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Match report
English Footie
League 2: Round 23 (setup 4, season 26)
Birmingham City
v.
Chesterfield
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
14
Overall form:
Home form:
Milos VESIC1Simon THOMAS
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
23
Overall form:
Home form:
Juan Alberto Andreu Alvarado, MELLI2Paul McGINN
Dean MOXEY637Laurence MAGUIRE
Luis Antonio JIMÉNEZ Garcés4Lee FRECKLINGTON
José Manuel Flores Moreno, CHICO56Bradley BARRY
Mike VAN DER HOORN66Sam HIRD
Kevin VOLLAND7Jon NOLAN
Stewart DOWNING8Samir CARRUTHERS
Lukas JUTKIEWICZ97Lee NOVAK
David COTTERILL105Dion DONOHUE
Patrick BAMFORD7116Tom BARKHUIZEN
Manager
Carlton COLE12Connor DIMAIO
Jon STEWART13Ryan FULTON
Andy WELSH14Tom ANDERSON
Luke MURPHY15Gozie UGWU
Stephen GLEESON16David FAUPALA

Birmingham City 3 Chesterfield 1
(Half-time: 2-1, Attendance: 17,982, Stadium: St.Andrews, Referee: Christian BEECK 7½)
17 Jutkiewicz, 24 Jutkiewicz, 81 DowningScorers16 Novak
Substitutions
Sendings off
Bookings
3Corners4
3Fouls7
10Offsides3
7Shots on5
15Shots off6
22Total shots11
4Shots saved4
58%Possession42%
Man of the match: Stewart DOWNING
5A perfect strike from VOLLAND was dealt with by a fine block from THOMAS.
11A free-kick from DOWNING flew wide.
13A corner was collected by DOWNING who headed an effort wide.
16GOAL!! A free-kick was palmed away by VESIC, BARRY was first to the loose ball and floated the ball to NOVAK to crack in. (1-0 Chesterfield)
17GOAL!! The creative VOLLAND neatly headed on a cross for JUTKIEWICZ to hit the ball in. (1-1)
23VOLLAND beat DONOHUE and blasted the ball to COTTERILL who fired his shot wide.
24GOAL!! As MAGUIRE was trying to hold back MELLI the ball fell to JUTKIEWICZ who placed the ball into the back of the net. (2-1 Birmingham City)
25The 'keeper did well to hold onto a fierce strike from NOVAK.
30A useful ball from MCGINN on the left was collected by NOVAK who sliced his shot over.
34A shot from JUTKIEWICZ was smothered by the Chesterfield 'keeper.
36A lovely effort from JUTKIEWICZ scraped the outside of the post.
39DOWNING rushed a simple chance.
44A mix up in the Birmingham City defence enabled BARKHUIZEN to hammer the ball just beyond the near post.
 
48NOVAK made space on the left and pulled the ball to FRECKLINGTON who fired the ball over.
50CHICO ran onto a wonderful ball from VOLLAND but fired his shot wide of the lefthand post.
58A header from NOVAK was nodded off the line by MOXEY.
62A penalty box meleé resulted in JUTKIEWICZ knocking a low shot over.
69A poor strike from MAGUIRE bounced agonisingly wide.
72JUTKIEWICZ headed wide.
81GOAL!! A patient Birmingham City side were rewarded with an accurate shot from DOWNING. (3-1 Birmingham City)
82NOVAK shot wide.
86VOLLAND knocked the ball to MOXEY who flicked it over the bar.