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Promotion final grief will last for weeks for Torquay United boss Gary Johnson

The Gulls manager was denied a seventh promotion of his career on penalties as Hartlepool United held their nerve to win promotion to the Football League.

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
27 June 2021

By David Richardson

GARY Johnson says Torquay United will be grieving over their painful National League play-off final defeat for weeks to come after having two goals disallowed.
The Gulls manager was denied a seventh promotion of his career on penalties as Hartlepool United held their nerve to win promotion to the Football League.
Johnson’s side produced a dramatic equaliser in the 95th minute through their goalkeeper Lucas Covolan, who also kept out two penalties in the shoot-out, but it wasn’t enough.
“Lucas could have been, and was, our hero, saving two penalties and obviously scoring ...

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