IWC Group Two, Birmingham City vs. Liverpool (Wed Aug 25) Birmingham City | Liverpool 5-2-1-2 L | 4-4-2 E Richard Scott | John Matchett | C_Doyle GK | GK Austin D_Agger DF | DF D_Chygrynskiy C_Cottrill DF | DF W_Liang F_Stoor DF | DF M_Skrtel B_Rizzo_x09 DF | DF R_Lawbow R_McDonald DF | MF Stanley P_Green DM | MF T_Walcott V_Elm MF | MF Pedro_x13 Y_Knot_x13 DM | MF S_Gillet A_Sammons FW | FW J_Nesbitt B_Test_x19 FW | FW Lewis | G_Garner SUB | SUB D_Ward P_Cannavaro SUB | SUB L_Pause B_Engvall SUB | SUB A_Armstrong A_Tigerre SUB | SUB N_Morais Maxi_Lopez SUB | SUB G_Madden Referee: M_Guezzaz (Mexico) Min. 6 :(liv) S_Gillet 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 J_Nesbitt ... J_Nesbitt fires off a left-footed shot ! ... C_Doyle with a fantastic point blank save ... When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league Min. 16 :(bir) F_Stoor skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to P_Green ... Excellent sliding challenge from Pedro_x13 ... He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful Min. 16 :(liv) S_Gillet curls the ball out wide to J_Nesbitt ... J_Nesbitt has his eyes on the goal! ... He shoots! ... It's just over! ... 9 times out of ten he would have scored that! Min. 25 :(liv) J_Nesbitt is taking a throw in ... He sees a man in space! ... He throws it to Pedro_x13 ... Pedro_x13 tries to place it in the corner ! ... But C_Doyle pulls out a save of the game Min. 25 :(bir) A_Sammons breaks clear of the defence! ... He is clean through on Austin! ... R_Lawbow brings him down! ... He's in trouble here!! ... YELLOW CARD! ... He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more! Min. 36 :(liv) Stanley is clutching his leg! ... He gets to his feet ... He signals to the bench he can't carry on Min. 36 :(liv) A_Armstrong is ready to come on to replace Stanley ... Looks like he will play as a MF Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Birmingham City 0-0 Liverpool Min. 48 :(bir) A_Sammons sidesteps T_Walcott ... He was too quick for his marker ... Pedro_x13 with a perfectly timed tackle Min. 52 :(liv) D_Chygrynskiy catches V_Elm with an elbow! ... He's in trouble here!! ... YELLOW CARD! ... He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more! Min. 55 :(liv) S_Gillet is closed down ... He plays a quick pass ... T_Walcott latches onto the ball ... T_Walcott with the cheeky shot! ... It takes a deflection! ... C_Doyle is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... T_Walcott swings it in! ... F_Stoor reads it ... He clears the danger Min. 58 :(liv) M_Skrtel moves out wide ... He plays the ball through to Lewis ... Lewis uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! ... 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! ... CORNER! ... Pedro_x13 plays it into the danger area! ... C_Doyle catches it! Min. 63 :(bir) A_Sammons with a real burst of pace ... He shows M_Skrtel a clean set of heals ... W_Liang with a nasty foul ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... M_Guezzaz tries to calm him down Min. 72 :(liv) D_Chygrynskiy looks around for support ... He knocks the ball across to J_Nesbitt ... J_Nesbitt hits a crisp volley! ... C_Doyle turns it behind for a corner ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by D_Chygrynskiy! ... C_Doyle easily catches it! Min. 77 :(liv) J_Nesbitt with a real burst of pace ... He shows the defender a clean set of heals ... D_Agger forces him off the ball Min. 78 :(bir) B_Test_x19 twists his ankle! ... He isn't going to continue! Min. 78 :(bir) Maxi_Lopez is coming on for B_Test_x19 and will play FW Min. 82 :(liv) Pedro_x13 takes control of the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to A_Armstrong ... A_Armstrong shapes up for a shot! ... But he puts it wide ... That was a terrible attempt! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on Min. 89 :(liv) A_Armstrong sidesteps C_Cottrill ... C_Cottrill recovers to win the ball back Min. 90 :(bir) B_Rizzo_x09 is in some pain ... He's receiving some treatment now ... He looks like he will continue Min. 91 :(liv) S_Gillet plays in J_Nesbitt with a beautiful ball ... V_Elm with a nasty foul ... The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! ... M_Guezzaz tries to calm him down ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : St Andrews Attendance : 30,016 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Birmingham City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : C_Doyle (Man of the Match) Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : B_Test_x19 (78) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liverpool Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Pedro_x13 Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : R_Lawbow (25), D_Chygrynskiy (52) Injured : Stanley (36) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Birmingham City | Liverpool Attempts on Goal : 0 | 7 Off target : 0 | 4 On target : 0 | 3 Possession : 33 | 67 Corners : 0 | 3 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 2 Subs Used : 1 | 1 Fouls : 2 | 5 Key Tackles : 2 | 2 Key Passes : 1 | 8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Birmingham City 0 - 0 Liverpool ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Birmingham City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- C_Doyle GK 28 1 1 1 28 | 92 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 65 0 0 0 D_Agger DF 1 25 12 7 8 | 92 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 C_Cottrill DF 1 23 15 8 31 | 92 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 F_Stoor DF 1 23 12 7 17 | 92 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 23 0 B_Rizzo_x09 DF 1 14 9 6 19 | 92 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_McDonald DF 2 21 14 7 21 | 92 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 0 0 P_Green DM 1 11 29 12 40 | 92 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 V_Elm MF 1 9 26 10 30 | 92 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y_Knot_x13 DM 1 10 14 9 25 | 92 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Sammons FW 1 10 14 27 21 | 92 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Test_x19 FW 1 5 6 13 20 | 79 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Garner GK 20 1 1 1 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Cannavaro DF 1 20 7 7 32 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Engvall DM 1 9 25 6 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Tigerre AM 1 7 22 11 34 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Maxi_Lopez FW 1 11 12 23 16 | 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Liverpool Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Austin GK 28 1 1 1 12 | 92 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 0 0 0 D_Chygrynskiy DF 1 24 9 7 38 | 92 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -4 22 -4 W_Liang DF 1 22 8 6 20 | 92 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Skrtel DF 1 22 12 10 41 | 92 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 0 R_Lawbow DF 1 22 12 7 26 | 92 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 31 -4 -4 Stanley MF 1 9 29 7 25 | 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Walcott MF 1 8 27 8 11 | 92 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Pedro_x13 MF 1 8 15 9 25 | 92 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 64 20 8 S_Gillet MF 1 7 23 12 19 | 92 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 0 J_Nesbitt FW 1 5 11 22 18 | 92 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 24 18 Lewis FW 1 9 12 23 23 | 92 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 D_Ward GK 15 1 1 1 16 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Pause DF 1 21 10 8 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Armstrong MF 1 7 22 10 17 | 56 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 N_Morais DM 1 16 22 9 33 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Madden FW 1 10 10 22 38 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1282773398 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35