The historic Nottingham Forest took a new step to return23 years later, to the First Division of English footballafter certifying their classification for the final of the promotion phase, in which will be measured with Huddersfield, by beating Sheffield United 3-2 on penalties on Tuesday. A round of maximum penalties in which the Congolese goalkeeper Brice Samba became the main protagonist after stopping three penalty shots.
If Samba was unable to prevent Sheffield United from forcing extra time in regulation time after leveling Nottingham’s 1-2 draw in the first leg, thanks to goals from Morgan Gibbs-White and Scotsman John Fleck in the second half , in extra time the figure of the Congolese goalkeeper began to grow.
In fact, Brice Samba allowed Nottingham Forest to reach the penalty shootout after avoiding, with five minutes remaining in extra timeSheffield United’s third goal with an impressive foot save on a shot from inside the box by Frenchman Iliman Ndiaye.
A preview of what happened in the penalty shootout in which Samba led Nottingham Forest, double European champions in 1979 and 1980, to the promotion final, in which will be measured on May 29 with Huddersfield at Wembleyafter stopping the launches of Oliver Norwood, the Irishman Conor Hourihane and Morgan Gibbs-White.