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Match report
English Footie
League 2: Round 6 (setup 5, season 18)
Crewe Alexandra
v.
Birmingham City
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
20
Overall form:
Home form:
Alex SMITHIES15Adam LEGZDINS
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
21
Overall form:
Home form:
DOUGLAS Pereira dos Santos2Jonathan SPECTOR
Jesper JUELSGÅRD Kristensen83Jonathan GROUNDS
Kevin PEZZONI84Alberto AQUILANI
BRENO Vinicius Borges5Davide ASTORI
Gianni ZUIVERLOON567Michael MORRISON
Anthony PILKINGTON676Koby ARTHUR
Nathaniel MENDEZ-LAING787José Ignacio Peleteiro Ramallo, JOTA
Shaun HARRAD69Ciro IMMOBILE
Andrea MAZZARANI106Clayton DONALDSON
NILMAR Honorato da Silva611Ché ADAMS
Manager
Jose BAXTER12Greg STEWART
Declan RUDD13Connal TRUEMAN
Chris HERD614Stephen GLEESON
Conor GRANT15Paul ROBINSON
Rhian BREWSTER16David COTTERILL

Crewe Alexandra 4 Birmingham City 4
(Half-time: 1-1, Attendance: 16,094, Stadium: Gresty Road, Referee: Dean WHITESTONE 5)
20 Juelsgård, 49p Harrad, 64 Juelsgård, 80 PezzoniScorers30 Immobile, 60 Aquilani, 65 Immobile, 89 Jota
70 Zuiverloon <=> HerdSubstitutions
Sendings off
50 MazzaraniBookings5 Morrison, 45 Grounds
7Corners3
7Fouls14
2Offsides4
6Shots on7
9Shots off5
15Total shots12
2Shots saved3
52%Possession48%
Man of the match: Jonathan SPECTOR
1A pin-point pass was collected by HARRAD and his left foot shot raced narrowly over.
5MORRISON booked for a clinical tackle on NILMAR.
6PILKINGTON made space on the right and knocked the ball to DOUGLAS who rasped the ball wide.
10The 'keeper parried a clever strike from ARTHUR.
15A free-kick from IMMOBILE flew over the bar.
17LEGZDINS managed to palm clear an amazing effort.
20GOAL!! An outswinging corner was booted clear only for JUELSGÅRD to blast the ball into the back of the net. (1-0 Crewe Alexandra)
30GOAL!! A deep cross by ASTORI was met by IMMOBILE who charged in to score. (1-1)
43IMMOBILE's shot beat the Crewe Alexandra 'keeper but rebounded off the Crewe Alexandra upright.
45A clinical challenge on MENDEZ-LAING by GROUNDS results in a booking.
45+1A penalty box scramble resulted in NILMAR driving the ball over.
45+2MENDEZ-LAING stroked a simple chance past the far post.
 
49GOAL!! HARRAD rattled a penalty past LEGZDINS after ASTORI had handled just inside the area.
50WHITESTONE books MAZZARANI for violent conduct against ADAMS.
60GOAL!! An inswinging corner booted out by MENDEZ-LAING was hit into the back of the net by AQUILANI. (2-2)
64GOAL!! An energetic MENDEZ-LAING ran down the wing and pulled the ball back for JUELSGÅRD to flick home. (3-2 Crewe Alexandra)
65GOAL!! A deep goal-kick from MORRISON caught the Crewe Alexandra defence square and IMMOBILE nipped in to sidestep the 'keeper and score. (3-3)
72IMMOBILE blasted a right foot shot just wide from twenty yards out.
80GOAL!! An imaginative MENDEZ-LAING played a wonderful ball down the left to PEZZONI who seemingly in an offside position went on to easily score. (4-3 Crewe Alexandra)
81A cross from AQUILANI left IMMOBILE in lots of space but he scuffed his shot.
83DOUGLAS hoofed the ball wide from the edge of the box.
89GOAL!! The creative SPECTOR neatly touched on a cross for JOTA to volley the ball in. (4-4)