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Birmingham Wins Thrilling EFL Trophy Semi-Final
Birmingham secured a 2-1 victory over Bradford in a captivating EFL Trophy semi-final clash at St. Andrew’s @ Knighthead Park in Birmingham on February 18th, 2025. Referee S. Oldham oversaw a match characterized by intensity and yellow cards. Bradford’s B. Halliday received a yellow card in the 5th minute. Birmingham responded with a yellow card to A. Cochrane in the 34th minute. Before halftime, Bradford’s T. Wright also received a yellow card in the 45th minute, moments before J. Stansfield scored for Birmingham (assisted by K. Dowell). The second half saw further drama. B. Pointon equalized for Bradford in the 52nd minute (assisted by A. Sarcevic). However, L. Dykes secured the win for Birmingham with a goal in the 88th minute (assisted by T. Iwata). The match concluded with two more yellow cards for Bradford (R. Smallwood in the 90th minute), resulting in a final score of 2-1 in favor of the home side, who dominated possession with 67%. Bradford, despite possessing only 33% of the ball, managed two shots on target.
Substitutions birmingham: at minute 59 A. May came in and J. Stansfield went out., at minute 60 K. Anderson came in and S. Wright went out., at minute 60 E. Laird came in and T. Gardner-Hickman went out., at minute 80 L. Dykes came in and K. Dowell went out., at minute 90 G. Hanley came in and W. T. Willumsson went out.
Substitutions bradford: at minute 90 C. Johnson came in and B. Halliday went out., at minute 90 H. Ibbitson came in and J. Walker went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
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