Portsmouth vs Birmingham City, 2011-12 English League Championship, 2011/2012 English League Championship

· English League Championship

Portsmouth

54': Christopher Maguire
60': David Norris
77': Kelvin Etuhu
90'+2': Marko Futacs

FT
4 - 1

Birmingham City

7': Nikola Zigic
59': David Murphy

About

Portsmouth are hosting Birmingham City at Fratton Park, Portsmouth, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Commentary

0': Game on!
1': Throw-in: Greg Halford takes it (Attacking)
1': David Murphy crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
2': Greg Halford clears the ball from danger.
2': Chris Burke crosses the ball. Outcome: save
3': Jamie Ashdown makes a very good save (Catch)
3': Handball called on Marlon King
3': Tal Ben-Haim takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from the left channel. Outcome: pass
4': Offside called on Luke Varney
4': Boaz Myhill takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
4': Andros Townsend crosses the ball. Outcome: open play
5': Ricardo Rocha commits a foul on Marlon King resulting on a free kick for Birmingham
5': Keith Fahey takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the right channel. Outcome: pass
6': Keith Fahey hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss left
6': Jamie Ashdown takes a long goal kick
7': Chris Burke crosses the ball. Outcome: save
7': Jamie Ashdown makes a good save (Catch)
7': Boaz Myhill takes a long goal kick
7': Marlon King hits a good left footed shot. Outcome: goal
7': Goal!! Nikola Zigic hits a very good left footed shot to the lower right corner from the left penalty area (aprox. 12 yards) and scores!! Birmingham now leads 1 - 0
8': That last goal was assisted by Marlon King (Pass from Left Penalty Area)
9': Throw-in: Greg Halford takes it (Defending)
9': Throw-in: Greg Halford takes it (Attacking)
9': Throw-in: David Murphy takes it (Defending)
10': Throw-in: Tal Ben-Haim takes it (Attacking)
11': Offside called on Luke Varney
11': Boaz Myhill takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
12': Scott Allan commits a foul on Andros Townsend resulting on a free kick for Birmingham
12': David Murphy takes an indirect freekick with his left foot from the left channel. Outcome: pass
12': Chris Burke hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right
13': Jamie Ashdown takes a long goal kick
13': Offside called on Nikola Zigic
13': Jamie Ashdown takes an indirect freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
14': Throw-in: Tal Ben-Haim takes it (Attacking)
14': Boaz Myhill takes a long goal kick
15': Luke Varney commits a foul on Curtis Davies resulting on a free kick for Birmingham
15': Boaz Myhill takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
17': Offside called on Greg Halford
17': Boaz Myhill takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
18': Jamie Ashdown takes a long goal kick
18': Scott Allan commits a foul on Andros Townsend resulting on a free kick for Birmingham
19': Chris Burke takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left wing. Outcome: cross
19': Chris Burke crosses the ball. Outcome: open play
19': Marlon King commits a foul on Joe Ward resulting on a free kick for Portsmouth
19': Jason Pearce takes an indirect freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
20': Joe Ward hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: save
20': Boaz Myhill makes a very good save (Catch)
21': Throw-in: Tal Ben-Haim takes it (Attacking)
21': Offside called on David Norris
21': Boaz Myhill takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
22': Nikola Zigic commits a foul on Scott Allan resulting on a free kick for Portsmouth
22': Ricardo Rocha takes an indirect freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
22': Throw-in: Peter Ramage takes it (Defending)
23': Boaz Myhill takes a long goal kick
24': Throw-in: David Murphy takes it (Defending)
24': Guiranne N'daw commits a foul on Scott Allan resulting on a free kick for Portsmouth
24': Tal Ben-Haim takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left channel. Outcome: pass
25': Offside called on Christopher Maguire
25': Boaz Myhill takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
26': Throw-in: Tal Ben-Haim takes it (Defending)
27': Throw-in: David Murphy takes it (Defending)
27': Throw-in: Greg Halford takes it (Attacking)
30': David Murphy crosses the ball. Outcome: save
30': Jamie Ashdown makes a very good save (Catch)
31': Throw-in: Greg Halford takes it (Defending)
31': Throw-in: Greg Halford takes it (Defending)
31': Throw-in: Greg Halford takes it (Defending)
32': Luke Varney commits a foul on David Murphy resulting on a free kick for Birmingham
32': Boaz Myhill takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
32': Throw-in: Peter Ramage takes it (Attacking)
33': Jamie Ashdown takes a long goal kick
33': Luke Varney commits a foul on David Murphy resulting on a free kick for Birmingham
34': Steven Caldwell takes an indirect freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
34': Offside called on Christopher Maguire
34': Boaz Myhill takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
35': Nikola Zigic hits a good left footed shot. Outcome: save
35': Jamie Ashdown makes a good save (Catch)
35': Luke Varney hits a good left footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right
36': Boaz Myhill takes a long goal kick
38': David Murphy commits a foul on Scott Allan resulting on a free kick for Portsmouth
38': Scott Allan takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the right wing. Outcome: open play
38': David Murphy is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
38': George Thorne hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar
39': Boaz Myhill takes a long goal kick
39': Throw-in: David Murphy takes it (Attacking)
40': Throw-in: Peter Ramage takes it (Defending)
41': Throw-in: Tal Ben-Haim takes it (Attacking)
41': Christopher Maguire hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: save
41': Boaz Myhill makes a very good save (Round Post)
41': Luke Varney takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and passes it to a teammate resulting in: open play
42': Tal Ben-Haim crosses the ball. Outcome: save
42': Boaz Myhill makes a very good save (Catch)
43': Throw-in: Scott Allan takes it (Defending)
44': Throw-in: Scott Allan takes it (Defending)
45': Scott Allan crosses the ball. Outcome: blocked
45': Marlon King blocks the cross
45': Scott Allan takes the corner kick from the right byline with his right foot and hits an outswinger to the far post, resulting in: open play
45': The referee has signaled the end of the first half
45'+1': Peter Ramage commits a foul on Christopher Maguire resulting on a free kick for Portsmouth
45'+1': Scott Allan takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left channel. Outcome: open play
45'+1': Christopher Maguire commits a foul on Andros Townsend resulting on a free kick for Birmingham
45'+2': Steven Caldwell takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
45'+2': Andros Townsend hits a good left footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right
45'+3': Jamie Ashdown takes a long goal kick
45': The second half is under way
46': Boaz Myhill takes a long goal kick
47': Chris Burke takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and hits an inswinger to the centre, resulting in: open play
47': Marlon King hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: save
47': Jamie Ashdown makes a very good save (Catch)
48': Throw-in: Greg Halford takes it (Attacking)
48': Scott Allan hits a good left footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss left
49': Boaz Myhill takes a short goal kick
49': Throw-in: Tal Ben-Haim takes it (Attacking)
50': Throw-in: David Murphy takes it (Defending)
50': Throw-in: Greg Halford takes it (Defending)
51': Marlon King crosses the ball. Outcome: shot
51': Nikola Zigic hits a good header, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right
51': Jamie Ashdown takes a long goal kick
51': Marlon King hits a good left footed shot. Outcome: save
52': Jamie Ashdown makes a very good save (Catch)
52': Curtis Davies commits a foul on Luke Varney resulting on a free kick for Portsmouth
52': Greg Halford takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from the left wing. Outcome: pass
52': Curtis Davies is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
54': Christopher Maguire hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: goal
54': Goal!! Christopher Maguire hits a very good right footed shot to the lower right corner from the right penalty area (aprox. 12 yards) and scores!! The game is now tied at 1
54': That last goal was assisted by Greg Halford (Pass from Left Wing)
55': Throw-in: Greg Halford takes it (Attacking)
56': Throw-in: David Murphy takes it (Attacking)
57': Ricardo Rocha commits a foul on Marlon King resulting on a free kick for Birmingham
57': Chris Burke takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left wing. Outcome: cross
58': Chris Burke crosses the ball. Outcome: save
58': Jamie Ashdown makes a very good save (Catch)
58': Offside called on Chris Burke
58': Ricardo Rocha takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
59': Throw-in: Ricardo Rocha takes it (Attacking)
59': David Murphy commits a foul on Christopher Maguire resulting on a free kick for Portsmouth
59': Scott Allan takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from the right wing. Outcome: pass
59': David Murphy has been shown the red card and will no longer take part of this game! Reason: second bookable offence
60': Greg Halford crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
60': Steven Caldwell clears the ball from danger.
60': David Norris hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: goal
60': Goal!! David Norris hits a very good right footed shot to the lower right corner from the right penalty area (aprox. 18 yards) and scores!! Portsmouth now leads 2 - 1
61': That last goal was assisted by Greg Halford (Cross from Right Channel)
62': Luke Varney commits a foul on Peter Ramage resulting on a free kick for Birmingham
62': Peter Ramage takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from the right wing. Outcome: pass
62': Guiranne N'daw crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
62': Jason Pearce clears the ball from danger.
63': Throw-in: Andros Townsend takes it (Attacking)
63': Chris Burke crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
63': Jason Pearce clears the ball from danger.
64': Andros Townsend takes the corner kick from the right byline with his left foot and hits an inswinger to the near post, resulting in: clearance
64': George Thorne clears the ball from danger.
65': Andros Townsend crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
65': Ricardo Rocha clears the ball from danger.
65': Birmingham makes a sub: Wade Elliott enters for Peter Ramage. Reason: Tactical
66': Christopher Maguire commits a foul on Keith Fahey resulting on a free kick for Birmingham
66': Boaz Myhill takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
68': Throw-in: Chris Burke takes it (Attacking)
68': Christopher Maguire crosses the ball. Outcome: open play
68': Throw-in: Chris Burke takes it (Defending)
68': Throw-in: Tal Ben-Haim takes it (Attacking)
69': Boaz Myhill takes a long goal kick
69': Jason Pearce commits a foul on Marlon King resulting on a free kick for Birmingham
69': Andros Townsend takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the right channel. Outcome: shot
70': Andros Townsend hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: blocked
71': David Norris blocks the shot
71': Andros Townsend commits a foul on Greg Halford resulting on a free kick for Portsmouth
71': Jamie Ashdown takes an indirect freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
72': Marlon King hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: save
72': Jamie Ashdown makes a very good save (Catch)
72': Throw-in: Keith Fahey takes it (Defending)
73': Wade Elliott crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
73': Jason Pearce clears the ball from danger.
73': Portsmouth makes a sub: Kelvin Etuhu enters for Scott Allan. Reason: Tactical
74': Throw-in: Tal Ben-Haim takes it (Defending)
74': Christopher Maguire takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and hits an inswinger to the centre, resulting in: save
75': Boaz Myhill makes a very good save (Punch)
75': Throw-in: Chris Burke takes it (Defending)
76': Throw-in: Guiranne N'daw takes it (Defending)
76': Throw-in: Greg Halford takes it (Attacking)
76': Offside called on Luke Varney
76': Boaz Myhill takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
76': Offside called on Christopher Maguire
76': Boaz Myhill takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
77': Offside called on Marlon King
77': Tal Ben-Haim takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
77': Kelvin Etuhu hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: goal
77': Goal!! Kelvin Etuhu hits a very good right footed shot to the upper left corner from the right penalty area (aprox. 12 yards) and scores!! Portsmouth now leads 3 - 1
78': That last goal was assisted by Christopher Maguire (Pass from Right Channel)
79': Christopher Maguire crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
79': Steven Caldwell clears the ball from danger.
79': Throw-in: Christopher Maguire takes it (Attacking)
79': Chris Burke hits a good left footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss left
80': Jamie Ashdown takes a long goal kick
80': Throw-in: Tal Ben-Haim takes it (Attacking)
81': Throw-in: Chris Burke takes it (Defending)
82': Christopher Maguire crosses the ball. Outcome: open play
82': Kelvin Etuhu crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
82': Steven Caldwell clears the ball from danger.
82': Christopher Maguire takes the corner kick from the right byline with his right foot and hits an outswinger to the centre, resulting in: open play
83': Birmingham makes a sub: Pablo Ibañez enters for Keith Fahey. Reason: Tactical
84': Throw-in: Tal Ben-Haim takes it (Attacking)
85': Chris Burke crosses the ball. Outcome: open play
86': Offside called on Marlon King
86': Tal Ben-Haim takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
86': Throw-in: Tal Ben-Haim takes it (Defending)
87': Birmingham makes a sub: Adam Rooney enters for Nikola Zigic. Reason: Tactical
88': Boaz Myhill takes a long goal kick
89': Portsmouth makes a sub: Marko Futacs enters for Christopher Maguire. Reason: Tactical
90': Throw-in: Tal Ben-Haim takes it (Attacking)
90': The referee has signaled the end of the second half
90': End of the game
90'+2': Marko Futacs hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: goal
90'+2': Goal!! Marko Futacs hits a very good right footed shot to the lower right corner from the right 6 yard (aprox. 6 yards) and scores!! Portsmouth now leads 4 - 1
90'+3': That last goal was assisted by Greg Halford (Cross from Right Wing)
90'+4': Throw-in: Tal Ben-Haim takes it (Attacking)
90'+4': Portsmouth makes a sub: Ashley Harrison enters for David Norris. Reason: Tactical
90'+5': Throw-in: Chris Burke takes it (Defending)
90'+5': Throw-in: Chris Burke takes it (Defending)
90'+6': Offside called on Luke Varney
90'+6': Boaz Myhill takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play

Statistics

BIR		POR
8	Fouls	11
2	Yellow Cards	0
1	Red Cards	0
4	Offsides	9
2	Corner Kicks	4
4	Saves	8
46	Possession	54
10	SHOTS	5
5	ON GOAL	2
0.5	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
4	Accurate Crosses	2
13	Crosses	7
0.3	Cross %	0.3
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
1	Blocked Shots	1
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
3	Clearances	6

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Fratton Park
Location: Portsmouth, England
Attendance: 12,186

Line-Ups

Portsmouth

No.	Name
1	Jamie Ashdown (GK)
15	Greg Halford
3	Ricardo Rocha
5	Jason Pearce
26	Tal Ben Haim
2	Joel Ward
20	George Thorne
19	David Norris
16	Scott Allan
22	Christopher Maguire
11	Luke Varney

Portsmouth Substitutes:

Ashley Harrison, Adam Webster, Marko Futacs, Kelvin Etuhu, Benjani Mwaruwari.

Birmingham City

No.	Name
1	Boaz Myhill (GK)
6	Peter Ramage
24	Curtis Davies
4	Steven Caldwell
3	David Murphy
7	Chris Burke
8	Guiranne N'daw
11	Andros Townsend
18	Keith Fahey
9	Marlon King
19	Nikola Zigic

Birmingham City Substitutes:

Colin Doyle, Pablo Ibáñez, Morgaro Gomis, Wade Elliott, Adam Rooney.

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