A last-minute extra-time goal from Jodi Jones sends Notts County into the National League play-off final
A last-minute extra-time goal by substitute Jodi Jones sent Notts County into the National League promotion final with an enthralling win against Boreham Wood after being two down.
Baldwin's clinical finishes - the first goals of his senior career - rescued the Magpies' hopes of returning to the English Football League after a four-year absence. Rodrigues' failure to level from the spot - a miss that added to a woeful day in front of goal for the playmaker - appeared to be the decisive moment, before Baldwin steered home his dramatic late header.The winner sparked joyous scenes with fans running on to the pitch as the Magpies reached their second play-off final in four years, having been beaten by Harrogate behind closed doors when the 2020 decider was played during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Magpies boss Luke Williams had said that just looking at the table would be an overly "simple assessment" when trying to measure who would have the edge for the elimination game - even though the gap between second-placed Notts and Boreham Wood in sixth was larger than the distance between the Hertfordshire club and the relegation places.
On a turbulent afternoon that finished with fans celebrating on the pitch, Rodrigues wasted two huge chances inside the first six minutes. Baldwin then fired dangerously wide, while the defender and Rodrigues forced saves from McDonnell as Notts searched for an equaliser.
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