Championship
Sep 26, 2015 3.00pm
0
2
HT : 0 1
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  • goal Matt Derbyshire 32'
  • goal Tony Andreu 64'

Half-Time Report: Bottom side Rotherham United lead Birmingham City as Matt Derbyshire scores

Bottom side Rotherham lead Birmingham

Bottom-of-the-table Rotherham United lead Birmingham City by a 1-0 scoreline at half time in the sides' clash at St Andrew's, thanks to a Matt Derbyshire strike.

Rotherham hit the target inside the first 20 seconds as Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe tested Tomas Kuszczak with a volley which the keeper was equal to.

Jonson Clarke-Harris was the next player to test the Polish keeper, as he controlled the ball before firing goalwards, but Kuszczak was again equal to the effort.

The away side continued to attack as the Blues' keeper was once more called upon to save efforts from both Odjidja-Ofoe and Joe Newell.

The Millers' attacking efforts paid dividends after 32 minutes as former Birmingham striker Derbyshire came back to haunt his old club by converting Newell's cross with a back-post volley for his first goal since the opening day of the season.

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