Result: NK Maribor 1-2 Birmingham City

Result: Maribor 1-2 Birmingham

Birmingham City have earned three points in their Europa League group with a 2-1 win away at NK Maribor.

The home side were ahead at the break thanks to a calamitous error from Blues keeper Colin Doyle, who missed the ball when he tried to clear Jonathan Spector's backpass. Maribor striker Dalibor Volas was on hand to chase the ball down and tap in.

The Blues drew level after the break when Chris Burke fired in from inside the penalty area.

The turnaround was complete with ten minutes to go when Wade Elliott's shot got away from keeper Jasmin Handanovic, who saw the ball find the net.

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