Sharpe almost received United off to the very best begin inside six minutes when he latched onto William Burrell’s again move, however his effort contained in the field was effectively saved by Will O’Sullivan.
Shortly after, Fitzgerald’s strike throughout objective from a decent angle almost crept into the underside nook as United began to seek out gaps in Birmingham’s defence early on.
Adam Lawrence’s facet didn’t take lengthy to make the early management pay, when Fitzgerald’s free-kick from close to the nook flag evaded the crowded penalty space to bounce into the again of the web.
After Diego Leon’s effort from shut distance was stored out by O’Sullivan, Birmingham drew stage with their first assault of the sport. Zaid Betteka managed to free himself contained in the field earlier than squaring for Da Silva to equalise.
The house facet grew into the sport after their objective and managed to frustrate United, limiting us to few attacking alternatives. On the different finish, Murdock pulled off a superb diving save to disclaim Yusuf Ahmed’s right-footed shot from distance.
