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24/09/2033, St Andrews, Birmingham, England
League One, English Football League

Birmingham Vs Portsmouth

Birmingham play in a 4-1-2-1-2 formation, and line up with: J Entwistle (GK) , B Toshack (CB) , J Meredith (CB) , S Kakon (RB) , B McCamey (LB) , S Stant (CM) , D McNelly (CM) , B Garnier (CDM) , A Carnegie (CAM) , R Cook (ST) , J Burns (ST) And the subs are: S Parry (CB) , B McCambridge (CB) , G Bryars (CM) , S Cameron (CM) , G Jones (ST)

Portsmouth play in a 4-3-3 Def formation, and line up with: C McAdams (GK) , R Butler (CB) , D Zaragoza (CB) , J Mackie (RB) , R Mellish (LB) , G Delon (CM) , E Rhydderch (CDM) , R Mohamad (CDM) , N Jeans (RW) , C Buckley (LW) , A Cooper (ST) And the subs are: M Matthew (CB) , B Cavanaugh (CB) , H Lyons (CM) , D Hanmer (CM) , R Cranston (ST)

Welcome to St Andrews in Birmingham, England where Birmingham City will face Portsmouth.  This is a league fixture taking place in the League One, English Football League.  The attendance is 29000.

1' - Birmingham kick the ball off for the start of the game.  

6' - Jonathan Meredith plays the ball to Billy Garnier.  Billy Garnier plays the ball to Sab Kakon.  Sab Kakon plays the ball to Billy Garnier.  Billy Garnier plays a long pass to Dave McNelly.  Desiderio Zaragoza successfully tackles Dave McNelly and gains possession for his team.  Billy Garnier dispossesses Desiderio Zaragoza and the ball goes loose.  Birmingham try to launch a counter attack.  Dave McNelly attempts to use his skills to beat Rashid Mohamad, and manages to skip past his opponent!  

7' - Dave McNelly sees Sean Stant making a run.  He attempts to release him with a throughball, and Sean Stant takes the ball.  Sean Stant looks to strike the ball into the corner of the net...but the shot goes wide!

8' - Charlie McAdams spots a run from Guy Delon.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and Guy Delon is able to take the ball.  Guy Delon hits the ball towards goal...and its in! It's a wonderful goal from Guy Delon for Portsmouth!  The ball rebounded in off the post!

9' - Birmingham kick the ball off for the restart.  

11' - Dave McNelly passes to Jonathan Meredith.  Jonathan Meredith plays a short pass to Ashley Carnegie.  Ashley Carnegie uses his pace to beat Guy Delon.  

11' - Ashley Carnegie spots a run from Jamie Burns.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but Jamie Burns is caught offside!  

18' - Callum Buckley slides the ball to Ewan Rhydderch.  Ewan Rhydderch plays a long ball to John Mackie.  John Mackie passes to Guy Delon.  Guy Delon slides the ball to Ewan Rhydderch.  Ewan Rhydderch tries to shoot from distance into the corner of the net...but the ball flies wide of the post!

21' - Justin Entwistle plays a long ball to Dave McNelly.  Dave McNelly sees Jamie Burns making a run.  He attempts to play him through with a quick ball, and Jamie Burns takes the ball.  Jamie Burns looks to shoot the ball into the corner of the net...but the shot is tipped around the post by Charlie McAdams!  The linesman flags for a corner for  Birmingham.  Robert Cook will take the corner.  He whips the ball into the box, but he only manages to find opposing player Rashid Mohamad.  

25' - Rashid Mohamad hits the ball long to Ewan Rhydderch.  Ewan Rhydderch runs with the ball, but is brought down illegally by Dave McNelly.  That will be a freekick for Portsmouth.  

26' - Rashid Mohamad prepares to take the freekick.  He curls the ball into the box, but he only manages to find opposing player Dave McNelly.  

29' - Dave McNelly finds Billy Garnier with a long ball.  Billy Garnier passes the ball to Robert Cook.  John Mackie successfully tackles Robert Cook and the ball goes loose.  Ashley Carnegie sees Jamie Burns making a run.  He tries to split the defence with a throughball, but the linesman signals for offside!  

38' - Callum Buckley looks to strike a long range shot into the corner of the net...but the shot is saved by Justin Entwistle!  

41' - Justin Entwistle finds Dave McNelly with a long ball.  Dave McNelly sees Robert Cook making a run.  He tries to release him with a throughball, but Robert Cook has strayed offside!  

45' - The referee blows the whistle for half time. 

45' - Portsmouth kick the ball off for the restart.  

53' - Richard Butler finds Ewan Rhydderch with a long pass.  Ashley Carnegie tackles Ewan Rhydderch and the ball goes loose.  Callum Buckley curls in a cross, but opposing player Bruce Toshack takes possession.  

53' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Robert Cook is going to be taken off.  Gareth Jones joins the game from the bench.  

58' - Blake McCamey sees Ashley Carnegie making a run.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but the linesman signals for offside!  

60' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Desiderio Zaragoza is going to be taken off.  Ben Cavanaugh is brought on from the bench.  

61' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Ewan Rhydderch is going to be taken off.  David Hanmer is brought on from the bench.  

63' - Sean Stant successfully tackles Rashid Mohamad and takes possession.  Sean Stant tries to use ball skills to beat David Hanmer, and manages to skip past his opponent!  

63' - Sean Stant shoots from long range...but the shot goes wide!

70' - Charlie McAdams hits the ball long to Callum Buckley.  Billy Garnier dispossesses Callum Buckley and the ball goes loose.  Ashley Carnegie passes a long ball to Jonathan Meredith.  Jonathan Meredith passes to Billy Garnier.  Billy Garnier spots a run from Ashley Carnegie.  He attempts to play him through with a quick ball, and Ashley Carnegie runs on to the ball.  Ashley Carnegie tries to shoot the ball into the top of the net...but the shot is stopped by the keeper!  He is unable to hold it though...David Hanmer manages to clear the ball for the defending team.

72' - Billy Garnier sees a run from Dave McNelly.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Dave McNelly runs on to the ball.  Dave McNelly attempts a shot...but the keeper dives and manages to stop the shot!  

72' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Richard Butler is going to be taken off.  Matthew Matthew is brought on from the bench.  

73' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Jonathan Meredith will come off.  Bruce McCambridge is going to be brought on.  

77' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Bruce Toshack is going to be taken off.  Seth Parry is going to be brought on.  

78' - Guy Delon spots a run from Ashley Cooper.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Ashley Cooper takes the ball.  Ashley Cooper reaches the byline and tries a cutback, but Sean Stant gets back and intercepts the ball!  

80' - Sean Stant passes a long ball to Sab Kakon.  Sab Kakon attempts to outskill Matthew Matthew and succeeds, deftly slipping past the opposing player!  

81' - Sab Kakon spots a run from Billy Garnier.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but Billy Garnier is caught offside!  

85' - Callum Buckley chips a long ball to Guy Delon.  Sean Stant successfully tackles Guy Delon and the ball goes loose.  Bruce McCambridge plays the ball to Dave McNelly.  Dave McNelly sees a run from Ashley Carnegie.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but Ashley Carnegie is caught offside!  

89' - Dave McNelly tries to strike a long range shot into the top of the net...but the shot is stopped by the keeper!  He is unable to hold it though...Billy Garnier pounces on the loose ball...Billy Garnier shoots, aiming for the top of the net...but its over!

91' - Charlie McAdams finds Rashid Mohamad with a long pass.  Rashid Mohamad tries to beat Ashley Carnegie using his ball skills and succeeds, sending his opponent the wrong way!  



The match has ended Birmingham City 0 - 1 Portsmouth.