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Commentary
A fine dribble was ended by a good save by the advancing TRUBIN.
A strike from HOPPE held little difficulty for ADRIÁN.
13¹A clumsy challenge on PABLO TORRE by McNEIL results in a booking.
32¹A delightful strike from UGARTE was dealt with by a useful parry from ADRIÁN.
32¹An exceptional effort from TRAORÉ scraped the outside of the lefthand post.
36¹A poor shot from PABLO TORRE trickled agonisingly wide.
44¹A twenty-five yard drive from BELA caused TRUBIN no problem.
10²A cross from BELA left MINTEH in lots of space but he scuffed his shot.
12²TRUBIN saved a glorious shot from DURÁN.
12²UGARTE headed inches wide.
17²BELA worked the ball to TILLMAN, SOLANKE controlled his cross and kicked the ball within easy reach of the 'keeper.
19²BELA flicked a deadly shot wide from thirty yards out.
20²A good ball from TUTA on the left was collected by HOPPE who scuffed his shot over the bar.
21²BELA knocked the ball to PABLO TORRE who flicked it just wide.
24²TOTI booted the ball wide of the goal from the edge of the box.
27²GOAL!! A free-kick was palmed away by ADRIÁN, TRAORÉ was first to the loose ball and chipped the ball to HOPPE to drill home. (1-0 Middlesbrough)
28²McNEIL's shot was well held by ADRIÁN.
30²Uncertainty in the Middlesbrough defence enabled BELA to thump an effort over.
31²A shot from DURÁN was smothered by TRUBIN.
38²The stunned Birmingham City 'keeper was a mere bystander as a backpass from BELA dropped just over.
41²KONÉ was put clear by TUTA and he dummied the Birmingham City 'keeper but glanced his shot over.
46²A accurate pass bobbled toward EBOSELE and his right foot shot raced narrowly wide.

 
Birmingham City
 
League position: 4
Home league form: WWLW
Overall league form: LWWWLXWW
Formation: 4-3-3
Line-ups
(c)ADRIÁN San1Anatoliy TRUBIN
Festy EBOSELE2Axel TUANZEBE
TOTI3EMERSON PALMIERI dos Santos(c)
Malik TILLMAN4Manuel UGARTE
CENK Özkaçar5TUTA
Nico GORDON6Darragh LENIHAN
Jérémie BELA7Adama TRAORÉ
Yankuba MINTEH8Dwight McNEIL
(p)Dominic SOLANKE9Matthew HOPPE(p)
(f)PABLO TORRE Carral10Kouadio KONÉ(f)
Jhon DURÁN11Maximilian BEIER
Manager
Antonio NUSA  12  Bertrand TRAORÉ
Niels NKOUNKOU  13  Marcus BETTINELLI
Ivan SUNJIC14  Adam HLOZEK
Harlee DEAN15  Ché ADAMS
Odin BAILEY  16  Naby SARR
 
Middlesbrough
 
League position: 2
Away league form: WWLW
Overall league form: WWWWLLWW
Formation: 4-3-3

Statistics
Birmingham City 0 Middlesbrough 1
(Half-time: 0-0, Attendance: 30,002, Stadium: St.Andrews, Referee: Martin Penicka 7½)

 
Scorers
Substitutions
Sent off
Bookings
Corners
Fouls
Offsides
Shots on
Shots off
Total shots
Shots saved
Possession
Hoppe 27²
MintehóDean 27², TotióSunjic 28² 
  
 McNeil 13¹
56
821
02
57
129
1716
55
55%45%
Man of the match: Malik Tillman