2014 Millers Matches Advent Calendar - Number 11

It’s Millers Time is paying tribute to a fantastic 2014 for Rotherham with a footballing advent calendar.

In each day of December, leading up to Christmas Day, we will look back at a game from this year.

Behind window number 11 is a topsy-turvy but entertaining home win in League One.

Rotherham 4 Crewe 2 (10/1/14)

Rarely could a Rotherham game last season be called dull.

And the visit of Crewe early in the year was a typical example of the Millers not having it all their own way, yet providing thrilling entertainment.

In a match packed with action they did enough to win and started an unbeaten run that would last three months and cemented a play-off place.

It didn’t start off too well, though, as the Millers fell behind to Brad Inman’s 12^th-minute opener.

Alex Revell was then denied by the post virtually straight from kick-off, but the hosts did draw level when Kieran Agard bagged his 13^th of the campaign before the break.

The topsy-turvy nature of the game continued as Kevin Mellor restored Crewe’s lead after the restart only for Lee Frecklington to make it 2-2 seven minutes later.

Then came 120 seconds of mayhem that decided the game.

The visitors were given a golden opportunity to take the lead for the third time when they were awarded a penalty. But Adam Collin saved Harry Davis’ effort, the Millers cleared and broke at pace, with Ben Pringle supplying a perfect cross for Revell, who superbly headed home.

Alex had more chances to draw level and Revell hit the woodwork again, before Frecklington put the game to bed with a low finish at the death.

The Millers fans left New York needing to catch their breath, but ultimately seeing an important win as it moved them into a top-six position – one they would not relinquish.

Rotherham: Collin, Bradley (Brindley 89), Addison, Arnason, Tavernier, Agard, Frecklington, Milsom (O’Connor 83), Pringle, Vuckic (Hitchcock 61), Revell

Attendance: 7,737

One to remember: Adam Collin got a taste for penalty saves as he denied Harry Davis and within a minute the Millers were at the other end scoring.

One to forget: Alex Revell’s first-half chance hit the post and then rolled along the line, with the striker also hitting the woodwork after the break.

To find out what was behind window 10, click here!