Match Report
| Birmingham City | Birmingham City |  |  | Luton Town | Luton Town | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Nigel Makin | N. Makin |  | 58 | G |  | 1 | | G | 52 | | Omer Elliott | O. Elliott | |||||||||
| Harvey Cooper | H. Cooper | | 71 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 68 | | Craig Clarke | C. Clarke | |||||||||
| Terry Simonsen | T. Simonsen | | 69 | D | | 3 | | D | 57 | | Marcus Mendez | M. Mendez | |||||||||
| Gianmarco Pivotto | G. Pivotto |  | 65 | D | | 4 | | D | 56 | | Nigel Dublin | N. Dublin | |||||||||
| Patrick Pearce | P. Pearce | | 75 | M |  | | 5 | | M | 69 | | Colin Bellamy | C. Bellamy | ||||||||
| Albrecht Scholz | A. Scholz |  | 52 | M | | 6 | | | M | 67 | | Emile Simonsen | E. Simonsen | ||||||||
| Nicholas Charlton | N. Charlton | | 51 | M | | 7 | | M | 61 | | Stanley Gray | S. Gray | |||||||||
| Jamie Wetherall | J. Wetherall | | 45 | M | | 8 | | M | 56 | | David Cooper | D. Cooper | |||||||||
| Oliver Haller | O. Haller | | 73 | A | | 9 | | A | 60 | | Nicholas Grantt | N. Grantt | |||||||||
| Craig Huckerby | C. Huckerby | | 55 | A | | 10 | | A | 56 | | Rio Cadamarteri | R. Cadamarteri | |||||||||
| Massimo Polonia | M. Polonia | | 54 | A | | 11 | | A | 56 | | Linus Haller | L. Haller | |||||||||
| Peter Beattie | P. Beattie | | 63 | D | | 12 | | A | 55 | | Anton Walter | A. Walter | |||||||||
| Stuart Swift | S. Swift | | 58 | D | | 13 | | A | 54 | | David Lineker | D. Lineker | |||||||||
| Noel Philips | N. Philips | | 56 | D | | 14 | | G | 51 |  | Tiago Lima | T. Lima | |||||||||
 today's match is sponsored by Latinos 305 |
Match Report
Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at St Andrews where Birmingham City play host to Luton Town. A crowd of 7,675 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Birmingham City and Luton Town are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Mark Eadie.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Birmingham City and Luton Town are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Mark Eadie.
0.00
0-0Birmingham City start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.37
0-0Craig Clarke kicks a strong pass forward to Stanley Gray. Stanley Gray flicks a high pass forward. Linus Haller controls it well on his chest. Linus Haller whips in a cross ball towards Rio Cadamarteri. Rio Cadamarteri connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
8.03
Craig Clarke deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Stanley Gray. Stanley Gray flicks a high pass forward. Rio Cadamarteri controls it well on his chest. Rio Cadamarteri plays a scrappy one-two with Linus Haller and advances towards the goal... Rio Cadamarteri muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it flies just wide!
9.57
0-0Albrecht Scholz kicks a strong pass forward to Massimo Polonia. Massimo Polonia sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is tipped over by Omer Elliott.
11.52
0-0Patrick Pearce takes the corner kick, swinging the ball out wide. Colin Bellamy jumps high to head the ball out to safety!
12.05
0-0With a delightful solo run, Stanley Gray stretches the opposition's defence. Stanley Gray makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nicholas Grantt but he's offside!
15.44
Harvey Cooper sees a break and surges forward. Harvey Cooper hits a low pass to Massimo Polonia. Massimo Polonia threads the ball through into the box. Craig Huckerby makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent keeping!
18.02
0-0Marcus Mendez clumsily knocks into Nicholas Charlton. Marcus Mendez is warned by the referee! Nicholas Charlton grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
20.28
1-0Albrecht Scholz flicks the ball to his team mate, Massimo Polonia. Massimo Polonia whips in a cross ball towards Craig Huckerby. Craig Huckerby knocks the ball goalwards with his head. What a cracker!! Omer Elliott had no chance!! Goal for Birmingham City!
24.35
1-0Massimo Polonia catches Marcus Mendez on the ankles. Massimo Polonia is shown the yellow card! Marcus Mendez runs off the knock.
27.54
Seeing a gap ahead, David Cooper plays the ball forward to Linus Haller. Linus Haller shoots from 20 yards but it is shockingly off target!
28.24
Stanley Gray hacks Albrecht Scholz from behind! The referee calls over Stanley Gray and shows him a yellow card! Albrecht Scholz runs off the knock.
42.10
1-0Nicholas Charlton flicks a high pass forward to Massimo Polonia who brings the ball under control. Massimo Polonia threads a neat, attacking ball through to Oliver Haller. Oliver Haller rockets a shot on goal but is denied by Nigel Dublin. Excellent block.
45.00
David Cooper threads the ball through to Linus Haller. Linus Haller shoots from distance. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Birmingham City appear unchanged since the first half. Luton Town also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
The whistle blows and Luton Town get the second half underway!
47.37
Craig Clarke flicks a high pass forward. Stanley Gray collects the pass. Stanley Gray makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nicholas Grantt. Nicholas Grantt shoots from 25 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
48.33
Stanley Gray threads the ball through to Rio Cadamarteri. Rio Cadamarteri shoots from distance. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
53.18
Gianmarco Pivotto makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Patrick Pearce. Patrick Pearce flicks a high pass forward. Oliver Haller controls it well on his chest. Oliver Haller controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is tipped over by Omer Elliott.
57.27
Albrecht Scholz chips the ball to his team mate, Craig Huckerby. Craig Huckerby shoots from 25 yards. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Craig Huckerby!
60.56
2-1Luton Town have made a substitution with David Lineker replacing Colin Bellamy .
61.60
Marcus Mendez flicks a high ball forward to Emile Simonsen who takes it down. Emile Simonsen laces a through ball forward to Rio Cadamarteri. Rio Cadamarteri finds some space and shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
66.09
Stanley Gray comes in with a late challenge on Terry Simonsen. The referee warns Stanley Gray to calm down! Terry Simonsen hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
69.45
David Lineker makes a beautiful solo run. David Lineker finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
84.04
Albrecht Scholz controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Oliver Haller. Oliver Haller threads a neat, attacking ball through to Massimo Polonia. Massimo Polonia shoots from just inside the box but it is tipped over by Omer Elliott.
85.14
It's a corner kick which Albrecht Scholz takes quickly, playing the ball short to Jamie Wetherall. Jamie Wetherall deftly flicks the ball on. Rio Cadamarteri reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
87.05
Marcus Mendez threads a neat ball through to David Cooper. David Cooper knocks the ball to his team mate, Rio Cadamarteri. Rio Cadamarteri shoots from 25 yards but it flies just off target!
89.35
Albrecht Scholz flicks a high pass forward. Craig Huckerby collects the pass. Craig Huckerby lofts in a cross ball towards Oliver Haller. Oliver Haller makes a convincing header. Omer Elliott is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
| Craig Huckerby 20, 57 Oliver Haller 89 | Linus Haller 45 |
Man of the Match
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Craig Huckerby of Birmingham City |
Match Ratings
Match Ratings
1. Nigel Makin (GK)
6
2. Harvey Cooper (DEF)
6
3. Terry Simonsen (DEF)
6
4. Gianmarco Pivotto (DEF)
6
5. Patrick Pearce (MID)
6
6. Albrecht Scholz (MID)
7
7. Nicholas Charlton (MID)
6
8. Jamie Wetherall (MID)
6
9. Oliver Haller (ATT)
8
10. Craig Huckerby (ATT)
9
11. Massimo Polonia (ATT)
6
12. Peter Beattie (DEF)
0
13. Stuart Swift (DEF)
0
14. Noel Philips (DEF)
0
1. Omer Elliott (GK)
7
2. Craig Clarke (DEF)
6
3. Marcus Mendez (DEF)
6
4. Nigel Dublin (DEF)
6
5. Colin Bellamy (MID)
6
6. Emile Simonsen (MID)
6
7. Stanley Gray (MID)
6
8. David Cooper (MID)
7
9. Nicholas Grantt (ATT)
6
10. Rio Cadamarteri (ATT)
6
11. Linus Haller (ATT)
7
12. Anton Walter (ATT)
0
13. David Lineker (ATT)
6
14. Tiago Lima (GK)
0