Middlesbrough vs Coventry City LIVE: Championship result, final score and reaction
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Gustavo Hamer fired Coventry to within one game of the Premier League as they scrapped their way past Middlesbrough into the Championship play-off final.
The Brazil-born midfielder’s sweet 57th-minute strike clinched a 1-0 aggregate victory in a desperately tight second leg at the Riverside Stadium.
Mark Robins’ side will meet Luton at Wembley on May 27 with a return to the top flight for the first time since 2001 up for grabs.
It proved the perfect ending to a day on which the Sky Blues announced their manager had agreed a new four-year contract, but an intensely disappointing one for opposite number Michael Carrick, whose side will spend a seventh year in the second tier as a result.
Middlesbrough vs Coventry City
Attempt missed. Cameron Archer (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Anfernee Dijksteel with a cross.
Middlesbrough vs Coventry City
Attempt blocked. Viktor Gyökeres (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Middlesbrough vs Coventry City
Offside, Middlesbrough. Anfernee Dijksteel tries a through ball, but Matt Crooks is caught offside.
Middlesbrough vs Coventry City
Substitution, Middlesbrough. Matt Crooks replaces Patrick McNair.
Middlesbrough vs Coventry City
Chuba Akpom (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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