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Commentary
The 'keeper did well to hold onto an amazing shot from IMMOBILE.
A accurate pass bobbled toward YARMOLENKO and his looping shot went narrowly over.
HEITINGA receives a yellow card by the ref for a clumsy foul.
19¹GOAL!! After a neat build-up CANDREVA drove a low shot past the 'keeper. (1-0 Birmingham City)
25¹CANDREVA placed a looping shot wide from just outside the area.
27¹CANDREVA booked for dangerous play.
27¹The 'keeper saved a clever shot from IMMOBILE.
29¹The referee books MARCHISIO for dangerous play against PEREIRA.
35¹A bad foul gets CASSANO a yellow card.
42¹CASSANO worked the ball to MOTTA, CANDREVA gathered his pass and hoofed the ball within easy reach of MIGNOLET.
43¹A perfect strike from CASSANO was dealt with by a useful block from the 'keeper.
A fine piece of skill was ended by a good save by the oncoming Birmingham City 'keeper.
IMMOBILE booked by the referee.
13²A good effort from MOISANDER scraped the outside of the righthand post.
16²A twenty yard shot from CANDREVA caused the Chester 'keeper little difficulty.
18²DE SANCTIS was able to claw away a tame header from HERNANES.
23²GOAL!! A refined set-piece enabled DE CEGLIE to slip the ball into the back of the net. (2-0 Birmingham City)
24²DESTRO beat OGBONNA and hit the ball to JELAVIC who fumbled his effort wide.
32²HERNANES played the ball to FILIPE LUIS who headed it over.
35²CANDREVA rattled an easy chance past the righthand post.
42²JELAVIC stormed through the Birmingham City defence but shot straight at the Birmingham City 'keeper.
46²A penalty box scramble resulted in CASSANO cracking a low shot over.

 
Birmingham City
 
League position: 11
Home league form: WOWW
Overall league form: WLLOWWXW
Formation: 4-3-3
Line-ups
(c)Morgan DE SANCTIS1Simon MIGNOLET
Christian MAGGIO2Maximiliano PEREIRA(c)
Angelo OGBONNA3FILIPE LUIS Karsmirski
Claudio MARCHISIO4Anderson HERNANES
Andrea BARZAGLI5Niklas MOISANDER
Davide ASTORI6John HEITINGA
Thiago MOTTA7Valon BEHRAMI
Antonio CANDREVA8Andriy YARMOLENKO
(p)Ciro IMMOBILE9Nikica JELAVIC(p)
(f)Daniel OSVALDO10Martin HARNIK(f)
Antonio CASSANO11Mattia DESTRO
Manager
Alberto AQUILANI  12  Rafal WOLSKI
Emanuele GIACCHERINI  13  DIEGO Alves
Paolo DE CEGLIE14Renat YANBAEV
Lorenzo INSIGNE  15  Fabio QUAGLIARELLA
Paolo CANNAVARO  16  ALEX GRIMALDO
 
Chester
 
League position: 18
Away league form: LWWW
Overall league form: WLWWLWLW
Formation: 4-3-3

Statistics
Birmingham City 2 Chester 0
(Half-time: 1-0, Attendance: 29,867, Stadium: St.Andrews, Referee: Tony Bates 5½)

Candreva 19¹, de Ceglie 23²
Scorers
Substitutions
Sent off
Bookings
Corners
Fouls
Offsides
Shots on
Shots off
Total shots
Shots saved
Possession
 
Immobileóde Ceglie 19²YarmolenkoóYanbaev 26²
  
Candreva 27¹, Marchisio 29¹, Cassano 35¹, Immobile 8²Heitinga 9¹
25
175
14
84
37
1111
63
42%58%
Man of the match: Anderson Hernanes