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Match report
English Footie
League 1: Round 30 (setup 1, season 33)
FC Halifax
v.
Birmingham City
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
11
Overall form:
Home form:
Lukás HRÁDECKÝ1Tomasz KUSZCZAK
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
22
Overall form:
Home form:
Jens STRYGER LARSEN72Rasmus Nissen KRISTENSEN
Ludwig AUGUSTINSSON737Faitout MAOUASSA
Simon KJĆR47Martin ŘDEGAARD
Ole Kristian SELNĆS57Kik PIERIE
Andreas CHRISTENSEN6Dario MARESIC
Yussuf POULSEN7Emmanuel Agyemang BADU
Lukas LERAGER8Jason PUNCHEON
Joshua KING697Nils PETERSEN
Thomas DELANEY6106Andy KING
Emil FORSBERG11Ché ADAMS
Per MagnussonManager
Jannik VESTERGAARD612Reece BURKE
Robin OLSEN13Connal TRUEMAN
Daniel WASS14Glenn WHELAN
Pione SISTO15Collin QUANER
Nicolai JŘRGENSEN16Max LOWE

FC Halifax 3 Birmingham City 1
(Half-time: 2-0, Attendance: 43,894, Stadium: The Shay, Referee: Tony BATES 6½)
26 Forsberg, 30 Forsberg, 85 ForsbergScorers65 Puncheon
81 Lerager <=> VestergaardSubstitutions51 Badu <=> Whelan, 51 Maouassa <=> Lowe
Sendings off
Bookings
8Corners12
17Fouls11
13Offsides6
7Shots on7
3Shots off8
10Total shots15
3Shots saved5
39%Possession61%
Man of the match: Yussuf POULSEN
8ADAMS made space on the right and knocked the ball to KING who rasped the ball over.
10An exceptional effort from PUNCHEON scraped the outside of the post.
14HRÁDECKÝ dived to his right to save an accurate drive from Birmingham City's PIERIE.
16FORSBERG charged through the Birmingham City defence but shot straight at the Birmingham City 'keeper.
17BADU floated the ball to PETERSEN who forced it wide.
26GOAL!! An outswinging corner headed out by MAOUASSA was nudged into the back of the net by FORSBERG. (1-0 FC Halifax)
28A shot from PETERSEN held no problem for the 'keeper.
30GOAL!! A great twenty yard shot from DELANEY rattled the crossbar and in the ensuing meleé the ball was nodded into the net by FORSBERG. (2-0 FC Halifax)
33FORSBERG stroked a simple chance past the near post.
44A clever cross from PUNCHEON, was slammed goalbound by ŘDEGAARD only for HRÁDECKÝ to claw away.
 
46A poor strike from PETERSEN rolled agonisingly wide.
47ADAMS drilled a right foot shot inches over from twenty yards out.
50A cross from DELANEY left KING in plenty of space but he snapped at his shot.
53PETERSEN headed wide.
55DELANEY worked the ball to KING, FORSBERG controlled his pass and headed the ball within easy reach of KUSZCZAK.
56PETERSEN clipped the ball through a crowd of players but HRÁDECKÝ was a match for it as he dived to his right.
59A fine dribble was ended by a good save by the advancing KUSZCZAK.
65GOAL!! Birmingham City's PUNCHEON beat two defenders before firing just inside the 'keeper's lefthand post. (2-1 FC Halifax)
69A header from KING was headed off the line by LOWE.
71The motionless HRÁDECKÝ stared in disbelief as a backpass from SELNĆS fell just wide.
81An outswinging corner was touched into the arms of the FC Halifax 'keeper by PETERSEN.
83A twenty-five yard drive from PIERIE caused HRÁDECKÝ no problem.
85GOAL!! A curling outswinging corner was headed in at the near post by FORSBERG. (3-1 FC Halifax)
87POULSEN was put clear by FORSBERG and he pulled away from the 'keeper but drilled his shot just wide.
90+1A useful ball from PETERSEN on the right bobbled toward KING who sliced his effort over.