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On Sunday, "West Bromwich Albion" won their first "Championship" league play-off match away, defeating "Wolverhampton" 3-2 and taking a step towards the English "Premier" league.
"Wolverhampton" 2 - 3
25` [0 - 1] Kevin Phillips
44` [1 - 1] Jody Craddock
52` [2 - 1] Seyi Olofinjana
54` [2 - 2] Kevin Phillips
73` [2 - 3] Diomansy Kamara
In the middle of the first half, the visitors broke through as Kevin Phillips scored an impressive long-range shot, but Jody Craddock equalized the score with a header in the first half.
At the beginning of the second half, Seyi Olofinjana put "Wolves" ahead in front of 28,000 spectators, but just two minutes later, Kevin Phillips scored another header to level the score.
Despite "Wolves" dominating almost the entire match, "WBA" emerged victorious when, with less than 20 minutes to go, Diomansy Kamara scored the winning goal after a great pass from Gary Breen.
In the other semi-final on Saturday, "Derby" defeated "Southampton" 2-1 away. The second leg matches will be played on Tuesday and Wednesday, with the final taking place on May 28, Monday.
According to experts, a promotion to the English "Premier" league is worth around 60 million pounds sterling. All "Premier" league clubs receive at least 30 million pounds sterling for television broadcasting rights, while clubs can earn up to ten million pounds sterling from advertising contracts and match tickets. Interestingly, even the clubs that are relegated from the "Premier" league receive eleven million pounds sterling for two consecutive years.
