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height="1" alt=""></td> <td><img src="/shared/img/o.gif" width="90" height="1" alt=""></td> <td><img src="/shared/img/o.gif" width="5" height="1" alt=""></td> <td><img src="/shared/img/o.gif" width="1" height="1" alt=""></td> </tr> </table> </td> <td><img src="/shared/img/o.gif" width="5" height="1" alt=""></td> <td valign="TOP"> <span class="date">Sunday, 12 May, 2002, 17:54 GMT 18:54 UK </span> <div class="headlinestory"><b>Birmingham reach Premiership</b><br></div> <font face="sans-serif" size="2"> <div class="inlineimage"> <img height="180" vspace="0" border="0" width="300" alt="Birmingham celebrate their return to the big-time" src="/olmedia/1980000/images/_1983490_celebrate300.jpg"> <div class="caption"><font size="1">Birmingham celebrate their return to the big-time</font><br></div> </div> <div class="bodytext"> <B>Norwich 1-1 Birmingham (aet)<BR><I>(Birmingham win 4-2 on penalties)</I></B> <P> <div class="bulletheadline"><a href="/sport2/hi/sports_talk/1943549.stm"> E-mail your reaction to Football Talk </a></div> <BR> <div class="bulletheadline"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/cta/sport/slideshows/2002/football/playoffs/final.ram"> Photo file: Watch the action </a></div> <BR> <div class="bulletheadline"><a href="/sport2/hi/photo_galleries/1982771.stm"> Photo Gallery: See this story in pictures </a></div> <P> Birmingham City's 16-year exile from the top-flight of English football ended thanks to teenager Darren Carter. <P> The 18-year-old kept a cool head to slot home a fourth and clinching penalty to win the shoot-out after a thrilling First Division play-off final. <P> Substitute Iwan Roberts headed Norwich ahead two minutes into extra-time, only for Geoff Horsfield to equalise nine minutes later. <P> The deadlocked teams went into a dramatic shoot-out where Blues' goalkeeper Nico Vaesen saved Phil Mulryne's penalty and Daryl Sutch fired wide. <P> <P>  </font><div class="narrowtext"><table bgcolor="#003399" hspace="2" vspace="2" align="RIGHT" width="150" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="1"> <tr><td bgcolor="#003399" class="factheader"><b>  Shoot-out drama </b></td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="factboxbody">  <div class="itemsm"> Roberts scores, <B>1-0.</B> </div>  <div class="itemsm"> Stern John scores, <B>1-1.</B> </div>  <div class="itemsm"> Vaesen saves from Mulryne, <B>1-1.</B> </div>  <div class="itemsm"> Devlin scores, <B>1-2.</B> </div>  <div class="itemsm"> Sutch misses, <B>1-2.</B> </div>  <div class="itemsm"> Laziridis scores, <B>1-3.</B> </div>  <div class="itemsm"> Easton scores, <B>2-3.</B> </div>  <div class="itemsm"> Carter clinches it, <B>2-4.</B> </div> </td></tr></table></div><font face="sans-serif" size="2"> <P> <P> Successful spot-kicks from Stern John, Paul Devlin and Stan Laziridis set Carter up to strike the decisive penalty. <P> Birmingham held the initial superiority with Martin Grainger driving a 20-yard free-kick over the bar and Bryan Hughes shooting wide when well-placed. <P> Such was the intensity of Birmingham's early pressure it was 13 minutes before Norwich mustered their first attack, with Mark Rivers' cross deflecting off Grainger for a corner. <P><P>  </font><div class="narrowtext"><table bgcolor="#003399" hspace="2" vspace="2" align="RIGHT" width="150" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="1">  <tr><td bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="quoteboxbody"><img src="/sol/shared/img/greyquoteleft.gif" width="18" height="9" border="0" alt=""><br> Birmingham fans have been waiting for this for a very long time - I was a fan and I know how much it means to them <img align="right" src="/sol/shared/img/greyquoteright.gif" width="18" height="9" border="0" alt=""><br clear="ALL"></td></tr>  <tr><td bgcolor="#003399" class="quoteboxhead"><div> Birmingham's Darren Carter </div> </td></tr></table></div><font face="sans-serif" size="2"> <P> Stern John broke clear on 14 minutes to screw his shot wide with only goalkeeper Robert Green to beat. <P> As Norwich gained the initiative, hesitation between Michael Johnson and goalkeeper Nico Vaesen allowed David Nielsen to nip in and toe-poke an effort just wide. <P> Gary Holt's surging thrust at the heart of the Birmingham defence then popped the ball up for Rivers to cross for Clint Easton who volleyed wide. <P> In first-half injury-time Norwich keeper Green produced a stunning point-blank save from Horsfield's powerful volley. <P> Green had to react sharply at the start of the second-half to save from Olivier Tebily. <P>  </font><table cellspacing="1" align="RIGHT" width="154" border="0" cellpadding="2"><tr><td><font face="sans-serif" size="2"> <div class="inlineimage"> <img alt="Birmingham's Michael Johnson and Norwich striker David Nielsen battle it out" height="180" vspace="0" src="/olmedia/1980000/images/_1982610_jmplayoff150.jpg" border="0" width="150"> <div class="caption"><small>Michael Johnson (left) and David Nielsen show no quarter</small><br></div> </div> </font></td></tr></table><font face="sans-serif" size="2"> <P> Norwich responded and Vaesen was forced to tip over from Paul McVeigh who then turned provider, crossing for Nielsen to head wide from 10 yards. <P> Adam Drury slid in to block John's shot and when Easton was harshly called for handball by referee Graham Barber Paul Devlin fizzed a shot inches over the bar. <P> Birmingham mounted a strong finish and Tebily spurned a chance when he fired over from six yards out. <P> In injury-time, Birmingham skipper Jeff Kenna saved an almost certain goal as he intercepted substitute Alex Notman's cross just ahead of Iwan Roberts. <P>  </font><div class="narrowtext"><table bgcolor="#003399" hspace="2" vspace="2" align="RIGHT" width="150" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="1">  <tr><td bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="quoteboxbody"><img src="/sol/shared/img/greyquoteleft.gif" width="18" height="9" border="0" alt=""><br> I thought the game was magnificent and thankfully we've had that little bit of luck you need in a penalty shoot-out <img align="right" src="/sol/shared/img/greyquoteright.gif" width="18" height="9" border="0" alt=""><br clear="ALL"></td></tr>  <tr><td bgcolor="#003399" class="quoteboxhead"><div> Birmingham boss Steve Bruce </div> </td></tr></table></div><font face="sans-serif" size="2"> <P> <P> Roberts was on target two minutes into extra-time, perfectly directing a powerful header home after Grainger's slip gave Notman the chance to cross. <P> The lead lasted nine minutes as the pendulum swung towards Brimingham again. John climbed at the far post to nod the ball down for Horsfield to head home. <P> Back came Norwich, and Vaesen clawed away Phil Mulryne's free-kick which was bound for the top corner. <P> In a dramatic finale Blues defender Michael Johnson came within inches of winning it two minutes from time when he thumped a header against the post. <P> <HR> <P> <B> Birmingham:</B> Vaesen, Kenna, Vickers, Michael Johnson, Grainger, Devlin, Bryan Hughes, Tebily, Mooney, Horsfield, John. Subs: Bennett, Lazaridis, Andrew Johnson, Damien Johnson, Carter. <P> <B> Norwich:</B> Green, Kenton, Mackay, Fleming, Drury, Rivers, Mulryne, Holt, Easton, Nielsen, McVeigh. 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