Read a match report in the leg League Cup semi-final between West Ham United and Birmingham City at Upton, Tuesday, January 11, 2011.
This was a drop of Carling and Foster. Ben Foster and deeply satisfying dinner before the League Cup, helping Manchester United win the 2009 final, but goalkeeper howler allowing the goal Carlton Cole has left Birmingham punch-drunk.
Alex McLeish side know they can overturn a 2-1 in the second stage before an enthusiastic audience in San Andres on January 26, but they themselves will begin to establish a golden opportunity here. Outpassed the first half, Birmingham had managed to turn around the goal behind only Mark Noble. This was brilliantly West Ham would have been worse.
After he tied for Liam Ridgewell, Birmingham must have felt the tie was there for the taking when Victor Obinna, West Ham extreme act of stupidity spectacular, Sebastian Larsson struck with a mule-kick. What an ass.
Birmingham is now under control, which was granted a half hour trying to exploit the numerical advantage. West Ham was on the back-foot building on Robert Green and James Tomkins to hold off the hosts. The aim of the owners, although a break-out, I felt ambitious.
Jonathan Spector, but fell to the right, crossed into the box and Cole made more modest connections. It looked like a backup goalie routine of England goalkeeper Foster, but England did not enjoy the best reputation in recent times. With Green looking the other end, Foster suffered his own moment in Rustenburg, allowing Cole's efforts to slip through his legs.
Residents of the Bobby Moore Stand laughed and sang feet of Foster. Fortune has always hidden? Not the objective of Cole. return is equally clear: the home field advantage against an objective advantage.
Avram Grant is required to pay to travel from the West Midlands remains to be seen, but if this is goodbye, is remembered for a variety of reasons. However, Obinna deserves a lot of libel when he left his teammates down, there was so much admired the healthier part of the team of Grant.
Green impressed in goal, Tomkins has stood in front of him, Scott Parker and Noble were generally tireless in midfield, while Cole has specifically pulled up on reaching the middle of the second half.
West Ham were freed from all the stress and routine of the Premiership relegation battle, cut into Birmingham from the beginning.
"What a fantastic performance that attack was in the first half of the year," Upton Park, the announcer proclaimed breath during the pause. All criticism of Grant, he got the right tactics. It 'been inundated with his midfield, using Spector alongside Parker and Noble in the center, looking for large runs of Obinna and Freddie Sears and Frederic Piquionne lonely forerunner of the tasks performed.
14 minutes, West Ham were in front of the delegate that has become a box pinball palace Birmingham. When Noble passed the initiative a strong back-office Obinna above. Ridge Blackwell react more quickly, but just could not find Spector. Assisted the right to Noble, the response was good, driving the ball towards the near post.
His view obscured by Scott Dann, Foster could not react in time as Noble shot came suddenly, accelerating the speed at which he was accompanied by the vapor trails. By the time Foster has thrown his hands, the ball was in the network.
In short, Sears began to show his ability in a good position, even if his work needs to finish. But West Ham pushed the second to consider all possibilities, often change the angles of attack. Obinna cross-field move Julien Faubert has brought almost a standing ovation. Obinna Foster reflexes are tested before Sears' confirmed his reputation as a stylish shop and twice ghosting a good shooting position, so wasted.
The half ended with another mass movement, Piquionne combines with the creation of Upson Obinna, who fired wide. As a whistle, Dann collapsed on the floor, having damaged his thigh. His replacement, David Murphy, came to the left and Ridgewell moved beyond, giving little fun with the traditionalists Birmingham is back online now number 2 5 6 3 What next? Jumpers for posts?
The numbers game dominated the second half. Birmingham left the first speed, rapid acceleration. Their pace was much better. Whatever McLeish told the half-time worked well. They were soon level. When Larsson swung a corner, Reid was too low in the treatment of Ridgewell, used in a header.
Birmingham soon enjoy a numerical superiority. When Matthew Upson, who is left back, took a throw-in down the line to Obinna, the response was the wing nut, backlash and stick Larsson, the most painful.
What a crazy, upside-half was to be. Birmingham tears and pain, if Upson barged into the Barry Ferguson. It looked a clear foul, but Phil Dowd waved play. The visitors were now all over the West Ham, clearly intended to benefit the hosts depleted numbers.
But then came Foster's Horror Show. There was another brutal beyond the catalog of errors in English goalkeeper. Obinna Foster of people lost their heads at night Boleyn. The meeting is the second step, the fight for the right to play either or Ipswich Town Arsenal at Wembley, promises more heady halves.
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