AFC Telford celebrate with the Shropshire Senior Cup

AFC Telford United shocked neighbours Shrewsbury with a penalty shoot-out victory to lift the Shropshire Senior Cup for the first time in 16 years.

Andy Brown deservedly shot Telford ahead on the half-hour, with Kelvin Langmead levelling late on.

"It's nice to win, but the key thing was we competed with a League side for 90 minutes," said Bucks boss Rob Smith.

Shrews boss Paul Simpson responded: "It was a good workout, but it showed we have work to do before the season."

Telford started the brighter side and deservedly led at half-time, with Brown's intelligent shot finding the far corner of the net.

Shrewsbury, fielding five new signings in their starting line-up, failed to convince, but improved in the second half.

They finally equalised 12 minutes from time, when Langmead headed in from a corner.

But Telford held their nerve in the penalty shoot-out with Steve Torpey, Jon Adams, Gavin Cowan and Tom Field converting for the Bucks.

Misses from last season's top-scorer Grant Holt and Paul Murray condemned Shrewsbury to defeat - and handed the county-bragging rights to Telford.

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