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Commentary
3¹GOAL!! A long goal-kick from PHILLIPS caught the Boston United defence square and BELLINGHAM rushed through to sidestep the 'keeper and score. (1-0 Birmingham City)
4¹ESTUPIÑÁN booked by the referee for a poor challenge.
6¹A drive from BELLINGHAM seemed a certain goal but OSPINA managed to parry the ball away.
12¹CHONG flicked a deadly shot inches wide from twenty yards out.
14¹A wonderful save prevented BLOXHAM from scoring a lovely goal.
17¹DIOUF's shot was well held by the 'keeper.
17¹PHILLIPS poked a simple chance past the far post.
18¹GOAL!! A short corner was chipped out to GABRIEL PAULISTA who hit the ball into the net. (1-1)
21¹A refined pass from JAMES was flicked goalbound by ESTUPIÑÁN only for the Boston United 'keeper to claw away.
24¹BELLINGHAM receives a yellow card by the ref.
27¹A shot from BURROUGHS was smothered by the 'keeper.
30¹A fine dribble was ended by a good save by the oncoming Boston United 'keeper.
34¹A cross from JAMES left BELLINGHAM in plenty of space but he snapped at his shot.
37¹A good effort from CHONG scraped the top of the crossbar.
38¹A thirty yard shot from BLOXHAM caused SELVIK little difficulty.
43¹GOAL!! A mishit backpass by GABRIEL PAULISTA enabled CHONG to nip in and nudge the ball past the Boston United 'keeper. (2-1 Birmingham City)
43¹A left foot effort from BELLINGHAM was clawed past the post by the 'keeper.
16²LARKÈCHE ran onto a great ball from WILSON but blasted his shot wide of the goal.
22²HOGAN booked.
26²ESTUPIÑÁN shot over.
33²The bemused 'keeper was all agog as a backpass from BACUNA dropped just wide.
43²A clumsy challenge on KÄIT by BACUNA results in a booking.

 
Birmingham City
 
League position: 16
Home league form: WWXL
Overall league form: LWLLWWWL
Formation: 4-3-3
Line-ups
Egil SELVIK6½17 David OSPINA
(c)Maxime COLIN7½26½Joey PELUPESSY
George FRIEND7½37 Ziyad LARKÈCHE
Jordan JAMES7½47 Adrián BERNABÉ
Nathaniel PHILLIPS6½57½GABRIEL PAULISTA(c)
Marc ROBERTS6½66 Killian PHILLIPS
Juninho BACUNA7½75½Kane WILSON
Tahith CHONG7½86 Mattias KÄIT
(p)Óscar ESTUPIÑÁN7½96 Tom BLOXHAM(p)
(f)Jobe BELLINGHAM6 106 Jack BURROUGHS(f)
Scott HOGAN5½116½Mame DIOUF
Manager
Ivan SUNJIC  12  Kwame POKU
Zach JEACOCK  13  Jayden DANNS
George HALL  146 Eoin TOAL
Niall HUGGINS  15  Richard WOOD
Gary GARDNER  16  Jack SIMPSON
 
Boston United
 
League position: 13
Away league form: OLLW
Overall league form: WOWLXLWW
Formation: 4-3-3

Statistics
Birmingham City 2 Boston United 1
(Half-time: 2-1, Attendance: 17,477, Stadium: St.Andrews, Referee: Jarnail Singh 8)

Bellingham 3¹, Chong 43¹
Scorers
Substitutions
Sent off
Bookings
Corners
Fouls
Offsides
Shots on
Shots off
Total shots
Shots saved
Possession
Gabriel Paulista 18¹
 PelupessyóToal 15²
  
Estupiñán 4¹, Bellingham 24¹, Hogan 22², Bacuna 43² 
31
157
1010
105
74
179
74
54%46%
Man of the match: Juninho Bacuna