Torquay claim play-off glory

Hargreaves: On target

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Torquay booked their place back in the Football League as goals from Chris Hargreaves and Tim Sills saw off 10-man Cambridge at Wembley.

Gulls skipper Hargreaves broke the deadlock in the 35th minute of the Blue Square Premier play-off final with a fine strike from the edge of the box.

Cambridge were reduced to 10 men when Phil Bolland received his marching orders before Sills headed home the second to end Torquay's two-year absence from League Two.

Cambridge were forced to hand a debut to Adam Bartlett in goal - an emergency loan signing from Kidderminster after losing regular stopper Danny Potter to injury.

The first half was an open affair, but clear-cut chances were at a premium, although Gulls defender Chris Robertson did rifle a shot just wide from the edge of the area in he 28th minute.

Fired in

Robbie Wilmott broke into the box at the other end and his shot from a tight angle forced Michael Poke into a decent save.

But the deadlock was broken when a long ball was flicked on to Elliot Benyon and he knocked the ball to Hargreaves, who fired in from the edge of the box.

Kevin Nicholson came close to doubling the lead when a free-kick was played into his path, but Paul Carden's deflection took it just wide.

Scott Rendell was almost in at the other end but Poke came out to deny him, before Bolland was shown a second yellow card for a foul on Benyon.

And the afternoon almost got worse for Cambridge straight away with Sills hitting the post, but 16 minutes from time he made no mistake with a thumping header from Wayne Carlisle's cross.