Friedel/Kirovski: Birmingham City vs. Blackburn Rovers, 8/24 10a (R)

Friedel starts, per usual.

Kirovski "probably will not figure" due to his thigh injury.
http://www.bcfc.com/stats/view/prematch_analysis/0,,10412~260881,00.html

 

Brad starts, no Jovan.

 

BC given a dangerous free on the right side. Left footed Grainger will take.

Off the wall.

 

John shoots wide of Friedel's post.

City with the run of play so far.

 

Yorke breaks his Blackburn cherry.

Dunn through the midfield, to Johansson, back to Dunn, who leaves it off for Yorke to finish coolly.

1-0, Rovers.

 

Duff, with his right foot, 1v1 with Vasanen...saved. Could have been 2-0.

 

Neill pressures Horsfield to shoot over the bar from about eight out on a volley.

 

I could have gone with duck thing, but why bother?

Birmingham starting to pressure with the ball in the Blackburn half a lot now.

 

Cole in the box, looking for a PK, doesn't even bother to try to shoot. Nothing called.

0-1, Rovers so far. About 28 gone.

 

Bad foul gives a free to Birmingham. Grainger...saved by Friedel. "A good, powerful save."

 

Friedel makes a relatively easy save on a low shot.

All BC right now.

 

It's only through the PLTV--means you have to sign up/pay for somebody's "World" package.

 

About 10 minutes to halftime.

Match has quieted down just a bit.

 

Friedel save on a John attempt.

HT, 0-1 to Rovers.

Friedel's been relative quiet so far...just a couple of saves, as Birmingham has missed their chances.

 

2nd half has been all Birmingham so far...Tebily header saved by Friedel, couple of shots over the bar...

 

Off a semi-cleared corner, Horsfield's header saved by Friedel. Brad's starting to save their bacon today...

 

From Flitcroft, Duff's shot is deflected over the bar...goal saving touch...

Yorke header from resulting corner wide.

 

Berg on for Tugay.

 

John goes down in the box under a Berg challenge, nothing called, crowd rather upset.

 

Friedel with an "outstanding" save on a John header "destined for the back of the net".

Birmingham pushing.

Grainger from distance, Friedel saved.

 

Cole with a good chance with his head, wide.

Berg with a yellow, bad tackle.

 

Taylor shot off a corner, saved by Vasanen.

Still 0-1 to Blackburn, but it's too tentative a lead so far...