English
Birmingham Snatch Victory in Tense Match Against Swansea
Birmingham, England – In a tense encounter filled with yellow cards, Birmingham City secured a dramatic victory over Swansea City with a late goal from L. Dykes in stoppage time. The match, played at St. Andrew’s @ Knighthead Park, ended with a 1-0 scoreline in favor of the home team.
The game was evenly contested in terms of possession, with both teams controlling the ball 50% of the time. However, Birmingham showed greater offensive ambition, accumulating a total of 23 shots, 6 of which were on target and 8 off target. Swansea, on the other hand, only managed to generate 9 shots, with just 2 on target and 5 missing the mark.
The referee, John Busby, had a busy afternoon, issuing a total of 9 yellow cards, 5 to Birmingham players and 4 to Swansea players. The first half was particularly marked by cautions for Birmingham, with C. Klarer, R. Allsop, D. Gray, and B. Osayi-Samuel receiving cards. In the second half, Z. Inoussa, J. Tymon, B. Cabango, and M. Stamenic from Swansea were cautioned, along with Paik Seung-Ho from Birmingham.
Despite the numerous fouls committed by both teams (12 by Birmingham and 11 by Swansea) and the flurry of yellow cards, the match remained goalless until the final minute when L. Dykes, assisted by P. Roberts, sparked euphoria in the stands with a goal that gave Birmingham the victory.
Substitutions birmingham: at minute 66 B. Osayi-Samuel came in and E. Laird went out., at minute 66 L. Koumas came in and P. Roberts went out., at minute 67 M. Ducksch came in and K. Furuhashi went out., at minute 80 A. Cochrane came in and E. Cashin went out., at minute 86 J. Stansfield came in and L. Dykes went out., at minute 87 Paik Seung-Ho came in and T. Doyle went out.
Substitutions swansea: at minute 73 Z. Vipotnik came in and A. Idah went out., at minute 73 Z. Inoussa came in and J. Eom went out., at minute 89 E. Galbraith came in and M. Yalcouye went out., at minute 90 Ronald came in and M. Widell went out., at minute 90 G. Franco came in and L. Cullen went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Birmingham
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