English
Bristol City Secures Home Victory Against Birmingham with Single Goal
Bristol, England – Bristol City secured a valuable victory at Ashton Gate Stadium against Birmingham City in a match corresponding to the 12th round of the Championship. Despite having only 29% of the ball possession, the home team managed to capitalize on one of their few opportunities to make the difference.
The only goal of the match came in the 42nd minute, thanks to a finish by S. Armstrong, assisted by R. Atkinson. Despite Birmingham’s territorial dominance, which enjoyed 71% possession and executed 12 shots compared to Bristol City’s 5, only one of those shots was on target. Bristol City had one shot on target.
The match was characterized by being tactical, with a total of three yellow cards shown. Bristol City received two cautions (S. Twine in the 30th minute and A. Mehmeti in the 66th minute), while Birmingham saw one yellow card (T. Iwata in the 66th minute).
Birmingham tried unsuccessfully to find the equalizer, but Bristol City’s defense remained firm and managed to secure the three points at home in front of their fans. Referee James Linington officiated the match.
Substitutions bristol city: at minute 46 R. McCrorie came in and M. Sykes went out., at minute 73 S. Armstrong came in and F. Mayulu went out., at minute 85 A. Mehmeti came in and Y. Hirakawa went out., at minute 85 Neto Borges came in and H. Roberts went out., at minute 90 S. Twine came in and O. Thomas went out.
Substitutions birmingham: at minute 61 P. Roberts came in and L. Koumas went out., at minute 61 K. Anderson came in and D. Gray went out., at minute 62 J. Stansfield came in and K. Furuhashi went out., at minute 75 T. Doyle came in and L. Dykes went out., at minute 84 P. Neumann came in and M. Ducksch went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Bristol City
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