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04/09/2058, St Andrews, Birmingham, England
Championship, English Football League

Birmingham Vs Wigan

Birmingham play in a 4-1-2-1-2 formation, and line up with: L Wynne (GK) , P Kellie (CB) , J Shanklin (CB) , I Adamu (RB) , A Garson (LB) , G Agu (CM) , C Banter (CM) , R Craig (CDM) , G McZeal (CAM) , C McCombe (ST) , P Cooney (ST) And the subs are: D Regan (CB) , J Birninkudu (CB) , E MacRae (CM) , B Inuwa (CM) , G Edwards (ST)

Wigan play in a 5-4-1 formation, and line up with: R Kitchen (GK) , J MacGibbon (CB) , P Lloyd (CB) , P McRoberts (CB) , O McClelland (RB) , M Abraham (LB) , P Leary (CDM) , G Christodoulou (CAM) , D Mulryan (RM) , P Carey (LM) , J Kemp (ST) And the subs are: L McCowen (CB) , A Rebecca (CB) , M Trakas (CM) , D Berne (CM) , D Blevins (ST)

Welcome to St Andrews in Birmingham, England where Birmingham City will face Wigan.  This is a league fixture taking place in the Championship, English Football League.  The attendance is 30000.

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

3' - Peter Kellie passes to Geoff Agu.  Geoff Agu plays the ball to John Shanklin.  John Shanklin spots a run from Geoff Agu.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but Geoff Agu has strayed offside!  

9' - Gavin McZeal passes to John Shanklin.  John Shanklin sees a run from Chris McCombe.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but the linesman signals for offside!  

17' - Rob Craig takes the ball past Greg Christodoulou with a turn of pace.  

19' - Rob Craig plays the ball to Geoff Agu.  Geoff Agu speeds past John Kemp.  

21' - Geoff Agu sees a run from Gavin McZeal.  He attempts to dink the ball to send his teammate through, and Gavin McZeal is able to take the ball.  Gavin McZeal tries to cutback, the ball falling to Chris McCombe.  Chris McCombe looks to slide the ball past the keeper...and Chris McCombe scores!  That's a tremendous goal from the Birmingham player!  The ball flew into the corner of the net!

22' - Wigan kick the ball off for the restart.  

26' - Michael Abraham passes the ball to Phylip Lloyd.  Phylip Lloyd finds Michael Abraham with a short pass.  Michael Abraham finds Greg Christodoulou with a long ball.  Alastair Garson dispossesses Greg Christodoulou and gains possession for his team.  Alastair Garson finds Rob Craig with a long ball.  Rob Craig sees a run from Chris McCombe.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and Chris McCombe is able to control the ball.  Chris McCombe attempts to place the ball past the keeper...but the keeper dives and manages to stop the shot!  

33' - Geoff Agu slides the ball to John Shanklin.  Paul Leary tackles John Shanklin and the ball goes loose.  Greg Christodoulou successfully tackles Alastair Garson and the ball goes loose.  John Kemp attempts to beat Chris Banter using his skills.  The opposing player is sent the wrong way and John Kemp runs with the ball!  

35' - John Kemp curves the ball into the box and finds Paul Leary.  Paul Leary attempts to shoot the ball into the top of the net...but the ball flies over the bar!

36' - Luke Wynne sees a run from Chris McCombe.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but the linesman signals for offside!  

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

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

52' - Rob Craig passes a long ball to Geoff Agu.  Geoff Agu tries to use ball skills to beat Patrick Carey, and manages to dribble past his opponent!  

54' - Geoff Agu sees a run from Chris McCombe.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Chris McCombe is able to control the ball.  Chris McCombe looks to shoot the ball into the top of the net...but the shot is tipped over the crossbar by Robert Kitchen!  The linesman flags for a corner for  Birmingham.  Chris McCombe gets ready to take the corner.  He curls the ball into the box, but he only manages to find opposing player Patrick McRoberts.  

55' - Chris McCombe successfully tackles Patrick McRoberts and takes the ball.  Chris McCombe looks to strike a long range shot into the top of the net...but the shot sails over the bar!

59' - Peter Kellie finds John Shanklin with a short pass.  Phylip Lloyd successfully tackles John Shanklin and the ball goes loose.  Gavin McZeal sees a run from Chris Banter.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Chris Banter takes the ball.  Chris Banter takes a shot towards goal...and Chris Banter scores!  That's a fine goal from the Birmingham player!  The ball flew into the corner of the net!

60' - Wigan kick the ball off for the restart.  

63' - Rob Craig spots a run from Geoff Agu.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but Geoff Agu is caught offside!  

64' - There is going to be a subsitution.  John Shanklin will come off.  John Birninkudu is brought on from the bench.  

67' - Paul Leary plays the ball to Oscar McClelland.  Oscar McClelland sees John Kemp making a run.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and John Kemp is able to take the ball.  John Kemp attempts a shot...but the shot is saved by the keeper!  

69' - Luke Wynne finds Rob Craig with a long pass.  Rob Craig fires a shot from outside the area towards goal...and Rob Craig scores!  That's a fine goal from the Birmingham player!  The keeper got a hand to the ball but couldn't stop the shot!

69' - Wigan kick the ball off for the restart.  

71' - Phylip Lloyd plays the ball to Greg Christodoulou.  Greg Christodoulou plays the ball to John MacGibbon.  John MacGibbon sees a run from Patrick Carey.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but Patrick Carey has strayed offside!  

74' - Chris Banter finds Peter Kellie with a long ball.  Peter Kellie sees a run from Gavin McZeal.  He attempts to play a throughball, and Gavin McZeal is able to control the ball.  Gavin McZeal strikes the ball towards goal...but the keeper manages to tip the shot round the post!  The linesman signals its a corner for Birmingham.  Alastair Garson places the ball to take the corner.  He sends the ball into the box, but Oscar McClelland intercepts and takes possession.  

76' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like John MacGibbon is going to be taken off.  Leighton McCowen is going to be brought on.  

77' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Peter Kellie is going to be taken off.  Declan Regan is going to be brought on.  

78' - Greg Christodoulou sees a run from Danny Mulryan.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Danny Mulryan takes the ball.  Danny Mulryan looks to place the ball past the keeper...but Luke Wynne gets down to stop the shot!  

80' - Luke Wynne passes to Chris Banter.  Chris Banter sees Paul Cooney making a run.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but the linesman signals for offside!  

81' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Patrick McRoberts is going to be taken off.  Amon Rebecca is going to be brought on.  

82' - Phylip Lloyd sees a run from Danny Mulryan.  He attempts to play him through with a quick ball, but the linesman signals for offside!  

88' - Chris Banter plays a short pass to Chris McCombe.  Chris McCombe tries to hit a long range shot...but Robert Kitchen performs a diving save, to stop the shot!  

89' - Robert Kitchen sees a run from Greg Christodoulou.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but Greg Christodoulou is caught offside!  



The match has ended Birmingham City 3 - 0 Wigan.