Carling Cup final: Arsenal 1 Birmingham 2

The match was billed as the moment when Arsenal would finally be able to celebrate for the first time since lifting the FA Cup in 2005.

But Birmingham can say they deserved to lift the trophy after a battling display.

Nikola Zigic headed them in front on 28 minutes before Robin van Persie equalised with a fine volley, set by Andriy Arshavin, following a superb Arsenal breakway move

Arsenal then forced Foster into some fine saves, notably from Samir Nasri, but Fahey also hit the post for Birmingham.

All Arsenal's work was undone when Szczesny spilled Zigic's knockdown after Koscielny's mis-kick and Martins had a simple task to tap the ball home with a minute left.

Birmingham's dramatic victory had won the club its first trophy since 1963 and deny Arsene Wenger's side yet again.

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