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Blackpool 1 Wycombe Wanderers 1 Tuesday 10th January 2017 Football League Trophy 3rd Round Wanderers progressed to the Quarter-Finals of the Football League Trophy following a 5-4 penalty-shoot out victory at Blackpool and earned £40,000 in the progress. Jamal Blackman was the Wycombe hero on the night, saving a penalty in a normal time when the score was already 1-0 to the home side, and then saving a crucial spot-kick in the shoot-out. In front of just a few hundred spectators, the home side took the lead on 9 minutes when Kelvin Mellor headed in at the far post from Mark Yeates’ corner. However, Wanderers always looked likely to equalise. Sam Wood rattled the cross bar on 14 minutes and Paul Hayes should have done better on 23 minutes when he side-footed high of the target. Garry Thompson then saw a goal ruled out for offside on 31 minutes. It was a debatable penalty decision that gave the home side the opportunity to double their advantage on 32 minutes. Marcus Bean was adjudged to have impeded Osayi-Samuel in the box and referee Eddie Ilderton pointed to the spot. But Wycombe will think that justice was done when Danny Philliskirk's spot-kick saw Blackman dive low to his left to keep the score at 1-0. Wanderers were finally rewarded for their pressure in the 77th minute when Anthony Stewart smashed the ball home after The Tangerines failed to deal with a Joe Jacobson corner. Competition rules meant the tie went straight to penalties after 90 minutes and Wanderers converted all five of their spot kicks through Jacobson, O'Nein, De Havilland, Akinfenwa and Thompson, before Jamal Blackman tipped Will Aimson’s effort onto the post and set-up a last eight meeting away to Mansfield Town on Tuesday 24th January 2017 (KO 7.45pm). The reward for Wanderers' success at Bloomfield Road was a £40,000 cheque. £50,000 will be up for grabs for winners in the Quarter-Finals. Full-time - Blackpool 1 Wycombe 1 Penalty shoot-out Wycombe went first Wycombe: Jacobson, O'Nein, De Havilland, Akinfenwa, Thompson (all scored) Blackpool: Philliskirk, Cain, Redshaw, Gnanduillet (all scored), Aimson (saved) Wycombe: Blackman, De Havilland, Muller, Stewart, Jacobson, Bean, O’Nien, Wood, Thompson, Weston (sub 75 Cowan-Hall), Hayes (sub 71 Akinfenwa) - subs not used: Richardson, Jombati, McGinn, Freeman Scorers: Stewart 77 Bookings: O'Nein 84 Blackpool: Slocombe, Mellor (sub 67 Des Pres), Robertson, Aimson, Cullen (sub HT Redshaw), Yeates, Philliskirk, Osayi-Samuel (sub 73 Payne), Pugh, Cain, Gnanduillet - subs not used: Lyness, Aldred, Roache Scorers: Mellor 9 Bookings: none Referee: Eddie Ilderton Attendance: 766 (53 away)* * = The official attendance can tactfully be described as'generous'. Based on photographic evidence, actual attendance was nearer 300. Wanderers away support was closer to 30 than 50. Photo from https://twitter.com/wwfcofficial/status/818895859962232832 This was ALL the spectators in the stadium

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