Though Josh Knight gave Peterborough hope, Cameron Brannagan’s penalty in first-half stoppage time was enough to send Oxford United to Wembley
Cameron Brannagan’s penalty earned Oxford United a place in the League One playoff final as they drew 1-1 at Peterborough to progress to Wembley 2-1 on aggregate. Oxford followed up their 1-0 first-leg triumph last Saturday to hold on for a draw in a pulsating second leg and
Brannagan, a penalty specialist, made no mistake from the spot in first-half stoppage time after Des Buckingham’s side had briefly fallen behind to a Josh Knight goal. That is the way it stayed despiteseason with a vast array of attacking riches, but it was a central defender who carried their biggest threat during the first half, with Knight tormenting Oxford at set pieces.
However, Burrows, League One’s player of the season, soon went from hero to villain when he conceded the penalty that allowed Oxford to level in the third minute of stoppage time at the end of the first half. He blocked a Brannagan free-kick with a raised arm and the same Oxford player was only too happy to again prove he is a master from the spot, sending Jed Steer the wrong way to convert his 10th penalty of the campaign.
Manager Darren Ferguson threw on Malik Mothersille as the game entered the last quarter and the two-time League One golden boot winner Jonson Clarke-Harris then joined Peterborough’s attacking arsenal as their search for a goal grew more desperate. But it was a fruitless chase, despite a host of close shaves, with a Clarke-Harris header cleared off the line by Sam Long before Cumming produced a flying save to deny Knight a second and earn Oxford’s ticket to Wembley.
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