Tim Sills etched his name into Gosport Borough folklore with a glorious double to settle the "Battle Of Hampshire" against Havant and Waterlooville – and book his side's place at Wembley.
There was nothing to choose between the local rivals in Monday's wet-and-windy first leg, with the sides playing out a 1-1 draw at Westleigh Park.
It was Sills who had opened the scoring for Gosport early in the second half but Havant equalised just before the hour-mark, leaving the second leg delicately poised.
Gosport Borough 2-0 Havant & Waterlooville
The FA Carlsberg Trophy
Semi-Final second leg
3pm, Saturday 22 February
Privett Park, Gosport Borough
By Declan Taylor
But Sills once again did the damage with two second-half headers, which finally secured Gosport's place beneath the Arch in The FA Trophy Final on 23 March.
There was little separating the sides in a very tight first half at Privett Park, in much-improved weather conditions to Monday's first leg, until deep into first-half stoppage time.
Experienced striker Sills was perfectly placed to head home a corner, making it 1-0 after a sustained period of pressure from the home side.
And it almost got better for Gosport shortly after the break when the ball dropped to Lee Molyneaux six yards out but he somehow blasted over.
Then it was Josh Carmichael's turn to waste a gilt-edged chance, again failing to score after he found space from a corner.
Gosport did not have long to wait for their second goal, with Sills again making the difference with another superb header in the 60th minute.
The visitors were thrown a lifeline minutes later, when their hosts were reduced to ten men as Brett Poate was shown a red card.
But they failed to make their numerical advantage count, even with six minutes added for injury time, and had to watch on as Gosport held out for the victory.
The Gosport hero Sills was withdrawn late on to a superb ovation from the home crowd, who can now look forward to a trip to Wembley next month.
