Ramsey Wing Premiership, Birmingham City vs. Dundee United (Sun Aug 22)


                      Birmingham City  |  Dundee United
                              4-4-2 T  |  4-3-3 A
                        Richard Scott  |  David McKay
                                       |
                           C_Doyle GK  |  GK Vito_Mannone
                           D_Agger DF  |  DF W_Nazha
                        C_Cottrill DF  |  DF J_Whiteley
                           F_Stoor DF  |  DF Xeno
                          M_Sadler DF  |  DF P_Dixon
                           P_Green MF  |  MF Tim_Clarke
                             V_Elm MF  |  MF Emiliano
                         B_Engvall MF  |  MF Jesse
                         A_Tigerre MF  |  FW S_Sinclair
                         A_Sammons FW  |  FW C_Barrett
                        Maxi_Lopez FW  |  FW Ariki
                                       |
                          G_Garner SUB |  SUB T_Kuszczak
                        R_McDonald SUB |  SUB T_Vermaelen
                       P_Cannavaro SUB |  SUB K_Bennett
                        Y_Knot_x13 SUB |  SUB I_Mdledle
                         R_Maximus SUB |  SUB A_Hall

Referee: C_Tango (Wales)


Min. 2  :(bir) V_Elm drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to Maxi_Lopez 
          ...  J_Whiteley clears with a diving header 
Min. 3  :(dnu) C_Barrett with a glorious long pass to W_Nazha 
          ...  D_Agger cuts out the pass 
          ...  That was close! 
Min. 4  :(dnu) P_Dixon is forced back with the ball 
          ...  He belts the ball up field 
          ...  Emiliano latches onto the end of it 
          ...  A cheeky lob from Emiliano ! 
          ...  C_Doyle falls over 
          ...  He recovers to tip it onto the post! 
          ...  But it hits his back! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Unlucky! 
          ...  The Dundee United fans start to taunt him now! 
          ...  That’s given Dundee United the advantage! 
          ...  Birmingham City 0-1 Dundee United ...
Min. 6  :(dnu) Jesse beats Maxi_Lopez 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  Jesse has a go! 
          ...  C_Doyle with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league 
Min. 7  :(dnu) P_Dixon runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off C_Cottrill back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  P_Dixon with the overhead ! 
          ...  It floats over C_Doyle 
          ...  Its heading goal ward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 8  :(bir) A_Sammons hits a hard pass to D_Agger 
          ...  D_Agger drives the ball low ! 
          ...  But Vito_Mannone is equal to it 
Min. 8  :(dnu) C_Barrett sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  C_Barrett fires off a left-footed shot ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  C_Doyle was well beaten there! 
          ...  Birmingham City 0-2 Dundee United ...
Min. 9  :(bir) P_Green back heels to find A_Sammons in space 
          ...  Xeno is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He was a bit too close for comfort 
Min. 10 :(bir) D_Agger beats W_Nazha 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" Waves C_Tango 
          ...  Xeno tries to clear it 
          ...  He has miskicked it!!! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  V_Elm swings it in! 
          ...  It is cleared by P_Dixon 
Min. 12 :(bir) Maxi_Lopez sidesteps Xeno 
          ...  Xeno with a deliberate foul 
          ...  That deserves a punishment 
Min. 14 :(dnu) J_Whiteley finds the run of Xeno 
          ...  But M_Sadler wins the ball 
Min. 16 :(dnu) Jesse holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball to S_Sinclair 
          ...  S_Sinclair attempts a low drive! 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Birmingham City 0-3 Dundee United ...
Min. 17 :(dnu) Jesse jinks infield 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to C_Barrett 
          ...  C_Barrett aims the cheeky shot at goal! 
          ...  It grazes the bar 
          ...  And goes over 
          ...  Oh so close there! 
Min. 20 :(dnu) C_Barrett controls the ball with ease 
          ...  M_Sadler fouls 
          ...  That was disgusting 
Min. 21 :(dnu) Tim_Clarke knocks it past F_Stoor and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  M_Sadler reads him well and hoofs it clear 
Min. 23 :(dnu) W_Nazha flicks it over F_Stoor and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  M_Sadler plays the back pass 
          ...  C_Doyle can't get to it!! 
          ...  It goes just wide!! 
          ...  What a lucky escape!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Ariki hits it into the box! 
          ...  C_Doyle easily claims the ball! 
Min. 26 :(dnu) C_Barrett kills the ball dead 
          ...  C_Barrett with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  But C_Doyle punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick 
          ...  It was clear to everyone that C_Doyle got a touch 
Min. 27 :(dnu) Emiliano is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker 
          ...  He throws it to Ariki 
          ...  C_Cottrill pulls on his shirt 
          ...  He wins the ball 
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there! 
Min. 30 :(dnu) Ariki with the dribble 
          ...  He spots the run of his team-mate 
          ...  He's decided to go alone 
          ...  C_Cottrill bundles the player over!! 
          ...  That’s a foul!! 
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant! 
          ...  Play on! 
Min. 33 :(dnu) The defender slips and falls over! 
          ...  Tim_Clarke is through! 
          ...  Tim_Clarke attempts the shot! 
          ...  C_Doyle gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball 
Min. 35 :(dnu) Ariki uses his feet well to turn on the ball 
          ...  Ariki uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! 
          ...  It hits the bar 
          ...  And goes over! 
          ...  C_Doyle was beaten there! 
Min. 36 :(bir) Maxi_Lopez spits at Emiliano 
          ...  He gets away with that one 
          ...  It’s just a warning 
          ...  David McKay looks annoyed that there was no card there 
Min. 37 :(dnu) Emiliano jumps over F_Stoor's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  Emiliano drives it low ! 
          ...  C_Doyle won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Excellent strike!! 
          ...  Birmingham City 0-4 Dundee United ...
Min. 38 :(dnu) Jesse slides it through the middle to Tim_Clarke 
          ...  Tim_Clarke controls the ball well! 
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal! 
          ...  C_Doyle goes down well to save 
Min. 40 :(dnu) Ariki beats his marker 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  Ariki sights up the goal 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  C_Doyle with a great save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 41 :(dnu) S_Sinclair with the dribble 
          ...  M_Sadler is easily beaten 
          ...  S_Sinclair with a screamer of a shot ! 
          ...  But C_Doyle makes a superb stop down low 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  C_Barrett chips the ball into the area! 
          ...  C_Doyle catches it! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(bir) A_Sammons with the Cruyff turn 
          ...  A_Sammons carves a shot towards goal ! 
          ...  Brilliant save from Vito_Mannone 
          ...  That must have impressed his national manager sitting in the stands 
Min. 45 :(dnu) Xeno finds S_Sinclair with a ball over the defence 
          ...  A_Tigerre with the murderous challenge. 
          ...  Foul 
          ...  C_Tango calls him for a talk 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  It is in a good position! 
          ...  Ariki fires it towards the goal 
          ...  But C_Doyle tips it over 
          ...  C_Tango has given a goal kick 
          ...  He's not having the best of days ! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Birmingham City 0-4 Dundee United

Min. 46 :(bir) B_Engvall runs down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to P_Green 
          ...  P_Dixon tackles cleanly 
          ...  The linesman flags for the foul though! Unbelievable! It looked clean to me 
          ...  He is fortunate to be given just a warning 
Min. 48 :(bir) P_Green leaps into the air 
          ...  He wins the header 
          ...  He heads it across to V_Elm 
          ...  V_Elm with a powerful diving header! 
          ...  But Vito_Mannone reaches the ball. Good save 
Min. 50 :(bir) P_Green breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on Vito_Mannone! 
          ...  Xeno brings him down! 
          ...  C_Tango warned him 
Min. 56 :(dnu) Jesse with the mazy run 
          ...  Jesse keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  C_Doyle makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He wasn't troubled there 
Min. 57 :(dnu) S_Sinclair plays it forward to C_Barrett 
          ...  C_Barrett with the deft touch! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  That was unfortunate 
          ...  Birmingham City 0-5 Dundee United ...
Min. 60 :(dnu) Tim_Clarke has it now 
          ...  He takes on D_Agger 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in S_Sinclair! 
          ...  S_Sinclair strikes a wicked curler ! 
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Jesse chips the ball in towards the back post! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of C_Doyle 
Min. 63 :(bir) A_Sammons with the dribble 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  P_Dixon muscles him off the ball 
          ...  Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick 
Min. 65 :(bir) A_Sammons with electric pace 
          ...  He eases past the defender 
          ...  Xeno with an ugly foul 
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! 
Min. 67 :(dnu) C_Barrett sidesteps A_Sammons 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  A vicious shot by C_Barrett ! 
          ...  It hits the post!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 70 :(dnu) Xeno looks injured. He's coming off 
          ...  Lets hope it's not serious 
Min. 70 :(dnu) T_Vermaelen is coming on for Xeno and will play DF 
Min. 73 :(bir) Maxi_Lopez sidesteps P_Dixon 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  Tim_Clarke cuts it out easily 
          ...  He clears the ball up field 
Min. 73 :(bir) P_Green retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hits the ball up field 
          ...  C_Cottrill latches onto the end of it 
          ...  P_Dixon goes in studs first 
          ...  C_Tango calls him over 
          ...  C_Tango tells him he has had enough warnings 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 76 :(dnu) Jesse finds T_Vermaelen with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  D_Agger steals the ball of off him 
Min. 79 :(dnu) Tim_Clarke bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to C_Barrett 
          ...  C_Barrett with the shot on net ! 
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target 
          ...  The Birmingham City fans taunt him about that effort 
Min. 80 :(bir) M_Sadler is clutching his leg! 
          ...  The Birmingham City physio rushes on 
          ...  He isn't able to carry on! 
Min. 80 :(bir) R_McDonald will replace the useless M_Sadler and will play DF 
Min. 82 :(dnu) Tim_Clarke hits in a shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  S_Sinclair collects the loose ball! 
          ...  S_Sinclair with the shot on net ! 
          ...  Looks like it should be C_Doyle's 
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs 
          ...  But drifts inches wide !! 
          ...  C_Doyle looks embarrassed! 
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide! 
          ...  Goal kick given, amazing decision there! 
Min. 83 :(dnu) Emiliano leaves P_Green standing 
          ...  Emiliano with the strike ! 
          ...  C_Doyle collects it comfortably 
          ...  The shot never troubled him 
Min. 85 :(dnu) Ariki jumps over F_Stoor's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  Ariki shoots towards goal ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Rifled into the top corner! 
          ...  Birmingham City 0-6 Dundee United ...
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(dnu) S_Sinclair gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He cuts inside P_Green! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  C_Cottrill with a late tackle 
          ...  It looked worse than what it was 
          ...  He is surrounded by the Dundee United players 
          ...  The boy is unlucky to get a yellow 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  Just outside the box! 
          ...  Emiliano with the thundering drive 
          ...  It floats over C_Doyle 
          ...  Its heading goal ward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 92 :(bir) R_McDonald threads the through ball to A_Sammons 
          ...  A_Sammons has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward! 
          ...  But Vito_Mannone punches it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 93 :(bir) A_Tigerre hits in a shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  Maxi_Lopez collects the loose ball! 
          ...  S_Sinclair takes the ball 
          ...  OOOHHHH!! 
          ...  He almost loses it straight away 
          ...  But he hits it clear! 
Min. 93 :(bir) Maxi_Lopez backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hits the ball up field 
          ...  D_Agger latches onto the end of it 
          ...  J_Whiteley with a superb challenge 
          ...  C_Tango has given the free kick the other way! 
          ...  C_Tango warns him 
Min. 94 :(bir) V_Elm with the first time flick to A_Sammons 
          ...  A_Sammons is clean through! 
          ...  The linesman has his flag raised 
          ...  But C_Tango waves play on 
          ...  He just has to beat Vito_Mannone 
          ...  He tries to flick it past Vito_Mannone 
          ...  He falls over 
          ...  The ball trickles out for a goal kick!! 
Min. 94 :(dnu) Emiliano stops the ball and looks around for movement 
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now 
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal! 
          ...  A_Tigerre with a nasty foul 
          ...  That looked malicious 

*************  FULL TIME  ****************


Match Details
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Venue                : St Andrews
Attendance           : 30,016
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Birmingham City Match Info
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Best player          : A_Sammons
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : C_Cottrill (88)
Injured              : M_Sadler (80)
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Dundee United Match Info
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Best player          : C_Barrett (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Emiliano (4,37), C_Barrett (8,57), S_Sinclair (16), Ariki (85)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : P_Dixon (73)
Injured              : Xeno (70)
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Match Statistics
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                         Birmingham City  |    Dundee United
Attempts on Goal     :           5        |       23
Off target           :           1        |       8
On target            :           4        |       15
Possession           :          35        |       65
Corners              :           1        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           1        |       1
Fouls                :          11        |       9
Key Tackles          :           7        |       4
Key Passes           :           9        |       13
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Final Score          : Birmingham City 0 - 6 Dundee United
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Player Statistics - Birmingham City
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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C_Doyle        GK  28   1   1   1  28 |  95  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -48   0   0   0
D_Agger        DF   1  25  12   7   8 |  95   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  30   0   8
C_Cottrill     DF   1  23  15   8  31 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  30  -4  -4
F_Stoor        DF   1  23  12   7  17 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Sadler       DF   1  22  10   4  31 |  81   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  54   0   0
P_Green        MF   1  11  29  12  40 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
V_Elm          MF   1   9  26  10  30 |  95   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  18   8
B_Engvall      MF   1   9  25   6  26 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
A_Tigerre      MF   1   7  22  11  34 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 -30 -17 -30
A_Sammons      FW   1  10  14  27  21 |  95   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  21  18
Maxi_Lopez     FW   1  11  12  24  16 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 -30  -7 -30
G_Garner       GK  20   1   1   1  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_McDonald     DF   2  21  14   7  21 |  14   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  21   0
P_Cannavaro    DF   1  20   7   7  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Y_Knot_x13     MF   1  10  14   9  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Maximus      FW   1   6   7  18  40 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Dundee United
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Vito_Mannone   GK  28   1   1   1  33 |  95   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  89   0   0   0
W_Nazha        DF   2  27  19  10  19 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  35   0   0
J_Whiteley     DF   1  26  11   8  41 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  14  24   0
Xeno           DF   1  25  13   8  40 |  71   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  22   0
P_Dixon        DF   1  22  14  10  34 |  95   0   1   1   1   1   0   1   0   0  14  43  -2
Tim_Clarke     MF   1  10  23  10  16 |  95   0   1   3   0   2   0   0   0   0  30  36  16
Emiliano       MF   1   9  22  16  42 |  95   0   0   1   0   4   2   0   0   0   0  13  74
Jesse          MF   1   7  20  10  25 |  95   0   0   4   1   2   0   0   0   0   0  80  16
S_Sinclair     FW   1  10  10  22  27 |  95   0   1   1   1   4   1   0   0   0  30  55  38
C_Barrett      FW   1   7   9  30  26 |  95   0   0   1   0   6   2   0   0   0   0  26  50
Ariki          FW   1   6  12  23  14 |  95   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  43
T_Kuszczak     GK  25   1   1   1  35 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Vermaelen    DF   1  21  11   7  27 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30  30  30
K_Bennett      DF   1  20  12   8  36 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
I_Mdledle      MF   1  17  15  10  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Hall         MF   1   9  18   9  40 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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