(1-0 Hartlepool United)| 6¹ | ALARIO's shot was well saved by the Hartlepool United 'keeper. |
| 7¹ | A cross from MAKSIMOVIC left ISCO in plenty of space but he fluffed his shot. |
| 10¹ | A penalty box meleé resulted in ISCO knocking the ball over. |
| 15¹ | FRAN BELTRÁN ran onto a great ball from EVERTON but blasted his shot wide of the lefthand post. |
| 19¹ | UMERAH rasped the ball through a ruck of players but RUSHWORTH was a match for it as he dived to his right. |
| 25¹ | Uncertainty in the Birmingham City defence enabled UMTITI to thump the ball just wide. |
| 27¹ | A corner fell to UMERAH who fired an effort inches over. |
| 29¹ | A thirty yard drive from PEDRO caused the Hartlepool United 'keeper no problem. |
| 33¹ | A shot from UMTITI held little difficulty for the Birmingham City 'keeper. |
| 38¹ | An outswinging corner was fired into the arms of DIMITRIEVSKI by ISCO. |
| 41¹ | A fine ball from LAZZARI on the left found EVERTON who sliced his effort wide. |
| 44¹ | A left foot effort from ALARIO was clawed past the post by the 'keeper. |
| 4² | EVERTON beat ISCO but placed the ball into the arms of the 'keeper. |
| 10² | BERGHUIS made space on the right and dragged the ball to UMERAH who fired the ball wide. |
| 12² | A fine dribble was ended by a good save by the oncoming DIMITRIEVSKI. |
| 15² | A free-kick from LAZZARI flew over the bar. |
| 16² | UMTITI stroked a simple chance past the lefthand post. |
| 16² | BERGHUIS hoofed the ball wide of the righthand post from the edge of the box. |
| 18² | LONG beat a number of Hartlepool United players and drove a golden opportunity wide. |
| 29² | LO CELSO beat BERGHUIS and fired the ball to MAKSIMOVIC who pulled his effort wide. |
| 35² | GOAL!! A XEKA run down the left resulted in a nice cross for EVERTON to tap in. (2-0 Hartlepool United) |