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TURF MOOR HEROES PROMOTED IN DRAMATIC LAST ROUND GAME

BURNLEY INTO PFM NEXT SEASON

by Dean Dejyothin for PMF News

Burnley have been confirmed as the team who will replace the relegated Division 4 team next season after a heart-stopping 2-1 victory over cellar dwellers Stockport County on the weekend.

Two goals to Leeds United reject Jacob Burns in the final ten minutes of a rain-drenched match at Turf Moor was enough to catapult Burnley above West Bromwich Albion on the table. WBA suffered the indignity of losing at the Hawthorns 3-1 to mid-table strugglers York City to miss out on promotion on goal difference.

Burnley manager Stan Ternent, who announced after the game that he would not see Burnley make the jump into the revamped PFM next season, said "I'm thrilled the lads have done themselves justice. We've had a great season, and everyone at the club was hoping this would happen...at least now we can stop holding our breaths!"

Burns, who was thrown onto the Leeds scrapheap by Chris Porter and shipped off to Burnley for a cut-price £400,000 last October, scored two goals of awesome quality to finish a game which Burnley did not deserve to win. Stockport took the lead in just the 8th minute when a Burnley defensive mistake allowed Shefki Kuqi an easy shot, but they failed to capitalise on great possession. The young Australian international equalised on 81 minutes when he fired in from close range after dummying past a plethora of defenders, before producing an exquisite chip in the first minute of injury time to wrap the game up.