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Match report
English Footie
League 2: Round 8 (setup 5, season 18)
Birmingham City
v.
Rochdale
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
16
Overall form:
Home form:
Adam LEGZDINS61Zeljko BRKIC
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
2
Overall form:
Home form:
Jonathan SPECTOR72Roman SHISHKIN
Jonathan GROUNDS63Emanuel POGATETZ
Alberto AQUILANI4Mikel SAN JOSE Dominguez
Paolo CANNAVARO757Sokratis PAPASTATHOPOULOS
Michael MORRISON67Matías Agustín SILVESTRE
Koby ARTHUR677GIOVANI dos Santos Ramírez
Jacques MAGHOMA68ALEX TEIXEIRA
Ciro IMMOBILE797Yoan GOUFFRAN
Robert TESCHE6106Oliver BURKE
Ché ADAMS6116Shane LONG
Manager
David COTTERILL12Donal McDERMOTT
Connal TRUEMAN13Conrad LOGAN
Clayton DONALDSON14Jean-Armel KANA-BIYIK
José Ignacio Peleteiro Ramallo, JOTA15Florent HADERGJONAJ
Stephen GLEESON616Jamie ALLEN

Birmingham City 2 Rochdale 2
(Half-time: 1-2, Attendance: 29,835, Stadium: St.Andrews, Referee: Tony BATES 7½)
10 Maghoma, 83 ImmobileScorers20 Alex Teixeira, 33 Long
74 Tesche <=> GleesonSubstitutions
Sendings off
5 MorrisonBookings68 Pogatetz, 75 Gouffran
2Corners1
15Fouls10
1Offsides2
7Shots on8
7Shots off5
14Total shots13
5Shots saved4
45%Possession55%
Man of the match: ALEX TEIXEIRA
3A strike from ARTHUR held no problem for BRKIC.
3A twenty yard drive from GIOVANI caused the 'keeper no problem.
5The ref books MORRISON for violent conduct against PAPASTATHOPOULOS.
7SHISHKIN poked an easy chance past the near post.
8A lovely effort from IMMOBILE scraped the outside of the righthand post.
9A weak strike from SAN JOSE trickled agonisingly wide.
10GOAL!! A goalmouth meleé culminated with MAGHOMA striking the ball into the back of the net. (1-0 Birmingham City)
13LEGZDINS dived to his left to block a fierce shot from Rochdale's GOUFFRAN.
20GOAL!! A neat one-two left ALEX TEIXEIRA clear and he made no mistake by instinctively lobbing the ball beyond the oncoming 'keeper. (1-1)
33GOAL!! A long goal-kick from PAPASTATHOPOULOS caught the Birmingham City defence square and LONG raced through to sidestep the 'keeper and score. (2-1 Rochdale)
39POGATETZ shot over.
45The 'keeper managed to palm clear a wicked effort.
 
49A shot from GOUFFRAN seemed a certain goal but LEGZDINS managed to palm the ball away.
53ARTHUR beat SHISHKIN and whacked the ball to MAGHOMA who dragged his shot wide.
54ARTHUR floated the ball to MAGHOMA who forced it wide.
60ALEX TEIXEIRA beat two Birmingham City players and drove a shot just wide.
68The ref books POGATETZ.
75GOUFFRAN given a yellow card for a poor foul.
82An outswinging corner was touched into the arms of the Birmingham City 'keeper by ALEX TEIXEIRA.
83GOAL!! After being forced wide IMMOBILE was able to drive the ball in from the tightest of angles. (2-2)
89GLEESON galloped through the Rochdale defence but shot straight at the 'keeper.
90+1The stunned 'keeper stared in disbelief as a backpass from PAPASTATHOPOULOS dropped just wide.