Toolstation NCEL Division One
AFC Emley 1-0 Penistone Church
Kieran Ryan gave AFC Emley late hope
Kieran Ryan caused pandemonium after scoring the last gasp winner to send AFC Emley into the inaugural Division One play-offs final.
The semi-final tie, which attracted an unbelievable 463 people, was destined to head to extra-time until Ryan intervened to put Emley one win away from their first ever promotion as a reformed club.
Unstated star Jordan Coduri was the key player in the build-up to the winner as it was his run and cross that presented Ryan with the golden moment.
All the pre-match build-up was about Ash Flynn and whether he would recover from his hamstring problem. Unsurprisingly he did, but his strike-partner stole the headlines.
Both sides gave everything. Among the notable chances, Ryan also hit the crossbar, while goalkeeper Adam Lawlor made a terrific save from Penistone strike Ollie Fearon.
Emley will play the winner of tonight’s other play-offs semi-final between Bottesford Town and Hallam on Saturday.
AFC Emley: Lawlor, Heeley, Coduri, Graham, S Jerome, Brennan, Tunnacliffe (captain), Townend, Flynn, Ryan, Billington. Subs: R Jerome, Slack, Hallam, Noteman, Sykes.
Penistone Church: A Rhodes, Jones, Young, Ellis, Cadzow, Lovell, Richards, Howes (captain), Kenworthy, Fearon, Joynes. Subs: Moore, Ring, Dickinson, Whitehead, B Rhodes.