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Danny Ward becomes Huddersfield's hero but takes his time to realise

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Watch Huddersfield celebrate as Danny Ward saves Fernando Forestieri's penalty to clinch their place in the Championship play-off final

Watch the moment Danny Ward booked Huddersfield a spot in the Championship play-off final, and took his time realising what he had done.

Liverpool loanee Ward saved spot-kicks from Sam Hutchinson then crucially from Fernando Forestieri to send his side through 4-3 on penalties after the sides had finished 120 minutes locked together at 1-1.

In the dramatic finale, Terriers substitute Jack Payne had missed the chance to win it when his penalty was saved by Keiren Westwood - only for Ward to block Forestieri's effort and book a final clash with Reading. Not that he realised.

Steven Fletcher had converted a cross from Barry Bannan to head Wednesday into a 51st-minute lead but the visitors drew level 12 minutes later when a cross by substitute Collin Quaner was turned into his own net by Tom Lees.

The late finish was hardly surprising, given the two sides could not be split over the course of the regular Championship season - nor again in last week's first-leg stalemate.

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Hit the video above to see Ward's delayed reaction

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