15
Camille Lefèvre flicks a high pass forward. Darren Scales holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Darren Scales chips the ball to his team mate, Alexandre Nivet. Alexandre Nivet skips past Eoin Thomson! Alexandre Nivet shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It curls slightly but Jari Martinpoika manages to gather it comfortably.
8.05
Micka‘l Meride threads a neat ball through to Yves-A. Richert. Yves-A. Richert makes a probing pass to Miguel Boudarene but he's offside!
16.40
Stuart Booth laces a weighted ball forward to Mervin Grimandi. Mervin Grimandi shoots from long range but it misses the target by a large margin!
20.01
Carlos Redondo makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alexandre Nivet. Alexandre Nivet knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
24.53
Stuart Booth flicks a high pass forward. Mervin Grimandi holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Mervin Grimandi plays a one-two with Marvin Blake and advances towards the goal... Mervin Grimandi side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it rises well off target!
30.01
Seeing a gap ahead, Stuart Booth laces a through ball forward to Marvin Blake. Marvin Blake controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
34.18
With imagination, Norman Ball laces a weighted ball forward to Micka‘l Meride. Micka‘l Meride sees Alexandre Nivet in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Alexandre Nivet makes a simple pass, allowing Yves-A. Richert to run into the box. Yves-A. Richert shoots from just inside the box. Magnificent block by Dennis Bishop!
45.00
Morten Sørensen takes it forward alone. Morten Sørensen whips in a cross ball towards Mervin Grimandi. Mervin Grimandi rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The ball is well placed but Camille Lefèvre is standing on the goal line and blocks what would otherwise have been a goal!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Birmingham City appear unchanged since the first half. Newcastle United also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Birmingham City kick off the second half!
49.20
Darren Scales sees Yves-A. Richert in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Yves-A. Richert lofts in a cross ball towards Alexandre Nivet. Alexandre Nivet heads the ball goalwards. The ball takes a deflection leaving Jari Martinpoika with no chance!! Goal for Birmingham City!
53.14
Micka‘l Meride makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alexandre Nivet. Alexandre Nivet whips in a cross ball towards Miguel Boudarene. Miguel Boudarene shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Magnificent block by Dennis Bishop!
57.21
Darius Lumsdon knocks the ball forward to Alexandre Nivet. Alexandre Nivet whips in a cross ball towards Yves-A. Richert. Yves-A. Richert makes a looping header on goal. What a cracker!! Jari Martinpoika had no chance!! Goal for Birmingham City!
60.27
Darius Lumsdon kicks a strong pass forward to Alexandre Nivet. Alexandre Nivet knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by John Harley.
71.45
Paulo Oliveira decides to run forward with the ball. Paulo Oliveira finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Nice save!
77.38
Birmingham City have made 3 substitutions with Del Plowright replacing Micka‘l Meride, Daniel Bridges replacing Adam Batty and Graham Boyd replacing Darius Lumsdon .
78.39
Del Plowright threads a neat ball through to Yves-A. Richert. Yves-A. Richert knocks the ball forward to Alexandre Nivet but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
79.34
Stuart Booth hits a low pass to Marvin Blake. Marvin Blake knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Daniel Bridges who gathers it comfortably.
84.14
Eoin Thomson knocks the ball forward to Paulo Oliveira. Paulo Oliveira threads a neat ball through to Mervin Grimandi. Mervin Grimandi knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
87.20
Carlos Redondo barges into Morten Sørensen. Carlos Redondo is given a warning by the referee! Morten Sørensen runs off the knock.
90.00
Marvin Blake comes in with a late challenge on Norman Ball. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Norman Ball hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Birmingham City

Newcastle United
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
5
2
Shots off Target
0
3
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
57.8%
42.2%
Play Area
21.9%
57.8%
20.3%

Scorers
Alexandre Nivet 49
Yves-A. Richert 57

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Alexandre Nivet of Birmingham City

Match Ratings
1.Adam Batty (GK)
6
2.Jacob Green (DEF)
6
3.Norman Ball (DEF)
6
4.Camille Lefèvre (DEF)
7
5.Darius Lumsdon (MID)
6
6.Micka‘l Meride (MID)
6
7.Darren Scales (MID)
6
8.Carlos Redondo (MID)
6
9.Miguel Boudarene (ATT)
6
10.Yves-A. Richert (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Alexandre Nivet (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Graham Boyd (MID)
6
13.Daniel Bridges (GK)
6
14.Del Plowright (DEF)
6

1.Jari Martinpoika (GK)
6
2.Mitchel Broers (DEF)
6
3.John Harley (DEF)
6
4.Carlos Aguilar (DEF)
6
5.Eoin Thomson (DEF)
6
6.Dennis Bishop (DEF)
6
7.Morten Sørensen (MID)
6
8.Paulo Oliveira (MID)
7
9.Stuart Booth (MID)
7
10.Marvin Blake (ATT)yellow card
5
11.Mervin Grimandi (ATT)
6
 
12.Ivan Tudor (ATT)
0
13.Jan Nygaard (DEF)
0
14.Kevin Platt (MID)
0