IWC Group 7, Birmingham City vs. Lev Tallinn (Sun Mar 23)


                      Birmingham City  |  Lev Tallinn
                            4-2-2-2 A  |  4-1-3-2 C
                         Chris Knight  |  Sam Gossage
                                       |
                     D_L_Rodríguez GK  |  GK A_Djatsenko
                         M_Greaves DF  |  DF J_Lindpere
                        Sami_Frith DF  |  DF K_Tsuboi
                        C_Cottrill DF  |  DF M_Cole
                          M_Sadler DF  |  DM A_Barengrub
                           P_Green DM  |  DF E_Acosta
                         O_Ahumada DM  |  MF G_Agbon'hor
                          C_Waddle MF  |  MF M_Uchida
                          D_Norris MF  |  MF Ben_Muirhead
                           D_Cissé FW  |  FW S_Etoo
                        D_DeRidder FW  |  FW V_Moses
                                       |
                        A_Marshall SUB |  SUB A_Kotenko
                     Ricar_Scimeca SUB |  SUB D_Alenitchev
                       P_Cannavaro SUB |  SUB A_Masudi
                            C_Blue SUB |  SUB V_Leitan
                        Alan_Smith SUB |  SUB A_Purje

Referee: M_Daami (Turkey)


Min. 1  :(bir) M_Greaves gets to the bye line 
          ...  He puts it into the box 
          ...  He finds D_Cissé 
          ...  D_Cissé hits a curling shot! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  A_Djatsenko dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had A_Djatsenko beaten! 
Min. 2  :(tal) A defence splitting pass from E_Acosta to M_Uchida 
          ...  M_Uchida shoots towards goal ! 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He kisses his shirt!! 
          ...  He shows his love for the club!! 
          ...  The fans cheer him and chant his name!! 
          ...  Lev Tallinn have snatched the lead! 
          ...  Birmingham City 0-1 Lev Tallinn ...
Min. 4  :(tal) Ben_Muirhead barges M_Greaves off the ball 
          ...  The cross hits Ben_Muirhead on the butt and rebounds towards goal ! 
          ...  The shot slips through D_L_Rodríguez's hands 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  What a terrible mistake 
          ...  Chris Knight looks gutted 
          ...  Birmingham City 0-2 Lev Tallinn ...
Min. 5  :(tal) The Lev Tallinn manager shouts at them from the touchline to play D 
Min. 22 :(bir) C_Cottrill has the ball 
          ...  He knocks the ball past A_Barengrub 
          ...  He puts in D_Cissé! 
          ...  D_Cissé fires off a right-footed shot ! 
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post !! 
          ...  A_Djatsenko never had a chance! 
Min. 28 :(bir) D_DeRidder beats V_Moses 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" Waves M_Daami 
          ...  V_Moses tackles cleanly 
          ...  The linesman flags for the foul though! Unbelievable! It looked clean to me 
          ...  He is warned by M_Daami 
          ...  It’s just a warning 
Min. 30 :(bir) Birmingham City are switching their playing style to C 
Min. 30 :(bir) P_Green is changing his role to a MF 
Min. 30 :(bir) O_Ahumada will now play as MF 
Min. 38 :(tal) S_Etoo is rolling on the ground! 
          ...  He gets up again 
          ...  Looks like a little bit of play acting 
Min. 42 :(tal) M_Cole with a clever shimmy 
          ...  M_Sadler with a deliberate foul 
          ...  That deserves a punishment 
          ...  The ref shows him a YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 46 :(tal) M_Uchida breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through! 
          ...  He rounds D_L_Rodríguez! 
          ...  D_L_Rodríguez brings him down in the area! 
          ...  He's in trouble here!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more! 
          ...  Surely a Penalty! 
          ...  Given !! 
          ...  Lev Tallinn can have few complaints there! 
          ...  S_Etoo is the man who takes it 
          ...  He sends D_L_Rodríguez the wrong way 
          ...  Clinical Penalty 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Birmingham City 0-3 Lev Tallinn...

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Birmingham City 0-3 Lev Tallinn

Min. 46 :(tal) K_Tsuboi plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  S_Etoo keeps possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  S_Etoo swings in the shot! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  D_L_Rodríguez moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  D_L_Rodríguez catches it with style! 
Min. 48 :(bir) P_Green has found himself in space 
          ...  He looks up for his team mates 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  D_Cissé gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  J_Lindpere with a nasty foul 
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball 
          ...  M_Daami refrained from booking him but had words 
Min. 53 :(bir) P_Green is on the ground motionless! 
          ...  He isn't going to continue! 
Min. 53 :(bir) C_Blue is going to be brought on 
          ...  P_Green is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF 
Min. 60 :(bir) a big roar from the crowd as Alan_Smith comes on for D_DeRidder to play FW 
Min. 60 :(bir) Birmingham City are switching their playing style to E 
Min. 60 :(bir) O_Ahumada is changing his role to a DM 
Min. 60 :(bir) O_Ahumada shoves Ben_Muirhead in the chest!! 
          ...  M_Daami has seen it! 
          ...  He could be off here! 
          ...  The referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
          ...  I think he deserved that! 
Min. 64 :(tal) G_Agbon'hor flicks it over M_Sadler and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  M_Sadler moves quickly to get the tackle in this time 
Min. 66 :(bir) C_Waddle plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  D_Cissé keeps possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  Blocked by M_Cole 
Min. 66 :(tal) M_Cole is taking a throw in 
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt 
          ...  He throws the ball to S_Etoo 
          ...  D_Norris is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He was pushing down on his man 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  It’s in a very dangerous position! 
          ...  V_Moses hits it hard 
          ...  But D_L_Rodríguez parries the ball 
          ...  It’s picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd 
Min. 67 :(tal) V_Moses knocks it past C_Cottrill and runs onto it 
          ...  He leaves the defender standing 
          ...  C_Cottrill with a late tackle 
          ...  It looked worse than what it was 
          ...  He is surrounded by the Lev Tallinn players 
          ...  PENALTY !! The referee waves the players away 
          ...  S_Etoo with the spot kick 
          ...  He sends D_L_Rodríguez the wrong way 
          ...  Clinical Penalty 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Birmingham City 0-4 Lev Tallinn...
Min. 67 :(tal) G_Agbon'hor brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  V_Moses gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  The cross hits V_Moses on the butt and rebounds towards goal ! 
          ...  D_L_Rodríguez parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  He fires it over!! 
Min. 68 :(tal) J_Lindpere cuts the ball back to M_Uchida 
          ...  But Sami_Frith barges him off the ball 
Min. 75 :(tal) The defender under hits the back pass! 
          ...  M_Uchida is through! 
          ...  Alan_Smith fouls badly 
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! 
          ...  He received a good talking to from M_Daami 
Min. 82 :(tal) M_Cole takes advantage of a bad back pass from M_Sadler 
          ...  C_Cottrill with a late tackle 
          ...  Well to be fair he was looking for the foul 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 83 :(bir) C_Waddle has the ball 
          ...  He knocks the ball past J_Lindpere 
          ...  He puts in Alan_Smith! 
          ...  Alan_Smith with a thundering shot! 
          ...  It floats over A_Djatsenko 
          ...  Its heading goal ward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 83 :(tal) Ben_Muirhead with an inch perfect pass to V_Moses 
          ...  But C_Cottrill sees the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(bir) C_Waddle brings the ball into the opposing area 
          ...  Alan_Smith makes himself available 
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by K_Tsuboi !! 
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes 
Min. 89 :(tal) Ben_Muirhead holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to V_Moses 
          ...  V_Moses with a terrific drive ! 
          ...  D_L_Rodríguez narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety 

*************  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          : C_Waddle
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : O_Ahumada (60)
Booked               : M_Sadler (42), D_L_Rodríguez (46), C_Cottrill (82)
Injured              : P_Green (53)
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Lev Tallinn Match Info
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Best player          : S_Etoo (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : M_Uchida (2), Ben_Muirhead (4), S_Etoo (46 pen,67 pen)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                         Birmingham City  |    Lev Tallinn
Attempts on Goal     :           3        |       8
Off target           :           3        |       1
On target            :           0        |       7
Possession           :          50        |       50
Corners              :           0        |       0
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           3        |       0
Subs Used            :           2        |       0
Fouls                :          10        |       16
Key Tackles          :           3        |       2
Key Passes           :           6        |       7
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Final Score          : Birmingham City 0 - 4 Lev Tallinn
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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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D_L_Rodríguez  GK  27   1   1   1  36 |  96   3   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -20   0   0   0
M_Greaves      DF   1  22  12   7   5 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
Sami_Frith     DF   1  22  11   7  17 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
C_Cottrill     DF   1  21  12   7  25 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   1 -14
M_Sadler       DF   1  21   9   4  29 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  10  -4  -4
P_Green        MF   1  11  25  11  36 |  57   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
O_Ahumada      DM   1  16  21   7  21 |  64   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10 -10 -10
C_Waddle       MF   1   8  35  10  26 |  96   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0
D_Norris       MF   1   7  22  10  13 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Cissé        FW   1   5   9  23  29 |  96   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   4
D_DeRidder     FW   1   5  11  21  17 |  64   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Marshall     GK  15   1   1   1  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ricar_Scimeca  DF   1  21  10   9  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Cannavaro    DF   1  19   6   7  34 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Blue         MF   1   4  20   6  23 |  39   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Alan_Smith     FW   1  11  14  20  26 |  32   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 -10 -10  -8

Player Statistics - Lev Tallinn
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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A_Djatsenko    GK  27   1   1   1  14 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0   0
J_Lindpere     DF   1  23  11   7  23 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
K_Tsuboi       DF   1  22   3   3  12 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  63  15   0
M_Cole         DF   1  20   9   6  23 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
A_Barengrub    DM   2  19  16   7  25 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Acosta       DF   1  19  12   8  20 |  96   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  48   0
G_Agbon'hor    MF   1   9  24   5  40 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  10  25  10
M_Uchida       MF   1   4  23  10  16 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  40
Ben_Muirhead   MF   1   6  21   9  24 |  96   0   0   3   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  45  41
S_Etoo         FW   1   2  11  22  42 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0  61
V_Moses        FW   1   8   7  20  25 |  96   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  12
A_Kotenko      GK  19   2   1   2  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Alenitchev   MF   1   8  19   9  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Masudi       MF   1   6  22   8  36 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
V_Leitan       MF   1   8  18   9  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Purje        FW   2   7  15  16  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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