Rowett backing for Lyness

Gary Rowett tried to console Burton goalkeeper Dean Lyness after his Wembley error handed Fleetwood a 1-0 win in the play-off final.

The shot-stopper was fooled by Antoni Sarcevic's 35-yard free-kick with 15 minutes to go and could only look on as his Burton team-mates failed to break down the Cod Army rearguard. It was a match short on chances for both teams until Billy Kee squandered Burton's best opportunity. The striker played despite his wife being due to give birth, and even planned to incorporate 'Wembley' into the new arrival's name if he scored and Albion won. But Kee junior was spared a dodgy middle name when Dad made a mess of his volley, blazing it over the crossbar. Instead it was Sarcevic, rejected by Manchester City as a youngster, who conjured up the winner when his free-kick, meant as a far-post cross, deceived Lyness. The unfortunate Brewers keeper came out to collect the ball, only to watch in horror as it sailed over his head into the net. "I told him to get his chin up," said Rowett. "Unfortunately, sometimes a mistake dictates a result, we've seen it in the play-off games and in the Champions League final. "I can't be disappointed with him, he'll be disappointed enough for himself. Maybe he took his eye off it, but I'm not going to berate my keeper. "I can't be downbeat after the season we've had. I'd have rather lost here at Wembley than at Southend last week. "And we were in the wrong dressing room. Apparently all three losing finalists were in the home dressing room, so I'm blaming whoever makes that decision!"