Birmingham City vs Norwich City
Match pulse
BIRAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
Final score
Birmingham City and Norwich City drew 1-1 on Sunday, May 12, 2002 at Principality Stadium. Goals for Birmingham: Geoff Horsfield (102'). Goals for Norwich City: Iwan Roberts (91').
Play by play
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But for Birmingham this is their dream achieved. Years of hurt healed by one spot-kick. And the club will take their place in next season's Premiership.
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Jasper Carrott and ELO's Jeff Lynne must be happy but Robin Ashton, Chris Borg and Mike With, Soccernet's thoughts are with you. There's always next year.
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Great nerve from the local boy. Rapturous scenes of celebration from the Birmingham fans. Sorrow on the faces of the Norwich fans.
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And he puts Birmingham City in the Premiership!
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Carter, just 18, to take....
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He scores. Vaesen got a hand to it. 3-2.
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Easton will take now....
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Sends Green the wrong way. Blues on the brink of the Premiership. 3-1
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Lazaridis to take....
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He rolls it wide. Poor penalty. One must hit the target. 2-1 Blues.
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Darryl Sutch to take now.....
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Right-hand corner and in! 2-1 Birmingham.
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Devlin now for Blues....
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Vaesen guesses right. It goes down the centre and the Dutchman saves. Still 1-1.
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Mulryne is next for Norwich.....
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Green goes the right way but John scores in the bottom left. 1-1.
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Stern John for Birmingham......
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He scores, sending Vaesen completely the wrong way. 1-0 Norwich.
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Vaesen and Green hug. They've got little to lose. Iwan Roberts will take the first for Norwich.
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The toss is made and the penalties will be at the Birmingham end. Shades of last season when they lost out to Preston in the play-off semis.
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Plenty of milling around as the kickers are chosen. Birmingham have been here before. For Norwich it's unchartered territory.
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Who can be the hero? Who will be the villain? Somebody has to be. I'm nervous. Are you?
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Blues try to mount one last attack but referee Barber blows for agony. £40m shoot-out is upon us.
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Norwich attack. After a fine passing move, Easton fires a shot wide. A waste.
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Grainger's kick off. Johnson heads off the post! Another corner. A cavalry charge misses the second and Holt sweeps up.