Sheffield Utd 1-2 Nottingham Forest: Championship playoff semi-final, first leg – live!
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Sander Berge’s late goal for Blades, after Jack Colback and Brennan Johnson’s strikes for Forest, left plenty to play for in the second leg.
Brennan Johnson, scorer of Forest’s second, spoke to Sky Sports.
We’re in a good position from winning the game. We played well today and had a lot of chances. We’d have liked the advantage to have been bigger, but we’ll take any advantage going into Tuesday.
Well, Jack Robinson climbs up on to fine corner, and it may have come off his arm, and he bundles home, with Samba unable to get near. Did it come off Berge before going in? Game on for the second leg. Forest will have the Stan Collywobbles ahead of the second leg. Their booking for Wembley no longer looks so definite.
It seems like Sander Berge has been awarded the Sheffield United goal, when getting the last touch after Jack Robinson. It was scruffy, and yet all so vital.
Bob Kirk gets in touch: “All Forest fans will now be remembering Yeovil. In the 2007 Div 3 play-offs, Forest won 0-2 at Yeovil. At the 2nd leg at the City Ground they managed to lose 2-5. Most Forest fans will tell you it was the worst game they ever saw.”
Forest open up Blades, as there’s a slip in the box to let in Zinckernagel, who somehow misses the chance. No matter, up steps Colback on the rebound. Advantage to the Tricky Trees.
Jack Robinson’s goal has given the second leg real life, and after Forest should have been way out of sight. They may come to rue their misses and the excellence of Wes Foderingham in Blades’ goal though they also look to have by far the better attackers. Blades need to chase this one down, and that will leave plenty of opportunity on the counter.
Another Blades error sets up a Forest goal. John


