English
Birmingham Dictates Pace at Home Against Norwich
Birmingham secured victory in an exciting match at St. Andrew’s @ Knighthead Park, dominating Norwich with effective offensive play and solid ball possession. The home team exhibited notable superiority, maintaining control for 52% of the time and generating a total of 16 shots, 6 of which found the target.
The score was opened early with a goal from M. Ducksch in the 3rd minute, assisted by D. Gray, setting the tone for the rest of the match. J. Stansfield extended the lead in the 21st minute. Norwich responded with a goal from M. Kvistgaarden in the 33rd minute. Just before halftime, M. Ducksch scored again in the 44th minute. In the second half, J. Stansfield sealed the victory for Birmingham with another goal in the 55th minute, assisted by D. Gray.
Despite having 48% possession and generating 13 shots (6 on target), Norwich could not match Birmingham’s offensive firepower. The match was also characterized by a series of fouls and yellow cards, with Birmingham receiving one and Norwich two. Corners favored Norwich with 8, while Birmingham only earned 3.
Final Score: Birmingham 4, Norwich 1
Substitutions norwich: at minute 60 M. Kvistgaarden came in and E. Marcondes went out., at minute 73 O. Schwartau came in and A. Forson went out., at minute 88 J. Sargent came in and E. Mundle Smith went out.
Substitutions birmingham: at minute 73 M. Ducksch came in and K. Furuhashi went out., at minute 73 D. Gray came in and K. Anderson went out., at minute 87 T. Iwata came in and B. Osayi-Samuel went out., at minute 87 J. Stansfield came in and L. Dykes went out., at minute 90 P. Roberts came in and L. Koumas went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Birmingham
Norwich
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