Best denies Boro win

Sat, 26 Sep 18:27:40 2009

Leon Best grabbed a dramatic late equaliser as Coventry came back from 2-0 down at half-time to draw with Middlesbrough in the Coca-Cola Championship.

Gareth Southgate's side dominated the first half and deservedly went in front five minutes before the break when Adam Johnson's corner found Sean St Ledger, who headed in from close-range.

In first-half injury-time Gary O'Neil's cross was only half-cleared into the path of Rhys Williams who buried the ball past the despairing Keiron Westwood.

Coventry were vastly improved after the break and deservedly got a lifeline with 12 minutes remaining when Best headed into the path of Clinton Morrison, who controlled well before firing across Brad Jones.

That set-up a tense finale and the home side's persistence paid off in the fourth minute of injury-time when Elliott Ward's cross found Best, who slotted home to send the Ricoh Arena into raptures.

 

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  1. just thrown away again, when will it stop!

    From jlwebber, on Sat 26 Sep 11:04PM
  2. how many times have i got to say this, boro only play­ 88 minutes, they are thinking about a cup of tea , the­ other team are thinking of winning , go back over 3­ years and see how many times we have lost in injury­ time or let a goal in on 45 minutes or 90 miutes. no­ discipline no hope.

    From worried, on Sat 26 Sep 6:45PM
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