Rotherham United 1-1 Huddersfield Town: 96th-minute equaliser sees spoils shared in Yorkshire derby
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Ben Wiles lit up a quiet first half with a stunning long-range strike
A 96th-minute equaliser saw Huddersfield rescue a dramatic late point against Yorkshire rivals Rotherham in the Championship.
The Millers looked set to secure the victory before Angus Macdonald diverted Pipa's cross into his own goal deep into injury time.
Ben Wiles had put Rotherham ahead after 33 minutes when he drilled a stunning 25-yard effort past Ben Hamer.
Huddersfield went close on several occasions before the late equaliser.
The visitors started well but were knocked out of their stride when Wiles opened the scoring in spectacular style.
The midfielder collected a pass from Kieran Sadlier before taking advantage of the space afforded to him to fire home from outside the box.
Freddie Ladapo almost doubled the lead before the break but Hamer palmed his effort over the bar.
The Terriers were controlling possession but struggling to create any clear openings against a resolute Rotherham defence.
Josh Koroma missed three good second-half openings and it took until the 82nd minute for them to produce an effort on target when Jamal Blackman saved from Pipa.
When substitute Adama Diakhaby headed wide in the 93rd minute, it looked like Carlos Corberan's men would go down to their third defeat in four games.
But Rotherham were denied all three points in injury time when Pipa's cross was inadvertently deflected home by MacDonald.
Rotherham manager Paul Warne told BBC Radio Sheffield:
"We defended resolutely so it's hugely disappointing but I'm so proud of the team.
"We defended crosses really well and although we didn't have much of ball in the second half we reduced them to very little and unfortunately it was going to be something freakish that went past Jamal today and that's what happened. We've had a really good start.
"They caused us all sorts of problems. In the second half it was wave after wave of pressure but we had opportunities to get a second goal and the lads gave me absolutely everything."
Huddersfield head coach Carlos Corberan told BBC Radio Leeds:
"I feel happy with the players and I'm proud of them, even though it wasn't the result we wanted.
"It was a really good performance, we created chances and deserved to win the game. They defended very well and made it very difficult for us.
"We started well but they started to get more free-kicks and we didn't find clear spaces as they were compact, but that was something we talked about in the dressing room and they understood for the second half. We continued and got the minimum we deserved today."