GILLS REACH PLAY-OFF FINAL

Barry Ashby netted for the Kent side after 55 minutes and then in a tense extra time Iffy Onoura and Paul Smith both hit the back of the net.

By this point Stoke were severely hamstrung due to the sending offs of two players. Clive Clark was dismissed for a second bookable offence after 43 minutes and Graham Kavanaugh suffered a similar fate eight minutes after the break.

The Potters held on valiantly until the end of normal time, but Peter Taylor`s side remained patient at reaped their rewards with the two goals in extra time.

The result puts The Gills through to their second successive Division Two play-off final and after their heartbreak of surrending a two-goal lead and losing on penalties to Manchester City last season - they will be determined to make amends this time.