Coventry City 3 Blues 2

Last updated : 31 August 2012 By Brian Cartlidge

120mins

Pablo Ibanez fouled by Stephen Elliott, the ref awards a free kick. Pablo Ibanez takes the direct free kick.

118mins

Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Jonathan Spector by Callum Ball. Colin Doyle takes the direct free kick.

118mins

Darren Ambrose takes a shot. Blocked by Reece Brown.

116mins

Nathan Redmond sends in a cross, blocked by Carl Baker. Centre by Nathan Redmond, clearance made by Reece Brown.

114mins

Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Callum Ball by Steven Caldwell. Free kick taken by Joe Murphy.

113mins

Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Nathan Redmond by Kevin Kilbane. Free kick crossed by Jonathan Spector, Joe Murphy makes a save.

112mins

Callum Ball has an effort at goal from outside the box which misses left.

111mins

Gary McSheffrey has a shot on goal from outside the box which misses left.

109mins

The ball is delivered by Nathan Redmond, Gary McSheffrey makes a clearance. Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Christopher Burke played to the near post, Header from deep inside the area by Jonathan Spector goes harmlessly over the crossbar.

108mins

Free kick awarded for a foul by Callum Ball on Pablo Ibanez. Colin Doyle takes the free kick.

107mins

Foul by Morgaro Gomis on Gary McSheffrey, free kick awarded. Morgaro Gomis is given a yellow card. Free kick taken by Cyrus Christie.

107mins

The ball is swung over by Nathan Redmond, save made by Joe Murphy.

106mins

Chris Hussey sends in a cross, Kevin Kilbane takes a shot. Save made by Colin Doyle.

105mins

The ball is sent over by Carl Baker, save made by Colin Doyle.

102mins

Carl Baker has an effort at goal from just outside the box which goes wide of the left-hand post.

101mins

Jonathan Spector gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Callum Ball. Direct free kick taken by Reece Brown.

100mins

The referee blows for offside against Stephen Elliott. Colin Doyle takes the free kick.

99mins

Morgaro Gomis takes a shot.

98mins

Inswinging corner taken from the left by-line by Christopher Burke.

96mins

Chris Hussey delivers the ball, Carl Baker gets on the score sheet with a goal from inside the area to the top right corner of the goal. Coventry 3-2 Birmingham.Assist by Chris Hussey.

95mins

Callum Ball gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Christopher Burke. Hayden Mullins takes the direct free kick.

94mins

Christopher Burke delivers the ball, clearance by Reece Brown. Outswinging corner taken from the right by-line by Christopher Burke.

93mins

Corner taken by Christopher Burke from the right by-line.

93mins

Shot from just outside the box by Kevin Kilbane misses to the left of the target.

92mins

Nathan Redmond takes a shot. Blocked by William Edjenguele.

92mins

Nathan Redmond produces a cross, clearance made by William Edjenguele.

92mins

Nathan Redmond crosses the ball, clearance made by Gary McSheffrey.

92mins

Centre by Kevin Kilbane. The offside flag is raised against Callum Ball. Indirect free kick taken by Colin Doyle.

91mins

The ball is swung over by Callum Ball, Gary McSheffrey gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Jonathan Spector. Direct free kick taken by Colin Doyle.

89mins

Nathan Redmond produces a cross, blocked by Chris Hussey. Floated corner taken right-footed by Nathan Redmond, Pablo Ibanez has a headed effort at goal from close range which goes wide of the left-hand post. Callum Ball joins the action as a substitute, replacing Cody McDonald.

88mins

The offside flag is raised against Marlon King. Joe Murphy takes the free kick.

88mins

Nathan Redmond takes a shot. Blocked by Marlon King.

88mins

Nathan Redmond delivers the ball, clearance made by Steven Jennings.

87mins

Carl Baker produces a cross, Colin Doyle makes a save.

87mins

A cross is delivered by Nathan Redmond, Cyrus Christie makes a clearance.

85mins

Centre by Carl Baker.

85mins

Carl Baker decides to take the corner short.

83mins

Pablo Ibanez concedes a free kick for a foul on Stephen Elliott. Chris Hussey restarts play with the free kick.

83mins

Free kick awarded for a foul by Cody McDonald on Jonathan Spector. Steven Caldwell takes the free kick.

81mins

Chris Hussey delivers the ball, save by Colin Doyle.

80mins

Free kick awarded for a foul by Cody McDonald on Hayden Mullins. Colin Doyle takes the direct free kick.

80mins

Nathan Redmond takes a shot. Save by Joe Murphy.

79mins

Marlon King crosses the ball. Gary McSheffrey on for Adam Barton.

78mins

(Birmingham) makes a substitution, with Adam Rooney coming on for Peter Lovenkrands.

76mins

Peter Lovenkrands delivers the ball, save made by Joe Murphy.

75mins

Nathan Redmond produces a cross, clearance made by Reece Brown.

73mins

Peter Lovenkrands gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Reece Brown. Free kick taken by Joe Murphy.

73mins

Stephen Elliott sends in a cross.

71mins

Nathan Redmond takes a shot. Joe Murphy makes a save.

70mins

Pablo Ibanez on for Curtis Davies.

69mins

Jonathan Spector takes a shot. Blocked by Chris Hussey.

66mins

Foul by Hayden Mullins on Carl Baker, free kick awarded. Hayden Mullins is booked. Carl Baker crosses the ball in from the free kick.

65mins

(Birmingham) makes a substitution, with Nathan Redmond coming on for Ben Gordon.

62mins

Cyrus Christie comes on in place of Jordan Willis.

60mins

Cody McDonald concedes a free kick for a foul on Curtis Davies. Cody McDonald goes into the referee's book for unsporting behaviour. Colin Doyle takes the free kick.

58mins

Centre by Darren Ambrose.

57mins

Morgaro Gomis fouled by Carl Baker, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick taken by Ben Gordon.

56mins

Morgaro Gomis produces a left-footed shot from the edge of the box and misses to the left of the goal.

56mins

The assistant referee flags for offside against Marlon King. Joe Murphy takes the indirect free kick.

55mins

The ball is sent over by Jordan Willis, Steven Caldwell manages to make a clearance.

54mins

Free kick awarded for a foul by Hayden Mullins on Adam Barton. Reece Brown takes the direct free kick.

53mins

A cross is delivered by Carl Baker.

53mins

The ball is delivered by Chris Hussey.

53mins

Peter Lovenkrands delivers the ball.

51mins

The assistant referee signals for offside against Stephen Elliott. Free kick taken by Colin Doyle.

51mins

The ball is swung over by Carl Baker.

49mins

Corner from right by-line taken by Chris Hussey.

48mins

Foul by Curtis Davies on Cody McDonald, free kick awarded. Free kick crossed by Carl Baker, Steven Caldwell makes a clearance.

47mins

Carl Baker challenges Darren Ambrose unfairly and gives away a free kick. Jonathan Spector restarts play with the free kick.

47mins

Centre by Hayden Mullins, Adam Barton manages to make a clearance.

46mins

The ball is swung over by Darren Ambrose, William Edjenguele manages to make a clearance.

43mins

Jonathan Spector grabs a goal from inside the penalty area high into the middle of the goal. Coventry 2-2 Birmingham.The assist for the goal came from Darren Ambrose.

41mins

Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Stephen Elliott by Christopher Burke. Direct free kick taken by Joe Murphy.

40mins

Corner taken by Darren Ambrose from the right by-line.

40mins

Darren Ambrose takes a shot. Blocked by William Edjenguele.

39mins

Stephen Elliott is ruled offside. Indirect free kick taken by Steven Caldwell.

37mins

Unfair challenge on Peter Lovenkrands by Jordan Willis results in a free kick. Free kick crossed right-footed by Darren Ambrose from left channel, save by Joe Murphy.

37mins

Unfair challenge on Christopher Burke by Steven Jennings results in a free kick. Hayden Mullins takes the free kick.

35mins

Hayden Mullins gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Carl Baker. Carl Baker crosses the ball, Header from close range by Cody McDonald misses to the right of the goal.

34mins

Chris Hussey takes a shot. Hayden Mullins gets a block in.

34mins

The ball is crossed by Carl Baker.

34mins

Marlon King takes a shot. Save by Joe Murphy.

33mins

Shot from just outside the penalty box by Adam Barton misses to the left of the target.

32mins

Corner taken by Chris Hussey from the right by-line played to the near post, clearance by Marlon King.

31mins

The ball is delivered by Jordan Willis, clearance made by Curtis Davies.

31mins

Chris Hussey sends in a cross.

30mins

Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Ben Gordon by Carl Baker. Free kick taken by Steven Caldwell.

27mins

Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Kevin Kilbane by Jonathan Spector. Strike on goal comes in from Carl Baker from the free kick.

25mins

Jonathan Spector fouled by Carl Baker, the ref awards a free kick. Darren Ambrose crosses the ball from the free kick right-footed from right wing.

25mins

Darren Ambrose takes the inswinging corner, clearance by Cody McDonald.

23mins

William Edjenguele concedes a free kick for a foul on Peter Lovenkrands. The referee shows William Edjenguele a yellow card for dissent. Colin Doyle takes the free kick.

21mins

Kevin Kilbane gets on the score sheet with a goal from just inside the penalty area to the top left corner of the goal. Coventry 2-1 Birmingham.

21mins

Kevin Kilbane crosses the ball, Steven Caldwell manages to make a clearance.

19mins

A goal is scored by Cody McDonald from inside the area to the bottom left corner of the goal. Coventry 1-1 Birmingham.Kevin Kilbane provided the assist for the goal.

18mins

The ball is delivered by Darren Ambrose, clearance by Reece Brown.

17mins

The ball is delivered by Darren Ambrose, clearance by William Edjenguele. Christopher Burke takes a shot. Blocked by William Edjenguele.

16mins

The ball is swung over by Christopher Burke, clearance by Jordan Willis.

12mins

Effort from deep inside the area by Christopher Burke clears the bar.

10mins

Peter Lovenkrands concedes a free kick for a foul on Reece Brown. Reece Brown takes the free kick.

9mins

The ball is sent over by Carl Baker, Shot from deep inside the area by Stephen Elliott clears the bar.

8mins

Corner taken by Darren Ambrose, Reece Brown makes a clearance.

8mins

The ball is crossed by Ben Gordon, Adam Barton gets a block in.

7mins

Morgaro Gomis produces a cross, clearance by Kevin Kilbane.

5mins

Christopher Burke sends in a cross, blocked by Steven Jennings. Inswinging corner taken from the left by-line by Darren Ambrose.

4mins

Darren Ambrose takes a outswinging corner from the right by-line played to the near post, clearance by Steven Jennings.

4mins

The ball is delivered by Marlon King, blocked by William Edjenguele.

2mins

Steven Jennings gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Christopher Burke. The ball is swung over by Darren Ambrose, Peter Lovenkrands scores a headed goal from inside the box. Coventry 0-1 Birmingham.Darren Ambrose provided the assist for the goal.

2mins

Cody McDonald is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Colin Doyle takes the free kick.

1mins

Carl Baker takes a shot from a long way out which goes wide of the right-hand post.