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Match report
English Footie
League 1: Round 16 (setup 4, season 34)
Birmingham City
v.
Cardiff City
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
5
Overall form:
Home form:
Milos VESIC717Alex SMITHIES
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
19
Overall form:
Home form:
Maxime COLIN727Bruno ECUÉLÉ MANGA
Jake CLARKE-SALTER73Joe BENNETT
Jérémie BOGA84Víctor CAMARASA Ferrando
Marc ROBERTS57Filip BENKOVIC
Gary GARDNER666Aden FLINT
Jefferson Antonio MONTERO Vite7Danny WARD
Marko ARNAUTOVIC8Joe RALLS
Kemar ROOFE97Gary MADINE
Troy DEENEY106Josh MURPHY
Scott HOGAN116Junior HOILETT
Manager
Lewis GRABBAN12Callum PATERSON
David STOCKDALE13Neil ETHERIDGE
Isaac VASSELL14Craig NOONE
Josh McEACHRAN157Cameron COXE
Carl JENKINSON16Nathaniel MENDEZ-LAING

Birmingham City 4 Cardiff City 1
(Half-time: 2-1, Attendance: 26,156, Stadium: St.Andrews, Referee: Rob SHOEBRIDGE 7½)
18 Roofe, 32 Arnautovic, 62 Roofe, 84 RoofeScorers42 Benkovic
Substitutions56 Madine <=> Coxe
Sendings off
9 MonteroBookings
2Corners0
12Fouls19
10Offsides9
12Shots on8
9Shots off5
21Total shots13
8Shots saved7
53%Possession47%
Man of the match: Jérémie BOGA
3The bemused SMITHIES was all agog as a backpass from BENKOVIC fell just over.
5ROOFE fired a right foot shot wide from close range.
6MONTERO headed wide.
9The referee books MONTERO.
15The 'keeper did well to hold onto a fierce shot from MADINE.
18GOAL!! A long ball from ROBERTS down the middle found the lurking ROOFE who drilled a right foot shot into the net. (1-0 Birmingham City)
25The 'keeper dived to his left to block a lovely drive from Cardiff City's MURPHY.
26A shot from MADINE was smothered by VESIC.
28The 'keeper saved a beautiful shot from ARNAUTOVIC.
32GOAL!! A lovely set-piece enabled ARNAUTOVIC to drill the ball into the net. (2-0 Birmingham City)
39ROOFE stepped inside RALLS but tapped the ball into the arms of the Cardiff City 'keeper.
42GOAL!! A brilliant ball from FLINT left HOILETT in the clear, he made the 'keeper commit himself before touching the ball to BENKOVIC to score. (2-1 Birmingham City)
 
48A penalty box scramble resulted in ROOFE driving a low shot wide.
51A free-kick from CLARKE-SALTER raced over.
62GOAL!! A short corner was floated out to ROOFE who placed the ball into the back of the net. (3-1 Birmingham City)
69MURPHY shot over.
72FLINT was put clear by BENNETT and he raced past the 'keeper but glanced his shot wide.
79ARNAUTOVIC made space on the right and knocked the ball to BOGA who touched the ball over.
81A tame shot from BENKOVIC trickled agonisingly wide.
84GOAL!! A great solo effort from ROOFE who beat two defenders before blasting the ball into the net. (4-1 Birmingham City)
86RALLS beat ARNAUTOVIC and hit the ball to HOILETT who dragged his shot wide.
90The 'keeper was able to palm clear a poor shot from BENNETT.