Brentford beat Sheffield Wednesday 5-4 on penalties to achieve the Carabao Cup quarter-finals.
Bees goalkeeper Mark Flekken saved Liam Palmer’s penalty – the one missed spot-kick within the shoot-out – to stop an upset in opposition to the Championship facet after the sport completed 1-1.
The Premier League facet took the lead by way of Kevin Schade’s Eleventh-minute objective and had been fully dominant within the first half on the Gtech Neighborhood Stadium.
However Wednesday, who made 9 modifications from the Championship win at Portsmouth, upped their efficiency within the second half and levelled within the 57th minute after a effective Djeidi Gassama long-range strike – their first shot on course.
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Djeidi Gassama fired Sheffield Wednesday degree in opposition to Brentford
The equaliser livened up proceedings as each side compelled saves from the goalkeepers however a winner couldn’t be present in regular time.
With all the primary 9 penalties having been scored, Palmer stepped as much as take the spot-kick which might ship it to sudden demise however Flekken saved to ship the hosts by way of.
Flekken atones for ‘pointless mistake’ with penalty heroics
Brentford goalkeeper Mark Flekken was the hero for the house facet
Flekken could have been Brentford’s shoot-out hero however he admitted he was at fault for Wednesday’s second-half equaliser.
The Dutchman tried to launch a Brentford counter-attack with a throw after catching a nook, however he bought Schade brief and Gassama then intercepted to attain.
“The moment I caught the corner kick I had so many possibilities but I chose the wrong one,” he advised Sky Sports activities.
“The mistake I made helped a lot to bring our mental side down. It took away the control we had and then it went from a controlled game to an open game.
“It was fully pointless. I selected the fallacious man to roll the ball to and I must be taught from that.”
But Flekken then redeemed himself to save the penalty which ensured Brentford’s passage to the last eight.
He said: “I went to the fallacious facet twice initially [of the shoot-out]. That does not assist your confidence whenever you’re in a shoot-out however fortunately I saved the final one.
“It’s not the first and only mistake I’ve made in my career. I’m 31 now with quite some experience, that helps a lot in dealing with a mistake like that.”
