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London (ANTARA News / Reuters) - Blackpool who are in lower-class English football league 10 years ago, sure took place in the English premier league with a 3-2 win over Cardiff City in the second division championship playoff final at Wembley stadium on Saturday local time.

Striker Brett Ormerod scored a goal set before the half for Blackpool.

"It's very miraculous, not just for the team but also for everybody," said coach Ian Holloway Blackpool.

"You do not understand what this means, we were heading to get a lot of money," he said, saying that Deloitte is expected to give a cash award of about 90 million pounds (129.3 million U.S. dollars) for the winning team.

Meanwhile Ormerod has ever played in all four English football divisions lost for words.

"Honestly I do not know what I should say," said 33-year-old players.