Relegation Derby Victory| Match Report: Sheffield Wednesday 1-2 Rotherham United

Rotherham United scored in the final seconds to clinch victory over relegation rivals Sheffield Wednesday.

The Millers have done the double over Owls for the first time in their history and did so in stunning fashion that left every Miller going delirious in their living rooms.

Freddie Ladapo fired home the winner after a quick counterattack, sending the bench into raptures.

Fellow striker, Michael Smith had opened the scoring for the Millers before being sent off in controversial circumstances after an altercation with Julian Borner in the second half.

An own goal by Rotherham defender, Matt Olosunde, cruelly levelled the scores late on, the American brought to tears after the final whistle for his mistake.

Rotherham grabbed the game by the scruff of the neck and took advantage early in the first half. After riding early pressure from the Owls, the Millers punted forward with a ball out to Florian Jozefzoon. His peach cross found the head of Michael Smith and flew past Joe Wildsmith in the Wednesday goal.

The home side went close as Callum Paterson beat Ben Wiles and the offside trap but couldn’t find the target.

Lewis Wing struck the post from distance and Rotherham took a goal lead into the break.

Rotherham went down to ten men shortly after the restart. Smith seeing red after being hauled about by the Wednesday defence all game. Ripped shirt flapping in the breeze, the forward snapped and walked for his reaction.

The other man in the scrap nearly ended Johansson’s evening late on. The Wednesday man colliding with the Millers keeper, ricocheting the ball of the shin of Olosunde for the leveller.

The final seconds really makes you miss being in the stadium. With the six added minutes up, Rotherham countered from a Wednesday corner and Ladapo struck gold with his shot.

Imagine the Limbs…

Goals: (Smith 17), Olosunde og 81, (Ladapo 90+6)

Teams:

Sheffield Wednesday- Wildsmith, Palmer (Marriott 84), Paterson, Hutchinson (Brown 80), Bannan (C) (Rhodes 84), Reach (Harris), Borner, Penney, Lees, Windass (Kachunga 72), Shaw

(Subs not used: Jackson, Pelupessy, Urhoghide, Dunkley)

Rotherham- Johansson, Wing, Wiles, Harding, A MacDonald, Olosunde, Smith, Crooks (C), Barlaser (Sadlier 91), Jozefzoon (Ladapo 69), Giles (Clarke 75)

(Subs not used: Blackman, S MacDonald, Hirst)

Red cards: Smith 65

Published by thewanderingyorkshireman

Second year Sports Journalism student at Sheff Hallam University. Written for the Rotherham Advertiser, Rotherham United Sports College, and still learning everyday.

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