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06/09/2053, St Andrews, Birmingham, England
Championship, English Football League

Birmingham Vs Stalybridge

Birmingham play in a 4-1-2-1-2 formation, and line up with: T Yarwood (GK) , J Shanklin (CB) , P Kellie (CB) , J Munro (RB) , A Garson (LB) , C Banter (CM) , G McZeal (CM) , R Craig (CDM) , P Cooney (CAM) , G Agu (ST) , G Edwards (ST) And the subs are: J Lazos (CB) , J Birninkudu (CB) , B Inuwa (CM) , E MacRae (CM) , N McCants (ST)

Stalybridge play in a 4-3-3 Att formation, and line up with: M Rattray (GK) , D McAndrews (CB) , C McQuistion (CB) , G Gwilym (RB) , H Kitching (LB) , B McClintick (CM) , D Quinn (CM) , S McFarland (CAM) , D Baker (RW) , A Desmond (LW) , D Taggart (ST) And the subs are: P Stalford (CB) , S Finnegan (CB) , M Hare (CM) , A Moran (CM) , B Cooney (ST)

Welcome to St Andrews in Birmingham, England where Birmingham City will face Stalybridge Celtic.  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.  

4' - John Shanklin plays a short pass to Peter Kellie.  Peter Kellie passes to John Shanklin.  John Shanklin sees Geoff Agu making a run.  He attempts to play a throughball, but the linesman signals for offside!  

6' - Alen Desmond plays a long pass to Dave Quinn.  Dave Quinn runs with the ball, beating Rob Craig.  

7' - Dave Quinn sees Bob McClintick making a run.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Bob McClintick is able to take the ball.  Bob McClintick strikes the ball, aiming for the top of the net...and its in! It's a lovely goal from Bob McClintick for Stalybridge!  The ball flew past the keepers hand!

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

12' - Gavin McZeal finds John Shanklin with a short pass.  John Shanklin finds Peter Kellie with a short pass.  Peter Kellie plays a long ball to Paul Cooney.  Paul Cooney plays a short pass to Geoff Agu.  George Gwilym dispossesses Geoff Agu and gains possession for his team.  George Gwilym sees Stuart McFarland making a run.  He attempts a long ball over the top, and Stuart McFarland takes the ball.  Stuart McFarland attempts to shoot the ball into the corner of the net...and its in! Its a goal for Stalybridge!  The ball flew into the corner of the net!

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

21' - Dave Quinn finds Bob McClintick with a long pass.  Bob McClintick plays the ball to Dave Quinn.  Chris Banter successfully tackles Dave Quinn and takes the ball.  Chris Banter sees Greg Edwards making a run.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but Greg Edwards is caught offside!  

34' - Charlie McQuistion chips a long ball to Duncan McAndrews.  Duncan McAndrews sees Dave Taggart making a run.  He attempts to release him with a throughball, and Dave Taggart takes the ball.  Dave Taggart attempts to hit the ball past the keeper...but Theo Yarwood manages to stop the shot!  

36' - Theo Yarwood finds Rob Craig with a short pass.  Rob Craig spots a run from Gavin McZeal.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but Gavin McZeal has strayed offside!  

41' - Alen Desmond finds Stuart McFarland with a long ball.  Stuart McFarland chips a long ball to Duncan McAndrews.  Duncan McAndrews plays a short pass to Dave Quinn.  Dave Quinn sees a run from Dave Taggart.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and Dave Taggart takes the ball.  Dave Taggart attempts to hit the ball past the keeper...but Theo Yarwood gets down to stop the shot!  

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

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

48' - George Gwilym slides the ball to Duncan McAndrews.  Duncan McAndrews finds Stuart McFarland with a short pass.  Stuart McFarland sees a run from Alen Desmond.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but the linesman signals for offside!  

54' - Jack Munro finds Peter Kellie with a long ball.  Peter Kellie passes the ball to Greg Edwards.  Greg Edwards passes the ball to Gavin McZeal.  Gavin McZeal sees Geoff Agu making a run.  He attempts to play a throughball, and Geoff Agu is able to take the ball.  Geoff Agu looks to strike the ball into the corner of the net...but the shot is offtarget!

56' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Greg Edwards will come off.  Noel McCants is going to be brought on.  

62' - Peter Kellie passes the ball to Geoff Agu.  Geoff Agu spots a run from Paul Cooney.  He tries to split the defence with a throughball, and Paul Cooney is able to control the ball.  Paul Cooney shoots...but Mel Rattray deflects the shot out of play.  The linesman signals its a corner for Birmingham.  Jack Munro places the ball to take the corner.  He hits the ball into the box, but Duncan McAndrews intercepts the ball.  

62' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like John Shanklin is going to be taken off.  John Birninkudu joins the game from the bench.  

62' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Charlie McQuistion is going to be taken off.  Seth Finnegan is going to be brought on.  

64' - Duncan McAndrews chips a long ball to Dave Quinn.  Dave Quinn looks to shoot from distance into the corner of the net...but Theo Yarwood performs a diving save, to stop the shot!  

65' - Theo Yarwood sees Geoff Agu making a run.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but Geoff Agu has strayed offside!  

68' - Alen Desmond passes a long ball to Harry Kitching.  Harry Kitching attempts to unleash a long range shot...but Theo Yarwood manages to stop the shot!  

75' - Duncan McAndrews slides the ball to Dave Quinn.  Dave Quinn whips in a cross and finds Bob McClintick.  Bob McClintick directs a powerful header towards goal...but the shot bounces off the post!  Peter Kellie manages to clear the ball for the defending team.

77' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Geoff Agu will come off.  Edward MacRae is brought on from the bench.  

79' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Duncan McAndrews is going to be taken off.  Peter Stalford is brought on from the bench.  

80' - Dave Taggart tries to beat Gavin McZeal using his ball skills.  The opposing player is sent the wrong way and Dave Taggart runs with the ball!  

81' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Dave Taggart is going to be taken off.  Brett Cooney is going to be brought on.  

82' - Bob McClintick spots a run from Brett Cooney.  He attempts to play him through with a quick ball, but Brett Cooney is caught offside!  

84' - Brett Cooney sees a run from Stuart McFarland.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but Stuart McFarland is caught offside!  

88' - Jack Munro plays a long pass to Rob Craig.  Peter Stalford dispossesses Rob Craig and gains possession for his team.  Peter Stalford plays the ball to Bob McClintick.  Bob McClintick hits the ball long to Harry Kitching.  Harry Kitching sees a run from Dave Baker.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  



The match has ended Birmingham City 0 - 2 Stalybridge Celtic.