Birmingham City vs Reading

Championship

Birmingham

1-0-0

2-1

Final

Reading

0-0-1

St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park

Match pulse

BIRAttacking pressure by 5 minutes

0'REA

48%Possession52%

5Shots20

3On target7

2Corners5

6Saves1

14Fouls16

17'Aaron TshibolaREA39'Maikel KieftenbeldBIR49'Oliver NorwoodREA61'Jordan ObitaREA90'Simon CoxREA90'+3'Michael HectorREA90'+4'David DavisBIR90'+7'Tomasz KuszczakBIR90'+8'Clayton DonaldsonBIR

Team	1H	2H	T
BIR	1	1	2
REA	0	1	1

Who won: Birmingham 2-1

Birmingham City beat Reading 2-1 on Saturday, August 8, 2015 at St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park. Goals for Birmingham: David Cotterill (40') and Jon Toral (47'). Goals for Reading: Nick Blackman (58').

Play by play

Second Half ends, Birmingham City 2, Reading 1.
90'+8'
Yellow card
Clayton Donaldson (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card.
C. Donaldson
90'+8'
Shot off target
Attempt missed. Simon Cox (Reading) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
90'+8'
Penalty - saved
Penalty saved! Orlando Sá (Reading) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
O. Sá
90'+7'
Yellow card
Tomasz Kuszczak (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card.
T. Kuszczak
90'+7'
Foul
Penalty conceded by David Davis (Birmingham City) after a foul in the penalty area.
90'+7'BIR
Foul
Penalty Reading. Simon Cox draws a foul in the penalty area.
90'+5'
Free kick won
Stephen Gleeson (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+5'
Foul
Foul by Hal Robson-Kanu (Reading).
90'+4'
Free kick won
Michael Hector (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4'
Foul
Foul by Clayton Donaldson (Birmingham City).
90'+4'
Yellow card
David Davis (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card.
D. Davis
90'+3'
Yellow card
Michael Hector (Reading) is shown the yellow card.
M. Hector
90'+3'
Foul
Foul by Michael Hector (Reading).
90'+3'
Free kick won
Clayton Donaldson (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'
Yellow card
Simon Cox (Reading) is shown the yellow card.
S. Cox
90'
Free kick won
Tomasz Kuszczak (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'
Foul
Simon Cox (Reading).
88'
Shot off target
Attempt missed. Demarai Gray (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Paul Caddis.
86'
Sub
Subbed on for A. Tshibola
Substitution, Reading. Dominic Samuel replaces Aaron Tshibola.
D. Samuel
86'
Free kick won
Clayton Donaldson (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83'
Corner awarded
Corner, Reading. Conceded by Tomasz Kuszczak.
83'
Shot off target
Attempt missed. Hal Robson-Kanu (Reading) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
83'
Sub
Subbed on for S. Quinn
Substitution, Reading. Simon Cox replaces Stephen Quinn.
S. Cox
82'
Right footed shot just wide
Attempt missed. Aaron Tshibola (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Stephen Quinn.
A. Tshibola