Wednesday, 19 May 2010

League One Play-off Semi Final fixtures (second leg) 16th and 17th May

Charlton Athletic 2-1 Swindon Town, agg 3-3, Swindon win 5-4 on penalties
It was all looking so good for Charlton. Swindon’s goalkeeper only lasted five minutes before going off injured. A Swindon defender left for an early bath after an hour. At this point, Charlton were 2-0 up and in the Final.
Except that wasn’t where they ended up. Swindon scored, bringing the aggregate score to 3-3. Then it was Charlton’s turn to go down to ten men (although a red did look harsh). Extra time passed and along came penalties. Charlton missed one, Swindon scored all theirs, game over.
Grant Basey wasn’t in Charlton’s team due to an ankle injury. Stuart Fleetwood was also not in the squad.
Billy Bodin might not have got into Swindon’s squad even if he had been available but he was away with the Wales under-21 side. Nice to see a player putting his country first.

Millwall 2-0 Huddersfield Town, agg 2-0
In a recent poll, Millwall fans said they’d rather lose to Huddersfield in the semis than lose to rivals Charlton Athletic in the Final. Luckily for Millwall, Swindon Town beat Charlton so Millwall fans didn’t have to support Huddersfield.
There was really only one team in this and it wasn’t Huddersfield. But with Millwall leading 1-0 until right near the end, there was plenty for Millwall fans to get jittery about.
Kenny Jackett says he’s proud of his team but they’re only halfway there. Swindon await – and after losing to Millwall on the last day of the season, they’ll be out for revenge as well as glory.
Jason Price wasn’t on the bench for Millwall. Maybe he’s in Carlisle, signing a contract.

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