SEAToday.com, Jakarta-Klub sepak bola milik pengusaha Anindya Bakrie dan Erick Thohir, Oxford United, memastikan diri promosi ke Divisi Championship Inggris 2024-2025. Ini setelah klub tersebut mengalahkan Bolton Wanderers 2-0 dalam final play off League One 2023-2024 di Stadion Wembley, Sabtu, 18 Mei 2024 malam.
Dua gol kemenangan Oxford United diborong Josh Murphy pada menit ke-31 dan pada menit ke-42 dan kedua gol itu pun terjadi berkat assist Ruben Rodrigues, demikian catatan resmi pertandingan League One.
Sukses Oxford United promosi ke Divisi Championship atau divisi yang tepat di bawah Premier League (EPL) itu disambut gembira Erick Thohir karena merupakan penantian panjang selama 25 tahun.
"Alhamdulillah, Oxford United memastikan tiket promosi ke Divisi Championship. Gol Josh Murphy membawa Oxford menang 2-0 atas Bolton Wanderers dalam laga final playoff League One di Wembley Stadium, London," kata Erick Thohir yang juga Ketua Umum PSSI itu dalam keterangan tertulis, Minggu dini hari WIB, dilansir Antara.
Oxford United menjadi tim ketiga yang berhak promosi ke Divisi Championship. Sebelumnya, Portsmouth dan Derby County sudah menyegel tempat seusai finis sebagai juara dan runner-up klasemen reguler League One 2023/2024.
Klub berjuluk The Yellows menduduki peringkat ke-5 klasemen League One 2023/2024 sehingga berhak tampil di babak playoff bersama tiga tim lain yang ada di posisi 3-6 musim reguler, yakni Bolton Wanderers, Peterborough United, dan Barnsley.
Babak playoff menggunakan format knockout dan dalam babak empat besar dilakukan dua leg pertandingan sedangkan babak final sekali pertandingan yang dimainkan di tempat netral, Stadion Wembley.
Dalam babak empat besar play off, Oxford United menyisihkan Peterborough dengan aggregate 2-1. Dalam semifinal leg pertama, Oxford menang 1-0 dan bermain imbang dengan skor 1-1 dalam leg kedua.
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