English:
Birmingham Defeats Watford in a Hard-Fought Match at St. Andrew’s
Birmingham, England – In a vibrant encounter held at St. Andrew’s @ Knighthead Park, Birmingham City claimed victory over Watford in matchday 18 of the Championship. The match, officiated by Adam Herczeg, was marked by intensity and contested play in the midfield.
The first half was dominated by Birmingham, who managed to take the lead thanks to a goal from Paik Seung-Ho in the 31st minute, following a well-constructed play. Ten minutes later, at 43 minutes, D. Gray extended the lead for the home side, assisted by J. Stansfield, leaving Watford in a difficult situation at halftime.
In the second half, Watford reacted and managed to reduce the deficit in the 61st minute thanks to O. Maamma, assisted by M. Bola, injecting excitement into the match. However, despite their efforts, they failed to equalize.
The match was plagued with yellow cards, with H. Kyprianou and I. Louza cautioned for Watford, and T. Doyle, J. Stansfield and P. Roberts booked for Birmingham.
Regarding the statistics, both teams were equal in possession with 50%. Birmingham made 13 shots, of which 5 were on target and 5 off target, earning 6 corners and committing 11 fouls. Watford, on the other hand, attempted 12 shots, with 4 on target and 5 off target, also earning 6 corners and committing 9 fouls.
Ultimately, Birmingham took all three points in an exciting and competitive match.
Substitutions watford: at minute 60 H. Kyprianou came in and E. Kayembe went out., at minute 60 T. Ince came in and G. Chakvetadze went out., at minute 60 L. Kjerrumgaard came in and V. Semedo went out., at minute 85 O. Maamma came in and M. Sissoko went out.
Substitutions birmingham: at minute 69 D. Gray came in and K. Anderson went out., at minute 73 M. Ducksch came in and L. Dykes went out., at minute 73 B. Osayi-Samuel came in and A. Sampsted went out., at minute 90 J. Stansfield came in and M. Leonard went out., at minute 90 P. Roberts came in and L. Koumas went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Birmingham
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