Report and complimentary highlights from Saturday’s Sky Bet Championship game between Birmingham City and Rotherham United at New York Stadium Returning to his managerial role, Steve Evans helped Millers hold a fellow struggling team to a draw.
In a match that was delayed due to a medical emergency in the fans, Birmingham defeated already-relegated Rotherham 0-0 to move one point clear of the Championship relegation zone.
With two games remaining, the visitors are only two points ahead of the bottom three, leaving Rotherham—who had Steve Evans back in the dugout following his shocking return from Stevenage—to torment the Blues.
Nine minutes into the game, a medical issue in the home stand forced the end of the match as paramedics raced to assist a supporter.
After the supporter was rushed to the hospital, referee Keith Stroud ordered the players off the field for around twenty minutes. The game was back in action at approximately 3:45 p.m.
After the break, Anderson was creating havoc once more, and this time Viktor Johansson had to send the ball away for a corner.
Jordan Hugill of Rotherham then headed blandly towards John Ruddy after being set up by Sebastian Revan’s left-wing
Two injuries suffered by the Millers in the first half required the replacement of Cafu and Peter Kioso.
Oliver Rathbone appeared to have scored from the edge of the box, but Krystian Bielik bravely blocked the shot with his head.
Koji Miyoshi was added by Birmingham to bolster their attack at halftime, and he nearly had an immediate effect when he cut inside and saw his shot deflected
A long ball to Jay Stansfield nearly created a chance, but Johansson caught it because of his heavy touch.
When Stansfield scored from Paik Seung-ho’s free kick, he believed he had given Birmingham the lead, but the assistant referee flagged it out for offside.
After bursting forward, Arvin Appiah had a wonderful chance to score on the other end, but Ruddy held onto his low shot.
A chance was almost produced by a long ball to Jay Stansfield, but Johansson’s heavy touch allowed him to catch it.
Paik Seung-ho’s free kick gave Stansfield the impression that he had given Birmingham the lead, but the assistant referee called it out for offside.
Arvin Appiah had a fantastic opportunity to score on the opposite end after burst forward, but Ruddy held onto his low shot.
