Winners and Losers: Coventry get their glory as Gift Orban and fans get gory

[p][a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/5DqJ7trOBJiRJQTRUwUIdY?si=F5yNGm29SsWaveYHlLLuBw"][b]Listen to the audio version of this article on Spotify![/b][/a][/p][h2]Winners: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/coventry/GOvB22xg/"]Coventry[/a][/h2][p]After 25 long and tough years away, Coventry finally sealed promotion back to the promised land of the Premier League.[/p][p]A [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/blackburn-6Nl8nagD/coventry-GOvB22xg/?mid=YoUcLSRG"]1-1 draw at Blackburn[/a] was enough for Frank Lampard's Sky Blues, who have set the pace throughout the Championship campaign.[/p][p]The champagne will be flowing in Coventry until the season's end, but it could get better still with one more win needed to guarantee the league title.[/p][image alt="Coventry players celebrate with champagne after winning promotion to the Premier League" id="dc5039e3-1c2c-4bd8-966f-f0c85e46b016" credit-line="Action Images via Reuters / Jason Cairnduff" guid="78df278c-4365-4156-bcd4-ccba8e2b1fe2" original-width="3647" original-height="2547" /][h2]Losers: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/grasshoppers/6oCa40nb/"]Grasshoppers[/a][/h2][p]It has been a season to forget for Swiss side Grasshoppers as they spend another year battling against relegation from the Super League.[/p][p]The Swiss Cup has offered some respite for the Zurich-based team, having progressed to the semi-finals to play second-tier outfit [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/lausanne-ouchy/bLZ0mfR0/"]Lausanne Ouchy[/a].[/p][p]Grasshoppers, though, were [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/grasshoppers-6oCa40nb/lausanne-ouchy-bLZ0mfR0/?mid=rwtLPnj4"]dumped out of the competition with a 2-0 defeat[/a], leading to fan unrest with missiles thrown at the players, the team bus and attempts to reach the dressing room.[/p][embed guid="fc7457d9-c28d-4935-bcf0-f1e0782093d5" url="https://x.com/i/status/2045806248545698230" social-type="twitter" /][h2]Winners: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/sk-beveren/QaqfE8WE/"]Beveren[/a][/h2][p]Belgian side Beveren had long secured the second-tier Challenger Pro League title before finishing off their season with a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/beveren-QaqfE8WE/seraing-69jQvOhE/?mid=YNiZEsYa"]2-1 win at Seraing[/a].[/p][p]But that final victory was a special one as it confirmed they went the entire campaign unbeaten with a staggering 28 wins and just four draws.[/p][p]It is a rare feat in professional Belgian football, with Beveren becoming the first champions to go undefeated since [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/royale-union-sg/407h8Ird/"]Royale Union Saint-Gilloise[/a] in 1934.[/p][embed guid="fd53eddc-61ec-4eed-852d-f9603c445a79" url="https://x.com/SKBeveren/status/2045418347567657001?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][h2]Losers: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/nijmegen/nRluRF0T/"]NEC Nijmegen[/a][/h2][p]NEC Nijmegen are having a surprise season in the Netherlands, currently sitting in a Champions League playoff spot as one of the Eredivisie's entertainers.[/p][p]They also had the chance to land some silverware in the KNVB Beker against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/az-alkmaar/2RxOow1i/"]AZ[/a] and end a lengthy streak of final appearances without ever winning.[/p][p]But [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/az-alkmaar-2RxOow1i/nijmegen-nRluRF0T/?mid=E9fo1LZp"]it was more pain for NEC as they were thrashed 5-1[/a], meaning they have lost each of their last six final outings, a feat equalled by Northern Irish side [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/larne/44wiLnI5/"]Larne[/a].[/p][p]The run now trails [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ruggell/Ea2rTOk3/"]FC Ruggell[/a], an amateur club from Liechtenstein, who have Europe's longest active losing streak in finals with seven.[/p][embed guid="abab519b-ccab-4494-9ba3-06120e2e9515" url="https://x.com/i/status/2045931143686406247" social-type="twitter" /][h2]Winner: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bycroft-jack/z7s1Emug/"]Jack Bycroft[/a] ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/exeter/ve14a3l4/"]Exeter[/a])[/h2][p]Goalkeeper goal alert! Exeter's Bycroft netted a dramatic [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/exeter-ve14a3l4/stockport-county-IX6WjNvr/?mid=MmCkGCUp"]96th-minute equaliser in a 3-3 draw with Stockport[/a] to keep his side in the fight for League One survival.[/p][p]The 24-year-old went up for a corner in stoppage time with the Grecians trailing and powered home a striker-worthy header to spark delirium.[/p][p]Bycroft's heroics earned Exeter a vital point, while it also helped [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/cardiff/hO8wh6aP/"]Cardiff[/a] seal promotion back to the Championship due to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/stockport-county/IX6WjNvr/"]Stockport[/a]'s dropped points.[/p][embed guid="17af9125-2b9c-4b87-bd4f-6e66e9e2918e" url="https://x.com/i/status/2045558337169719299" social-type="twitter" /][h2]Loser: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/gift-emmanuel/K8mhV4Es/"]Gift Orban[/a] ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/verona/rJVAIaHo/"]Hellas Verona[/a])[/h2][p]Hellas Verona forward Orban found himself embroiled in ugly post-match scenes following his relegation-threatened side's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/ac-milan-8Sa8HInO/verona-rJVAIaHo/?mid=EFbK9cpn"]1-0 defeat at home to AC Milan in Serie A[/a].[/p][p]A frustrated Orban had been driving away from the stadium when he reportedly refused to stop for supporters asking for photos.[/p][p]Confrontation was then ignited by a fan hitting the Nigerian's car, causing him to exit his vehicle and become involved in a physical altercation, which was captured by bystanders.[/p][embed guid="9de00b6b-ecb4-4502-87b5-0bdcafb7c1fd" url="https://x.com/ArteDelCalcio/status/2045933815407743221?s=20" social-type="twitter" /]