Golden goal puts Wolves in semi-final

A Golden goal from Lee Briers saw Warrington Wolves snatch a Challenge Cup semi-final spot in a thrilling encounter at Hull KR.
With the scores locked at 24-24 after the final hooter Briers stepped up at the third time of asking to drop a golden point which gave the Wolves victory, leaving them just 80 minutes from a dream trip to Wembley.
Trailing 22-12 after an hour Warrington showed true grit to bounce back.
Head of Coaching Tony Smith, who appears to have added extra resilience to the team since taking over, said aftrer the game: “It was tough and we were way off today. But we showed composure at the end and I thought we were always capable even though we were pretty poor in the first half.
“It wasn’t pretty but I am pleased for the players and the fans.”
Man of the match Briers heaped praise on his Prop forwards Adrian Morley and Garreth Carvell saying they “played like men possessed.”
He added: “I know we had a poor first half but we are starting to build character within the team even when we are not playing particularly well.”
It looked bleak for Warrington as early as the third minute when Paul Cooke opened up their defence allowing Peter Fox to send Chris Welham over with Dobson adding the extras to make it 6-0.
But Warrington hit back on 16 minutes with the only other score of the half after good handling by Jon Clarke and Michael Monaghan opened up the way for Vinnie Anderson to touch down, with stand in kicker Chris Bridge (pictured) adding the extras in the absence of the injured Chris Hicks.
Warrington took the lead early in the second half when Bridge put Matt King away on the wing to feed the supporting Clarke who raced over. Bridge added the extras to make it 6-12.
Back came Rovers as Clint Newton went through a gaping hole in the Wolves’ defence with Dobson making no mistake to level the scores.
With Warrington giving away silly penalties Rovers took full advantage and hit the front when a kick through left full-back Richie Mathers stranded, allowing Ben Galea to touch down with Dobson making it 18-12.
Warrington looked dead and buried when Jake Webster finished off a sweeping move but Dobson crucially missedthe conversion.
A clever chip kick from Briers put Matt King in at the corner on 66 minutes and Bridge landed a stunning touchline conversion to bring the Wolves to within four points at 22-18.
Ten minutes from time a great break by Morley enabled Briers to put Bridge in the clear to touch down and then Bridge kept his cool to add the extras to give Warrington the lead at 22-24.
With just two minutes on the clock Rovers were awarded a penalty for off-side and Dobson made no mistake to level the scores and take the game into extra time – and the golden point, meaning the first team to score would win.
It was man-of-the match Briers who kept his cool at the third time of asking to land the crucial drop goal which sent the travelling fans into raptures and dreaming of Wembley.