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14/12/2032, Alexandra Stadium, Crewe, England
EFL Trophy, G3

Crewe Vs Birmingham

Crewe play in a 4-4-2 Diamond formation, and line up with: G Crowe (GK) , J Meiklejohn (CB) , J Caudill (CB) , D Breckenridge (RB) , A Morgan (LB) , N Edmundson (CDM) , S Fitzgerald (CAM) , I Evans (RM) , B Smiley (LM) , B MacKay (ST) , M Egerton (ST) And the subs are: S Maddox (CB) , L Neild (CB) , W Keenor (CM) , J Taylor (CM) , A Mohan (ST)

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

Welcome to Alexandra Stadium in Crewe, England where Crewe Alexandra will face Birmingham City.  This is a group stage match of the EFL Trophy.  The attendance is 10000.

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

3' - Nicholas Edmundson finds Jay Caudill with a short pass.  Jay Caudill passes to Brendan Smiley.  Brendan Smiley uses his pace to beat Robert Cook.  

5' - Brendan Smiley takes a shot from long range...but the shot is offtarget!

8' - Justin Entwistle slides the ball to Dave McNelly.  Dave McNelly sees a run from Stuart Cameron.  He attempts to dink the ball to send his teammate through, but Stuart Cameron has strayed offside!  

19' - Max Egerton attempts to use his skills to beat Bruce Toshack, but is brought down illegally.  That will be a freekick for Crewe.  

20' - Nicholas Edmundson will take the freekick.  He lifts the ball into the box, but Blake McCamey intercepts and takes possession.  

30' - Barry MacKay dispossesses Blake McCamey and the ball goes loose.  Crewe attempt to counter.  Shaun Fitzgerald plays a short pass to Max Egerton.  Blake McCamey successfully tackles Max Egerton and takes possession.  Blake McCamey plays a short pass to Sab Kakon.  Sab Kakon passes a long ball to Sean Stant.  David Breckenridge tackles Sean Stant and the ball goes loose.  Billy Garnier dispossesses Jack Meiklejohn and takes the ball.  Birmingham attempt a quick counter attack.  Billy Garnier passes the ball to Dave McNelly.  Dave McNelly fires a shot from outside the area towards goal...but Gareth Crowe manages to stop the shot!  

33' - Gareth Crowe spots a run from Nicholas Edmundson.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but Nicholas Edmundson has strayed offside!  

35' - Robert Cook finds Sean Stant with a long ball.  Sean Stant speeds past David Breckenridge.  

46' - Sean Stant passes to Bruce Toshack.  Bruce Toshack finds Sab Kakon with a long pass.  Sab Kakon curves the ball into the box, and manages to find Dave Aluko.  Dave Aluko looks to place the ball past the keeper...but the shot is parried by Gareth Crowe!  Stuart Cameron is first to the ball...Stuart Cameron tries to shoot the ball into the corner of the net...but the shot is stopped by the keeper!  He is unable to hold it though...Aron Morgan manages to clear the ball for the defending team.

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

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

48' - Jonathan Meredith plays a short pass to Sean Stant.  Sean Stant plays a short pass to Billy Garnier.  Billy Garnier sees a run from Dave Aluko.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

53' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Robert Cook will come off.  Jamie Burns is brought on from the bench.  

56' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Jack Meiklejohn is going to be taken off.  Lee Neild joins the game from the bench.  

62' - Blake McCamey finds Billy Garnier with a short pass.  Billy Garnier spots a run from Dave McNelly.  He attempts to play a throughball, but the linesman signals for offside!  

65' - Max Egerton finds Lee Neild with a long ball.  Lee Neild slides the ball to Brendan Smiley.  Brendan Smiley tries to shoot from distance into the corner of the net...but the shot is saved by Justin Entwistle!  

66' - Justin Entwistle spots a run from Dave Aluko.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but Dave Aluko has strayed offside!  

69' - Sean Stant passes a long ball to Sab Kakon.  Sab Kakon fires a shot from long range towards goal...but the ball flies wide of the post!

71' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Nicholas Edmundson is going to be taken off.  Stuart Maddox is going to be brought on.  

73' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Max Egerton will come off.  Adam Mohan is brought on from the bench.  

74' - Brendan Smiley whips in a cross, but Stuart Cameron intercepts the ball.  

74' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Jonathan Meredith is going to be taken off.  Bruce McCambridge joins the game from the bench.  

77' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Bruce Toshack is going to be taken off.  Seth Parry is brought on from the bench.  

78' - Shaun Fitzgerald sees Brendan Smiley making a run.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

81' - Stuart Cameron plays the ball to Dave McNelly.  Dave McNelly passes a long ball to Sean Stant.  Stuart Maddox successfully tackles Sean Stant and takes possession.  Stuart Maddox spots a run from Inigo Evans.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Inigo Evans takes the ball.  Inigo Evans takes a shot, aiming for the top of the net...but the ball flies over the bar!

83' - Justin Entwistle passes a long ball to Sab Kakon.  Sab Kakon spots a run from Jamie Burns.  He tries to release him with a throughball, but Jamie Burns has strayed offside!  

87' - Barry MacKay plays a long pass to Shaun Fitzgerald.  Seth Parry successfully tackles Shaun Fitzgerald and gains possession for his team.  Seth Parry finds Sean Stant with a long ball.  Sean Stant tries to use ball skills to beat Stuart Maddox.  He sends his opponent the wrong way and takes the ball forward!  

87' - Sean Stant sees Dave Aluko making a run.  He attempts to play a throughball, but Dave Aluko is caught offside!  

91' - Aron Morgan sees a run from Barry MacKay.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but Barry MacKay is caught offside!  

92' - The referee blows the whistle for full time. 



The match has ended Crewe Alexandra 0 - 0 Birmingham City.