Match ends, Harrogate Town 0, Sutton United 2.
HarrogateHarrogate Town0Sutton UnitedSutton United2
Goals from Craig Eastmond and Isaac Olaofe gave Sutton victory at Harrogate but they narrowly missed out on a play-off place in their first season in the Football League.
Sutton had to win and hope Mansfield, Port Vale or Swindon slipped up, but they all got the results they needed.
It meant the south London side finished where they began the final day, in eighth.
Eastmond poked in the loose ball after Omar Bugiel's header hit the bar - his first league goal of the campaign.
And Olaofe sealed the win with a late right-footed strike from near the edge of the penalty area.
After skipper Eastmond's opener, the hosts almost equalised when a corner was headed against the bar by Rory McArdle.
Olaofe headed against the post after being found by Eastwood shortly before the interval, and a second-half effort by Bugiel also hit the woodwork before Olaofe doubled the lead.
Sutton's hopes of snatching a top-seven finish were raised by Forest Green Rovers equalising against Mansfield, who held on for the point they needed to finish above the U's.
Line-ups
Harrogate
Formation 4-3-3
- 13Cracknell
- 7Thomson
- 23McArdle
- 6Burrell
- 14Sheron
- 17KerrySubstituted forPowerat 65'minutesSubstituted forMartinat 81'minutes
- 19Austerfield
- 16Pattison
- 18MuldoonSubstituted forKavanaghat 73'minutes
- 29Armstrong
- 21Diamond
Substitutes
- 8Kavanagh
- 9Beck
- 10Martin
- 20Legge
- 30Power
- 34Giles
Sutton United
Formation 4-4-2
- 1Bouzanis
- 22KizziBooked at 63mins
- 5Goodliffe
- 6John
- 24Milsom
- 7AjiboyeSubstituted forWilsonat 75'minutes
- 15Eastmond
- 29Smith
- 11Randall-HurrenSubstituted forBoldewijnat 11'minutes
- 9Bugiel
- 16Olaofe
Substitutes
- 2Barden
- 4Rowe
- 10Beautyman
- 12Nelson
- 20Boldewijn
- 25Wilson
- 26Bennett
- Referee:
- Oliver Langford
- Attendance:
- 2,484
Match Stats
Home TeamHarrogateAway TeamSutton United
- Possession
- Home71%
- Away29%
- Shots
- Home22
- Away17
- Shots on Target
- Home5
- Away9
- Corners
- Home11
- Away7
- Fouls
- Home7
- Away8
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Harrogate Town 0, Sutton United 2.
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Foul by Jack Diamond (Harrogate Town).
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Donovan Wilson (Sutton United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Attempt blocked. George Thomson (Harrogate Town) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is blocked.
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Corner, Harrogate Town. Conceded by Alistair Smith.
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Corner, Harrogate Town. Conceded by Joe Kizzi.
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Joshua Austerfield (Harrogate Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Alistair Smith (Sutton United).
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Attempt saved. Donovan Wilson (Sutton United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alistair Smith.
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Attempt saved. Omar Bugiel (Sutton United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Enzio Boldewijn.
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Foul by Jack Diamond (Harrogate Town).
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Alistair Smith (Sutton United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Corner, Sutton United. Conceded by Nathan Sheron.
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Attempt saved. Omar Bugiel (Sutton United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
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Attempt blocked. Isaac Olaofe (Sutton United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alistair Smith.
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Joshua Austerfield (Harrogate Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Foul by Donovan Wilson (Sutton United).
Substitution
Substitution, Harrogate Town. Aaron Martin replaces Simon Power.
Goal!
Goal! Harrogate Town 0, Sutton United 2. Isaac Olaofe (Sutton United) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Omar Bugiel.
