Bednar brilliance flattens Iron

Published: 09 Feb 2010 - 23:20:30

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A moment of class from Roman Bednar set West Brom on their way to a 2-0 win over Scunthorpe that helped them move to the top of the Coca-Cola Championship table.The Czech striker's delicate goal early in the first half, coupled with Gianni Zuiverloon's late strike, helped the Baggies take full advantage of Newcastle's shock defeat at Derby as they extended their unbeaten run to six games.Albion enjoyed the majority of the possession in between the two goals but were unable to create too many clear-cut chances against a Scunthorpe side that had captain Cliff Byrne sent off late on.Albion's early pressure made it almost inevitable that they would score, and the goal duly came after 13 minutes through Bednar. Robert Koren made it, getting to the byline before crossing for Bednar who back-flicked home on the turn for his ninth of the season.They put the seal on the win eventually when Zuiverloon latched on to Bednar's 86th-minute pass and lofted a finish over a hapless Joe Murphy.Byrne was then somewhat harshly dismissed for a late foul on Abdoulaye Meite.