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Match report
English Footie
League 2: Round 17 (setup 4, season 28)
Birmingham City
v.
Grimsby Town
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
4
Overall form:
Home form:
Milos VESIC717Yves Makabu MA-KALAMBAY
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
15
Overall form:
Home form:
Michael MORRISON2Patrik GERRBRAND
Jason LOWE63José Manuel CASADO Bizcocho
Stewart DOWNING46Bruno ZUCULINI
Mike VAN DER HOORN857Steve COOK
Marc ROBERTS766Matthew CONNOLLY
Kevin VOLLAND576Fernando Martin FORESTIERI
Marko ARNAUTOVIC786Jamie PATERSON
Callum WILSON96Lukás MAGERA
Craig GARDNER710Joe PIGOTT
Jérémie BOGA117Tommer HEMED
Manager
Carl JENKINSON12Adam ROONEY
David STOCKDALE13Luke SUMMERFIELD
Maxime COLIN14Leon BARNETT
Maikel KIEFTENBELD15Alan McCORMACK
Ché ADAMS16

Birmingham City 4 Grimsby Town 1
(Half-time: 3-1, Attendance: 29,889, Stadium: St.Andrews, Referee: Darren DRYSDALE 6)
20 Morrison, 33 Wilson, 40 Volland, 74 DowningScorers21 Magera
61 Volland <=> KieftenbeldSubstitutions
Sendings off63 Pigott
57 RobertsBookings1 Gerrbrand, 9 Pigott, 16 Forestieri, 23 Paterson
7Corners0
6Fouls13
1Offsides6
5Shots on4
9Shots off11
14Total shots15
1Shots saved3
57%Possession43%
Man of the match: Mike VAN DER HOORN
1GERRBRAND booked for a bad tackle.
4ZUCULINI shot over.
9DRYSDALE yellow cards PIGOTT.
14A cross from PIGOTT left HEMED in plenty of space but he rushed his shot.
16FORESTIERI booked.
20GOAL!! An exceptional ball from GARDNER left BOGA in the clear, he made the 'keeper commit himself before passing the ball to MORRISON to score. (1-0 Birmingham City)
21GOAL!! After some neat play on the right MAGERA came inside and hit the ball into the net. (1-1)
23PATERSON booked for arguing with the referee.
26Uncertainty in the Birmingham City defence enabled MAGERA to thump the ball just wide.
33GOAL!! Some neat work by MORRISON on the right, left WILSON yards clear, and he pulled away from the 'keeper and slammed the ball home. (2-1 Birmingham City)
38HEMED's shot was well held by the 'keeper.
40GOAL!! A quick free-kick allowed ARNAUTOVIC to knock the ball to VOLLAND who fired a deadly shot into the net. (3-1 Birmingham City)
42VOLLAND headed inches wide.
 
57A clinical foul gets ROBERTS a yellow card.
63DRYSDALE gave PIGOTT a second yellow card for a bad foul on BOGA.
65The bemused 'keeper could only watch as a backpass from CONNOLLY dropped just over.
72A free-kick from ZUCULINI flew over the bar.
73HEMED played the ball to ZUCULINI who nodded it inches over.
74GOAL!! A deep corner left MA-KALAMBAY struggling and DOWNING side-footed the ball over the line. (4-1 Birmingham City)
79ARNAUTOVIC fluffed an easy chance.
89A accurate pass was collected by ARNAUTOVIC and his right foot effort went narrowly over.
90+2ARNAUTOVIC was put clear by BOGA and he nutmegged the 'keeper but rammed his shot over the bar.