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Match report
English Footie
League 2: Round 5 (setup 5, season 18)
Birmingham City
v.
Lincoln City
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
21
Overall form:
Home form:
Adam LEGZDINS617Hugo VENTURA Ferreira Moura Guedes
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
18
Overall form:
Home form:
Jonathan SPECTOR727Santiago VERGINI
Jonathan GROUNDS73Marco TERRAZZINO
Alberto AQUILANI848Steven N'ZONZI
Davide ASTORI57Cédric MONGONGU
Michael MORRISON6PAULO Ricardo Ribeiro Jesus MACHADO
Koby ARTHUR77Stanislav MANOLEV
José Ignacio Peleteiro Ramallo, JOTA8Jonathan DE GUZMAN
Ciro IMMOBILE97Anthony MODESTE
Clayton DONALDSON6106Franco Matías DI SANTO
Ché ADAMS611Nacer BARAZITE
Manager
Ryan SHOTTON12Joris Steve MARVEAUX
Connal TRUEMAN13Vladimir STOJKOVIC
Nicolai BROCK-MADSEN14Ricardo Jorge dos Santos DIAS
David COTTERILL15Markus ROSENBERG
Paul ROBINSON16Gavin HOYTE

Birmingham City 2 Lincoln City 3
(Half-time: 1-2, Attendance: 23,227, Stadium: St.Andrews, Referee: Neil SWARBRICK 7½)
6 Immobile, 60og MongonguScorers32 De Guzman, 42 Manolev, 87 De Guzman
Substitutions
Sendings off
28 JotaBookings
0Corners1
6Fouls5
1Offsides1
10Shots on3
10Shots off8
20Total shots11
8Shots saved0
45%Possession55%
Man of the match: Alberto AQUILANI
5JOTA's shot was well saved by VENTURA.
6GOAL!! A terrible goal-kick was intercepted by ARTHUR who setup IMMOBILE with a simple chance. (1-0 Birmingham City)
25A header by GROUNDS at the far post was comfortably collected by the Lincoln City 'keeper.
26A good ball from PAULO MACHADO on the right bobbled toward MANOLEV who scuffed his shot just beyond the near post.
26DI SANTO beat AQUILANI and drove the ball to MODESTE who hit his shot wide.
28JOTA booked for dangerous play.
30A shot from ADAMS held little difficulty for VENTURA.
32GOAL!! On the left wing BARAZITE collected a defender's clearance and hit it into the penalty box for DE GUZMAN to drive it over the line. (1-1)
34A header from ARTHUR was booted off the line by PAULO MACHADO.
41A shot from ARTHUR was smothered by the Lincoln City 'keeper.
42GOAL!! A mix up between GROUNDS and the Birmingham City 'keeper allowed MANOLEV to tap the ball into the empty net. (2-1 Lincoln City)
44A poor strike from IMMOBILE rolled agonisingly wide.
45+3A shot from ARTHUR seemed a certain goal but the 'keeper managed to punch the ball clear.
 
52BARAZITE knocked the ball to MANOLEV who headed it inches wide.
53JOTA rattled an easy chance past the righthand post.
59A cross from ARTHUR left ADAMS in lots of space but he snapped at his shot.
59AQUILANI ran onto a delightful ball from ARTHUR but blasted his shot wide of the goal.
60GOAL!! A shot from JOTA deflected off the legs of MONGONGU and raced past the helpless 'keeper and over the line.
62MODESTE headed over the bar.
76The motionless Lincoln City 'keeper was a mere bystander as a backpass from N'ZONZI fell just over.
87GOAL!! A strike from BARAZITE was kicked off the line only for DE GUZMAN to drill the ball home. (3-2 Lincoln City)
89Uncertainty in the Lincoln City defence enabled IMMOBILE to blast the ball wide.