Birmingham City head coach Darren Carter said that he was delighted with the calmness and control shown by his side as they defeated Sunderland at The Stadium of Light yesterday.
The Blues won 4-0 on Wearside as they recorded their first victory of the season. There were four different scorers with Harriet Scott, Siobhan Wilson, Ashley Hodson and Jamie Finn all on target for Carter’s side.
Birmingham City had to wait for their moments against a Sunderland side who are well known for their defensive organisation. After the match, Blues boss Carter said that he was pleased with the calmness shown by his side, as well as the control which they had on the game from start to finish.
“I was very pleased, particularly with how we started the game,” Carter said when speaking in the post-match media huddle. “We knew that Sunderland would have a lot of energy playing here as it’s a great stadium. We knew that we had to match that and get some control in the game and play with a calmness.
“I thought the girls were excellent all game but particularly in the first half. We played some good stuff and got in some great areas, had chances and thankfully, we got one before half-time and just continued in the second half.
“The game was a bit stop-start, there were a couple of decisions which disrupted the flow of the game but we then picked up that tempo again, got the second goal then the third and the fourth.
“I’m just really pleased with every aspect of the game from us today, especially the calmness and control.”
After establishing a two-goal lead, Birmingham City could have opted to just see out the remaining minutes of the game but instead, they showed the hunger to help themselves to two more goals. Carter went on to express his delight at the ruthless streak in his side.
He said “This league is unforgiving, teams will keep going to the very end. When you have times when you are on top, you have to be ruthless and you have to get goals because teams won’t give in.
“Sunderland were still pressing and still going until the very end, making us defend so that’s all part and parcel of this league. If you want to win games, you’ve got to be ruthless in front of goal and I was glad that we were in the second half.
“We got the goal in the first half but once we got the second, it was really good to go and get the third quickly, which we did and the fourth is then the icing on the cake.”
Birmingham City return to action after the international break when Crystal Palace are the visitors to St Andrew’s.
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