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It took over 270 minutes for the EFL playoffs to score a goal, but it was worth the wait, at least for the humor.

Hull and Millwall ended in a scoreless draw on Friday evening, followed by Southampton defeating Middlesbrough without allowing them to score on Saturday afternoon.Maybe the Saints were aware of what was to come.…

Following the initial matches of the Championship, it was the teams aiming for promotion in League One who now sought to score a goal.

Stevenage and Stockport appeared headed for failure, as their match at Broadhall Way ended in a 0-0 draw when the 94th minute passed.

Then Benony Andresson assumed control.

The Icelandic forward took the ball from Stevenage defender Carl Piergianni, who, for no clear reason, chose to begin playing out from the back during stoppage time.

Andresson pushed towards the Boro goal as Piergianni’s central defender, Charlie Goode, moved in to block. Andresson went inside against Goode, but at the key moment, the 20-year-old’s legs failed him.

In the 94th minute, it’s understandable that he might be tired. However, that wasn’t the case. Andresson came on as a substitute in the 91st minute.

No matter the cause of his poorly timed fall and roll, it completely confused the Stevenage defense.

Three defenders were joined by their goalkeeper as they circled the loose ball. Maybe showing it respect, similar to Chelsea.

As they waited for one another, and Filip Marschall — co-winner of League One’s Golden Glove — attempted to steal the ball instead of covering it, Ben Osborn rushed in to slot it home, causing wild excitement among the traveling Hatters behind the goal.

The other Hatters, Luton Town, were likely amused as well. Luton missed out on the play-offs last week after Stevenage’s questionable last-minute goal against Wigan.

Stevenage’s manager, Alex Revell, expressed regret over his team’s failure to handle Andresson’s display of awkward brilliance: “It was a disappointing goal, definitely. We could have managed the first part more effectively. Instead, we tried to push forward with just 30 seconds left and were caught out.”

It’s an error at the edge of our box that shouldn’t occur. Such late goals can happen – we experienced the happiness of it last week, but now it’s the sorrow of it this week.

Stockport manager Dave Challinor, however, praised Osborn for foreseeing, well, whatever that was.

It demonstrates that if you persist and anticipate outcomes, results will follow. For Ozzy to be so far up the pitch, he deserves what he gets.

He gained advantage from the disorder. Our fans who scored the goal were able to rejoice with the team.

By Ian Watson

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