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  • Harris (56 pen), Grimes (68)
  • Smalley (5), Hughes (10), Taylor (90)
  • Date:2009-02-28
  • Kick-off:15:00
  • Venue:The New Den
  • Attendance:8551
  • Referee:Bates, A

Live Commentary

90mins

The ref has blown his whistle for full time.

90mins

Goal!! Oldham have scored with Chris Taylor putting it in the back of the net.

86mins

Steve Kabba is replaced by Lewis Alessandra.

85mins

Dave Martin is replaced by Scott Barron.

68mins

Goal!! Millwall have scored with Ashley Grimes putting it in the back of the net.

65mins

Neil Harris is being taken off, Gary Alexander has come on in his place.

62mins

Nadjim Abdou is being taken off, Ali Fuseini has come on in his place.

56mins

Neil Harris takes a penalty for Millwall and scores!.

56mins

Neal Eardley is booked for unsporting behaviour.

46mins

The second half is under way with the score currently at 0 v 2.

45mins

Half time whistle is blown by A Bates

37mins

The referee has booked Deane Smalley.

10mins

Goal!! Lee Hughes scores for Oldham.

5mins

Goal!! Deane Smalley scores for Oldham.

0mins

The ref has blown his whistle and the match has started.


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Match Report

It was an injury-time header from man-of-the-match Chris Taylor which put an end to a spirited Millwall fightback in a nail-biting finish of this entertaining clash with Oldham Athletic.

Having raced into an early lead, the Latics allowed their hosts back into the game and seemed to have settled for a vital away point, but Taylor had other ideas.

Deane Smalley bundled home the opener on five minutes from Neal Eardley's deep cross after a blunder from Lions' full-back Richard Duffy.

Lee Hughes doubled the visitors' lead with a glancing header from Eardley's pin-point set-piece.

The Lions were transformed after the break, having been booed off by their 8,000 strong crowd.

Record-breaking goalscorer Neil Harris got the hosts back on track from the spot after Dave Martin was fouled by Eardley. Harris drilled home confidently from the spot to make the score 2-1.

The sides were level thanks to wonder kid Ashley Grimes' magical strike 20 minutes from time. Grimes, wrapped his foot around the ball 20 yards out to curl beyond Greg Fleming to set up a tense finale.

Debutant Steve Kabba came closest to securing the points but lashed his effort over the bar from the edge of the box, but late on Taylor nodded home Smalley's cross to head home after another Duffy error.

Millwall

Oldham Athletic

Corners

83

Fouls

118

Goal attempts

1010

Shots off target

33

Offsides

38

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