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Earlier today Shrewsbury and Gillingham secured a place in the League Two play-off final at Wembley. The recurring theme of both games was penalties, and over the two matches there were 11 of them taken, nine of which were scored.

Shrewsbury travelled to Gigg Lane, the home of Bury, looking to overturn a 1-0 deficit from the first leg, in which Neil Ashton scored a freak own goal, a pass to goalkeeper Luke Daniels backfiring dramatically.

Daniels would go from zero to hero, saving a Phil Jevons penalty after Ashton again put his side in trouble by bringing down Andy Morell in the box, before Kevin McIntyre scored a dramatic leveller three minutes from the end of normal time.

It was a great hit, screaming into the bottom corner after a poor attempt at a clearance by the Bury back-line. The match was forced into extra time, where Bury were handed the greatest of opportunities just 12 seconds in, when Steven Leslie was sent of for leading in with his elbow.

Bury put the Shrews to the sword, chance after chance fell to star striker Andy Bishop, but again it was Daniel who was the hero, repeatedly denying the desperate attempts by Bury.

Shrewsbury survived, and the game went to the drama of penalties. Luke Daniels name is etched in the history of Shrewsbury Town, after he denied Danny Racchi and Andy Bishop as the Shrews won 4-3.

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