Sheffield United vs Nottingham Forest, 2nd Leg Sheffield United advance 5-4 on aggregate
Match pulse
SHUAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
Who won: Sheffield Utd 4-3
Sheffield United beat Nottingham Forest 4-3 after extra time in 2nd Leg Sheffield United advance 5-4 on aggregate on Thursday, May 15, 2003 at Bramall Lane Ground. Goals for Sheffield Utd: Michael Brown (60'), Steven Kabba (68'), Paul Peschisolido (112') and Des Walker (own goal) (117'). Goals for Nottm Forest: David Johnson (30'), Andy Reid (58') and Robert Page (own goal) (119').
Play by play
- 123'
A terrible night for Des Walker the Forest skipper. He gave away the free kick which lead to one of the all-important Blades goals and scored an own-goal in extra time. But a fantastic night of play-off football.
- 123'
A great game full of incident and goals at either end. 4-3 on the night and the Sheffield United comeback is complete, they will meet Wolves on May 26 for a place in the Premier League.
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Johnson puts in another long-range throw looking for Huckerby but the ref blow and it is all over
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Kenny takes his time with the goal kick, he puts it into touch and Forest have it back
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Kabba tries to waste some time in the corner but Forest win it back and clear. It reaches Louis-Jean who tries a shot from 30 yards out, but it is well wide
- 120'
Three minutes of injury time at this exciting game, with own goals from both captains in the second period of extra time
- 119'
Incredible stuff as Louis-Jean rises at the back post and heads fiercely but Kenny saves on the line!!
- 118'
Huckerby fired in a ball low towards the goal and Page tracking back got his foot to it under pressure from the Forest striker and bags himself an O.G
- 118'
Forest pull one back - own goal by page at the other end!!!
- 117'
Kabba picks up the ball on the right and sends in a cross looking for Allison but Walker gets his head to it and puts it past his own keeper
- 116'
Des Walker own-goal!!!
- 115'
Forest get it clear and Lester has it and is threratening, but the move is broken down and Brown and Tonge exchange passes on the halfway line
- 114'
Kabba manages to skin Brennan and threatens to put in a cross but he is tackled
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Substitution for Forest who bring off Williams for Jon Olav Hjelde
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The Blades were 2-nil down and now lead 3-2 on the night, 4-3 on aggregate with just over six minute to play
- 111'
Peschisolido latched onto the Kenny clearance and he twisted and turned past two Forest defenders to find space for a shot which he hit low and to the right of Ward - what a comeback
- 111'
Peschisolido scores for United!!
- 110'
Another fruitless long throw from Johnson and Kenny gathers easily and launches a clearance long down the field
- 109'
Ward tries to challenge enormous striker Allison for a cross and comes of the worse - freekick
- 109'
Huckerby gets a booking for expressing himself too vividly to the ref
- 107'
Page fails to clear an easy ball and Huckerby gathers and feeds into Lester who fires a great shot
- 106'
Johnson tries another long throw, but to no avail as the United keeper gathers and clears long
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Allison is the target for a United free kick but it is cleared
- 105'
Paul Peschisolido and Wayne Allison come on for Sheffield United's Ndlovu and Asaba as we get back underway again
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The ref signals the end of the first half