Peter Crook - two penalty saves
Playing Step 6 football until 2016 in the United Counties League Division One, Jimmy Dean’s side will now take their place in the Vanarama National League North at Step 2 level next season – a truly remarkable achievement.
In front of a record-breaking crowd of 1,895 at the Bee Arena, the Turbines, who finished as runners-up to Banbury United in the regular season, started well and had the Ravens on the defensive.
And it took only 12 minutes for the opening goal to arrive, and it was one of the players who has been on the majority of the club’s journey, striker Mark Jones, who scored when he fired home Dion Sembie-Ferris` cross.
Adam Stevens` visitors came more into the game after falling behind and the dangerous Tyrell Waite was causing Sports` problems.
A Luke Warner-Eley slip allowed Coalville’s Billy Kee to go close to equalising 5 minutes before the break and then Tom McGlinchey’s effort struck the top of the crossbar.
So, the home side went into the interval a goal to the good, and after a relatively quiet start to the second period, the home crowd erupted as Sports added a second just shy of the hour-mark when Josh McCammon’s deflected shot beat Coalville `keeper Tiernan Brooks following a corner.
But on 74 minutes, the visitors had a great opportunity to get back into the game when they were awarded a penalty after centre-back Richard Jones was adjudged to have handled.
However, the normally reliable Kee’s spot-kick was flicked wide by home keeper Peter Crook’s foot.
Remarkably, 6 minutes from time, the referee pointed to the spot in Coalville`s favour yet again after McGlinchey had been fouled in the box.
Crook though again came to the Turbines` rescue with another fine save to deny Kee once more.
And, despite 6 minutes of added time, Peterborough Sports held on to add another chapter to their amazing story.
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