THE Wembley dream lives on for Chorley and their ecstatic supporters after a heart stopping and hotly contested FA Umbro Trophy third round replay at Victory Park last night.

The never-say-die Magpies came from behind in extra time to snatch victory from a bold Boreham Wood who also gave everything on a night of intense excitement and constantly changing fortunes.

Now Chorley are just two rounds away from the famous twin towers and have home advantage against Conference club Gateshead in the quarter finals.

The visitors were handed a shock lead after only six minutes when home keeper Simon Marsh failed to cut out a hopeful 30 yard cross and Steve Heffer headed in from a narrow angle.

Chorley levelled on 42 minutes following a strong run by Dave Kearney which ended with Kenny Mayers squeezing an angled shot in off a defender.

There was no let up in the furious exchanges after the break but clear cut scoring chances were few.

The Magpies seized the lead after 70 minutes. A Grant Leitch blockbuster was saved at the expense of a corner but from the flag kick, centre back Steve Hook raced in to head powerfully into the corner of the net.

Boreham Wood however, were far from finished and deservedly equalised on 85 minutes when Dave Hatchett netted with a brave header from close range to take the tie into extra time.

The visitors were looking the stronger at this stage and not surprisingly went in front on 100 minutes when Barry Fox met a free kick with a bullet header.

It looked all over for Chorley until Brian Ross scored a stunning equaliser from a tight angle (107 minutes) and suddenly the whole picture changed.

Substitute Lee Trundle repeatedly found gaps in the visitors' defence and could have had a hat trick within a few minutes. But it was Kenny Mayers who won it for Chorley five minutes from the end with a glorious header from Ross's pinpoint cross.

Even then the home fans in a crowd of 833 could not relax and the visitors hit the Chorley crossbar in the dying seconds before the final whistle triggered off a massive and joyous pitch invasion.

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