Madejski Stadium Sunday, May 3rd, 2009   Championship Attendance: 23,879       Reading 1-2 Birmingham City       Matejovsky 61   Fahey 19, Phillips 60       Jaidi 39, Phillips 63, Traore 68
2008 /09

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Reading away !! The final game off a long long season and a  - season finale is something football fans dream off !! Wolves are already up as champions but three teams can take 2nd place, two off them meeting at the Madejski Stadium (Reading v Birmingham) and Sheff Utd who are playing at Crystal Palace   - - Birmingham are the only team with there fait in there own hands who lead Sheff Utd by a point, Reading are three points behind Birmingham but with a superior goal difference to the other two side a win against Birmingham and Sheff Utd not winning would send them up !!   - - Jimmy brings the saxo out for its second away trip hoping to maintain its 100% record. Fletch, Daisy, Warren and Joe are also on board !!   - - The group are pretty hung over from the previous night after completing a 15 hour drinking session and  - - watching Ricky Hatton''''s second round defeat to pound for pound king Manny Pacquiao, Fletch suffers the most constantly trying to block out the light on the way and later becoming the first pound for pound king to throw up in Jimmy''''s car !!   - - The journey starts with little chat as everyone is nursing a hang over, the group grab a macces, skinny Fletch sticks to his bottle off water !!   - - Fletch tries to get some much needed sleep on the way, a couple off close sick calls and them bang !!! Jimmy''''s tesco''''s bag gets it !!!!!!!!!!!!! Fletch soon learns never to be sick in a tesco''''s bags as the mini holes make it drip through to his t-shirt and jeans !! Nice !!   - - The group arrive about half hour before kick off and after a little problem finding a parking space soon make it in to the ground and to there seats !! The group are split up, Joe is sitting on his own as he only cared about himself when guaranteeing his seats for the season finale, Fletch, Jimmy and Warren are next to each other, Daisy''''s seat is also next to them and on the stairway, she sends Fletch to swap seats who is more than happy to have a bit of space and air and without a word swaps tickets and walks to her seat !!   - - The game begins a little nervy but its Birmingham who do the early pressing !! There''''s a great atmosphere amongst the 2000 Birmingham supporters who are singing the top off there voices and the breakthrough arrives after 20 minutes !! James McFadden''''s corner is cleared back to him and his volleyed cross is controlled by Kevin Phillips who plays the ball back to Keith Fahey who hits a low shot the squeezes under the Reading goalkeeper !! GOAL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! First blood to Birmingham !! The fans go crazy and there''''s a big crush at the bottom off the steps !! Jimmy, Warren and Daisy celebrate !! Fletch finds a few fans to jump on and Joe, well god knows where Joe is but im sure his going mental !! Reading put a couple off dangerous balls across goal before the half is out and  - - Kevin Phillips has a shot well saved after a great Keith Fahey run, the half time whistle arrives and Birmingham go in 1 up !!   - - No need for moving at half time from the cabbaged group who all sit together and have a chat !! Joe heads for food, surprise f***ing surprise !!   - - The second half begins with another great atmosphere coming from the Birmingham supporters and on 60 minutes it looks like the killer blow has arrived, Keith Fahey plays through Kevin Phillips and the master marksman beautifully passes the ball past the goalkeeper and in to the back off the need to put Birmingham 2-0 up !! There''''s celebrations everywhere, players, manager, staff, fans, surely it looks as if Birmingham are heading up but Birmingham being Birmingham though this was too easy and within a minute Reading had one back !! The