Carlisle 0-2 Leeds (agg 2-3)

Leeds midfielder Jonathan Howson struck a 90th-minute goal to book his side a spot in the League One play-off final at the expense of heartbroken Carlisle.

Howson had hauled Leeds level 2-2 on aggregate with the opener when he drove in a shot after 10 minutes.

Carlisle's best chance fell to Danny Graham but he headed tamely at keeper Casper Ankergren from eight yards.

Extra-time loomed before Howson angled in an 18-yard strike with his left foot to send Leeds to Wembley for the final.

Simon Says: - I'm not much of a football fan, in fact I'm not much of a spectator of sport really; except things like Rugby & Football Internationals where England are playing. However, Leeds have been my team since 1973 - in the glory days - I started supporting them at the age of seven because they wore yellow (my favourite colour) and they lost the FA Cup Final to Sunderland and I felt sorry for them. These days of course everyone supports MU, Chelsea, Arsenal or Liverpool although I wonder how loyalties would change if these teams dropped down to the third flight of Div 1 as Leeds have done.

Anyway, I digress Leeds looked like they were out of it but came back brilliantly last night to get to the final of the playoffs. If they win that then they move up to the second flight of the Championship division.

In fact they should have already qualified but the League, in their infinite wisdom, deducted 15 points from Leeds before the season even began due to Leeds debts and insolvency - talk about kicking a man when he's down. Qualification will be sweet and poetic justice.