Birmingham City FC 1, Middlesbrough 2

MIDDLESBROUGH, England (Interstat) — Middlesbrough opened its English Football League Championship campaign with a 2-1 victory over Birmingham City on Saturday at Riverside Stadium, overcoming a second-half equalizer to secure a hard-fought three points. The match, played before a crowd of over 30,000, saw the home side control the early proceedings and capitalize on a set-piece to take a lead they would ultimately reclaim just before halftime. The breakthrough came in the 17th minute from an unlikely source. Defender Dael Fry rose highest to meet a perfectly delivered corner kick, powering a header into the back of the net to… Read more...