English:
Coventry Overcomes Birmingham in Match Marked by Red Card
Coventry, England – Coventry City defeated Birmingham City in a match held at the Coventry Building Society Arena, corresponding to the seventh round of the Championship. The match, refereed by Thomas Kirk, was marked by a clear dominance of Coventry in ball possession (64%) and by the sending-off of J. Robinson from Birmingham in the 42nd minute after receiving two yellow cards.
Coventry took the lead in the 16th minute thanks to a goal by B. Thomas-Asante. However, Birmingham equalized at the beginning of the second half with an own goal by B. Osayi-Samuel in the 49th minute. Robinson’s expulsion conditioned Birmingham’s game, which was overwhelmed by Coventry. Finally, V. Torp sealed the home victory with a goal in the 78th minute.
Coventry dominated the match with 13 shots, 5 of which were on target. Birmingham, on the other hand, only managed 5 shots, none of them on target. The home team also committed 11 fouls, receiving one yellow card, while Birmingham committed 10 fouls and received four yellow cards, in addition to the straight red card for Robinson. The final result was a reflection of the superiority shown by Coventry throughout the match.
Substitutions birmingham: at minute 44 L. Koumas came in and E. Cashin went out., at minute 59 E. Laird came in and A. Cochrane went out., at minute 59 D. Gray came in and P. Roberts went out., at minute 77 T. Iwata came in and T. Doyle went out., at minute 77 J. Stansfield came in and K. Furuhashi went out.
Substitutions coventry: at minute 65 J. Eccles came in and J. Allen went out., at minute 72 H. Wright came in and E. Simms went out., at minute 81 T. Sakamoto came in and K. Kesler-Hayden went out., at minute 81 B. Thomas came in and M. Brau went out., at minute 81 V. Torp came in and K. Andrews went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Coventry
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