2005 Conference National play-off Final

The 2005 Football Conference play-off Final took place on 14 May 2005 and was contested between Stevenage Borough and Carlisle United. It was held at the Britannia Stadium, Stoke and had an attendance of 13,422.

2005 Football Conference play-off Final
Event2004–05 Football Conference
Stevenage Borough Carlisle United
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Date14 May 2005
VenueBritannia Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent
Man of the MatchDerek Holmes (Carlisle United)
RefereeJonathan Moss (West Yorkshire)
Attendance13,422

Match

Summary

Carlisle had the first major chance when the ball fell to Derek Holmes and he turned and shot, but Alan Julian in the Stevenage goal saved comfortably. Stevenage's first chance came when they had a corner which they took quickly and Anthony Elding shot just wide from outside the area. The same corner routine had paid off in the semi-final as it had led to Dino Maamria's winning goal against Hereford.

At the other end, Holmes flicked on a long ball for Glenn Murray who controlled the ball on his chest and shot in one movement from 14 yards out, but Julian again saved well. Carlisle then took the lead in the 23rd minute after Tom Cowan's cross was headed into the bottom corner by Peter Murphy. Stevenage pressed forward looking for the equalising goal with Jon Brady finding Darryn Stamp at the back post with a good cross, whose header was deflected over. At the other end, Goodliffe cleared a header off the line to keep Stevenage in the match.

The second half saw Stevenage try everything to get an equaliser. Elding blazed over from just inside the area, George Boyd hit a well worked free kick over the crossbar while Michael Warner had a good run into the area, cutting inside onto his left foot before seeing his goalbound shot saved by the feet of Matt Glennon. In stoppage time there was a late flurry with the ball bouncing around in the Carlisle penalty area with shots raining in from all angles. But Stevenage could not break down Carlisle and it was they who won and gained promotion back to the Football League at first invitation.

Details
Stevenage Borough0–1Carlisle United
Report Murphy  23'
Britannia Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent
Attendance: 13,422
GK1Alan Julian
DF2Michael Warner
DF5Jason Goodliffe (c) 81'
DF6Barry Laker 52'
DF25Ronnie Henry
MF15Dannie Bulman
MF33Justin Gregory
MF7Jon Brady
FW9Dino Maamria
FW37Anthony Elding
FW27Darryn Stamp 66'
Substitutes:
GK17Mark Westhead
MF4Rob Quinn
MF23Simon Weatherstone 81'
MF21George Boyd 52'
FW20Jon Nurse 66'
Manager:
Graham Westley
GK1Matt Glennon
DF3Tom Cowan
DF6Kevin Gray (c)
DF21Danny Livesey
DF16David Beharall
MF17Chris Lumsdon
MF7Brendan McGill
MF8Chris Billy
MF4Peter Murphy
FW25Glenn Murray 71'
FW9Derek Holmes 86'
Substitutes:
GK20Keiren Westwood
DF2Paul Arnison
MF28Adam Murray
FW23Magno Vieira 71'
FW19Karl Hawley 86'
Manager:
Paul Simpson

Match rules:

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Five named substitutes
  • Maximum of three substitutions.
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