Hull solely needed to blame themselves for failing to place a lackluster Birmingham on the sword in a 0-0 draw at St Andrews.
Hull compelled Birmingham goalkeeper Neil Etheridge to 2 necessary saves from Ken Lewis Potter and Jacob Graves, whereas Tom Ives missed a participant.
Birmingham’s solely threats have been threats from Juninho Bakona and Tahith Chong on the finish of the second half, however Matt Ingram comfortably held them each.
The guests seemed like probably the most harmful staff within the first half hour and will have taken the lead after 20 seconds.
Lewis Potter entered behind Birmingham’s protection within the race left to be performed one-on-one with Etheridge.
However the striker took an additional contact, pushing himself large, and his shot was finally blocked at an angle by Etheridge’s left leg.
Hull threatened once more when Lewis Potter pushed Greg Docherty 20 yards out however the midfielder’s low push veered inches off Mark Roberts.
The guests briefly appealed to a penalty when Ives – who had made his one hundredth sport for the Tigers – battled Roberts from George Hahnemann’s cross, however referee Michael Salisbury continued to play.
Birmingham took a while to enter the sport as an attacking pressure.
Once they did, Captain Gary Gardner flew a header comfortably over the crossbar from Roberts’ cross after climbing over Hull captain Richard Smallwood.
The Blues got here near breaking the impasse within the thirty ninth minute.
Gardner hit a nook kick for Jordan Graham and Lyle Taylor turned the ball in the direction of aim just for goalkeeper Ingram to flip the ball away and Lewis Potter broke via the road.
The Blues tried to take a shocking lead inside 20 seconds of the break, however Bakuna’s long-range strike caught Ingram.
However Hull wasn’t powerful sufficient in entrance of aim as one other probability went to beg.
Ives selected to take a contact in entrance of aim as an alternative of taking pictures from shut vary, and his shot veered off the aspect netting after Hahnemann withdrew.
The guests remained within the lead and the Blues have been thanking Etheridge after the goalkeeper rushed off his line to disclaim Graves a internet.
Birmingham did not have a lot to point out for his or her offensive effort and a careless try by substitute Ryan Woods, which lower him excessive and large, summed up the afternoon in entrance of aim.
Then Chong’s ball got here after he managed Christian Pedersen’s deep cross on the far put up.
The defenses have been up entrance and ultimately Hull can be upset that they did not come out with three factors, on condition that that they had higher probabilities.
