Southampton 1 - 2 Birmingham

Southampton   1 - 2   Birmingham

Birmingham survived a scare to come from behind against League One side Southampton and book their place in the Carling Cup third round.

Southampton dominated as Adam Lallana opened the scoring with a curling effort from outside the area.

But Lee Bowyer equalised for the Premier League side when he latched on to a deft Christian Benitez through-ball before chipping over Kelvin Davis.

And Lee Carsley slotted the winner from inside the area to avoid an upset.

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Southampton manager Alan Pardew told BBC Radio Solent:

"It's a shame for us because we played terrific tonight, we really deserved to win that game.

"I thought the referee didn't help us at all. I thought we had two or three penalty claims. The crowd were upset with him and quite rightly so.

"We got the balance right and I honestly feel we would have won that game if we hadn't had an injury to [Graeme] Murty."

Birmingham boss Alex McLeish:

"It helps confidence and creates good habits, winning in the cup.

"The performance I'm not entirely pleased with but I didn't expect it to be smooth - we made a lot of changes and rotated the squad.

"But we soldiered on. When we went behind I thought we were going out of the cup. But I felt we had goals in us.

"If we'd gone two behind Southampton would have seen it through. But we got a lot stronger.

"It was a classic Bowyer goal, and Carsley has played a captain's role and got the winner."

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Tuesday, 25 August 2009

Carling Cup

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Time
Southampton	1-2	Birmingham	FT
(HT 0-0)
Lallana 51		Bowyer 77 Carsley 80

Southampton

• 01 Davis
• 02 Harding
• 03 Thomas
• 05 Perry yellow card
• 16 Murty (Gillett 66)
• 23 James
• 10 Wotton (Schneiderlin 82)
• 35 Mellis
• 04 Saganowski (Paterson 83)
• 07 Lambert
• 20 Lallana

Substitutes

• 28 Bialkowski,
• 15 Lancashire,
• 08 Gillett,
• 19 Schneiderlin,
• 26 Thomson,
• 29 Gobern,
• 17 Paterson

Birmingham

• 01 Taylor
• 02 Carr
• 17 Espinoza yellow card
• 20 Queudrue
• 21 Parnaby
• 04 Bowyer
• 07 Larsson (O'Connor 61)
• 19 McSheffrey
• 24 O'Shea (McFadden 46)
• 26 Carsley
• 11 Benitez

Substitutes

• 25 Hart,
• 14 Johnson,
• 12 Ferguson,
• 08 O'Connor,
• 16 McFadden

Ref: CrossleyAtt: 11,753

SOUTHAMPTON

BIRMINGHAM

Possession

• Southampton 53%
• Birmingham 47%

Attempts on target

• Southampton 6
• Birmingham 12

Attempts off target

• Southampton 7
• Birmingham 6

Corners

• Southampton 7
• Birmingham 10

Fouls

• Southampton 10
• Birmingham 11

• Final Result
• Full Time
• 90:00+7:57 The final whistle goes and the game is over.
• 90:00+6:56 Inswinging corner taken from the left by-line by Adam Lallana.
• 90:00+6:49 Dan Harding sends in a cross, clearance by Giovanny Espinoza.
• 90:00+5:41 Effort from the edge of the box by Garry O'Connor goes wide of the left-hand upright.
• 90:00+4:56 Garry O'Connor is ruled offside. Indirect free kick taken by Kelvin Davis.
• 90:00+4:23 Gary McSheffrey decides to take the corner short.
• 90:00+3:00 Garry O'Connor takes a shot. Save by Kelvin Davis.
• 90:00+2:17 Gary McSheffrey is caught offside. Kelvin Davis takes the free kick.
• 90:00+1:07 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Gary McSheffrey by Simon Gillett. James McFadden restarts play with the free kick.
• 90:00+0:24 Dan Harding is penalised for handball and concedes a free kick. Stuart Parnaby takes the direct free kick.
• 88:59 Gary McSheffrey takes a shot. Save by Kelvin Davis.
• 87:18 Matthew Paterson is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Indirect free kick taken by Maik Taylor.
• 86:13 The assistant referee flags for offside against Adam Lallana. Lee Carsley takes the free kick.
• 85:13 Centre by Lloyd James, clearance by Stephen Carr.
• 82:56 Inswinging corner taken by Adam Lallana.
• 82:42 Substitution Matthew Paterson is brought on as a substitute for Marek Saganowski.
• 81:23 Substitution Morgan Schneiderlin on for Paul Wotton.
• 79:44 Assist by Stuart Parnaby.
• 79:44 GOAL - Lee Carsley:Southampton 1 - 2 Birmingham Lee Carsley finds the net with a goal from inside the penalty area to the bottom left corner of the goal. Southampton 1-2 Birmingham.
• 79:38 The ball is sent over by Stuart Parnaby,
• 79:09 Inswinging corner taken by Gary McSheffrey from the left by-line played to the near post, clearance made by Lloyd James.
• 78:43 Christian Benitez takes a shot. Save made by Kelvin Davis.
• 77:59 Gary McSheffrey takes a short corner.
• 76:20 Assist by Christian Benitez.
• 76:20 GOAL - Lee Bowyer:Southampton 1 - 1 Birmingham Lee Bowyer gets on the score sheet with a goal from deep inside the penalty box to the top right corner of the goal. Southampton 1-1 Birmingham.
• 75:48 The offside flag is raised against Richard Lambert. Franck Queudrue restarts play with the free kick.
• 75:01 Jacob Mellis takes a shot. Maik Taylor makes a save.
• 73:37 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Richard Lambert by Lee Carsley. Free kick crossed right-footed by Adam Lallana, save made by Maik Taylor.
• 73:07 Christian Benitez is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Kelvin Davis takes the indirect free kick.
• 71:10 Lee Carsley has an effort at goal from outside the area which misses left.
• 70:08 Foul by Simon Gillett on Lee Carsley, free kick awarded. Giovanny Espinoza takes the direct free kick.
• 69:07 Giovanny Espinoza fouled by Marek Saganowski, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick taken by Maik Taylor.
• 68:08 Paul Wotton takes a shot. Save made by Maik Taylor.
• 67:36 Free kick crossed left-footed by Dan Harding from left wing.
• 67:36 Booking Giovanny Espinoza booked for unsporting behaviour.
• 67:05 Marek Saganowski fouled by Giovanny Espinoza, the ref awards a free kick.
• 66:49 Gary McSheffrey takes a shot. Save by Kelvin Davis.
• 65:34 Substitution (Southampton) makes a substitution, with Simon Gillett coming on for Graeme Murty.
• 61:46 Corner taken by Gary McSheffrey from the left by-line, Stephen Carr produces a right-footed shot from just outside the box that misses to the right of the net.
• 60:58 Corner taken by Gary McSheffrey, Paul Wotton manages to make a clearance.
• 60:07 Substitution Garry O'Connor is brought on as a substitute for Sebastian Larsson.
• 59:49 The ball is crossed by Graeme Murty, Richard Lambert produces a header from deep inside the six-yard box that clears the bar.
• 59:16 Adam Lallana takes a short corner, The ball is sent over by Dan Harding, clearance made by Giovanny Espinoza.
• 59:06 The ball is swung over by Adam Lallana, Stuart Parnaby gets a block in.
• 58:24 Adam Lallana takes a shot. Blocked by Stuart Parnaby.
• 57:38 Christian Benitez is caught offside. Free kick taken by Kelvin Davis.
• 56:56 Foul by Christian Benitez on Paul Wotton, free kick awarded. Direct free kick taken by Wayne Thomas.
• 56:03 Pass corner from right by-line taken by Gary McSheffrey to short.
• 54:40 Gary McSheffrey produces a strike on goal direct from the free kick, save by Kelvin Davis.
• 54:40 Booking Booking for Chris Perry for unsporting behaviour.
• 54:31 Free kick awarded for a foul by Dan Harding on Christian Benitez.
• 52:32 Gary McSheffrey takes a shot. Save made by Kelvin Davis.
• 51:00 GOAL - Adam Lallana:Southampton 1 - 0 Birmingham Adam Lallana scores a goal from just inside the penalty area to the top right corner of the goal. Southampton 1-0 Birmingham.
• 48:11 Foul by Giovanny Espinoza on Marek Saganowski, free kick awarded. Free kick crossed by Adam Lallana, save by Maik Taylor.
• 46:31 The referee penalises Adam Lallana for handball. Maik Taylor restarts play with the free kick.
• 46:17 Shot from long distance by Lee Carsley misses to the right of the goal.
• 45:52 Lee Bowyer takes a shot. Blocked by Wayne Thomas.
• 45:01 The match restarts for the second half.
• 45:01 Substitution James McFadden comes on in place of James O'Shea.
• Half Time
• 45:00+3:13 The ref blows to signal half-time.
• 45:00+1:54 Unfair challenge on Franck Queudrue by Marek Saganowski results in a free kick. Franck Queudrue takes the free kick.
• 45:00+0:49 Centre by Gary McSheffrey, clearance made by Chris Perry.
• 44:55 Shot from close in by Marek Saganowski misses to the left of the goal.
• 44:11 Sebastian Larsson takes a shot. Save by Kelvin Davis.
• 43:10 A cross is delivered by Gary McSheffrey, clearance by Chris Perry.
• 42:47 Corner taken by Gary McSheffrey.
• 41:48 Foul by Gary McSheffrey on Graeme Murty, free kick awarded. Free kick taken by Kelvin Davis.
• 40:26 Corner taken right-footed by Lee Bowyer, save by Kelvin Davis.
• 38:47 Paul Wotton concedes a free kick for a foul on Christian Benitez. Sebastian Larsson fires a strike on goal direct from the free kick, Kelvin Davis makes a save.
• 36:41 Corner taken by Adam Lallana, Stuart Parnaby manages to make a clearance.
• 36:30 The ball is sent over by Dan Harding, clearance made by Stephen Carr.
• 36:14 Stuart Parnaby gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Adam Lallana. Direct free kick taken by Adam Lallana.
• 35:24 Paul Wotton takes a shot from long range which goes wide right of the target.
• 34:48 Unfair challenge on Lloyd James by Lee Bowyer results in a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Adam Lallana.
• 34:14 The assistant referee signals for offside against Christian Benitez. Indirect free kick taken by Graeme Murty.
• 33:15 The ball is swung over by Dan Harding, Headed effort from inside the area by Marek Saganowski misses to the right of the goal.
• 32:09 Inswinging corner taken from the left by-line by Sebastian Larsson.
• 31:58 A cross is delivered by Sebastian Larsson, clearance by Graeme Murty.
• 31:47 The ball is sent over by Lee Bowyer.
• 31:03 Adam Lallana decides to take the corner short, Adam Lallana takes a shot. Save made by Maik Taylor.
• 30:44 Dan Harding sends in a cross, Gary McSheffrey manages to make a clearance.
• 29:34 Stephen Carr fouled by Jacob Mellis, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick taken by Lee Carsley.
• 29:14 Richard Lambert takes a shot. Maik Taylor makes a save.
• 27:45 Christian Benitez has an effort at goal from just outside the penalty box hitting the post.
• 26:39 Sebastian Larsson takes a shot. Paul Wotton gets a block in.
• 24:07 The ball is crossed by Adam Lallana, Franck Queudrue makes a clearance.
• 23:06 The ball is swung over by James O'Shea.
• 20:27 Effort from outside the penalty box by Paul Wotton goes wide right of the goal.
• 19:29 The referee blows for offside against Marek Saganowski. Indirect free kick taken by Franck Queudrue.
• 18:48 Effort from deep inside the area by Jacob Mellis misses to the right of the goal.
• 17:36 Christian Benitez fouled by Wayne Thomas, the ref awards a free kick. Lee Carsley restarts play with the free kick.
• 15:55 Sebastian Larsson has a shot on goal from long range that goes wide left.
• 14:45 Effort from deep inside the area by Lloyd James clears the bar.
• 13:52 Stephen Carr challenges Jacob Mellis unfairly and gives away a free kick. Free kick taken by Graeme Murty.
• 11:48 Gary McSheffrey concedes a free kick for a foul on Wayne Thomas. Kelvin Davis takes the direct free kick.
• 11:33 Marek Saganowski is caught offside. Maik Taylor takes the indirect free kick.
• 10:55 Corner taken by Adam Lallana, clearance made by James O'Shea.
• 10:12 Inswinging corner taken by Adam Lallana from the left by-line, Maik Taylor makes a save.
• 9:44 Marek Saganowski delivers the ball, Franck Queudrue makes a clearance. Giovanny Espinoza manages to make a clearance.
• 7:35 Jacob Mellis fouled by Stephen Carr, the ref awards a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Graeme Murty.
• 6:33 Corner taken by Gary McSheffrey from the right by-line, Graeme Murty makes a clearance.
• 4:13 Sebastian Larsson is caught offside. Kelvin Davis takes the free kick.
• 3:45 Free kick awarded for a foul by Wayne Thomas on Stuart Parnaby. Maik Taylor restarts play with the free kick.
• 3:09 Unfair challenge on Marek Saganowski by Franck Queudrue results in a free kick. Adam Lallana takes the free kick.
• 0:45 Free kick awarded for a foul by Dan Harding on James O'Shea. Franck Queudrue restarts play with the free kick.
• 0:00 The game begins.

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