Abdou fires home winner as Millwall stun Leeds

MILLWALL midfielder Jimmy Abdou stunned a partisan full house at Elland Road last night to send the Londoners through to the Coca-Cola League One play-off final.

The Frenchman turned home substitute Lewis Grabban’s cross in the 73rd minute to silence most in the biggest crowd outside the top flight this season.

Leeds striker Luciano Becchio had bundled home 52nd-minute goal to level the tie on aggregate and send most of the 37,036 attendance into delirium. Jermaine Beckford, Leeds 34-goal forward, saw a 48th-minute penalty saved, before Argentinian team-mate Becchio appeared to have sent a nerve-jangling second leg towards extra-time.

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