Match Report
| Birmingham City | Birmingham City |  |  | Northampton Town | Northampton Town | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Morris Beckham | M. Beckham |  | 57 | G |  | 1 | | G | 41 | | Eoin White | E. White | |||||||||
| Jody Marshall | J. Marshall | | 55 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 50 | | Niccolo Vernazza | N. Vernazza | |||||||||
| Titus Forbes | T. Forbes | | 51 | D | | 3 | | D | 42 | | Eddie Swift | E. Swift | |||||||||
| Sol Cole | S. Cole | | 49 | D | | 4 | | D | 42 | | Omer Nicholls | O. Nicholls | |||||||||
| Paul Davies | P. Davies | | 45 | D | | 5 | | D | 41 | | Adam Murray | A. Murray | |||||||||
| Guillermo Gainza | G. Gainza |  | 53 | M | | 6 | | M | 52 | | Scott Cooper | S. Cooper | |||||||||
| Glynn Makin | G. Makin | | 42 | M | | 7 | | M | 52 | | Nick Cole | N. Cole | |||||||||
| Gary Vieira | G. Vieira | | 38 | M | | 8 | | M | 39 | | Titus Wise | T. Wise | |||||||||
| Daniele Goldberg | D. Goldberg | | 37 | M | | 9 | | M | 38 | | Teddy Lineker | T. Lineker | |||||||||
| Alan Coppinger | A. Coppinger | | 53 | A | | 10 | | A | 48 | | Nick Holloway | N. Holloway | |||||||||
| Glynn Lawrence | G. Lawrence | | 44 | A | | 11 | | A | 45 | | Dennis Smithe | D. Smithe | |||||||||
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at St Andrews where Birmingham City play host to Northampton Town. A crowd of 4,477 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Both Birmingham City and Northampton Town are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both Birmingham City and Northampton Town are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Birmingham City kick off!
3.35
0-0Glynn Makin knocks the ball forward to Glynn Lawrence. Glynn Lawrence shoots from long range. The ball comes in low, but Eoin White easily smothers it!
18.33
0-0Daniele Goldberg makes a simple pass to Alan Coppinger. Alan Coppinger controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is miles over!
20.39
0-0Dennis Smithe clumsily knocks into Titus Forbes. The referee calls over Dennis Smithe and warns him to calm down! Titus Forbes gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
21.41
0-0Northampton Town are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
22.51
Nick Cole flicks the ball to his team mate, Nick Holloway. Nick Holloway shoots from long range but it goes wide for a goal kick.
28.05
0-0Titus Wise makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Dennis Smithe. Dennis Smithe knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Morris Beckham who gathers it comfortably.
30.05
1-0Jody Marshall threads the ball through to Gary Vieira. Gary Vieira threads the ball through to Glynn Lawrence. Glynn Lawrence lofts in a cross ball towards Alan Coppinger. Alan Coppinger directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
33.20
Titus Wise makes a simple pass to Nick Holloway. Nick Holloway lofts in a cross ball towards Dennis Smithe. Dennis Smithe is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. It's miles wide!
44.05
Nick Cole brings the ball forward. Nick Cole goes all the way! Nick Cole makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Magnificent save by Morris Beckham!
45.00
Adam Murray makes a simple pass to Titus Wise. Titus Wise makes a beautiful solo run. Titus Wise knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Morris Beckham who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
Northampton Town start the second half!
47.38
Scott Cooper sees space and advances. Scott Cooper knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Paul Davies.
48.53
Guillermo Gainza chips the ball to his team mate, Alan Coppinger. Alan Coppinger plays a perfect one-two with Glynn Lawrence and rushes in on goal... Alan Coppinger makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
63.08
Glynn Makin makes a beautiful solo run. Glynn Makin lofts in a cross ball towards Glynn Lawrence. Glynn Lawrence heads the ball goalwards but Eoin White is on top of it.
66.25
Titus Forbes deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Daniele Goldberg. Daniele Goldberg passes the ball forward to Glynn Lawrence. Glynn Lawrence plays a perfect one-two with Alan Coppinger and rushes in on goal... Glynn Lawrence shoots from just inside the box. It's miles wide!
72.22
Birmingham City are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
78.20
Scott Cooper passes the ball forward to Dennis Smithe. Dennis Smithe shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
85.19
Teddy Lineker deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Dennis Smithe. Dennis Smithe plays a perfect one-two with Nick Holloway and rushes in on goal... Dennis Smithe makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it is tipped over by Morris Beckham.
90.00
Guillermo Gainza makes a probing pass to Glynn Lawrence. Glynn Lawrence whips in a cross ball towards Alan Coppinger. Alan Coppinger is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
4
2
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
43.2%
56.8%
Play Area
29.6%
49.4%
21%
Scorers
| Alan Coppinger 30, 91 |