the second half and went close to a second goal when Thomas beat the United defence, though the attack broke down when his cross was off target. Thomas then forced Eastwood to make a difficult save from a close-range shot. On 55 minutes City finally made the breakthrough: once again it was Thomas who had the chance, receiving a cross from the edge of the area by Reid and firing the resulting volley low into the corner of the goal. The BBC Sports correspondents covering the game described it as a "stunning, stunning goal". Oxford made a substitution, replacing Ledson with Sercombe, and responded positively once again to conceding but remained unable to penetrate the City defence. Coventry made their first substitution on the hour mark as Willis went off injured, replaced by Dion Kelly-Evans. Oxford had their best chance of the second half on 74 minutes, as Maguire attempted to score from a free kick but Burge was able to tip it over the crossbar. One minute later they scored their first goal of the game. After winning a corner, which was taken by Maguire, Coventry cleared the ball, but it fell to Sercombe who hit a low shot through several players and into the corner of the net. Burge got one hand to the ball but was unable to stop it. United had a chance to level the game four minutes after scoring, as Hall found himself one-on-one with Burge, but he wasted the opportunity and the City keeper was able to make the save. A threatened Oxford breakaway on 82 minutes was stopped by a Birigimana foul; the Coventry player had already been booked and the BBC reporter at the game thought he would be sent off, but the referee decided to punish him only with a free kick. Oxford continued to press as the game drew to a close. With one minute left of the five minutes of stoppage time allocated, Oxford won a corner. Eastwood joined the attack in the Coventry penalty area as Oxford had several shots on goal, but following a Burge save and a clearance off the goal line by the defence, City were able to escape. The game finished shortly afterwards, with a final score of Coventry City 2–1 Oxford United. Details Sources: Post-match Coventry's win gave them their first major trophy since their victory in the 1987 FA Cup Final.