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Commentary
1¹A penalty box meleé resulted in DIOMANDE knocking a low shot wide.
8¹A delightful shot from BENNIE was dealt with by a useful parry from the 'keeper.
10¹A great save prevented DIOMANDE from scoring a lovely goal.
11¹DRAKES-THOMAS worked the ball to SATPAEV, BENNIE gathered his pass and hoofed the ball within easy reach of TRAFFORD.
16¹SATPAEV's shot beat the 'keeper but rebounded off the Rushden&Diamonds post.
18¹The motionless 'keeper was all agog as a backpass from MANÉ fell just over.
20¹Uncertainty in the Birmingham City defence enabled SUCCESS to hit the ball wide.
27¹GOAL!! A glorious inswinging corner was nodded in at the far post by SUCCESS. (1-0 Rushden&Diamonds)
29¹GOAL!! A long drive from MANÉ deflected off the boot of SCHUSTER and into his own net. (2-0 Rushden&Diamonds)
36¹TRAFFORD saved a lovely strike from BENNIE.
39¹GOAL!! A great drive from BROWN was punched clear by the Birmingham City 'keeper only as far as DIOMANDE who lashed the ball past the stranded Birmingham City 'keeper. (3-0 Rushden&Diamonds)
42¹ESTUPIÑÁN's shot was well held by the 'keeper.
0²The referee cautions COLIN.
6²A corner bobbled toward BROWN who touched the ball wide.
10²GOAL!! A tackle from TÓTH gave Birmingham City a free-kick twenty yards out which JAMES slammed past the 'keeper. (3-1 Rushden&Diamonds)
17²ESTUPIÑÁN headed over.
26²DIOMANDE snapped at an easy chance.
28²A pin-point pass bobbled toward BENNIE and his right foot shot flew narrowly wide.
34²BENNIE ran onto a wonderful ball from JAMES but fired his shot wide of the goal.
38²TRAFFORD dived to his left to save an accurate drive from Birmingham City's SATPAEV.
39²The referee cautions PHILLIPS for a cynical challenge.
47²A weak shot from DIOMANDE trickled agonisingly wide.

 
Birmingham City
 
League position: 5
Home league form: XWLW
Overall league form: XWWLLWWL
Formation: 4-1-3-2
Line-ups
Ewen JAOUEN6 16 James TRAFFORD
Maxime COLIN7 27 ARNAU MARTÍNEZ López
Zak STURGE7½37 Honest AHANOR
Jordan JAMES7 46 Ciaron BROWN
Nathaniel PHILLIPS7 56 Ashley PHILLIPS
Jannik SCHUSTER6½66½Kees SMIT
Joél DRAKES-THOMAS7 76½Alex TÓTH(c)
Daniel BENNIE6 86 Yan DIOMANDE
(p)Óscar ESTUPIÑÁN7 97½Mateus MANÉ
(c,f)Jobe BELLINGHAM7 106 Enso GONZÁLEZ(f)
Dastan SATPAEV7 117½Isaac SUCCESS(p)
Philip ThorneManagerJeremy Summerfield
Marcel OAKLEY  12  IVO Daniel PINTO
Egil SELVIK  13  Fedor LAPOUKHOV
Ivan SUNJIC  14  Juho LÄHTEENMÄKI
George FRIEND  156½Christos MOUZAKITIS
Tian KOREN  16  Momodou SONKO
 
Rushden&Diamonds
 
League position: 3
Away league form: XLWL
Overall league form: XWWLWWWL
Formation: 4-4-2

Statistics
Birmingham City 1 Rushden&Diamonds 3
(Half-time: 0-3, Attendance: 14,886, Stadium: St.Andrews, Referee: Rob Shoebridge 6, stadium work in progress)

James 10²
Scorers
Substitutions
Sent off
Bookings
Corners
Fouls
Offsides
Shots on
Shots off
Total shots
Shots saved
Possession
Success 27¹, Schuster 29¹ (og), Diomande 39¹
 TóthóMouzakitis 30²
  
Colin 0², Phillips 39² 
22
1310
44
86
67
1413
53
52%48%
Man of the match: Isaac Success