On Sunday, Rotherham United earned their return to the
Championship by beating Leyton Orient 4-3 on penalties after an enthralling 2-2
draw in the League One play-off final at Wembley.
Moses Odubajo gave Orient the lead with a brilliant 25-yard
volley before his low cross set up Dean Cox to tap home, so by half time it was
2-0.
The impressive Rotherham centre-forward, Alex Revell,
stabbed home from close range to make it 2-1, before levelling with a stunning
30-yard strike that caught the Orient keeper off his line. At 2-2 after extra
time it was penalties that decided the matter.
The victory brought joy to Rotherham manager Steve Evans's in
first success at Wembley and his celebration along the touchline almost caught
him with his trousers down! With suitable investment from chairman, Tony
Stewart and a brand new stadium (see previous blog) the Millers are well
prepared to face their new division.The Devil and Revell certainly are.
The day after, on Wembley’s third consecutive play off day,
Fleetwood Town (see previous blog), a genuinely local club, continued their
amazing run of promotion, as chairman Andy Pilley celebrated his birthday by
seeing his club beat Burton Albion 1-0 from Antoni Sarcevic’s free kick, following
a sad goalkeeping misjudgement. In their fifth meeting this season the honours
are even, though Burton would have given anything to win this promotion game.
So next season The Cod Army will be visiting Oakwell to take on mighty Barnsley
in League One! The Brewers, however, will have to regroup and go through all
this again.
FTFC Winning the Blue Square in 2012.
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