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Doyle's on the boil - Bruce hails kid keeper
Last updated at 19:07pm on 22.04.07An afternoon of unrelenting drama ended with Birmingham goalkeeper Colin Doyle saving an injury-time penalty to put Steve Bruce's side back on top of the Championship.
The Ireland Under 21 keeper capped a man-of-the-match performance by stopping Michael McIndoe's spot-kick after Bruno N'Gotty fouled Jody Craddock.
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On the run: Wolves team-mates rush to celebrate with Michael McIndoe after his goal against Birmingham
Moments earlier Cameron Jerome had come off the bench to give Birmingham a lead they did not deserve but the race to the Premiership was thrown wide open when referee Graham Laws gave McIndoe the chance to equalise.
The top 10 clubs in the division were affected directly by the outcome of that spot-kick and the midfielder — who had already scored with two headers — tamely struck the ball to Doyle's right.
Wolves have been awarded four penalties this season and have now missed the lot.
Earlier, a first half that somehow ended goalless was followed by 45 minutes of breathless action and Doyle covered himself in glory long before Andy Cole struck his first goal for his new club.
Suddenly, Wolves found the bite to go with their approach play and McIndoe's goals swung the game in the hosts' favour. But Nicklas Bendtner levelled with a bullet header before the derby exploded as the final whistle approached. It was all too much for home boss Mick McCarthy, who struggled to keep his emotions in check.
He said: "I'm absolutely livid. We've got the drug-testers here today. I think they should ignore the teams and go into the officials' room instead.
"The referee missed a stonewall penalty on Michael Kightly when we were winning 2-1. We might have wasted that too, but it might have been nice to have been given the opportunity.
"Some people are so smug and arrogant that they think they are never wrong. I'll hold my hand up if I think I'm wrong. I'm fuming."
Bruce was also critical of the officials. He said: "That was an unbelievable game of football, two teams fully committed to giving their all. There were mistakes, bad refereeing decisions, penalties, goals — it was as exciting a game as I've ever been involved in.
"It was perhaps harsh on Wolves but I think the referee evened it up with the penalty. What he gave it for goes on every day of the week.
"But you've got to be a good goalkeeper to keep someone like Maik Taylor out of the team. And nothing fazes Doyley. He's made some incredibly important saves in the past couple of weeks and none more so than that one."
The young Irishman worked overtime as shots rained in from all angles before the interval. He denied Andy Keogh three times and Birmingham hit the crossbar when Stephen Clemence hooked a ball over Matt Murray.
Nine minutes into the second half Doyle's long free-kick was flicked on by Bendtner and Cole lobbed Murray with the outside of his right boot.
But within 17 minutes it had all gone horribly wrong for the visitors. McIndoe stole in after Kightly had terrorised Stephen Kelly and Martin Taylor's desperate clearance went in off a post.
Then Keogh crossed from the right for McIndoe to shrug off N'Gotty and nod in the second before Bendtner produced a magnificent header to level from Gary McSheffrey's corner.
With time running out, McSheffrey threaded a ball through to Jerome, who ignored the pleas of better-placed team-mates to fire through Murray's legs — and the penalty drama was still to come.
