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Match report
English Footie
League 2: Round 14 (setup 4, season 21)
Birmingham City
v.
Hartlepool United
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
8
Overall form:
Home form:
Milos VESIC1Sam COWLER
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
24
Overall form:
Home form:
Juan Alberto Andreu Alvarado, MELLI72Michael DUCKWORTH
Dean MOXEY83Jeffrey SCHLUPP
Scott PARKER84Brad WALKER
José Manuel Flores Moreno, CHICO85Nathan AKÉ
Anthony GARDNER76Sam HIRD
Kevin VOLLAND876Matt RITCHIE
Andy WELSH786Jesse LINGARD
Carlton COLE897Craig BEATTIE
Luis Antonio JIMÉNEZ Garcés106Chris TAYLOR
Callum WILSON6116Eoin DOYLE
Manager
Sol DAVIS12Scott MALONE
Jon STEWART13Josh BARRINGTON
Luke MURPHY14Nialle RODNEY
Benjamin LAUTH15Rhoys WIGGINS
Patrick BAMFORD16Josh ROWBOTHAM

Birmingham City 6 Hartlepool United 2
(Half-time: 3-1, Attendance: 22,832, Stadium: St.Andrews, Referee: Darren DEADMAN 8)
17 Wilson, 35 Cole, 45+2 Moxey, 48p Cole, 53 Volland, 80 MoxeyScorers22 Lingard, 81 Beattie
Substitutions
Sendings off
23 VollandBookings9 Lingard, 18 Taylor
1Corners4
6Fouls16
7Offsides2
7Shots on3
14Shots off5
21Total shots8
1Shots saved1
57%Possession43%
Man of the match: Scott PARKER
9The ref yellow cards LINGARD for a clinical foul.
17GOAL!! After being forced wide WILSON managed to drive the ball in from the narrowest of angles. (1-0 Birmingham City)
18A clumsy challenge on COLE by TAYLOR results in a booking.
22GOAL!! VOLLAND tried to play the ball out of the Birmingham City penalty area but was tackled by WALKER who touched the ball to LINGARD for a simple tap in. (1-1)
23The referee yellow cards VOLLAND for violent conduct against SCHLUPP.
28COLE was put clear by CHICO and he nutmegged the 'keeper but glanced his shot over the bar.
35GOAL!! A wonderful bit of skill enabled COLE to dribble through the Hartlepool United defence and score. (2-1 Birmingham City)
39A great effort from VOLLAND scraped the outside of the righthand post.
42COLE beat a number of Hartlepool United players and blasted a great chance over the bar.
44A corner fell to JIMÉNEZ who turned the ball just wide.
45+2GOAL!! A deep cross by GARDNER was met by MOXEY who charged in to score. (3-1 Birmingham City)
 
48GOAL!! A foul on WELSH inside the area gave Birmingham City a penalty which COLE scored.
53GOAL!! A short clearance fell to JIMÉNEZ who mishit a shot goalward, luckily VOLLAND was on hand to volley the ball into the net. (5-1 Birmingham City)
63COLE shot wide.
66RITCHIE flicked an easy chance past the far post.
70BEATTIE kicked the ball wide from just inside the area.
80GOAL!! A lovely set-piece enabled MOXEY to hammer the ball into the net. (6-1 Birmingham City)
81GOAL!! A quick-witted BEATTIE pounced on a loose ball on the edge of the area and made no mistake. (6-2 Birmingham City)
82PARKER placed a looping shot over the bar from twenty-five yards out.
84COLE headed over.
89DOYLE made space on the left and touched the ball to RITCHIE who clipped the ball over.
90PARKER chipped the ball to WELSH who nodded it inches over.