Manchester United V Birmingham City (1957)
Sheffield, Yorkshire. Start of the FA (Football Association) Cup semifinal match between Manchester United and Birmingham City. GV. Birmingham, in hooped stockings, have kicked off. A pass back to Trevor Smith who sends a long one down the middle. LV. Birmingham forward shoots from just outside the penalty area. Ray Wood collects safely and runs and kicks upfield. SV. Gill Merrick waiting in his goal. LV. The ball is slipped out to John Barry who receives it and starts to head for goal. Ken Green challenges him but he beats him and starts to cut inside towards the penalty area, while everybody stands waiting for the pass. Barry, although challenged again by Green, shoots leftfooted, past Merrick, ball in net. Manchester one up. GV. Crowd cheering. LV. David Pegg out on the left wing trying to get in and tries to cross the ball into the goal mouth but Jeff Hall blocks it. Pegg retrieves it and tries to centre again but this time Johnny Watts blocks it. It is loose again and Pegg slips it in to Bobby Char
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