Kasey McAteer punches the air in delight after scoring his first goal for Ipswich to give them the lead against Birmingham.Image source, Getty Images
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Kasey McAteer scored his first goal for Ipswich in the win over Birmingham

Kasey McAteer scored his first Ipswich Town goal as the Tractor Boys controversially came from behind to beat Birmingham City and boost their automatic Championship promotion hopes.

Birmingham felt they should have had at least a point, denied an equaliser when referee Adam Herczeg ruled the ball crossed the by-line before going in off Dara O'Shea.

Carlos Vicente opened the scoring for Birmingham, seconds after McAteer had missed a sitter, and Ben Johnson levelled for Ipswich.

McAteer put Ipswich ahead just before half-time as Kieran McKenna's side extended their unbeaten run to eight games, while out-of-form Birmingham have lost six of their past eight matches to see their promotion hopes disappear.

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