Birmingham City v Faroe Islands

Birmingham City v Faroe Islands - Monday 19th July 4.15pm

Match Report by Kimberley Middleton

Birmingham got the game underway in the now rainy late afternoon kick-off.

Birmingham enjoyed the brightest start to the game, playing easy on the eye, one touch football and enjoying the majority of the early possession.

Faroe Islands began to enter the game, however neither team caused any real threat in the early stages.

Around 20 minutes into the game there was a good period of pressure from Birmingham. This was followed by an attempt by Faroe's Rasmus Dan Sorensen - the closest anyone had yet come to scoring.

A nervous moment for Birmingham's saw George Westwood go down injured but he was able to run it off and continue.

Shortly before half time the Faroe's no.4 Allan Hansen had an injury scare however after a short period of time he was able to continue.

Half time whistle goes – 0-0. So far, Birmingham have looked sharp and positive but are yet to produce anything really threatening. Faroe Islands are playing well – when they have possession they look quick and dangerous however they don't seem to keep the ball long enough to create many opportunities. They have however created the best chance of the game so far courtesy of Soresen.

Not long after the re-start, Birmingham were awarded a free kick which was taken by no.10 Liam Trueslove. He went for a direct free kick, a very good attempt that went just over the crossbar.

Around 15 minutes into the second half saw Birmingham change with No.14 Ashley Carter - who has clearly worked hard today – replaced with no.9 Ebancs

GOAL - 1-0 Birmingham. A very good individual effort from Chad Stevens. He has played well so far, despite being a little isolated at times. With great skill he broke the Faroe defence to open the scoring,

Faroe Islands continued to frustrate Birmingham and are by no means out of the game.

Shortly after receiving a yellow card, goalscorer Chad Stevens was subbed, replaced by Reece Webb.

As the game progressed the game opened up with the clear ability of both sides evident.

Full time whistle goes – Birmingham City 1-0 Faroe Islands. A game of few chances but of overall good quality. At times they seemed to cancel each other out. Overall Birmingham deserve there win based on possession, perhaps they should have created more opportunities with it.

Standing out was Birmingham's no.7 Foday Nabay who looked as one of Birmingham's most active players – he was involved from start to finish and impressed despite his relatively young age of 12.

Man of the Match: Foday Nabay.