Conference : Play off hopes!

Who will get promoted from the four?

Carlisle
Aldershot
Hereford
Stevenage

Its a close call but i think Hereford will shade it in the final against Aldershot

It's the final I'd like to see, just as it's one Yeovil old boy versus another (Adam Stansfield versus Nickynickynickynicky Crittenden)

Aldershot to shade it....

Carlisle to bounce straight back

Hereford 0-1 Stevenage
(Stevenage win 2-1 on aggregate)
Dino Maamria's header sent Stevenage into the Conference play-off final and denied Hereford the chance of a return to the Football League.

Maamria also grabbed the late equaliser in the semi-final first leg.

Borough goalkeeper Alan Julian made fine saves from Robert Purdie and Craig Stanley in the first half.

And Stevenage pressure was rewarded in the 68th minute when Maamria nodded in after Anthony Elding's fierce shot was pushed on to the bar by Craig Mawson.



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Hereford: Mawson, Green, Mkandawire, Tretton, Robinson, Daniel Williams (Leroy Williams 73), Hyde (Travis 87), Stanley, Purdie, Carey-Bertram, Stansfield.
Subs Not Used: James, Pitman, Scott.

Booked: Tretton, Green.

Stevenage: Julian, Warner, Goodliffe, Henry, Laker (Boyd 61), Brady, Maamria, Bulman, Gregory, Elding, Stamp (Nurse 65).
Subs Not Used: Westhead, Quinn, Hocking.

Booked: Elding, Goodliffe, Nurse.

Goals: Maamria 69.

Agg (1-2).

Att: 6,862.

Ref: G Sutton (Lincolnshire).

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Carlisle 2-1 Aldershot
aggregate 2-2 (Carlisle win 5-4 on penalties)
Danny Livesey hit the crucial penalty to give Carlisle a shoot-out victory over Aldershot and send them into the Nationwide Conference play-off final.

First-half goals from Livesey and Chris Billy had made it 2-1 to Carlisle on aggregate, but Shots' sub Jamie Slabber scored five minutes into stoppage time.

Extra time failed to produce a winner, and Carlisle went 3-1 down in the shoot-out before rallying back.

Shots' Jon Challinor saw his effort saved, then Livesey hit the decider.



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Carlisle: Glennon, Beharall, Livesey, Gray, Cowan, McGill, Lumsdon, Billy, Murphy, Glenn Murray, Holmes (Vieira 81).
Subs Not Used: Arnison, Hawley, Westwood, Hackney.

Booked: Holmes, Glenn Murray, Cowan.

Goals: Livesey 13, Billy 35.

Aldershot: Bull, Mustafa, Johnson, Antwi, Barnard (Giles 84), Nick Crittenden, Lee, Holloway, Watson, Clarke (Challinor 62), Sills (Slabber 80).
Subs Not Used: Warburton, Glasspool.

Booked: Lee, Barnard, Challinor.

Goals: Slabber 90.

Agg (2-2): Carlisle win 5-4 on penalties.

Att: 10,803.

Ref: N Swarbrick (Lancashire).

Look at that 10,000 at Brunton park, conference record. I was there what a night!

All i can say is - BOUNCEBACKABILITY!!!!!