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Commentary
IMMOBILE's header was well saved by the Bristol Rovers 'keeper.
Uncertainty in the Birmingham City defence enabled NOSA to thump the ball just beyond the near post.
GOAL!! Birmingham City's ADAMS beat a number of defenders before firing just inside the 'keeper's far post. (1-0 Birmingham City)
12¹The motionless 'keeper was all agog as a backpass from DONALDSON fell just wide.
19¹The ref yellow cards DONALDSON.
24¹A right foot shot from ASTORI was pushed round the post by ROMO.
30¹IMMOBILE was put clear by CANNAVARO and he pulled away from the 'keeper but glanced his shot over.
31¹PARR fluffed a simple chance.
35¹A tame shot from DONALDSON rolled agonisingly wide.
43¹A cross from ARTHUR left JOTA in plenty of space but he fluffed his shot.
DRAGE brought the ball past ASTORI and stroked a poor shot well wide.
UJAH beat ASTORI and blasted the ball to NOSA who toe-poked his shot wide.
GOAL!! A RUDY run down the left resulted in a perfect cross for NOSA to fire in. (1-1)
14²A penalty box scramble resulted in IMMOBILE knocking a low shot over.
17²A lovely effort from NOSA scraped the outside of the righthand post.
17²GOAL!! A great dribble from CANNAVARO gave ARTHUR space on the left and AQUILANI rifled in his pin-point pass. (2-1 Birmingham City)
26²A free-kick from FORREN flew wide.
30²NOSA booted the ball wide from just inside the area.
32²The Bristol Rovers 'keeper was able to block a fierce shot.
34²The 'keeper was able to claw away a poor shot from IMMOBILE.
43²JOTA made space on the right and dragged the ball to GROUNDS who fired the ball wide.
45²LAYŚN beat two Birmingham City players and thundered a great chance over the bar.

 
Bristol Rovers
 
League position: 13
Home league form: XLWW
Overall league form: LLXLLWLW
Formation: 4-3-3
Line-ups
Rafael ROMO1Adam LEGZDINS
Sebastian RUDY2Jonathan SPECTOR
Miguel LAYŚN3Jonathan GROUNDS
Vegard FORREN4Alberto AQUILANI
Sergei POLITEVICH5Davide ASTORI
Franēois AFFOLTER6Paolo CANNAVARO(c)
Thomas DRAGE7Koby ARTHUR
(c)NOSA8JOTA
(p)Jonathan PARR9Ciro IMMOBILE(p)
(f)Matt JARVIS10Clayton DONALDSON(f)
Anthony UJAH11Ché ADAMS
Manager
Jųrgen SKJELVIK  12  David COTTERILL
Steve PHILLIPS  13  Connal TRUEMAN
Kasper POVLSEN  14  Michael MORRISON
Igor SHITOV  15Jacques MAGHOMA
Eggert JÓNSSON  16  Ryan SHOTTON
 
Birmingham City
 
League position: 15
Away league form: WWXW
Overall league form: XWXXWWXX
Formation: 4-3-3

Statistics
Bristol Rovers 1 Birmingham City 2
(Half-time: 0-1, Attendance: 20,480, Stadium: The Memorial Stadium, Referee: Jonathan Moss 7½)

Nosa 8²
Scorers
Substitutions
Sent off
Bookings
Corners
Fouls
Offsides
Shots on
Shots off
Total shots
Shots saved
Possession
Adams 4¹, Aquilani 17²
 AdamsóMaghoma 8²
  
 Donaldson 19¹
15
85
23
18
1110
1218
05
44%56%
Man of the match: Davide Astori