WINDSOR Warriors have won the Ken Gomm Challenge Cup this season after a dramatic 4-3 penalty shoot-out win against The Swan Burnham last Thursday.

The two Thames Valley Premier Division rivals were locked at 1-1 after 90 minutes at Holloways Park, Beaconsfield, and nothing could separate them after extra-time with the scores level at 2-2.

However, The Warriors held their nerve in the dreaded shoot-out to secure victory, sparking scenes of jubilation from players and fans alike.

The final started at a frantic pace but the first chance did not come until midway through the first-half as Windsor keeper Jake Quelch did brilliantly to save from Anthony Hicks.

The first goal of the game arrived on 35 minutes when Burnham broke into a counter-attack and striker Craig Kelly scored a good goal.

Windsor man George Neighbour was growing increasingly frustrated as the half went on and duly picked up a yellow card just before the break – Dan Hicks doing a good job of winding him up.

The second-half started in a different fashion as The Warriors calved out a great chance in the opening five minutes. Matthew Lazarczuk went through one-on-one but The Swan keeper did well to make the save.

A minute after that, Windsor found themselves a goal and a man down as Neighbour picked up his second yellow card. This was a blessing in disguise for The Warriors though as they worked much harder with 10 players and became the better side.

Windsor had Burnham under plenty of pressure as they searched for an equaliser to send the game into extra-time and it paid off with five minutes of normal time remaining.

Warriors striker Johnny Walters turned on a six pence and thumped the ball home from close range.

Windsor made a change to bring on Wayne Elliott for the additional 30-minute period, and he made a huge difference.

At the end of the first-half of extra-time. The Warriors got themselves a corner which Elliott did brilliantly to convert with a powerful header.

However, Windsor could not hold on to their lead for long as The Swans had a shot from outside the box which Quelch saved only for Kelly to bring up his brace with a simple tap-in.

The final then went into penalty kicks where Quelch became the hero of the day, saving two of the five Burnham penalties.

The shoot-out tied at 4-4 it was left to Warriors captain Carl Dennison to thump the fifth spot-kick home and secure Windsor a first cup triumph at the third time of asking.