The 2004 Football Conference play-off final took place on 16 May 2004 and was contested between Aldershot Town and Shrewsbury Town. It was held at the Britannia Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent. A crowd of 19,216 attended the game (a conference play-off final record at the time), with just over 12,000 travelling from Shropshire.
Aldershot had the first real chance of the game when Roscoe Dsane got on the end of a ball over the top of the defence and held off Shrews captain Darren Tinson, only to drag his shot wide. Jon Challinor then had a chance but failed to connect properly with Aaron McLean's cutback. At the other end it took a crucial intervention from Dominic Sterling to deny Jamie Tolley after a good surging run from the midfielder.[1]
Aldershot took the lead in the 36th minute when Shots captain Ray Warburton headed on a free kick and McLean powered the ball into the net. However Shrewsbury were level just minutes later, with Duane Darby smashing in an almost identical goal. In the second half the Shropshire side should have taken the lead when Luke Rodgers crossed for Ryan Lowe, who blazed over from inside the area.[1]
With the scores level at 1–1, silver goal extra time was required, and Lee Charles had a couple of chances to win it for the Shots. Ultimately the match needed a penalty shoot-out to be settled. After Rodgers had missed Shrewsbury's first kick, goalkeeper Scott Howie was the hero, saving all three of Aldershot's penalties while teammates Tolley, Jake Sedgemore and finally Trevor Challis scored theirs to send Shrewsbury back into the Football League.[2]
30 minutes of silver-goal extra time if necessary.
Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
Five named substitutes
Maximum of three substitutions.
Referencesedit
^ ab"Time Tunnel: Play-Off Final May 16th 2004". Aldershot Town F.C. 16 May 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
^"Shrewsbury back after year out". Irish Examiner. 16 May 2004. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
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2004, football, conference, play, final, took, place, 2004, contested, between, aldershot, town, shrewsbury, town, held, britannia, stadium, stoke, trent, crowd, attended, game, conference, play, final, record, time, with, just, over, travelling, from, shropsh. The 2004 Football Conference play off final took place on 16 May 2004 and was contested between Aldershot Town and Shrewsbury Town It was held at the Britannia Stadium Stoke on Trent A crowd of 19 216 attended the game a conference play off final record at the time with just over 12 000 travelling from Shropshire 2004 Football Conference play off finalEvent2003 04 Football ConferenceAldershot Town Shrewsbury Town1 1Shrewsbury Town won 3 0 on penaltiesDate16 May 2004VenueBritannia Stadium Stoke on TrentRefereeKeith Stroud Hampshire Attendance19 216 20032005 Contents 1 Match 1 1 Summary 1 2 Details 2 ReferencesMatch editSummary edit Aldershot had the first real chance of the game when Roscoe Dsane got on the end of a ball over the top of the defence and held off Shrews captain Darren Tinson only to drag his shot wide Jon Challinor then had a chance but failed to connect properly with Aaron McLean s cutback At the other end it took a crucial intervention from Dominic Sterling to deny Jamie Tolley after a good surging run from the midfielder 1 Aldershot took the lead in the 36th minute when Shots captain Ray Warburton headed on a free kick and McLean powered the ball into the net However Shrewsbury were level just minutes later with Duane Darby smashing in an almost identical goal In the second half the Shropshire side should have taken the lead when Luke Rodgers crossed for Ryan Lowe who blazed over from inside the area 1 With the scores level at 1 1 silver goal extra time was required and Lee Charles had a couple of chances to win it for the Shots Ultimately the match needed a penalty shoot out to be settled After Rodgers had missed Shrewsbury s first kick goalkeeper Scott Howie was the hero saving all three of Aldershot s penalties while teammates Tolley Jake Sedgemore and finally Trevor Challis scored theirs to send Shrewsbury back into the Football League 2 Details edit 16 May 200413 00 BSTAldershot Town1 1 a e t Shrewsbury TownMcLean nbsp 35 Report Darby nbsp 43 PenaltiesSills nbsp Giles nbsp Gosling nbsp 0 3 nbsp Rodgers nbsp Tolley nbsp Sedgemore nbsp ChallisBritannia Stadium Stoke on TrentAttendance 19 216Referee Keith Stroud Hampshire GK 1 Nikki BullDF 16 Simon Downer nbsp 66 DF 6 Dominic Sterling nbsp DF 5 Ray Warburton c DF 37 Will AntwiMF 8 Chris GilesMF 18 Jamie GoslingMF 19 Jon ChallinorMF 26 Adam MillerFW 10 Roscoe Dsane nbsp 86 FW 11 Aaron McLean nbsp 60 Substitutes GK 22 Richard BarnardDF 3 Jason ChewinsDF 2 Dean Hooper nbsp 66 FW 23 Lee Charles nbsp 86 FW 9 Tim Sills nbsp 60 Manager Terry Brown GK 25 Scott HowieDF 15 Trevor ChallisDF 5 Darren Tinson c nbsp 91 DF 6 David Ridler nbsp MF 8 Jake SedgemoreMF 11 Sam AistonMF 12 Martin O Connor nbsp nbsp 84 MF 4 Jamie TolleyFW 17 Ryan Lowe nbsp FW 18 Duane Darby nbsp 93 FW 9 Luke RodgersSubstitutes GK 30 Joe HartDF 27 Lee Lawrence nbsp 91 MF 21 David EdwardsMF 29 Kevin Street nbsp 84 FW 10 Colin Cramb nbsp 93 Manager Jimmy QuinnMatch rules 90 minutes 30 minutes of silver goal extra time if necessary Penalty shoot out if scores still level Five named substitutes Maximum of three substitutions References edit a b Time Tunnel Play Off Final May 16th 2004 Aldershot Town F C 16 May 2020 Retrieved 21 February 2024 Shrewsbury back after year out Irish Examiner 16 May 2004 Retrieved 21 February 2024 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2004 Football Conference play off final amp oldid 1211626113, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,