Boston Town came from behind to claim a deserved semi-final win against their local rivals.
Promotion-chasing Skegness Town seemed to be on course to knock out the Lincs Senior Trophy holders when they took the lead with their first serious effort on goal.
It was against the run of play when Ben Davison looped a header into the net after 40 minutes.
Martyn Bunce’s side trailed 1-0 at the break but didn’t let their heads drop.
Liam Adams levelled soon after the restart when his shot from the edge of the box took a deflection on its way in.
The hosts, already missing Layton Maddison, Joe Smith and Will Langford, had suffered another blow when Jason Field pulled up in the warm-up and was replaced by Zane Millar.
Adams and Dan Worthington were also carrying knocks for Bunce’s patched-up side – but they did their manager proud as they held the upper hand for much of the game.
And just as both sides must have been thinking about the prospect of a penalty shoot-out, skipper Lee Beeson was quickest to react after a goalmouth scramble in the 79th minute. He stabbed home and wheeled away with a trademark golf swing celebration.
Skegness claimed Nick Jackson had been fouled by Jordan Nuttell in the build-up, which led to a feisty last few minutes. But the Poachers saw out the game and deservedly sealed a place in the final for the 2nd year in a row.
They’ll meet Lincoln United in the showpiece game – date and venue to be arranged.
Town: Portas, Worthington, Millar, Tate, Ford, Wilson, Beeson, Adams, Dakin, Limb (Nuttell), Bayliss; unused subs: Bad, Field, Borbely
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