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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Louise Taylor at the Riverside Stadium

Hamer blow fells Middlesbrough to put Coventry in Championship playoff final

Gustavo Hamer celebrates his goal
Gustavo Hamer scores what was the winner against Middlesbrough and celebrates with the Coventry fans. Photograph: Greig Cowie/Shutterstock

Four-year contract extensions are rarely as deserved as the one signed by Mark Robins on the eve of this triumph. Not content with leading Coventry from League Two to the Championship, the former Manchester United forward has now guided them to the verge of football’s promised land.

Gustavo Hamer’s winner, bent superlatively into the top corner, secured the visitors a Wembley playoff final date with Luton, where victory will mean entry to the Premier League. Robins is on the verge of what many deemed mission impossible.

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