Birmingham beat Wrexham in an exciting match
Birmingham secured an exciting victory over Wrexham in a vibrant match played at St. Andrew’s @ Knighthead Park on the sixth round of League One.
The match started with an early goal from J. Marriott for Wrexham in the 3rd minute, assisted by E. O’Connell. However, Birmingham responded emphatically and equalized the match in the 22nd minute with a goal from J. Stansfield. The forward scored again in the 52nd minute, this time with an assist from A. Cochrane, to put the home side in the lead.
In the 59th minute, T. Iwata scored Birmingham’s third goal, with an assist from Paik Seung-Ho, thus sealing a victory that had eluded them for much of the game.
The match was marked by tension and cards. Birmingham received 5 yellows and one red, while Wrexham saw 3 yellows.
Despite the defeat, Wrexham had moments of danger in attack, but Birmingham’s defense was solid.
Birmingham dominated possession with 68% compared to Wrexham’s 32%. The home side were also more accurate in their shots, with 6 on target compared to their opponent’s 3.
This victory consolidates Birmingham’s position in the League One table, while Wrexham will have to analyze their mistakes to avoid losing more points in the future.
Substitutions wrexham: at minute 63 P. Mullin came in and J. Marriott went out., at minute 63 S. Fletcher came in and O. Palmer went out., at minute 72 A. Cannon came in and O. Rathbone went out., at minute 84 S. Revan came in and R. Barnett went out., at minute 84 J. Mendy came in and J. McClean went out.
Substitutions birmingham: at minute 64 L. Dykes came in and A. May went out., at minute 64 A. Sampsted came in and T. Gardner-Hickman went out., at minute 72 M. Leonard came in and J. Stansfield went out., at minute 72 K. Anderson came in and E. Hansson went out., at minute 88 B. Davies came in and T. Iwata went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Birmingham
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