Lee Phillips puts Exeter ahead just seven minutes into the Conference play-off final against Morecambe at Wembley Morecambe are given a penalty when Chris Todd fouls Danny Carlton but keeper Paul Jones saves Wayne Curtis' spot-kick But Jones is unable to keep out Garry Thompson's sweetly-struck equaliser three minutes before half-time And Carlton fires home a brilliant winner eight minutes from the end to take Morecambe into the Football League Overjoyed boss Sammy McIlroy falls over twice after running onto the side of the pitch to celebrate Carlton's goal Exeter's Matt Gill is sent off in injury time by 22-year-old referee Michael Oliver after headbutting Craig Stanley Skipper Jim Bentley - twice a play-off loser with the Shrimps - finally gets his hands on the winners' trophy Morecambe's players can now look forward to the club's first ever season in the League Former Manchester United player McIlroy describes his side's triumph as the best moment of his career
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