2013 Football League One play-off Final

2013 Football League One play-off final
Event 2012–13 Football League One
Date 19 May 2013
Venue Wembley Stadium, London
Man of the Match Marek Štěch
Referee Andy D'Urso[1]
Attendance 41,955
Weather Sunny

The 2013 Football League One play-off final was a football match contested by two Football League One sides, Brentford and Yeovil Town. It was played on 19 May 2013 at Wembley Stadium to decide the third team to be promoted from League One to the Championship for the 2013–14 season.

Under League One play-off rules, the final was contested by the two teams which secured an aggregate victory over the two-legged semi-finals contested between the teams finishing between third and sixth in the league table. Brentford secured a place in the final by beating Swindon Town 5–4 on penalties, after the two-legs finished 4–4 on aggregate. Yeovil Town secured a place in the final by beating Sheffield United 2–1 on aggregate. Yeovil went on to win the final 2-1 against Brentford.[2][3]


Route to the final

First leg

4 May 2013
17:20
Swindon Town 1–1 Brentford
Luongo  70' Report O'Connor  90+4' (pen.)
County Ground, Swindon
Attendance: 10,595
Referee: Geoff Eltrigham
Second leg

6 May 2013
13:30
Yeovil Town 2–0 Sheffield United
Dawson  6'
Upson  85' 		Report
Huish Park, Yeovil
Attendance: 8,152
Referee: Phil Gibbs

Yeovil Town won 2–1 on aggregate.

6 May 2013
16:30
Brentford 3–3 (a.e.t.) Swindon Town
A. Rooney  24' (o.g.)
Donaldson  40', 47' 		Report A. Rooney  44'
Devera  57'
Flint  90+5'
  Penalties  
Saunders
Hayes
Dean
Craig
Forshaw 		5–4 Devera
Flint
Collins
Storey
Roberts
Griffin Park, London
Attendance: 9,109
Referee: Nigel Miller

Brentford 4–4 Swindon Town on aggregate. Brentford won 5–4 on penalties.

Match

Details

19 May 2013
13:30 BST
Brentford 1–2 Yeovil Town
Dean  51' Report Madden  6'
Burn  42'
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 41,955
Referee: Andy D'Urso[1]
Brentford
Yeovil Town
GK 21England Simon Moore
DF 14England Shaleum Logan
DF 5England Tony Craig
DF 6England Harlee Dean
DF 24England Jake Bidwell
MF 4England Adam Forshaw
MF 12England Tom Adeyemi
MF 20France Toumani Diagouraga  82'
MF 19England Harry Forrester  67'
FW 9England Clayton Donaldson
FW 11Italy Marcello Trotta  62'
Substitutes:
GK 16France Antoine Gounet
DF 18Northern Ireland Lee Hodson
MF 2Republic of Ireland Kevin O'Connor
MF 7England Sam Saunders  67'
MF 8Republic of Ireland Jonathan Douglas
FW 17England Bradley Wright-Phillips  62'
FW 23England Paul Hayes  82'
Manager:
Germany Uwe Rösler
GK 1Czech Republic Marek Štěch
DF 2England Luke Ayling
DF 5England Byron Webster
DF 18England Dan Burn
DF 3Scotland Jamie McAllister  77'
MF 22Republic of Ireland Kevin Dawson 75'
MF 8England Ed Upson 70'
MF 14Republic of Ireland Sam Foley
MF 20England Joe Edwards
FW 9England James Hayter  88'
FW 17Republic of Ireland Paddy Madden
Substitutes:
GK 12England Gareth Stewart
DF 4England Richard Hinds
DF 13Latvia Vitālijs Maksimenko  77'
MF 10Wales Gavin Williams  90'
MF 26England Matthew Dolan  88'
FW 15England Lewis Young
FW 29Colombia Ángelo Balanta
Manager:
England Gary Johnson

Man of the Match:
Marek Štěch (Yeovil Town)

Assistant referees:
Derek Eaton[1]
Alan Young[1]
Fourth official:
Graham Scott[1]
Reserve Assistant Referee:
John Hopkins[1]

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Seven named substitutes.
  • Maximum of three substitutions.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "Referees". Football League.
  2. ↑ "Brentford 1 Yeovil 2: Paddy power! Madden strikes to send glorious Glovers into the Championship". Daily Mail. 19 May 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
  3. ↑ "Yeovil battle past Brentford and head to Championship for first time". Guardian. 19 May 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2013.