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Match report
English Footie
League 2: Round 1 (setup 5, season 18)
Sheffield United
v.
Birmingham City
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
20
Jamal BLACKMAN616Connal TRUEMAN
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
2
Vlad CHIRICHES27Ryan SHOTTON
Roberto CANELLA Suárez73Jonathan GROUNDS
DIEGO Ribas da Cunha747Alberto AQUILANI
Dirk MARCELLIS75Paolo CANNAVARO
Richard STEARMAN66Michael MORRISON
Paul COUTTS776Koby ARTHUR
Stefan SCOUGALL786José Ignacio Peleteiro Ramallo, JOTA
Lucas Ramón BARRIOS97Ciro IMMOBILE
Walter Alejandro GARGANO Guevara810Clayton DONALDSON
Lennart THY611David COTTERILL
Manager
Juan Carlos PAREDES Reasco12Greg STEWART
Michael Simőes Domingues, MIKA13Jacques MAGHOMA
Billy SHARP14Robert TESCHE
Chris BASHAM157Maikel KIEFTENBELD
Jake BUXTON16Nicolai BROCK-MADSEN

Sheffield United 3 Birmingham City 2
(Half-time: 1-0, Attendance: 26,428, Stadium: Bramall Lane, Referee: Russell BOOTH 5½)
11 Barrios, 52 Gargano, 78 ScougallScorers53 Immobile, 61 Jota
Substitutions69 Grounds <=> Kieftenbeld
Sendings off
Bookings80 Donaldson
3Corners3
8Fouls10
2Offsides1
4Shots on7
10Shots off5
14Total shots12
1Shots saved5
60%Possession40%
Man of the match: Walter Alejandro GARGANO Guevara
2A poor shot from BARRIOS bounced agonisingly wide.
4SCOUGALL scuffed a simple chance.
5SCOUGALL ran onto a great ball from GARGANO but fumbled his effort wide of the lefthand post.
9SHOTTON beat two Sheffield United players and blasted an effort over.
11GOAL!! A hefty goal-kick from CHIRICHES caught the Birmingham City defence napping and BARRIOS rushed through to sidestep the 'keeper and score. (1-0 Sheffield United)
12JOTA made space on the right and knocked the ball to IMMOBILE who rasped the ball wide.
18AQUILANI worked the ball to ARTHUR, COTTERILL controlled his cross and booted the ball within easy reach of the Sheffield United 'keeper.
19GARGANO played the ball to SCOUGALL who fired it over.
39An exceptional effort from BARRIOS scraped the outside of the righthand post.
 
46A header by IMMOBILE at the near post was easily collected by BLACKMAN.
52GOAL!! A deep corner left TRUEMAN struggling and GARGANO knocked the ball into the net. (2-0 Sheffield United)
53GOAL!! A quick free-kick allowed DONALDSON to nudge the ball to IMMOBILE who hit a right foot shot home. (2-1 Sheffield United)
58IMMOBILE's shot beat the 'keeper but rebounded off the Sheffield United crossbar.
61GOAL!! A cross from COTTERILL was flicked away by SCOUGALL only for DONALDSON to fire the ball back into the box for JOTA to force into the net. (2-2)
75A corner found SCOUGALL who flicked an effort just beyond the far post.
78SHOTTON nodded the ball wide from just inside the area.
78GOAL!! A goalmouth meleé culminated with SCOUGALL striking the ball into the roof of the net. (3-2 Sheffield United)
80DONALDSON booked for gamesmanship.
82A good ball from COUTTS on the left fell to SCOUGALL who mishit his effort over the bar.
85A mix up in the Birmingham City defence enabled CANELLA to crack the ball just wide.
90A cross from DIEGO left SCOUGALL in plenty of space but he fluffed his shot.
90+1SCOUGALL charged through the Birmingham City defence but shot straight at TRUEMAN.