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Match report
English Footie
League 2: Round 16 (setup 5, season 18)
Bristol Rovers
v.
Birmingham City
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
13
Overall form:
Home form:
Rafael Enrique ROMO Pérez1Adam LEGZDINS
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
15
Overall form:
Home form:
Sebastian RUDY82Jonathan SPECTOR
Miguel Arturo LAYÚN Prado3Jonathan GROUNDS
Vegard FORREN48Alberto AQUILANI
Sergey POLITEVICH75Davide ASTORI
François AFFOLTER76Paolo CANNAVARO
Thomas DRAGE676Koby ARTHUR
Emmanuel Nosakhare Igiebor, NOSA87José Ignacio Peleteiro Ramallo, JOTA
Jonathan PARR9Ciro IMMOBILE
Matt JARVIS106Clayton DONALDSON
Anthony UJAH711Ché ADAMS
Manager
Jørgen SKJELVIK12David COTTERILL
Steve PHILLIPS13Connal TRUEMAN
Kasper POVLSEN14Michael MORRISON
Igor SHITOV15Jacques MAGHOMA
Eggert Gunnþór JÓNSSON16Ryan SHOTTON

Bristol Rovers 1 Birmingham City 2
(Half-time: 0-1, Attendance: 20,480, Stadium: The Memorial Stadium, Referee: Jon MOSS 7)
54 NosaScorers5 Adams, 63 Aquilani
Substitutions54 Adams <=> Maghoma
Sendings off
Bookings20 Donaldson
1Corners5
8Fouls5
2Offsides3
1Shots on8
11Shots off10
12Total shots18
0Shots saved5
44%Possession56%
Man of the match: Davide ASTORI
1IMMOBILE's header was well saved by the Bristol Rovers 'keeper.
2Uncertainty in the Birmingham City defence enabled NOSA to thump the ball just beyond the near post.
5GOAL!! Birmingham City's ADAMS beat a number of defenders before firing just inside the 'keeper's far post. (1-0 Birmingham City)
13The motionless 'keeper was all agog as a backpass from DONALDSON fell just wide.
20The ref yellow cards DONALDSON.
25A right foot shot from ASTORI was pushed round the post by ROMO.
31IMMOBILE was put clear by CANNAVARO and he pulled away from the 'keeper but glanced his shot over.
32PARR fluffed a simple chance.
36A tame shot from DONALDSON rolled agonisingly wide.
44A cross from ARTHUR left JOTA in plenty of space but he fluffed his shot.
 
48DRAGE brought the ball past ASTORI and stroked a poor shot well wide.
52UJAH beat ASTORI and blasted the ball to NOSA who toe-poked his shot wide.
54GOAL!! A RUDY run down the left resulted in a perfect cross for NOSA to fire in. (1-1)
60A penalty box scramble resulted in IMMOBILE knocking a low shot over.
63A lovely effort from NOSA scraped the outside of the righthand post.
63GOAL!! A great dribble from CANNAVARO gave ARTHUR space on the left and AQUILANI rifled in his pin-point pass. (2-1 Birmingham City)
72A free-kick from FORREN flew wide.
76NOSA booted the ball wide from just inside the area.
78The Bristol Rovers 'keeper was able to block a fierce shot.
80The 'keeper was able to claw away a poor shot from IMMOBILE.
89JOTA made space on the right and dragged the ball to GROUNDS who fired the ball wide.
90+1LAYÚN beat two Birmingham City players and thundered a great chance over the bar.