Tuesday May 18, 2010 Semifinal Finished The Den
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Fearless Millwall reach play-off final
Millwall booked their place in the League One play-off final after beating Huddersfield Town 2-0 at the New Den. More
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Live Commentary
Time:90'- Millwall
- Huddersfield Town
90+6' The final whistle goes, and Millwall's fans flood the pitch in celebration! MILLWALL ARE GOING TO WEMBLEY!!- 90+5' Huddersfield break forward in search of a consolation... Drinkwater fires high and wide!
90+3' Peltier and Barron have what could be described as a frank exchange of views. Peltier, who initiated the discussion, is booked.- 90+2' Schofield holds the ball up by the corner flag for as long as he can before winning a corner. Millwall in no rush to take this!
- 90+1' Four minutes to be added on.
- 90' Millwall feign a short corner before firing into the box for Alexander, who fires a shot on the turn that gets a touch off the keeper. A goal kick is given though.
89' Millwall substitution: Gary Alexander replaces Harris.- 87' "Que sera sera..." is the chant coming from three sides of the New Den. Millwall look for all the world as though they are going to Wembley.
- 86' Drinkwater has a pot shot from distance but it's well wide.
- 85' Millwall are beginning to sit back now, confiident that their two-goal cushion will be enough to see them through.
- 84' Huddersfield have gone two a three-man defence and sent Peter Clarke up front! It's all or nothing now for Lee Clarke and his team.
- 83' Huddersfield substitution: Nathan Clarke replaces Trotman.
- 83' Robinson's sixth goal of the season has surely booked Millwall's return to Wembley now.
82' GOAL!! Barron swings in a decent corner and it's the skipper Paul RObinson who rises between two defenders to head in the killer second!- 82' Millwall continue to press for a second and they win a corner.
- 81' Morison tries to jink his way round Williams but Clarke comes across to clear the danger.
80' Abdou starts a move off for Millwall in his own half and continues his run into the box. Harris tries to pick him out with a cross but it's a little too high and Abdou can only glance it over the bar.- 78' Morison chases a long ball over the top and looks to be through on goal... Trotman gets a vital touch to take the ball away from him just as he was pulling the trigger!
- 76' Remember, aways goals only count for one in the play-offs. If Huddersfield score to make it 1-1, we'll have extra time.
- 75' Huddersfield substitution: Nathan Eccleston replaces Pilkington.
- 74' Craig goes into the referee's book, and Huddersfield have a free-kick. The first ball is cleared by a diving header and Pilkington fires the follow-up well over the bar.
- 72' Milwall have had 11 shots to Huddersfield's five up to this point.
- 70' Played short to Roberts, who drives in a shot that takes a deflection but runs through to Forde.
- 69' Huddersfield come forward and win another corner.
- 68' Schofield finds Morison out wide. The striker plays it back inside for Barron, who dribbles brilliantly through two men before crashing his strike off the crossbar! Great chance!
- 66' Huddersfield are certainly seeing more possession now, but they are still struggling to create in the final third.
- 65' Kay escapes any further censure, and Forde is soon back on his feet.
- 64' Forde comes off his line and catches the corner cleanly but gets a hard knock from Kay, who has already been booked.
- 63' Great build-up play from Huddersfield and Peltier fires in a great ball tot he near post for NOVAK... he couldn't get a telling touch but it's turned behind for a corner.
- 61' Schofield coems forward and tries to feed Trotter in the box, but Clarke is on hand to intercept and play out of defence.
- 60' Some good defensive covering by Craig wins Millwall a goal kick.
- 59' Millwall are given the advantage after a foul on their player. They try to play their way out of defence but a loose pass gives Huddersfield a throw.
- 57' Huddersfield substitution: Theo Robinson replaces Rhodes.
- 56' Millwall fail to clear their lines from a throw-in and Roberts strikes from outside the box... it's well over the bar, prompting woldf whistles from the home crowd.
- 53' Harris collects a long ball, turns and plays it across. Abdou almost finds Trotter with a through ball but Trotman is on hand to deny him the shot on goal.
- 52' Harris finds Barron with a neat first touch and the winger surges forward before drilling a low shot wide!
- 50' Drinkwater sneaks the ball out of defence to Pilkington. The move breaks down but this is much better from Huddersfield.
- 49' Roberts's corner sails over everyone in the box and goes out for a goal kick.
- 48' Huddersfield win corner early in the half. This is a much brighter start from the visitors.
- 47' Jack Smith slides in right through the back of Roberts! It was nasty, but the referee decides to take no action as the whistle had laready gone for a foul on a Millwall player. A let-off there for Smith.
- 46' The second half is underway!
- 45+2' The whistle goes for half-time, and Millwall look on course for Wembley at the moment.
- 45+1' Rhodes swings in a dangerous ball that is left by Forde and by Smith, but Huddersield only end up with a throw.
- 45' Two minutes to be added at the end of the half.
- 44' Quick one-two from a throw-in sees Williams pping a cross into the Millwall box. He's got three team-mates to aim at, but he only succeeds in finding Forde.
- 43' Huddersfield are the team more noted for their attractive football, but they are not being allowed the team to create much so far.
- 42' Some more neat build-up through midfield by Millwall before Harris is caught offside.
- 41' Another Millwall corner is met by the head of Ward, but again there is not enough power on it and Smithies catches.
- 39' After finishing one point off an automatic spot, and now one goal to the good, are Millwall going to hang on or suffer more play-off misery?
- 38' Pilkington is the one driving things forward for Huddersfield in midfield.
- 37' The ball is lofted back upfield and Harris's first-time strike is dragged across goal and wide.
- 36' Millwall send up plenty of men for another free-kick from deep. Peltier gets in a vital block and Huddersfield clear.
- 35' Really open spell now. The ball is being knocked around in midfield with plenty of tackles flying in.
- 32' Anthony Kay is booked for a pretty rash lunge on Trotter.
- 30' Millwall break. Morison skips past his marker on the left wing and squares the ball into the path of SMITH... swept wide of the near post!
- 29' Morison gets a big header on the corner to clear it well. Huddersfield retain the ball and keep the pressure on.
- 28' Pilkington pings a dangerous cross into the box and Forde has to tip it over the crossbar!
- 27' Millwall have had five efforts on goal so far (2 on target), while neither of Huddersfield's shots have tested the keeper so far.
- 26' Barron's corner comes acoss and Smithie punches it clear just as Robinson was leaping in to head Millwall two goals to the good! The Huddersfield keeper took a knock in that passage of play, but he's OK.
- 25' Morison's work wins another corner for Millwall.
- 24' Steve Morison's 23rd of the season has given Millwall the initiative in this tie.
- 23' GOAL!! Schofield's low cross is palmed away by Smithies but it falls right at the feet of Morison who has a simple tap-in to put Millwall ahead!
- 22' Forde comes well off his line to catch the corner and only does so at the second attempt.
- 21' Pilkingoton charges forward and has a shot on the edge of the box blocked. Novak fires the rebound wide but Forde had to make sure. Corner to Huddersfield.
- 20' Peltier fires in a low cross and Abdou almost beats his own keeper as he slides in to cut it out! Fortunately for Forde, it took a touch off another player and gave him more time to dive and catch.
- 20' Abdou links up the play nicely in midfield for Millwall, before Craig's cross is headed clear.
- 18' Drinkwater fights tooth and nail for the ball on the edge of the Millwall box, but a little too much for the referee's liking and concedes the free-kick.
- 17' Huddersfield again deal with the set piece. The visitors are starting to find each other with a little more frequency, but the frontmen are yet to really see any of the play.
- 16' Ward lines up a strike from distance that clips off the heel of Morison and wide! The referee has given a corner though...
- 15' Kenny Jackett is on the touchline in shirt, tie and v-neck jumper. The 'Vialli schoolboy' look.
- 14' Craig almost picks out Morison's run with a ball over the top, but it runs just ahead of him and through to Smithies.
- 12' Anthony Pilkington is the first player booked this evening for an off-the-ball incident.
- 11' A great open start to this match, with Millwall seeing more of the ball but Huddersfield looking handy on the break.
- 10' Barron whips in a low corner towards the near post but it's cleared. Novak tries to lead the break but is stopped in his tracks by Ward.
- 8' Another Millwall free-kick from deep, this time sent right into the mixer for Morison to head... an easy catch for the keeper. Morison had a job to get sufficient power on his header from 15 yards out.
- 7' Barron breaks into the box on the left. He has Harris and Morison to aim for but he's surrounded by two defenders and loses the ball.
- 6' Barron is fouled on the left wing. Millwall elect to play the free-kick quickly before the cross finally come in for Morison... glanced wide of the far post.
- 5' Harris releases Schofield wide on the right. The winger's cross is intercepted by Clarke.
- 3' Millwall will be hoping to go one better than last season, when they lost to Scunthorpe in the play-off final, despite Gary Alexander scoring one of th best goals ever scored at Wembley. Look it up if you don't believe me.
- 2' The corner is headed clear. There are still quite a few fans rushing to get into the ground!
- 1' Roared on by the home crowd, Millwall go right upfield and win the game's first corner.
- Huddersfield kick off in their red change strip to get us underway!- - The teams are walking out on tot he pitch now and, just like last night at The Valley, it's a terrific reception that greets them. We'll be underway shortly...
- - Millwall winger Danny Schofield is fit to start, but striker Shaun Batt only makes the bench after missing the first leg.
- - Remember, there is no away goals rule in the play-offs, so whoever wins this evening will go to Wembley. If we're level at the end of 90 minutes we'll have extra time, and if the two sides still can't be split, it's penalties!
- - Tonight's teams are in! Your referee is Tony Bates (Staffordshire).
- - Millwall: Forde, Smith, Robinson, Ward, Craig, Schofield, Abdou, Trotter, Barron, Morison, Harris. Subs: Sullivan, Frampton, Alexander, Fuseini, Laird, Batt, Obika.
- - Huddersfield: Smithies, Peltier, Peter Clarke, Trotman, Williams, Pilkington, Drinkwater, Kay, Roberts, Novak, Rhodes. Subs: Eastwood, Collins, Nathan Clarke, Robinson, Goodwin, Simpson, Eccleston.
- - When these two sides met at the New Den in the league back in September, Millwall ran out comfortable 3-1 winners. Huddersfield responded with a 1-0 win in April's return fixture.
- - The first leg at the Galpharm Stadium ended goalless, but we've seen enough from this season's play-off semis already to know that anything is possible tonight!
- - Tonight in South-East London it's the team who finished just one point off an automatic promotion spot, Millwall, hosting Huddersfield, who finished sixth at the end of the regular season. League One table
- - Last night Swindon Town reached the play-off final in incredible fashion after beating Charlton Athletic 5-4 in a penalty shootout at The Valley. Match report
- - The Lions and the Terriers do battle at the New Den for a place against Swindon Town in the play-off final!
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Summary
- 82' GOAL!! Barron swings in a decent corner and it's the skipper Paul RObinson who rises between two defenders to head in the killer second!
- 80' Abdou starts a move off for Millwall in his own half and continues his run into the box. Harris tries to pick him out with a cross but it's a little too high and Abdou can only glance it over the bar.
- 78' Morison chases a long ball over the top and looks to be through on goal... Trotman gets a vital touch to take the ball away from him just as he was pulling the trigger!
- 68' Schofield finds Morison out wide. The striker plays it back inside for Barron, who dribbles brilliantly through two men before crashing his strike off the crossbar! Great chance!
- 63' Great build-up play from Huddersfield and Peltier fires in a great ball tot he near post for NOVAK... he couldn't get a telling touch but it's turned behind for a corner.
- 52' Harris finds Barron with a neat first touch and the winger surges forward before drilling a low shot wide!
- 30' Millwall break. Morison skips past his marker on the left wing and squares the ball into the path of SMITH... swept wide of the near post!
- 26' Barron's corner comes acoss and Smithie punches it clear just as Robinson was leaping in to head Millwall two goals to the good! The Huddersfield keeper took a knock in that passage of play, but he's OK.
- 23' GOAL!! Schofield's low cross is palmed away by Smithies but it falls right at the feet of Morison who has a simple tap-in to put Millwall ahead!
- - Millwall: Forde, Smith, Robinson, Ward, Craig, Schofield, Abdou, Trotter, Barron, Morison, Harris. Subs: Sullivan, Frampton, Alexander, Fuseini, Laird, Batt, Obika.
- - Huddersfield: Smithies, Peltier, Peter Clarke, Trotman, Williams, Pilkington, Drinkwater, Kay, Roberts, Novak, Rhodes. Subs: Eastwood, Collins, Nathan Clarke, Robinson, Goodwin, Simpson, Eccleston.
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