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Match report
English Footie
League Cup: Round 1 (setup 4, season 27)
Birmingham City
v.
Tranmere Rovers
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
12
Overall form:
Home form:
Jon STEWART16Tomasz KUSZCZAK
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
9
Overall form:
Home form:
Juan Alberto Andreu Alvarado, MELLI27Jack STEPHENS
Dean MOXEY637MARCOS ALONSO Mendoza
Stewart DOWNING47Francisco Javier García Fernández, JAVI GARCÍA
José Manuel Flores Moreno, CHICO57Dedryck BOYATA
Mike VAN DER HOORN66Alan TATE
Kevin VOLLAND67Rostyn GRIFFITHS
Marko ARNAUTOVIC8Bersant CELINA
Callum WILSON79Orlando Carlos Braga de SÁ
Luis Antonio JIMÉNEZ Garcés7106Jari OOSTERWIJK
David COTTERILL116Dom CALVERT-LEWIN
Manager
Stephen GLEESON12Matthew BRIGGS
Maxime COLIN13Diego Alonso Roberto PENNY Váldez
Luke MURPHY14Erik HUSEKLEPP
Lukas JUTKIEWICZ15Wes ATKINSON
Carlton COLE16Alex HENSHALL

Birmingham City 2 Tranmere Rovers 3
(Half-time: 2-2, Attendance: 23,829, Stadium: St.Andrews, Referee: Aris GALANOPOULOS 7)
9 Arnautovic, 45+1 VollandScorers21 , 35 Stephens, 71
Substitutions
Sendings off
Bookings55 Tate
3Corners3
6Fouls5
14Offsides2
7Shots on3
12Shots off16
19Total shots19
4Shots saved0
48%Possession52%
Man of the match: José Manuel Flores Moreno, CHICO
9GOAL!! A twenty-five yard free-kick was skillfully slammed into the top corner by ARNAUTOVIC. (1-0 Birmingham City)
15CELINA flicked a simple chance past the righthand post.
20A cross from VOLLAND left WILSON in plenty of space but he scuffed his shot.
21GOAL!! A glorious outswinging corner was headed in at the far post by . (1-1)
23CHICO ran onto a great ball from ARNAUTOVIC but blasted his shot wide of the goal.
33A fine ball from JAVI GARCÍA on the left bobbled toward MARCOS ALONSO who mishit his shot wide.
35GOAL!! After a neat build-up STEPHENS drove the ball past STEWART. (2-1 Tranmere Rovers)
37A corner found WILSON who touched the ball over the bar.
38COTTERILL worked the ball to VOLLAND, MOXEY controlled his cross and kicked the ball within easy reach of the 'keeper.
44A free-kick from MARCOS ALONSO went inches wide.
45+1GOAL!! A nice run by JIMÉNEZ on the left was capped by a great cross which VOLLAND forced in at the near post. (2-2)
 
54MARCOS ALONSO nodded the ball wide of the lefthand post from the edge of the box.
55A clumsy challenge on MELLI by TATE results in a booking.
56OOSTERWIJK made space on the left and knocked the ball to JAVI GARCÍA who touched the ball over.
70The stunned 'keeper was all agog as a backpass from JIMÉNEZ fell just over.
71GOAL!! As ARNAUTOVIC was attempting to hold back CALVERT-LEWIN the ball dropped to who shot the ball into the top corner. (3-2 Tranmere Rovers)
74The Tranmere Rovers 'keeper managed to block a wicked shot.
79An exceptional effort from MARCOS ALONSO scraped the woodwork.
83A penalty box scramble resulted in VOLLAND tapping the ball over.
90A drive from JIMÉNEZ seemed a certain goal but the 'keeper managed to fist the ball clear.
90WILSON floated the ball to COTTERILL who forced it just beyond the far post.
90+3 flicked a left foot shot wide from long range.