Felixstowe & Walton United manager Stuart Boardley on their Suffolk Premier Cup Final penalty shootout success against Leiston

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Felixstowe & Walton United manager Stuart Boardley reacts to their Suffolk Premier Cup Final penalty shootout success against Leiston at Needham Market FC on an historic night in the competition for the Seasiders.  Interview by Russell Claydon

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00:00Stuart, you went into this knowing a chance to end a long wait in this competition for the trophy

00:09and you've done it. How does it feel?

00:12Unbelievable. What a game of football that people have been treated to.

00:17I thought first half wasn't a lot of quality, but second half I thought both teams played some decent stuff in the end.

00:24And then just when you think we've won it, the keeper comes up with absolute heroics

00:28and then to finish with a penalty win is unbelievable.

00:31Yeah, it just must be a roller case of emotions at the end there.

00:35But a real special moment for yourself, the players and the fans.

00:39Yeah, I'm so pleased with the fans. Hundreds of them turned out tonight.

00:44Genuinely unbelievable. The people behind the scenes at the club, the chairman.

00:51It's about them and the players tonight. What a fantastic effort to go and beat them.

00:56Heed them two leagues higher, Leicester one league higher. Unbelievable.

01:00And halfway to a special way to bow out then. Obviously, you're still trying to get promotion before you leave as well.

01:07Yeah, we've still got a job to do. You know, like, I'm very level-headed.

01:11I think, you know, once this has settled in tonight, you know, we'll be back at it Saturday

01:15and looking for the second goal of the season, which is obviously promotion.

01:19Yeah, and Charlie Warren nodded you in front and it was a header that showed real desire, wasn't it?

01:25And you deserve to be in front at that stage as well.

01:27Absolutely. He scores goals and I thought Oli Brown to get the cross in for that goal, absolutely tremendous.

01:34You know, 30, I don't know how many years old, but to get down the right-hand side like that,

01:39pull that ball up and allow us to even have that chance. Fantastic.

01:42And to a man like, you know, to me, I thought Josh Liddell was the best player on the pitch.

01:47I thought he was outstanding and he had a really poor game Saturday and he knows that

01:51and the way he responded tonight was absolutely incredible.

01:54So, yeah, I'm just so proud of the players.

01:57Go and enjoy the celebrations.

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