Morecambe 1-0 Newport County (AET)
by Kadeem Simmonds
at Wembley Stadium

A CONTROVERSIAL Carlos Mendes Gomes penalty in extra-time saw Morecambe promoted to League One, despite replays suggesting the foul was outside the box.

Two years earlier it was an 119th minute penalty to Tranmere Rovers which saw Newport County fail to earn promotion from League Two. And the heartache felt eerily similar this afternoon.

Shrimps substitute John O’Sullivan appeared to have been bundled over just outside the box, but referee Bobby Madley pointed to the spot and the striker duly converted.