Birmingham miss chance to beat Man City

Birmingham miss the opportunity to beat Manchester City as a penalty awarded after De Jong handled the ball in penalty area was saved by Shay Given.

Christian Benitez hit a post early on for the home side and Craig Bellamy saw a shot blocked for Manchester City.

Keeper Given came to the visitor’s rescue early in the second half, saving James McFadden’s penalty after Nigel de Jong had handled in the box.

Barry Ferguson’s second yellow saw Birmingham reduced to 10 men late on.

The Scottish midfielder’s dismissal was an unfortunate end to what was a committed display from the home side.

As the most recent Premier League beneficiaries of foreign investment, Birmingham have inevitably courted unfair comparison with Abu Dhabi-backed Manchester City.

New Birmingham owner Carson Yeung’s riches cannot match those available at Eastlands, but for much of this match his player’s were the equal of City’s expensively assembled charges.

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Posted by Bilal Sulehri on Nov 1 2009. Filed under Misc. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry