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Gateshead win FA Trophy to double Solihull Moors’ Wembley penalty woe

  • FA Trophy final: Solihull 2-2 Gateshead (aet; 4-5 on pens)
  • Solihull lost playoff final on penalties to Bromley last week

Solihull Moors and Gateshead knew their Wembley trip was only ever going to be double or quits. Tears and deja vu were guaranteed either way – it was merely a matter of dishing out the joy and despair.

In the end, it was Gateshead who, courtesy of Dajaune Brown’s penalty – the 16th and coolest of an enthralling shootout – who avenged their defeat on this very occasion 12 months back.

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from The Guardian https://ift.tt/Ki0jyG7
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