- Hooper (5), Hayes (16 pen), Sparrow (51)
- Harris (62), Craig (69)
- Date:2008-10-25
- Kick-off:15:00
- Venue:Glanford Park
- Attendance:5670
- Referee:Swarbrick, N
Live Commentary
90mins
The ref has blown his whistle for full time.
90mins
Ben May goes into the referee's book for unsporting behaviour.
90mins
Gary Hooper is being taken off, Jonathan Forte has come on in his place.
88mins
Paul Hayes is being taken off, Ben May has come on in his place.
75mins
Dave Martin is replaced by Karl Moore.
69mins
Goal!! Tony Craig scores for Millwall.
64mins
Gary Hooper is booked for dissent.
62mins
Goal!! Neil Harris scores for Millwall.
51mins
Goal!! Matthew Sparrow scores for Scunthorpe.
46mins
Jermaine Easter is replaced by Neil Harris.
46mins
Millwall are replacing Andy Frampton with Chris Hackett.
46mins
The second half is under way with the score currently at 2 v 0.
45mins
Half time whistle is blown by N Swarbrick
18mins
Paul Hayes takes a penalty for Scunthorpe and scores!.
16mins
Zak Whitbread goes into the referee's book for persistent infringement.
5mins
Goal!! Scunthorpe have scored with Gary Hooper putting it in the back of the net.
0mins
The ref has blown his whistle and the match has started.
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Match Report
League One leaders Scunthorpe dominated this top-of-the-table clash for an hour and looked to be coasting to a comfortable victory with a 3-0 lead.
But second-placed Millwall came storming back in a grandstand finish to reduce the arrears twice and come desperately close to snatching a point.
It was all Scunthorpe in the early stages with twin strikers Gary Hooper and Paul Hayes running the visitors' defence ragged.
It was Hayes who put through Hooper after just five minutes for his ninth goal of the season to give Scunthorpe the lead.
Millwall striker Jermaine Easter rattled the bar from close range just three minutes later, but it was Scunthorpe who struck again in the 17th minute when a cross from Hooper was handled in the box by defender Zak Whitbread and Hayes stepped up to net his eighth goal of the season from the penalty spot.
The one-way traffic continued as Scunthorpe looked a class act with Hooper twice and midfield man Matthew Sparrow both going close to adding to the score.
Sparrow did make it 3-0 in the 51st minute after a brilliantly-worked move involving Hayes and Hooper.
Millwall hit back in the 62nd minute through substitute Neil Harris, who capitalised on a mistake by Scunthorpe skipper Izzy Iriekpen.
Seven minutes later, Tony Craig reduced the arrears again forcing home a left-foot shot from close range to set up a grandstand finish.
Millwall threw everything forward in search of an equaliser and it almost came in the 75th minute when midfield man Marc Laird rifled in a shot that was brilliantly saved at full stretch by Scunthorpe keeper Joe Murphy.
The result ended Millwall's four-match winning run away from home, while Scunthorpe strengthened their position at the top of the table.
Scunthorpe United Team
Millwall Team
Scunthorpe United | Millwall |
Corners
| 9 | 6 |
Fouls
| 10 | 11 |
Goal attempts
| 14 | 10 |
Shots off target
| 5 | 4 |
Offsides
| 4 | 2 |