The Playoffs…
Division Two
Shakhtar Donetsk 1 – Zenit St Petersburg 3
Pre-Game Facts: Shakhtar finished in 5th place, 12 points of automatic promotion, Zenit finished in 7th place, 13 points off automatic promotion.
Ganso was the star of the show as Zenit earn’t a hard fought victory. The Brazilian had two assists to his name as well as tucking an 87th minute freekick away to seal the victory for the Russian side.
Division Three
Southampton 2 – 1 Olympique Marseille
Pre-Game Facts: Southampton finished in 6th place, 6 points of automatic promotion, Marseille finished in 7th place, 9 points off automatic promotion.
Southampton’s first half goals earned them promotion despite being outplayed for the majority of the match. They proved the more clinical of the two teams, converting 2 of their 3 shots on target.
Division Four
VFB Stuttgart 3 – 0 West Ham United
Pre-Game Facts: Stuttgart finished in 6th place, 4 points of automatic promotion, West Ham finished in 7th place, also 4 points off automatic promotion.
Stuttgart comfortably beat 10-man West Ham to secure promotion, the performance was topped off by a cheeky Jimmy Briand freekick.
Division Five
Club Brugge KV 0 – 1 Dinamo Zagreb
Pre-Game Facts: Brugge finished in 5th place, 4 points of automatic promotion, Zagreb finished in 7th place, 7 points off automatic promotion.
Super-sub Angelo Henriquez scraped a win for Zagreb in a game they were largely second best in. After securing a playoff spot on the last day of the season, it has been a remarkable finish for the Croatian club.
PLAYER OF THE PLAYOFFS: GANSO (ZENIT)
FLOP OF THE PLAYOFFS: CHICO (WEST HAM)
GOAL OF THE PLAYOFFS: HULK (SOUTHAMPTON)
PLAYOFF FACT OF THE DAY: NOT A SINGLE 4TH PLACED TEAM REACHED A PLAYOFF FINAL!
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNERS AND COMMISERATIONS TO THE LOSERS
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