Match Report: Huddersfield Town 1 - 2 Millwall

Mar 9 2009 by Dougie Thomson, Huddersfield Daily Examiner

The second period proved far brighter and it was fitting that the first chance fell to Anthony Pilkington, the Town midfielder forcing a save from Forde.

Pilkington was distinctly one of Town’s plus points and when he hobbled from the field with an ankle injury it took most of the sting out of the home side’s forward drives. However, it was the Lions who drew first blood when they showed that they too had a bit of bite in attack.

Wingers Henry and David Martin were looking a real threat and it was from a move involving Henry that they opened the scoring on 69 minutes when Marc Laird was the quickest to react following a blocked shot.

Pilkington went close to providing an almost instant reply, and it was only five minutes before Town were back on terms.

Pilkington was again at the hub of the move and his well placed cross found Gary Roberts at the back post where the midfielder applied the perfect touch to beat Forde at his near post and net his 10th goal of the season.