Summary

  • Rotherham promoted to the Championship

  • Millers beat Shrewsbury after extra-time at Wembley

  • Captain Wood scored both Rotherham goals

  • Rodman finished brilliant free-kick routine for Shrews

  • Town keeper Henderson saved Ball's early penalty

  1. get involved

    Get Involved via #bbceflpublished at 15:54 British Summer Time 27 May 2018

    HT: Rotherham 1-0 Shrewsbury

    Wayne doesn't seem to think so, judging by this tweet sent to us via #bbcefl...

    Wayne Ellis: Wouldn’t know Shrewsbury only just missed out on automatic promotion on this performance so far. Not at the races at all

    Rotherham are deservedly in front - so what do Shrewsbury need to do to turn the tide at the national stadium?

  2. HALF-TIMEpublished at 45+3 mins

    Rotherham 1-0 Shrewsbury

    Richard WoodImage source, Rex Features

    Rotherham lead at the break through Richard Wood's header.

    The Millers also missed a spot-kick, as David Ball saw his effort saved by Town keeper Dean Henderson.

    Can Shrewsbury mount a comeback after the break?

  3. Postpublished at 45+2 mins

    Rotherham 1-0 Shrewsbury

    Shrewsbury get a free-kick 30 yards out for a late challenge by goalscorer Richard Wood on Carlton Morris.

    The ref played advantage before bringing it back. No card for the Millers skipper though.

  4. Postpublished at 45+1 mins

    Rotherham 1-0 Shrewsbury

    Into two minutes of injury time, as Shrews midfielder Bryn Morris has a shot at goal charged down.

  5. Postpublished at 45 mins

    Rotherham 1-0 Shrewsbury

    Shrewsbury left-back Omar Beckles bursts forward down the flank and puts a threatening ball into the Rotherham box.

    But Semi Ajayi just about does enough to deal with it and clear away.

  6. Postpublished at 44 mins

    Rotherham 1-0 Shrewsbury

    Richie TowellImage source, Getty Images

    Closing in on half-time and the Millers are taking the sting out of the game with a couple of throw-ins.

    Richie Towell then attempts an ambitious dipping half-volley from about 30 yards out, but it goes over the bar.

  7. 'Beckles couldn't lay a glove on him'published at 42 mins

    Rotherham 1-0 Shrewsbury

    Ged Scott
    BBC Sport at Wembley

    Rotherham’s opener probably says everything about the close attention given to Richard Wood by Omar Beckles at the Millers’ previous set-pieces.

    The first time he got him in a neck hold, he gave away the penalty.

    The second time, when he did the same, Beckles was lucky that the ref let it go.

    This time, Beckles allowed Wood to make his run from deep, couldn’t lay a glove on him and the result was a goal.

    Richard WoodImage source, PA
  8. Postpublished at 41 mins

    Rotherham 1-0 Shrewsbury

    Shrewsbury striker Carlton Morris gets the ball in the box from a ball from Jon Nolan, but there is very little support and his attempted cut-back is cut out by Semi Ajayi.

  9. Postpublished at 39 mins

    Rotherham 1-0 Shrewsbury

    Toto Nsiala misses his header from a long throw, the ball bounces just outside in the six yard box and Alex Rodman has to turn it behind for a Rotherham corner.

    Shrewsbury managed to scramble the set-piece away.

  10. YELLOW CARD (Bolton)published at 38 mins

    Rotherham 1-0 Shrewsbury

    A second Shrewsbury man goes into the book, as James Bolton puts in a late challenge on Joe Newell about 12 yards inside the Town half.

  11. Postpublished at 37 mins

    Rotherham 1-0 Shrewsbury

    It will be interesting to see how Shrewsbury react to going behind, as the team who finished third are yet to test Millers keeper Marek Rodak.

  12. Postpublished at 34 mins

    Rotherham 1-0 Shrewsbury

    Ronnie Moore
    Ex-Rotherham manager on BBC Radio Sheffield

    That was a fantastic goal from another rehearsed set-play. No one has picked Richard Wood up for a thunderous header. He's had so much space to run into and the ball was fantastic. Joe Newell's corners have been fantastic, to be fair.

    The goal has come in Shrewsbury's best passage of play. Town had been on top for five or 10 minutes and Carlton Morris was so close to putting that ball in at the back post.

    They'd just had just had a decent five-minute spell where they've enjoyed possession but you can't say that Rotherham's lead isn't a deserved one.

  13. goal

    GOAL: Rotherham 1-0 Shrewsburypublished at 32 mins

    Richard Wood

    Richard WoodImage source, Rex Features

    Rotherham mix it up from their latest corner, as Richard Wood gets a run on the delivery from Joe Newell on the right and powers a header down and into the net.

    That was a cracking header from the captain, who had previously been closely man-marked by Omar Beckles from set-pieces.

    He nods in from six yards out to give the Millers the upper hand.

    Richard WoodImage source, Rex Features
  14. CLOSE!published at 31 mins

    Rotherham 0-0 Shrewsbury

    Shrewsbury are really rowing into this now.

    Alex Rodman puts in a great inswinging cross from the left hand side, and Carlton Morris flicks a header a few yards past the far post.

    Marek Rodak was scrambling to his left then and unsure where that one would drop.

  15. Postpublished at 30 mins

    Rotherham 0-0 Shrewsbury

    Shrewsbury have started to put a few passing moves together, but are yet to seriously threaten Mark Rodak's goal.

    Town can't quite make their mark in the final third, but have just won a corner after Bryn Morris' low cross was blocked.

  16. get involved

    Get Involved via #bbceflpublished at 28 mins

    Rotherham 0-0 Shrewsbury

    Benjamin: Come on then, Rotherham. If Shrewsbury are going to adopt the Swindon hashtag, they're going to have to live the way we do. Wembley heartbreak, and the rest of it. #stfc

    Tom Whelan: Torn on this one. Best mate supports the Millers but Shrewsbury were so unlucky not to go up automatically. Good luck to both

    Rotherham v ShrewsburyImage source, PA
  17. YELLOW CARD (Whalley)published at 27 mins

    Rotherham 0-0 Shrewsbury

    The first booking of the afternoon, as Shrewsbury winger Shaun Whalley gets a caution for sending his forearm into the face of Joe Mattock.

    The Town man is a bit lucky - that looked nasty and could have easily been red.

  18. Postpublished at 26 mins

    Rotherham 0-0 Shrewsbury

    Shrewsbury keeper Dean Henderson does enough to claim the corner at the second attempt, and looks to get a move going from the back.

  19. Postpublished at 25 mins

    Rotherham 0-0 Shrewsbury

    David Ball has a sight of goal, but his half-volley strikes the face of Ben Godfrey and deflects wide for a corner to the Millers.

  20. Postpublished at 24 mins

    Rotherham 0-0 Shrewsbury

    A brilliant ball through by David Ball finds Jon Taylor in space on the right, but the flag is up against the Rotherham winger.

    That was a close call.