English League Championship

FT Saturday, April 28, 2012
Reading WWWWD 0
–
Birmingham City WDDDD 2
1st2ndT
REA000
BIR112
St Andrews Stadium · 25,516 att.

Team Stats

11
Fouls
13
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
0
5
Corner Kicks
4
6
Saves
6
50
Possession
50
4
SHOTS
9
1
ON GOAL
5
0.3
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
1
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
2
0
Accurate Passes
0
0
Passes
0
0.0
Pass Completion %
0.0
5
Accurate Crosses
4
15
Crosses
13
0.3
Cross %
0.3
0
Long Balls
0
0
Accurate Long Balls
0
0.0
Long Balls %
0.0
2
Blocked Shots
0
0
Effective Tackles
0
0
Tackles
0
0.0
Tackle %
0.0
0
Interceptions
0
0
Effective Clearances
0
9
Clearances
9

Head to Head

REA leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

BIR

  1. 13Colin DoyleG
  2. 6Peter RamageD
  3. 24Curtis DaviesD
  4. 5Pablo IbáñezD
  5. 3David MurphyD
  6. 15Wade ElliottM
  7. 8Guiranne N'dawM
  8. 22Nathan RedmondM
  9. 14Morgaro GomisM
  10. 11Andros TownsendM
  11. 19Nikola ZigicF

Substitutes

  1. 26Jack ButlandG
  2. 7Chris BurkeM
  3. 10Erik HusekleppM
  4. 9Marlon KingF
  5. 17Adam RooneyF

REA

  1. 1Adam FedericiG
  2. 3Matthew ConnollyD
  3. 17Kaspars GorkssD
  4. 5Alex PearceD
  5. 23Ian HarteD
  6. 11Jobi McAnuffM
  7. 8Mikele LeigertwoodM
  8. 7Jay TabbM
  9. 19Hal Robson-KanuM
  10. 9Adam Le FondreF
  11. 18Simon ChurchF

Substitutes

  1. 12Alex McCarthyG
  2. 16Joseph MillsD
  3. 24Shaun CummingsD
  4. 6Brynjar GunnarssonM
  5. 10Noel HuntF

Timeline

  1. 19' Birmingham makes a sub: Adam Rooney enters for Nikola Zigic. Reason: Injury
  2. 24' Goal!! Adam Rooney hits a very good left footed shot to the lower left corner from the centre penalty area (aprox. 18 yards) and scores!! Birmingham now leads 1 - 0
  3. 37' David Murphy is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
  4. 55' Matthew Connolly is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
  5. 62' Reading makes a sub: Shaun Cummings enters for Matthew Connolly. Reason: Tactical
  6. 66' Ian Harte places the penalty kick with his left foot to the lower left corner and the goalkeepper saves it!
  7. 70' Birmingham makes a sub: Chris Burke enters for Guiranne N'daw. Reason: Tactical
  8. 71' Reading makes a sub: Brynjar Gunnarsson enters for Mikele Leigertwood. Reason: Tactical
  9. 75' Wade Elliott places the penalty kick with his right foot to the upper left corner and scores!! The goalkeeper guessed correctly but could not stop the shot.
  10. 90' End of the game
  11. 90'+4' Wade Elliott places the penalty kick with his right foot to the lower left corner and the goalkeepper saves it!

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