Birmingham City vs Reading

Championship

Birmingham

15-5-5

1-3

Final

Reading

15-5-5

St Andrews Stadium

Match pulse

BIRAttacking pressure by 5 minutes

0'REA

50%Possession50%

12Shots2

8On target1

4Corners4

2Saves9

16Fouls15

39'Liam RoseniorREA63'Franck QueudrueBIR80'Adam FedericiREA

Who won: Reading 3-1

Reading beat Birmingham City 3-1 on Saturday, December 20, 2008 at St Andrews Stadium. Goals for Birmingham: Kevin Phillips (60'). Goals for Reading: Noel Hunt (13'), Kevin Doyle (66') and Kalifa Cisse (82').

Play by play

90'+3'
Free kick
Franck Queudrue takes an indirect freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
90'+3'
Handball
Handball called on Kevin Doyle
90'+3'
Save
Adam Federici makes a good save (Catch)
90'+3'BIR
Shot on target
Owusu-Abeyie Quincy hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: save
90'+3'
Throw in
Throw-in: Stuart Parnaby takes it (Attacking)
90'+2'
Throw in
Throw-in: David Murphy takes it (Attacking)
90'+1'
Free kick
Adam Federici takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
90'+1'
Foul
David Murphy commits a foul on Brynjar Gunnarsson resulting on a free kick for Reading
End of the game
The referee has signaled the end of the second half
89'BIR
Foul
Owusu-Abeyie Quincy commits a foul on Brynjar Gunnarsson resulting on a free kick for Reading
88'
Throw in
Throw-in: David Murphy takes it (Defending)
88'
Throw in
Throw-in: Kevin Doyle takes it (Attacking)
88'
Throw in
Throw-in: Liam Rosenior takes it (Defending)
GOAL87'
Adam Federici takes a long goal kick
Adam Federici
BIR 14 - 9 REA
86'
Shot off target
Cameron Jerome hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss left
86'
Free kick
David Murphy takes a direct freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
86'
Foul
Brynjar Gunnarsson commits a foul on Owusu-Abeyie Quincy resulting on a free kick for Birmingham
85'
Free kick
Maik Taylor takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
85'
Offside
Offside called on Shane Long
GOAL84'
Maik Taylor takes a long goal kick
Maik Taylor
BIR 14 - 8 REA
84'
Free kick
Liam Rosenior takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
84'
Foul
Kevin Phillips commits a foul on Ivar Ingimarsson resulting on a free kick for Reading
84'
Throw in
Throw-in: Liam Rosenior takes it (Attacking)
83'
Save
Adam Federici makes a very good save (Catch)