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Match report
English Footie
League 2: Round 24 (setup 4, season 27)
Birmingham City
v.
Rushden&Diamonds
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
10
Overall form:
Home form:
Milos VESIC17Bogdan LOBONT
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
13
Overall form:
Home form:
Carl JENKINSON726Shkodran MUSTAFI
Dean MOXEY63Andrew TAYLOR
Stewart DOWNING4KI Sung-yueng
Mike VAN DER HOORN75Emanuel POGATETZ
Michael MORRISON766RAFAEL Pereira da Silva
Kevin VOLLAND87Leon BRITTON
Marko ARNAUTOVIC86Stephen HUNT
Martin BRAITHWAITE96Mauro BOSELLI
Maikel KIEFTENBELD710John SUTTON
Jérémie BOGA6116Georgios SAMARAS
Manager
Lukas JUTKIEWICZ12Brian STOCK
Jon STEWART13Alan JULIAN
Ché ADAMS14Massimo MACCARONE
Stephen GLEESON15Tom ELLIOTT
Maxime COLIN16Billy SHARP

Birmingham City 1 Rushden&Diamonds 1
(Half-time: 0-0, Attendance: 29,965, Stadium: St.Andrews, Referee: Graham SCOTT 6½)
80 ArnautovicScorers49 Hunt
Substitutions65 Britton <=> Elliott
Sendings off
Bookings
3Corners4
5Fouls5
5Offsides1
3Shots on3
18Shots off8
21Total shots11
1Shots saved2
62%Possession38%
Man of the match: Kevin VOLLAND
4BOSELLI headed over.
5A free-kick from BOSELLI went wide.
7The stunned Birmingham City 'keeper was all agog as a backpass from DOWNING dropped just wide.
11A thirty yard drive from BRITTON caused the 'keeper little difficulty.
14BOGA stroked an easy chance past the far post.
31BOGA whacked a looping shot inches wide from long range.
40POGATETZ beat a number of Birmingham City players and slammed a golden opportunity over.
43DOWNING kicked the ball wide from the edge of the box.
 
46A poor shot from BOSELLI bounced agonisingly wide.
49GOAL!! HUNT dribbled forward, glanced up and thundered a shot into the Birmingham City net. (1-0 Rushden&Diamonds)
51A right foot shot from BRAITHWAITE was saved by the Rushden&Diamonds 'keeper.
54Uncertainty in the Rushden&Diamonds defence enabled DOWNING to crack the ball wide.
60BOSELLI's shot was well saved by VESIC.
62KIEFTENBELD made space on the right and knocked the ball to BRAITHWAITE who fired the ball wide.
67A penalty box meleé resulted in SAMARAS cracking the ball over.
68A cross from DOWNING left KIEFTENBELD in plenty of space but he scuffed his shot.
69BOGA floated the ball to KIEFTENBELD who touched it wide.
74A corner was collected by VOLLAND who nodded the ball over.
80GOAL!! Birmingham City's ARNAUTOVIC beat four defenders before firing just inside the Rushden&Diamonds 'keeper's near post. (1-1)
81KIEFTENBELD shot wide.
82BRAITHWAITE was put clear by JENKINSON and he pulled away from the Rushden&Diamonds 'keeper but drilled his shot over the bar.
90+2A accurate pass fell to ARNAUTOVIC and his deadly shot went narrowly wide.