Match Report


Birmingham CityBirmingham City     Charlton AthleticCharlton Athletic
John MooneyJohn Mooney Robert Mcfadyen Robert Mcfadyen
Adam BattyA. Batty72
G
1
G
83Facundo NegronF. Negron
Jacob GreenJ. Green72
D
2
D
75Dion RobertsD. Roberts
Norman BallN. Ball72
D
3
D
75Bernd SindelarB. Sindelar
Camille LefèvreC. Lefèvre71
D
4
D
76Moustapha AbdellaouiM. Abdellaoui
Darius LumsdonD. Lumsdon78
M
captain5
M
74Oleg CleggO. Clegg
Darren ScalesD. Scales72
M
6captain
M
74Richard MilliganR. Milligan
Carlos RedondoC. Redondo70
M
7
M
81Ramon HaefligerR. Haefliger
Graham BoydG. Boyd56
M
8
M
77Nicky WiseN. Wise
Miguel BoudareneM. Boudarene74
A
9
A
74Duncan HapgoodD. Hapgood
Yves-A. RichertY. Richert73
A
10
A
78Steffen HalleS. Halle
Alexandre NivetA. Nivet70
A
11
A
81Matt GoughM. Gough
 
Del PlowrightD. Plowright66
D
12
A
76Henry EdghillH. Edghill
Daniel BridgesD. Bridges55
G
13
M
71Dennis HaynesD. Haynes
Luke HendrieL. Hendrie37
D
14
A
72Craig WetherallC. Wetherall

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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at St Andrews where Birmingham City play host to Charlton Athletic. A crowd of 18,086 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Birmingham City and Charlton Athletic are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Les Thompson.


0.00
Charlton Athletic kick off and get the first half underway!
2.26
Richard Milligan makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Steffen Halle. Steffen Halle knocks in a cross ball towards Duncan Hapgood. Duncan Hapgood outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but is denied by Adam Batty. Excellent save.
3.04
Jacob Green sees a break and surges forward. Jacob Green makes a probing pass to Yves-A. Richert. Yves-A. Richert rushes past Bernd Sindelar! Yves-A. Richert looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it slams into the crowd!
6.41
Richard Milligan changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Richard Milligan shoots from 25 yards but it slams into the crowd!
9.26
Darius Lumsdon knocks the ball to his team mate, Yves-A. Richert. Yves-A. Richert makes a great pass forward. Miguel Boudarene runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
10.20
Jacob Green knocks the ball to his team mate, Carlos Redondo. Carlos Redondo passes the ball forward to Miguel Boudarene. Miguel Boudarene tries a spectacular long range effort. Solid save from Facundo Negron.
12.18
Bernd Sindelar controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Richard Milligan. Richard Milligan flicks a high pass forward. Duncan Hapgood collects the pass. Duncan Hapgood knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
14.09
Bernd Sindelar flicks a high ball forward to Ramon Haefliger who takes it down. Ramon Haefliger makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Matt Gough. Matt Gough knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
20.14
Jacob Green flicks a high ball forward to Darren Scales who takes it down. Darren Scales threads a neat ball through to Yves-A. Richert. Yves-A. Richert cuts inside the box! Yves-A. Richert tries a spectacular strike but is denied by Facundo Negron. Excellent save.
22.40
Bernd Sindelar deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Oleg Clegg. Oleg Clegg deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Matt Gough. Matt Gough whips in a cross ball towards Steffen Halle. Steffen Halle makes a convincing header. Solid save from Adam Batty. What a great pair of hands!
24.56
Graham Boyd makes a simple pass to Miguel Boudarene. Miguel Boudarene knocks in a cross ball towards Yves-A. Richert. Yves-A. Richert powers a header at goal but Dion Roberts is between the ball and the goal. Well blocked!
27.43
Camille Lefèvre chips the ball to his team mate, Darren Scales. Darren Scales kicks a strong pass forward to Yves-A. Richert. Yves-A. Richert knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Moustapha Abdellaoui.
28.11
Darius Lumsdon changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Darius Lumsdon deftly passes the ball to Alexandre Nivet, releasing him through on goal. Alexandre Nivet looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. Superb reactions from Facundo Negron. What a save!
32.26
Steffen Halle barges into Jacob Green. Steffen Halle is warned by the referee! Jacob Green gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
33.32
Darren Scales makes a simple pass to Yves-A. Richert. Yves-A. Richert shoots from outside the area but Facundo Negron is on top of it.
34.13
Jacob Green barges into Matt Gough. The referee calls over Jacob Green and shows him a yellow card! Matt Gough stretches but gets up unharmed.
39.06
Darius Lumsdon sees Alexandre Nivet in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Alexandre Nivet makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Yves-A. Richert. Yves-A. Richert makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it flies just wide!
40.42
Darren Scales kicks a strong pass forward to Yves-A. Richert. Yves-A. Richert rushes past Bernd Sindelar! Yves-A. Richert side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. It curls slightly but Facundo Negron manages to gather it effortlessly.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Birmingham City appear unchanged since the first half. Charlton Athletic also appear unchanged since the first half. The Charlton Athletic players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The whistle blows and Birmingham City get the second half underway!
47.06
Norman Ball flicks a high ball forward to Darren Scales who gracefully takes it down. Darren Scales kicks a strong pass forward to Miguel Boudarene. Miguel Boudarene knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Bernd Sindelar.
49.33
Ramon Haefliger chips the ball to his team mate, Duncan Hapgood. Duncan Hapgood controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Quality keeping!
53.05
Carlos Redondo takes a quick throw-in, which Graham Boyd takes on the chest. Graham Boyd threads the ball through to Yves-A. Richert. Yves-A. Richert knocks in a cross ball towards Alexandre Nivet. With a superhuman jump, Alexandre Nivet connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but slams it into the crowd!
63.06
Ramon Haefliger threads a neat ball through to Duncan Hapgood. Duncan Hapgood controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Steffen Halle through on goal. Norman Ball comes in with a late challenge on Steffen Halle. Steffen Halle appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
65.03
Camille Lefèvre chips the ball to his team mate, Darren Scales. Darren Scales flicks the ball to his team mate, Yves-A. Richert. Yves-A. Richert plays a perfect one-two with Alexandre Nivet and rushes in on goal... Yves-A. Richert side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball dips but Dion Roberts blocks the shot and clears the ball up field!
69.15
Darren Scales flicks a high pass forward. Alexandre Nivet controls it well on his chest. Alexandre Nivet shoots from distance. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
72.48
Ramon Haefliger deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Steffen Halle. Steffen Halle knocks in a cross ball towards Duncan Hapgood. Duncan Hapgood connects with a diving header. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
75.40
Camille Lefèvre brings the ball forward. Camille Lefèvre takes it forward alone. Camille Lefèvre knocks the ball forward, putting Alexandre Nivet through on goal. Alexandre Nivet looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball bounces but comes off Dion Roberts and goes wide.
76.15
It's a corner kick. Darren Scales kicks a low ball in to towards the near post. Matt Gough reaches the ball and hoofs it clear.
77.18
Moustapha Abdellaoui passes the ball forward to Richard Milligan. Richard Milligan changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Richard Milligan lofts in a cross ball towards Matt Gough. Matt Gough makes a convincing header. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
84.06
Jacob Green comes in with a late challenge on Steffen Halle. Jacob Green is given a warning by the referee! Steffen Halle stretches but gets up unharmed.
87.47
Richard Milligan chips the ball to his team mate, Duncan Hapgood. Duncan Hapgood knocks in a cross ball towards Matt Gough. Matt Gough flicks the ball with his head. Adam Batty manages to gather it.
89.28
Dion Roberts clumsily knocks into Yves-A. Richert. The referee calls over Dion Roberts and shows him a yellow card! Yves-A. Richert runs off the knock.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Birmingham City

Charlton Athletic
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
8
6
Shots off Target
4
1
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
58.2%
41.8%
Play Area
26.6%
44.3%
29.1%

Scorers
Duncan Hapgood 72
Matt Gough 77

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Duncan Hapgood of Charlton Athletic

Match Ratings
1.Adam Batty (GK)
7
2.Jacob Green (DEF)yellow card
6
3.Norman Ball (DEF)
6
4.Camille Lefèvre (DEF)
7
5.Darius Lumsdon (MID)
7
6.Darren Scales (MID)
7
7.Carlos Redondo (MID)
6
8.Graham Boyd (MID)
6
9.Miguel Boudarene (ATT)
6
10.Yves-A. Richert (ATT)
8
11.Alexandre Nivet (ATT)
6
 
12.Del Plowright (DEF)
0
13.Daniel Bridges (GK)
0
14.Luke Hendrie (DEF)
0

1.Facundo Negron (GK)
8
2.Dion Roberts (DEF)yellow card
6
3.Bernd Sindelar (DEF)
6
4.Moustapha Abdellaoui (DEF)
6
5.Oleg Clegg (MID)
6
6.Richard Milligan (MID)
8
7.Ramon Haefliger (MID)
7
8.Nicky Wise (MID)
6
9.Duncan Hapgood (ATT)goal scored
9
10.Steffen Halle (ATT)
7
11.Matt Gough (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Henry Edghill (ATT)
0
13.Dennis Haynes (MID)
0
14.Craig Wetherall (ATT)
0