Gillingham v Shrewsbury: The Shrews are at Wembley having seen off Bury thanks to goalkeeper Luke Daniels penalty shoot-out heroics at Gigg Lane and have already seen off the Gills 7-0 this season
Their opponents may have Grant Holt, the division's top goalscorer, but Gillingham have their own goal-hero Simeon Jackson, the Gills need both him and defender Simon King, the club's player-of-the-year, on top form
Town have the better of the opening exchanges before Gillingham dominate possession for much of the first half, having the first strike on target, on 30 minutes, from John Nutter, which Daniels does well to save
Gillingham continue to threaten from inventive set-pieces and Daniels, again, makes good saves from Josh Wright, on loan from Charlton, and Andy Barcham either side of half-time
The Shrews are defending deep, cautious of the pace of Gills' Jackson and Dennis Oli, but get their first strike on target through Ben Davies sweet volley, held by Simon Royce
The clock ticks on to 70 minutes without a goal, but Shrewsbury are fighting back, the yellow cards and substitutions begin to make an appearance as the teams go for glory
Davies manages another strike on goal but sees it fly over, for all their resilience, the team from Shropshire can not get in behind their Kent opposition
As extra-time looks likely Shrewsbury go to sleep at a corner, that maybe should not be, giving Jackson the space to nod the only goal of the game bang on 90 minutes and send Gillingham to League One
An estimated third of the population of both Shrewsbury and Gillingham fill Wembley but is those heading back east to the Garden of England who do so with songs of celebration in their throats
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