Posh Suffer Play-Off Heartbreak As Oxford Progress | Peterborough United

As a soccer membership, there was lots to be happy with this season and the gamers gave completely every thing towards Oxford United, however finally could not recover from the road.

At the beginning of the season, the expectations for this season from exterior of the constructing have been for a mid-table end. The gamers have exceeded all expectations to complete fourth in a massively aggressive division and lifted the Bristol Road Motors Trophy, 10 years on from the final success in that competitors. 

The supervisor was rightly happy with his gamers. He was additionally happy with the membership for the course they took in the summertime following the heartbreak at Hillsborough. He may haven’t any complaints for the way in which Posh went about their enterprise at a raucous Weston Properties Stadium, however a mix of wonderful goalkeeping and defending secured progress into the ultimate for Des Buckingham’s aspect. 

Hector Kyprianou noticed a managed volley saved by goalkeeper Cumming on 5 minutes, whereas Josh Knight noticed a glancing header go excessive following a Joel Randall nook.

Knight noticed a deflected effort crushed away by Cumming on 22 minutes earlier than Archie Collins’ goal-bound volley was fantastically blocked by Elliott Moore.

On 40 minutes, Posh acquired their noses in entrance as a nook kick from Randall was fantastically transformed on the again put up by KNIGHT.

On the stroke of half-time, Oxford have been awarded a free-kick on the sting of the field after a foul and Brannagan noticed his fierce free-kick blocked by the hand of Burrows.

BRANNAGAN transformed from the spot, sending goalkeeper Jed Steer the flawed manner from 12-yards. Moments later, Randall noticed a close-range effort tipped over by Cumming earlier than the half-time whistle was blown.

Ricky-Jade Jones noticed a close-range effort saved by Cumming after a low Burrows cross earlier than Ephron Mason-Clark’s low strike was saved by the keeper.

Substitute McGuane was a whisker away from making the sport secure for the guests on 82 minutes, however his low shot went inches previous the put up.

Seven minutes of injury-time was indicated and inside the primary minute of that, Jonson Clarke-Harris noticed a header someway cleared off the road. Emmanuel Fernandez headed over from close-range from a Collins cross moments later earlier than Cumming made an outstanding cease to maintain out Knight.

Proper on the dying, a flick from Fernandez someway eluded a mix of our bodies on the far put up earlier than the referee Andrew Kitchen, who had missed a penalty enchantment from Posh earlier within the second half, introduced an finish to the competition.

Posh: Steer, Katongo (sub Clarke-Harris 77min), Burrows, Edwards, Knight, Mason-Clark, Poku (sub Ajiboye 77min), Randall, Jones (sub Mothersille 67min), Kyprianou, Collins. Unused subs: Bilokapic, De Havilland, , Dornelly, Fernandez.

Oxford: Cumming, Brown, Moore, Brannagan, Harris, Bennett (sub Browne 85min), Stevens (sub Lengthy 46min), Goodrham (sub McGuane 31min), Rodrigues, Murphy, Dale (sub Leigh 78min). Unused subs: Eastwood, McEachran, Bodin, Browne.

Half-time: Peterborough United 1-1 Oxford United
Full-time:Peterborough United 1-1 Oxford United
Referee: Andrew Kitchen
Attendance: 12,420 (1,306 Oxford followers)