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  • Becchio 52’

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  • Abdou 73’

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  1. Millwall break Leeds hearts

    Millwall break Leeds hearts

    Millwall reached the League One play-off final after a 1-1 draw against Leeds gave them a 2-1 aggregate win at a sold-out Elland Road. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Leeds United
    • Millwall
    • 90+8 And that is the final whistle! Millwall are in their first play-off final and Leeds is silent! A battling - and lucky - draw for the Lions. They will face MK Dons or Scunthorpe in the May 24th final at Wembley.
    • 90+8 The corner is swung in but the whistle goes, Ankergren fouled Forde, keeper on keeper.
    • 90+7 Free-kick then, swung into the area and there are bodies everywhere, Ankergren is up and he goes down and is there a handball? No, corner.
    • 90+6 High boot late on Robinson by Dunne, Beckford reacts by pushing him and Halsey gets straight in to book both of them. Again good refereeing.
    • 90+4 Great overhead ball by Alexander on halfway, it sends Grabban clean through, he races away from Naylor and surely the winner but he fires over! Should have been curtains for Leeds...
    • 90+2 Incessant pressure from Leeds now but Johnson hammers the ball over.
    • 90+1 SIX minutes of stoppage time being played - one assumes Zak Whitbread's injury had something to do with that - and it's Millwall who have the ball, Becchio is fouled though, by Frampton, and it's a yellow card for cumulative offence.
    • 90' Snodgrass on the right, he unleashes a wicked rising effort that fizzes just over the top-left corner!! Leeds have been so unlucky.
    • 89' Johnson gets it on the left and he hammers a dripping drive in goal that goes inches wide of the far post!
    • 87' Robinson now, he hits a low drive that Craig blocks behind for a corner. The ball is swung in and everyone misses it, bodies are falling but nothing given and out for a throw on the Millwall left.
    • 86' The corner is headed clear but still with Leeds who build from the back...
    • 85' MILLWALL SUB: A change before the corner is taken, Henry off for defender Robinson.
    • 84' Becchio gets behind the defence and Sodje is up front now but Whitbread gets back, sliding to put it behind for a corner.
    • 82' High ball into the box and Forde drops it and Beckford flies in but the whistle has gone! Robinson pushed Frampton as the cross went in, another good spot by the eagle-eyed Halsey.
    • 79' Snodgrass on the right tries a cross for Robinson arriving far post but way too deep and out for a goal kick.
    • 77' Johnson comes on for Douglas as Leeds press for a winner...
    • 76' The ref correctly saw Robinson swing an arm at Craig, who went down like he'd been shot, the softy. Yellow is the right decision. Mark Halsey has been excellent today.
    • 75' Becchio on the right, forced inside and left to Robinson, runs towards the box, he runs into two blue shirts and goes down. He's annoyed at not getting a free-kick and Halsey pulls him up...
    • 73' Martin on the left, he swings over a cross that Leeds don't deal with, Grabban knocks it back across goal AND ABDOU WITH THE LATE RUN TAPS IT IN!! Millwall level, totally against the run of play and Elland Road is silent!!
    • 72' Long ball over by Howson for Beckford sends him through as Craig slips but Dunne gets back to come across him, knocking the ball out and winning a free-kick. Great defending.
    • 70' Beckford gets it on the edge of the box and he curls one on goal but just wide!
    • 66' Grabban almost gets in but Naylor is there to clear.
    • 64' MILLWALL SUB: Grabban on for Harris.
    • 62' Good defending by Whitbread, who seems fine now, covering with Beckford almost in after good play by Becchio.
    • 60' The collision between Whitbread and Forde happened because Becchio nudged him and, on account of this, Becchio is by his side as he receives treatment. That's good to see, the pair shake hands as Whitbread gets up, shaken but not injured.
    • 59' Free-kick is sent in and Forde flaps, the ref blows for a foul and there's a serious problem here, Whitbread has landed awkwardly on his neck, the players on both sides are calling for urgent treatment...
    • 58' Clearly shaken by that it's a poor kick from Forde, a Millwall player is forced into a foul. Free-kick.
    • 57' We have a problem here, Forde has gone down, he has hurt his shoulder but it seems a coin hit him. Yes, confirmed by the video, someone has really outdone themselves now. Halsey informs the fourth official, handing over the offending article.
    • 56' Leeds get forward again, Robinson crosses but headed over by Becchio.
    • 54' Leeds fans are delighted, they've had little to cheer for the last five years but this could be their night. Millwall at sixes and sevens now.
    • 52' Great ball down the left to Robinson, he slips it into Parker on the overlap, great football as he hits the byline AND HE DRILLS A LOW CROSS INTO THE BOX AND BECCHIOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! LEEDS LEVEL! Superb running off the ball from the Argentine, superb move, Leeds right back in this!
    • 50' Beckford steps up... BUT SAVED BY FORDE! Robinson makes the follow up but really narrow and he fires over. Beckford put a poor penalty low and weak to the left and Forde went the right way. Leeds spurn a great chance.
    • 48' The corner is cleared, back with Howson on the right, great ball and off the head of Delph and it drops to Naylor on the left but the whistle goes... Penalty! Halsey saw something and he was spot on! Frampton pulled Sodje's shirt in the melee, what a spot from Halsey!
    • 47' Free-kick to Leeds on the left side of the box, Robinson will take... a vicious, low delivery but off Dunne and just wide for a corner!
    • 46' Second half underway!!
    • 45+5 Half-time, goalless but Millwall lead 1-0 on aggregate and, in keeping with these two sides' reputations, there's a set-to between Harris and Ankergren as they go down the tunnel...
    • 45+4 High ball towards the Millwall box, Becchio with a great flick on but he is hauled down by Whitbread, free-kick to Leeds on the edge of the D to the right, Robinson is over this.. But he sends it well over the wall and the bar.
    • 45+3 Good delivery by Howson but cleared, eventually, by Millwall. All Leeds in this match.
    • 45+2 Free-kick to Leeds on the left, but Alexander is back defending to head behind for a corner...
    • 45' Four minutes added time being played as the corner is scrambled clear.
    • 44' Good cross from Robinson on the right and Becchio far post but behind for a corner.
    • 42' Alexander takes but he smashes it embarassingly high over the bar.
    • 41' Martin wins a free-kick around 30 yards out, a bit to the left, Alexander, Martin and Abdou over it...
    • 40' Abdou gets the better of Delph but Snodgrass gets it... another Leeds attack Frampton clears but Leeds come again, Delph to Howson but great defending by Abdou to clear.
    • 38' Long-range effort from Alexander but well wide, to the delight of the home fans.
    • 37' Leeds are camped in the Millwall half as Snodgrass plays in an excellent ball that Dunne just about heads clear.
    • 34' LEEDS SUB: Kilkenny cannot continue, he's replaced by winger Robinson with Delph moving inside from the right.
    • 31' Bolder with a late challenge again, only a free-kick though, 35 yards out. Snodgrass puts it in but poor.
    • 30' Great interplay between Snodgrass and Becchio, it opens up for the Scot and his low shot takes a touch off Whitbread but luckily for Millwall into the arms of Forde.
    • 28' Howson is down with a twisted ankle after he blocked a shot from Abdou.
    • 27' A long-range shot from Alexander stings the palms of Ankergren.
    • 26' Alexander late on Delph, and then Delph flies in with a late tackle on Dunne, Millwall kick off but Beckford does really well to hold everyone back from the youngster, well done Halsey too for joining him and forcing a wall around him. Yellow for Delph.
    • 24' Beckford comes forward, flicks on a long ball to Snodgrass with his right foot, great movement into space from the Jamaica man and he hits it low on goal but a great save by Forde, the follow-up drops to Delph but he slips and sends it weakly at the Millwall keeper! First really good chance of the match!
    • 23' Howson plays it long, something happened off the ball which the ref misses, the linesman saw it though, Martin rugby-tackled Douglas to prevent him getting on to the ball, yellow card.
    • 21' It's a promising break but it collapses after the ball gets caught up between Beckford's feet. Still with Leeds but Millwall clear, Sodje puts it out for a throw sliding in on Alexander.
    • 20' Second corner is cleared but Martin gets it on the left, good cross looking for Harris but just behind him and Leeds clear, the counter is on...
    • 19' A rare attack for Millwall and a corner is won by Alexander. Everyone comes up for it but headed away by Naylor.
    • 18' Leeds attack again, Delph on the left but he lacks support and wins the throw off Dunne.
    • 17' Throw in quickly taken by Beckford, worked central and wide left to Parker overlapping from full-back, he cuts inside and drives in a low shot but easy for Forde.
    • 16' Wide left to Beckford, Craig is struggling but he manages to put it out.
    • 13' Still with Leeds, Kilkenny gets forward, wide right to Snodgrass who crosses low but Craig hacks it away. Leeds dominating as Delph comes forward but Craig again blocks his low drive.
    • 12' Leeds get a corner on the right. As expected they're piling it on... swung over by Kilkenny, Sodje was surely pulled by Howson but nothing given! He was all over him!
    • 10' Howson goes in really hard on Abdou, surprisingly no card is show but Mark Halsey has a word. He calls him over to have a word, and Richard Naylor is asked over too and Halsey asks him to calm his players down.
    • 8' Becchio surges forward and spots Delph wide left, good ball to him and the cross is decent but headed clear with Millwall defending in numbers. Douglas puts it back in but a poor ball.
    • 6' Scrappy couple of minutes of play from both side, the frenetic pace taking its toll on the quality of play.
    • 4' The delivery is decent but Alexander gets it clear... Millwall break but Leeds intercept, now Beckford down the left but he hesitates before trying the cross and Dunne clears.
    • 3' Good delivery from Delph, Alexander thinks Sodje fouled him but a corner to Leeds it is.
    • 2' It is already kicking off in this match, there's a bit of afters following a challenge from Bolder on Snodgrass, that could easily have been a red.
    • 1' First-half underway!!
    • - Just to remind yourselves, this is what happened in the first leg: Harris hands Lions lead
    • - TEAM NEWS: No changes for Leeds from the first leg, but Neil Harris starts for Millwall after his match-winner last week, while Henry comes in for Laird on the right.
    • - Leeds host Millwall at Elland Road in the second leg of their League One play-off semi-final. Millwall lead 1-0 through Neil Harris's goal, but Leeds will have a full house cheering them on tonight.

  • Summary

    • 90+7 Free-kick then, swung into the area and there are bodies everywhere, Ankergren is up and he goes down and is there a handball? No, corner.
    • 90+4 Great overhead ball by Alexander on halfway, it sends Grabban clean through, he races away from Naylor and surely the winner but he fires over! Should have been curtains for Leeds...
    • 90' Snodgrass on the right, he unleashes a wicked rising effort that fizzes just over the top-left corner!! Leeds have been so unlucky.
    • 89' Johnson gets it on the left and he hammers a dripping drive in goal that goes inches wide of the far post!
    • 73' Martin on the left, he swings over a cross that Leeds don't deal with, Grabban knocks it back across goal AND ABDOU WITH THE LATE RUN TAPS IT IN!! Millwall level, totally against the run of play and Elland Road is silent!!
    • 70' Beckford gets it on the edge of the box and he curls one on goal but just wide!
    • 59' Free-kick is sent in and Forde flaps, the ref blows for a foul and there's a serious problem here, Whitbread has landed awkwardly on his neck, the players on both sides are calling for urgent treatment...
    • 57' We have a problem here, Forde has gone down, he has hurt his shoulder but it seems a coin hit him. Yes, confirmed by the video, someone has really outdone themselves now. Halsey informs the fourth official, handing over the offending article.
    • 52' Great ball down the left to Robinson, he slips it into Parker on the overlap, great football as he hits the byline AND HE DRILLS A LOW CROSS INTO THE BOX AND BECCHIOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! LEEDS LEVEL! Superb running off the ball from the Argentine, superb move, Leeds right back in this!
    • 50' Beckford steps up... BUT SAVED BY FORDE! Robinson makes the follow up but really narrow and he fires over. Beckford put a poor penalty low and weak to the left and Forde went the right way. Leeds spurn a great chance.
    • 48' The corner is cleared, back with Howson on the right, great ball and off the head of Delph and it drops to Naylor on the left but the whistle goes... Penalty! Halsey saw something and he was spot on! Frampton pulled Sodje's shirt in the melee, what a spot from Halsey!
    • 47' Free-kick to Leeds on the left side of the box, Robinson will take... a vicious, low delivery but off Dunne and just wide for a corner!
    • 24' Beckford comes forward, flicks on a long ball to Snodgrass with his right foot, great movement into space from the Jamaica man and he hits it low on goal but a great save by Forde, the follow-up drops to Delph but he slips and sends it weakly at the Millwall keeper! First really good chance of the match!
    • 12' Leeds get a corner on the right. As expected they're piling it on... swung over by Kilkenny, Sodje was surely pulled by Howson but nothing given! He was all over him!

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: Mark Halsey

  • Leeds United

    Manager: Simon Grayson

    Captain: Richard Naylor

    Starting line-up

    • C. Ankergren Yellow Card
    • J. Douglas Substitution Out (77′)
    • S. Sodje
    • R. Naylor
    • B. Parker
    • R. Snodgrass
    • J. Howson
    • N. Kilkenny Substitution Out (35′)
    • F. Delph Yellow Card
    • L. Becchio Goal
    • J. Beckford Yellow Card

    Subs

    • A. Robinson Substitution In35′ Yellow Card
    • R. Marques
    • B. Johnson Substitution In77′
    • D. Lucas
    • M. Grella

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None

  • Millwall

    Manager: Kenny Jackett

    Captain: Tony Craig

    Starting line-up

    • D. Forde
    • A. Dunne Yellow Card
    • A. Frampton Yellow Card
    • T. Craig
    • Z. Whitbread
    • J. Henry Substitution Out (85′)
    • N. Abdou Goal
    • A. Bolder Yellow Card
    • D. Martin Yellow Card
    • G. Alexander
    • N. Harris Substitution Out (65′)

    Subs

    • P. Robinson Substitution In85′
    • L. Pidgely
    • M. Laird
    • L. Grabban Substitution In65′
    • S. Barron

    Injured

    • J. Price

    Suspended

    None

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  1. Leeds are @#$% heads who deserve to die.

    LEEDS ARE­ SSSSSSSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHHHHHHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII­ IITTTTTTTTTTTTTT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    From Malcolm K, on Wed 24 Jun 5:05PM

  2. leeds are @#$%

    From Malcolm K, on Wed 24 Jun 5:04PM

  3. its areal shame leeds utd are staying in the division­ they belong , send us a postcard from those remote­ places you have to visit , lol.

    From wendyparrish62, on Tue 23 Jun 1:25PM

  4. The next season is going to be a cracking season for­ football. With the new promotions this should
    be an­ interesting time.

    From Free bet www.freebets.co.za, on Tue 2 Jun 6:30PM

  5. we all love leeeds and leeds and leeeds. dont worryy­ we'l play you next year millwall once again. but­ year after we wont see you were gna be champions. how­ did your fans get t elland road? in a taxi. WHATS IT­ LIKE TO SEE A CROWRD! see you next yr .LEEDS LEEDS­ LEEDS

    From mooney433, on Thu 28 May 8:18PM

  6. Liverpool 8 loves to beat leeed scum!!!!

    Urchins,­ silent but deadly spud munchers!

    From Laura, on Wed 27 May 11:01PM

  7. we all hate LEEDS­ SCUM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­ !!

    Total and utter scum!!!!!!

    From Laura, on Wed 27 May 10:57PM

  8. LEEEEEEEEEEEEDS SCUUUUUUUUUM !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    From Laura, on Wed 27 May 10:48PM

  9. well done the lions..ha dont want to play you in the­ nice possable way..next season..brentford ian .. lets­ have another london team up..this year.....

    From ian, on Mon 18 May 10:09PM

  10. glory glory leeds united
    glory glory leeds united
    glory­ glory leeds united
    where the greatest football team in­ all the land

    GOOD TRY BOYS NEARLY
    F**KING MILLWALL­ SCUM

    From jacobfoster, on Mon 18 May 10:09PM

  11. Having been at the Leeds v NTFC game and having to put­ up with the usual @#$% that comes out of the Leeds fans­ mouths it was magic to see them get what they deserve.­ Their biggest problem is that they think they are a big­ team. NO THEY F**KING ARE NOT. Best bit, the Leeds­ thugs from Northampton waving their "Northampton­ Whites" flag, bet they ain't screaming now­ LMAO.

    From Poppaninge, on Mon 18 May 11:08AM

  12. So near and yet so far. Really is that not the history­ of LUFC. Have supported them since the early Revie era­ and they have lost and thrown away more much more than­ they have ever won. This was the year to make a move in­ the right direction but alas didnt happen and I do not­ think it will for a long time to come. How many times­ have we been caught by the sucker punch down the years­ and mostly against inferior teams. Same again this­ time. Sad but true think of all the wembley visits­ ending in failure. Leagues lost on the run in. Cup­ exits to no better than pub teams. Tim Limerick

    From Tim Tracey, on Sun 17 May 2:13PM

  13. i love how much @#$% we get on here by all the muppets,­ it shows how jealous they are, of the best supported­ club in england. i luv it. lufc.

    From ALAN, on Sat 16 May 3:23PM

  14. message for kevinburke123.....thanks for the well­ wishes to millwall i think what you said speaks for a­ lot of peeople both millwall and leeds. i've been­ millwall all my life but say sorry you didn't make­ it to the final this time and good luck for next­ season. xx

    From metalminx, on Sat 16 May 10:04AM

  15. no body likes millwall BUT everbody HATES leeds. must­ be yhat there team cheats like there goalkeeper who­ did'nt get pushed at the den he yust got a knock­ in the rush

    From berniebow, on Sat 16 May 8:52AM

  16. But suzedelaney muppet they didn't did they. ­ Thankfully I know enough about football to realise­ it's the team that scores the most goals that wins.­ So looks like I know quite a bit more than you muppet.­ lmfao

    From Shadow, on Fri 15 May 7:20PM

  17. Go Leeds! Don't be disappointed! We will up in next­ season

    From sunwin23, on Fri 15 May 6:23PM

  18. Being a toon fan i' delighted that leeds missed out­ on the finals.....all leeds fans hate the Toon this is­ retribution...tough luck losers!.

    From bxer88, on Fri 15 May 5:59PM

  19. none of you lot no F all about that game last night­ leeds should have walked it!! all other TINY clubs who­ are lucky to be in a higher place than leeds are just­ jelous of a club our magnitude so come on the whites!!!­

    we will be back a bright and sunny day !!! leeds for­ ever !!

    From suzedelaney, on Fri 15 May 5:44PM

  20. poor old leeds they thought they only had to turn up­ and they would win both legs, and look what happened­ they not only got what they deserved at the den but at­ elland road they got well and truly out fought by a­ team who battle for every ball and for each other, last­ night the mighty lions were a credit to the 900 of us­ who turned up at elland road and sure as hell made the­ journey back down the m6/1 much easier much easier in­ the knowledge that it is not just us battling for the­ name MILLWALL fc. but credit to leeds for at least­ making a game of it last night not like on saturday at­ the den.

    From the avenger, on Fri 15 May 4:31PM
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