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Middlesbrough 1-1 Coventry City: Sky Blues secure play-off semi-final against Boro with draw

Coventry City drew with Middlesbrough on the final day of the Championship season to set up a play-off semi-final with the Teessiders.

Results elsewhere meant that the Sky Blues finished fifth in the table to see them progress to a two-legged showdown with Boro for a place in the Wembley promotion final.

Gustavo Hamer's excellent finish from just inside the box for his third goal in five games put Coventry ahead midway through the first half.

Cameron Archer levelled in first-half injury time, forcing the ball home after scramble in the box.

Boro heaped pressure on in search of a winner, but Coventry held on for the point that saw them finish ahead of Sunderland, who claimed the last of the play-off places.