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Harratt completes comeback to sink Southend and fire Oldham into EFL

Playoff final: Oldham 3-2 Southend (aet)Garner 48pen, Norwood 110, Harratt 112; Monthé 5og, Parillon 91Oldham are back in the Football League, edging Southend United in a playoff final that was not just a thrilling contest in front of a record crowd, but a showcase of the strength of the English football pyramid.Two goals in the second half of extra time turned things around for Mickey Mellon’s side, after Leon Parillon’s header had given the Shrimpers control of the match. A piece of striking flair from the journeyman forward James Norwood was followed by a freakish series of events that led to a cross going all the way into the Southend net, enough to overstimulate the blue half of a 52,115 crowd, a record for a National League playoff match. Continue reading...

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