Birmingham City 2-2 Cardiff City: Bluebirds hit back to earn draw
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Troy Deeney's fourth goal for Birmingham City was his second in successive Saturdays
Cardiff City defender Mark McGuinness headed home an injury-time equaliser as the Bluebirds came from 2-0 down to draw with Birmingham City.
Lee Bowyer's Blues looked to have a comfortable lead at the break, following goals from Troy Deeney and Ivan Sunjic.
But Kieffer Moore pulled one back midway through the second half before McGuinness met Joe Ralls' 91st-minute cross to find the bottom left corner.
The hosts took the lead when on-loan Major League Soccer midfielder Riley McGree set up Deeney for his second goal in successive Saturdays, a right-foot shot into the bottom left corner.
Blues then doubled their lead a minute into first-half stoppage time when McGree was again the provider for Sunjic to run on and plant a right-foot shot into the bottom left corner.
The Welsh side stay 20th ahead of next Saturday lunchtime's home date with Wayne Rooney's Derby County, while Blues, five points better off, climb a place to 15th ahead of next week's trip to Blackburn.
Blues had chances to go further clear when Deeney, with a header, and McGree were both just off target - and Cardiff made them pay.
From Rubin Colwill's ball upfield, teenager Jordan James' clearing header went only as far as Moore, who scored his fourth of the season in the 66th minute.
And Cardiff maintained their record of never losing when Moore scores as McGuiness bagged their late equaliser.
Birmingham City boss Lee Bowyer told BBC Radio WM:
"Games are won and lost in both boxes. We should have won that game and we didn't. It drives me mad.
"But we weren't good enough in either box. We had chances to put the game to bed and we didn't take them. And you get punished. Ivan and Troy took their goals really well but you have to finish the game, to close it out and we didn't.
"They looked more hungry attacking set pieces than we did. We switched off at the end and got done. We know that's their strength. They're a big side. A lot of their goals this season have been scored from set-pieces. We worked hard on it and still got done .
"Did they deserve a point at the end? I don't think so. But you have to give them credit. They kept pushing and pushing and didn't give up."
Cardiff City boss Steve Morison:
"You come off at Stoke when you're 3-0 down and you're back to 3-3, and this time we're 2-0 down and come back to 2-2 with a goal in the last minute. But there weren't happy faces in the dressing room because we know that can't be the norm.
"We can't keep giving ourselves a mountain to climb, but you can't fault the heart, the character, the attitude, the application. We could have rolled over and let it go.
"We haven't and 1,700 Cardiff fans have gone home slightly happier than they were half an hour ago. And that could end up being a really good point in the scheme of things.
"It's a point rather than none and adds a bit of positivity, but we need to be better. At some point, we need to take a little bit of responsibility for what's happening on the pitch. There is enough experience in there that'll make that happen."
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