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16/12/2031, St Andrews, Birmingham, England
League One, English Football League
Birmingham Vs Mansfield

Birmingham play in a 4-1-2-1-2 formation, and line up with: J Entwistle (GK) , J Meredith (CB) , B Toshack (CB) , S Kakon (RB) , B McCamey (LB) , D McNelly (CM) , S Stant (CM) , B Garnier (CDM) , A Carnegie (CAM) , J Burns (ST) , G Jones (ST) And the subs are: B McCambridge (CB) , S Parry (CB) , S Cameron (CM) , G Bryars (CM) , D McNabb (ST)

Mansfield play in a 4-4-2 Diamond formation, and line up with: S Wilson (GK) , L Floyd (CB) , M Ballantyne (CB) , J Iyam (RB) , Z McClellan (LB) , P McRay (CDM) , C McNichols (CAM) , D McNiel (RM) , D Prichard (LM) , J Cadwallader (ST) , H McFarland (ST) And the subs are: S Cumby (CB) , J Muncie (CB) , P Murphy (CM) , G Lever (CM) , L MacConnell (ST)
Welcome to St Andrews in Birmingham, England where Birmingham City will face Mansfield Town.  This is a league fixture taking place in the League One, English Football League.  The attendance is 26901.

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

7' - Blake McCamey finds Jonathan Meredith with a short pass.  Jonathan Meredith finds Bruce Toshack with a short pass.  Bruce Toshack passes a long ball to Jonathan Meredith.  Mike Ballantyne successfully tackles Jonathan Meredith and gains possession for his team.  Mike Ballantyne passes a long ball to Zachary McClellan.  Bruce Toshack dispossesses Zachary McClellan and takes possession.  Bruce Toshack passes a long ball to Sean Stant.  Sean Stant sees Billy Garnier making a run.  He tries to split the defence with a throughball, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

10' - With a turn of pace, Paul McRay beats Sean Stant.  

10' - Paul McRay crosses the ball, but opposing player Billy Garnier takes possession.  

11' - Billy Garnier sees a run from Jamie Burns.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

13' - Birmingham try to launch a quick counter attack.  Billy Garnier takes the ball past Paul McRay with a turn of pace.  

14' - Billy Garnier runs with the ball, beating David McNiel.  

16' - Hayden McFarland crosses the ball into the box, but Dave McNelly gets there first and clears the ball.  

19' - Dave McNelly finds Sean Stant with a long pass.  Sean Stant sees Gareth Jones making a run.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Gareth Jones takes the ball.  Gareth Jones attempts to shoot the ball into the top of the net...and its in! It's a lovely goal from Gareth Jones for Birmingham!  The ball bounced off the post and into the net!

19' - Mansfield kick the ball off for the restart.  

24' - Billy Garnier slides the ball to Gareth Jones.  With a turn of pace, Gareth Jones beats Paul McRay.  

25' - Gareth Jones curls in a cross, but Paul McRay intercepts the ball.  

29' - Hayden McFarland tries to use ball skills to beat Bruce Toshack, but is tripped.    The referee shows Bruce Toshack the yellow card! That will be a freekick for Mansfield.  

31' - Colin McNichols places the ball to take the freekick.  He lifts the ball into the box and finds David McNiel.  David McNiel gets above the defence and directs a header hoping to beat the keeper...but the shot is deflected out of play by the keeper!  That will be a corner for  Mansfield.  David McNiel gets ready to take the corner.  He curves the ball into the box, but Jonathan Meredith intercepts and takes possession.  

35' - Jonathan Meredith finds Ashley Carnegie with a long ball.  Ashley Carnegie passes the ball to Blake McCamey.  Blake McCamey spots a run from Sean Stant.  He attempts a long ball over the top, and Sean Stant is able to take the ball.  Sean Stant attempts to shoot the ball into the corner of the net...and Sean Stant scores!  Its a goal for Birmingham!  The ball rebounded in off the post!

35' - Mansfield kick the ball off for the restart.  

40' - David Prichard plays a short pass to James Iyam.  James Iyam slides the ball to Mike Ballantyne.  Mike Ballantyne passes to Zachary McClellan.  Zachary McClellan passes to Colin McNichols.  Colin McNichols sees Paul McRay making a run.  He tries to release him with a throughball, and Paul McRay takes the ball.  Paul McRay attempts to hit the ball past the keeper...but the keeper dives and manages to stop the shot!  

43' - Justin Entwistle finds Bruce Toshack with a short pass.  Bruce Toshack hits the ball long to Dave McNelly.  Dave McNelly sees Sean Stant making a run.  He attempts to play a throughball, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

45' - Colin McNichols hits the ball long to Mike Ballantyne.  Mike Ballantyne sees a run from Hayden McFarland.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but Hayden McFarland has strayed offside!  

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

46' - Mansfield kick the ball off for the start of the second half.  

50' - Zachary McClellan finds Paul McRay with a short pass.  Paul McRay finds Zachary McClellan with a short pass.  Jamie Burns dispossesses Zachary McClellan and takes possession.  Jamie Burns tries to beat Mike Ballantyne using his ball skills and succeeds, sending his opponent the wrong way!  

50' - Jamie Burns sees Dave McNelly making a run.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but the linesman signals for offside!  

52' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like David Prichard is going to be taken off.  Paul Murphy is brought on from the bench.  

53' - Paul McRay speeds past Bruce Toshack.  

54' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Mike Ballantyne will come off.  Stephen Cumby is brought on from the bench.  

55' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Luke Floyd will come off.  Joey Muncie is brought on from the bench.  

57' - Sab Kakon dispossesses David McNiel and gains possession for his team.  Sab Kakon plays a long ball to Sean Stant.  Sean Stant spots a run from Dave McNelly.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Dave McNelly is able to control the ball.  Dave McNelly tries to place the ball past the keeper...but the shot is saved by the keeper!  

63' - Seth Wilson hits the ball long to David McNiel.  David McNiel sees Hayden McFarland making a run.  He attempts a quick throughball, and Hayden McFarland runs on to the ball.  Hayden McFarland hits a shot, aiming for the corner of the net...and its in! It's a brilliant goal from Hayden McFarland for Mansfield!  The keeper got a hand to the ball but it wasn't enough!

63' - Birmingham kick the ball off for the restart.  

66' - Bruce Toshack passes the ball to Dave McNelly.  Dave McNelly passes the ball to Bruce Toshack.  Bruce Toshack plays a long ball to Dave McNelly.  Dave McNelly attempts to outskill Joey Muncie.  He sends his opponent the wrong way and takes the ball forward!  

68' - Dave McNelly spots a run from Ashley Carnegie.  He tries to split the defence with a throughball, and Ashley Carnegie runs on to the ball.  Ashley Carnegie looks to place the ball past the keeper...but the shot is tipped around the post by Seth Wilson!  That will be a corner for  Birmingham.  Jamie Burns will take the corner.  He curves the ball into the box, but Stephen Cumby intercepts and takes possession.  

73' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Jonathan Meredith is going to be taken off.  Bruce McCambridge is going to be brought on.  

76' - Ashley Carnegie tackles Paul McRay and the ball goes loose.  Bruce Toshack finds Sean Stant with a long ball.  Sean Stant hits a shot from outside the area...but the shot goes wide!

77' - Seth Wilson sees David McNiel making a run.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but the linesman signals for offside!  

78' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Bruce Toshack is going to be taken off.  Seth Parry is going to be brought on.  

79' - Ashley Carnegie spots a run from Jamie Burns.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

82' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Jamie Burns is going to be taken off.  Dai McNabb is going to be brought on.  

86' - James Iyam finds Joey Muncie with a long pass.  Joey Muncie passes to Paul McRay.  Paul McRay whips in a cross, and manages to find James Cadwallader.  James Cadwallader gets his head to the ball attempting to beat the keeper...and its in! It's a good goal from James Cadwallader for Mansfield!  The keeper got a hand to the ball but couldn't stop the shot!

87' - Birmingham kick the ball off for the restart.  

90' - Billy Garnier plays a short pass to Bruce McCambridge.  Bruce McCambridge plays the ball to Sab Kakon.  Sab Kakon finds Billy Garnier with a long ball.  Billy Garnier sees a run from Ashley Carnegie.  He attempts to release him with a throughball, but Ashley Carnegie has strayed offside!  



The match has ended Birmingham City 2 - 2 Mansfield Town.