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Match report
English Footie
Premier League: Round 18 (setup 1, season 27)
Birmingham City
v.
Rochdale
Formation:
3-4-1-2
League position:
8
Overall form:
Home form:
Mat RYAN1Nestor 'Fernando' MUSLERA Fernando
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
18
Overall form:
Home form:
Geoff CAMERON27JOÃO Pedro da Silva PEREIRA
Fabian JOHNSON37Dennis AOGO
Gareth BARRY4Jérémy TOULALAN
Damien DELANEY56DAVID COSTAS Cordal
Michael CARRICK766Wesley SNEIJDER
Nathan DYER77Luciano SLAGVEER
Saido BERAHINO87Gervais Yao Kouassi, GERVINHO
Harry KANE96Antonio DI NATALE
Eric CHOUPO-MOTING10Aleksandr KERZHAKOV
Jason PUNCHEON811Samuel ETO'O Fils
Hugh G RectionManager
Craig DAWSON12Valon BEHRAMI
David MEYLER136Moritz LEITNER
Brown IDEYE Aide14Rafael VAN DER VAART
Andy KING15Vurnon ANITA
Shane LONG16Clément GRENIER

Birmingham City 3 Rochdale 0
(Half-time: 3-0, Attendance: 35,893, Stadium: St.Andrews, Referee: Uriah RENNIE 7½)
5 Kane, 10 Choupo-Moting, 41 KaneScorers
Substitutions80 João Pereira <=> Leitner
Sendings off
Bookings2 Gervinho, 82 Slagveer
5Corners5
8Fouls5
7Offsides1
6Shots on3
9Shots off4
15Total shots7
3Shots saved3
51%Possession49%
Man of the match: Gareth BARRY
2The referee books GERVINHO.
5GOAL!! A shot from KANE which the Rochdale 'keeper was able to block seemed to have crossed the line and the ref awarded the goal. (1-0 Birmingham City)
10GOAL!! After PUNCHEON was tripped the referee waved play-on and CHOUPO-MOTING went on to easily score. (2-0 Birmingham City)
13A poor strike from CHOUPO-MOTING bounced agonisingly wide.
17A header by TOULALAN at the far post was easily collected by RYAN.
18BERAHINO beat GERVINHO and drove the ball to BARRY who blasted his shot wide.
20KANE shot wide.
22A shot from CHOUPO-MOTING was smothered by the 'keeper.
24The bemused 'keeper was all agog as a backpass from JOHNSON dropped just wide.
28The Birmingham City 'keeper dived to his left to stop a fierce drive from Rochdale's SLAGVEER.
36A free-kick from GERVINHO went over the bar.
40A penalty box meleé resulted in KANE knocking a low shot over.
41GOAL!! A great solo effort from KANE who beat four defenders before rocketing the ball in off the post. (3-0 Birmingham City)
45+2PUNCHEON worked the ball to BARRY, KANE controlled his pass and nodded the ball within easy reach of the Rochdale 'keeper.
 
60CHOUPO-MOTING rasped the ball through a crowd of players but the Rochdale 'keeper was a match for it as he dived to his left.
61A lovely effort from CHOUPO-MOTING scraped the outside of the lefthand post.
70AOGO hit a left foot shot just beyond the far post from twenty-five yards out.
72CHOUPO-MOTING kicked the ball wide from the edge of the box.
74CHOUPO-MOTING waltzed past TOULALAN and rifled a weak shot over the bar.
78A pin-point pass bobbled toward BERAHINO and his right foot effort flew narrowly over.
79A brilliant shot from SLAGVEER was dealt with by a fine block from the 'keeper.
79A good ball from BERAHINO on the right was collected by CAMERON who mishit his shot wide.
82SLAGVEER booked.
86GERVINHO stabbed an easy chance past the near post.