November 26, 2024

Jason Steele saves edge Brighton through

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The goalkeeper Jason Steele went from villain to hero as Brighton & Hove Albion survived a major scare to see off League Two side Newport County on penalties.

Steele’s calamitous error right at the end of normal time, flapping at a cross that cannoned into Adam Webster for an unfortunate own goal, had forced the game into extra time.

But in the shoot-out Steele saved four Newport penalties in dramatic fashion before, fittingly, Webster rolled in the winning kick in sudden death.

Earlier, both goalkeepers — Tom King for Newport and Steele — had produced some superb saves, both in the 120 minutes and the penalty shoot-out, to provide rich entertainment and another chapter in Newport’s famous recent cup history.

“Traumatic as well as dramatic

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