'˜Mission accomplished' for James Norwood as he nets a Wembley play-off final winner for Tranmere

Former Eastbourne Town and Bede's striker James Norwood netted a Wembley winner as he helped Tranmere Rovers back to the Football League thanks to a 2-1 victory against Boreham Wood in the National League promotion play-off final.
James NorwoodJames Norwood
James Norwood

Tranmere made a terrible start as they lost Liam Ridehalgh inside a minute after the defender was shown a red card for a shin-high, studs-up challenge.

Tranmere though soon went ahead as Andy Cook rose above two markers to head home Norwood’s cross after seven minutes.

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Deep into eight minutes of added time at the end of a first half Boreham Wood restored parity when Bruno Andrade calmly finished into the bottom corner.

As the game entered the final stages, 10-man Tranmere looked visibly tired but on 80 minutes Norwood converted a Jennings cross from the right.

The Boreham Wood goalkeeper, Grant Smith, got a hand to the ball but could not prevent it from going in.

“I thought it would never go over that line,” said Norwood. He later tweeted, “Mission accomplished. What a set of lads to do it with. What fans to share it with. What a club.”