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That's it, it's all over, the referee has blown the final whistle.
Damien Johnson goes into the referees book for unsporting behaviour.
Cardiff are replacing Steven Thompson with Kevin Campbell.
Goal!! Cardiff have scored with Paul Parry putting it in the back of the net.
Dudley Campbell is replaced by Cameron Jerome.
Birmingham are replacing Stephen Kelly with Sebastian Larsson.
The referee has booked Michael Chopra.
Bruno N'Gotty is booked for unsporting behaviour.
The second half is under way with the score currently at 1 v 0.
The ref has blown his whistle for half time.
Goal!! Cardiff have scored with Joe Ledley putting it in the back of the net.
The ref has blown his whistle and the match has started.
Goals from Joe Ledley and Paul Parry helped the Bluebirds seal an important victory against in-form Birmingham City. Ledley opened the scoring in the 12th minute and Parry settled a superb victory for Dave Jones' side 15 minutes from time. The Bluebirds showed two changes from the side that won at Leeds United with Kerrea Gilbert passed fit to resume at full-back while Roger Johnson replaced the suspended Darren Purse. Former Cardiff striker Cameron Jerome was among the Birmingham substitutes. It was Cardiff's Michael Chopra who had the first strike on goal in the tenth minute. A Stephen McPhail free-kick was headed clear but the former Newcastle striker's shot on target was held by Colin Doyle. Two minutes later the Bluebirds took the lead from a short corner taken by Parry to Chopra. The Blues defence failed to clear and Ledley whipped the loose ball into the net. Birmingham did not trouble the home defence until the 21st minute when Gary McSheffrey headed a deep cross towards the top corner only for Neil Alexander to leap high to tip the ball away for a corner. Both sides were unchanged as the second half kicked off in bright sunshine and it was Glenn Loovens who had the next chance to score. He moved up in to the attack but sent a first-time shot spinning beyond the far post. Loovens then almost gifted Dudley Campbell a goal in the 49th minute when he failed to cut out a long ball down the centre but the shot was scuffed and Alexander saved his effort. Bruno N'Gotty was yellow carded for a foul on Chopra and, from McPhail's free-kick, Steven Thompson almost netted before the busy Chopra struck the crossbar from close range. Just ten minutes into the second half the dangerous McSheffery had Alexander stretching to tip over a 30-yard free-kick. The Blues were now on top and exerting pressure but Cardiff sped away on the counter-attack to net a clinching second goal. McPhail whipped a long pass out to Ledley down the left flank. His cross was only partially cleared and Parry gathered the ball before ramming a shot into the roof of the net. There was trouble among the visiting supporters and police had to move in to the Birmingham fans to restore order but as the rain poured down the Bluebirds held on for a tremendous victory over one of the division's promotion favourites.
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