VISITS TO FOOTBALL GROUNDS/MATCHES: 18th MARCH 2025.

 18th March 2025 EFL League 1-Rotherham United 2v3 Wycombe Wanderers.

Rotherham United FC stadium from the air. Photo by my late wife, Melanie. 17June2018.

Another new stadium for me, this time, to see Wycombe Wanderers at Rotherham for a re-arranged night match. Good support from Wycombe supporters, numbering 218 on this bitterly cold night, we were amongst them. My pal from Derby joined me for this match. 

Not much happened in the first half of the match. Wycombe didn't play as though they needed the 3 points to take them back to 2nd in the division. In fact, Rotherham showed more urgency to win the game and having the best chance when they hit the post and the ball bounced back into the 'keepers hands. The standard of football was poor. But I must say, the 45 minutes went quickly with Rotherham having been closest to breaking the deadlock.

 Again in the second half, both teams cancelled each other out. The last quarter of the game did heat up though. 

Rotherham went into the lead during the last 20 minutes of the match, a superb cross-shot that hit the inside of the far post and in the net. Unfortuately the Wycombe keeper should have saved the shot. Instead of spuring Rotherham on for a second goal, it spured the Wycombe players into action.

Three minutes later, a Wycombe attack ended with a goal from a powerful header, 1-1! Then in the 90th minute, a corner for Wycombe and another header, 1-2! Almost immediately in the 92nd minute, Wycombe got a third, 1-3! In the 5th minute of stoppage time, Rotherham won a penalty which was duly converted, 2-3 and that was the final score. Wycombe move back into the promotion places.

2nd half Wycombe on the attack

Wycombe players thank supporters at end of match.

At Doncaster, earlier, 37334 and 66431 at west sidings.

RJC 

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