FOOTBALL Live

Saturday October 27, 2007 Finished St Andrews

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Birmingham City

  • Kapo 25’ (pen.), 80’
  • Ridgewell 63’

Wigan Athletic

  • Bent 22’, 58’
  1. Blues down Wigan

    Blues down Wigan

    Wigan's run of games without a win is extended to eight after Birmingham came from behind to win 3-2 at St Andrew's. Two goals from Oliver Kapo and a Liam Ridgewell strike gave Blues the win, while Marcus Bent scored two for Wigan. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Birmingham City
    • Wigan Athletic
    • 90+1 And that is the final whistle, no wins in eight for Wigan and Birmingham get the three points in front of prospective new owner Carson Yeung.
    • 89' BIRMINGHAM SUB: Standing ovation for De Ridder after he comes off for McSheffrey.
    • 83' WIGAN SUB: Aghahowa on for Sibierski.
    • 80' Nafti gets the ball outside the area, he moves forward and slips it to Kapo before peeling off which creates some space and KAPO DRILLS IT LOW LEFT FOOTED FOR HIS SECOND OF THE DAY! Into the bottom right, 3-1, Birmingham come from behind! That's his fourth of the season.
    • 75' BIRMINGHAM SUB: Larsson on for Palacios.
    • 72' Chaos in the Wigan box as Kirkland drops a cross and first Jerome and then Muamba try to get shots in but somehow Wigan clear.
    • 70' Wigan corner... swung in by Koumas and nodded down to Bent who can turn and shoot but he tries to touch it off to Melchiot and the chance goes!
    • 66' Scharner goes close for Wigan with a header from a corner but Blues survive!
    • 62' Corner to Blues... swung in from the right and headed across goal powerfully by Schmitz AND RIDGEWELL IS THERE TO TURN IT IN ON THE LINE! 2-2!
    • 58' Melchiot picks the ball up on the right, he drills the cross in but there are no Wigan players there BUT A HORRIBLE MIX-UP AS KELLY AND TAYLOR COLLIDE AND IT'S GOING TO BE AN OWN GOAL BUT POKED OVER THE LINE BY MARCUS BENT! 2-1 to Wigan, a comically bad goal in keeping with this match.
    • 55' Free-kick to Wigan about 30 yards out... but wasted again.
    • 50' Can I say how bad this game is? Constant head-tennis and no semblance of creativity so far this half, amazing given that there are 14 so-called internationals on the park at this minute.
    • 46' Second half underway in Birmingham.
    • 45' Half-time, 1-1 between Birmingham and Wigan.
    • 44' Great chance for Kapo as he's played in on goal but his attempt to loft it over Taylor is predicted by Kirkland and he holds onto the chip.
    • 40' Super wingplay from De Ridder again, who stands up an excellent cross to Jerome at the far post but Kirkland's long arm just gets there first.
    • 34' Free-kick to Birmingham on the edge of the box again... De Ridder takes but tipped away for a corner.
    • 32' Desperate defending by Wigan who can;t handle De Ridder on the left, first Bramble heads in the air then back with De Ridder who swings it back in and Kirkland gets a hand on it and Jerome now but somehow scrambled clear!
    • 29' Free-kick to Wigan about 25 yards out, cente-left of the D, Koumas territory... but he hammers it high and wide, poor effort from a man who normally gets those on target.
    • 27' Break in play as Sibierski receives treatment for a knock...
    • 25' Kapo steps up to take with that sweet left foot of his... and cool as you like he sends Kirkland the wrong way and strokes it into the bottom left for 1-1.
    • 24' Corner to Wigan... swung in and madness from Scharner who sticks a hand out and gives away a penalty! What on earth was he doing?
    • 24' Birmingham win a free-kick on the edge of the box, left hand side, De Ridder will take... and he whips in a beauty but tipped over by Taylor! Almost an immediate response for the Blues.
    • 22' Melchiot on the right spots a run from Bent and drives it forward and Bent just runs past Ridgewell like he isn't there and fires past Taylor for 1-0! Terrible defending from Ridgewell, he's younger than me but showed the pace of a 40-year-old.
    • 18' Given away by Kilbane just outside the area but Kelly can't make him pat and it's out for a Blues throw.
    • 16' Scharner enters the book for Wigan... and a Birmingham break almost sees Jerome fire into the bottom right from the left hand side of the box but just wide.
    • 15' More good play by Valencia on the right and his cross is almost turned in for an own goal by Ridgewell.
    • 13' Birmingham corner on the right, to be swung across by De Ridder I think... and Schmitz rises with the header but about a yard wide!
    • 11' Valencia on the right, he shows good pace and a clean set of heels to Queudrue and whips it low into the box FOR KOUMAS UNMARKED BUT SCHARNER GETS IN HIS WAY AND THE SHOT IS SPOONED IN THE AIR! Should have been 1-0 but no communication between the Wigan midfield duo.
    • 9' Good defending by Kelly to keep Bent at bay, Birmingham looking the more organised of the sides...
    • 5' Wigan are all over the shop at the back as first Jerome is given freedom of the box to slide the ball across goal AND MUMABA but he can get there although Bramble's clearance is woeful and DE RIDDER but he can't shoot properly and Wigan survive.
    • 3' Jerome is played through and Wigan have gone to sleep but he drags the shot just wide!
    • - Match underway at St Andrews!

  • Summary

    • 80' Nafti gets the ball outside the area, he moves forward and slips it to Kapo before peeling off which creates some space and KAPO DRILLS IT LOW LEFT FOOTED FOR HIS SECOND OF THE DAY! Into the bottom right, 3-1, Birmingham come from behind! That's his fourth of the season.
    • 70' Wigan corner... swung in by Koumas and nodded down to Bent who can turn and shoot but he tries to touch it off to Melchiot and the chance goes!
    • 62' Corner to Blues... swung in from the right and headed across goal powerfully by Schmitz AND RIDGEWELL IS THERE TO TURN IT IN ON THE LINE! 2-2!
    • 58' Melchiot picks the ball up on the right, he drills the cross in but there are no Wigan players there BUT A HORRIBLE MIX-UP AS KELLY AND TAYLOR COLLIDE AND IT'S GOING TO BE AN OWN GOAL BUT POKED OVER THE LINE BY MARCUS BENT! 2-1 to Wigan, a comically bad goal in keeping with this match.
    • 44' Great chance for Kapo as he's played in on goal but his attempt to loft it over Taylor is predicted by Kirkland and he holds onto the chip.
    • 32' Desperate defending by Wigan who can;t handle De Ridder on the left, first Bramble heads in the air then back with De Ridder who swings it back in and Kirkland gets a hand on it and Jerome now but somehow scrambled clear!
    • 25' Kapo steps up to take with that sweet left foot of his... and cool as you like he sends Kirkland the wrong way and strokes it into the bottom left for 1-1.
    • 24' Corner to Wigan... swung in and madness from Scharner who sticks a hand out and gives away a penalty! What on earth was he doing?
    • 24' Birmingham win a free-kick on the edge of the box, left hand side, De Ridder will take... and he whips in a beauty but tipped over by Taylor! Almost an immediate response for the Blues.
    • 22' Melchiot on the right spots a run from Bent and drives it forward and Bent just runs past Ridgewell like he isn't there and fires past Taylor for 1-0! Terrible defending from Ridgewell, he's younger than me but showed the pace of a 40-year-old.
    • 11' Valencia on the right, he shows good pace and a clean set of heels to Queudrue and whips it low into the box FOR KOUMAS UNMARKED BUT SCHARNER GETS IN HIS WAY AND THE SHOT IS SPOONED IN THE AIR! Should have been 1-0 but no communication between the Wigan midfield duo.
    • 5' Wigan are all over the shop at the back as first Jerome is given freedom of the box to slide the ball across goal AND MUMABA but he can get there although Bramble's clearance is woeful and DE RIDDER but he can't shoot properly and Wigan survive.

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: Steve Tanner

  • Birmingham City

    On the Field

    • Taylor
    • Kelly
    • Schmitz
    • Ridgewell
    • Queudrue
    • De Ridder
    • Muamba
    • Nafti
    • Palacios
    • Jerome
    • Kapo

    Subs

    • Danns
    • McSheffrey
    • Larsson
    • O'Connor
    • Kingson

    Injured

    • Forssell
    • Djourou

    Suspended

    None

  • Wigan Athletic

    Captain: Mario Melchiot

    On the Field

    • Kirkland
    • Melchiot
    • Granqvist
    • Bramble
    • Kilbane
    • Valencia
    • Scharner
    • Landzaat
    • Koumas
    • Sibierski
    • Bent

    Subs

    • Skoko
    • Aghahowa
    • Taylor
    • Boyce
    • Pollitt

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None