Stranraer players and fans celebrate Craig Ross' 118th-minute goal in the play-off final
Stranraer preserved their SPFL-status with a dramatic extra-time win over Lowland League champions East Kilbride in the Scottish League 2 play-off final.
With the tie two minutes from a penalty shootout, Craig Ross headed in Cammy Williamson's corner to spark joy at Stair Park.
That joy became relief when Aiden Gilmartin, a former East Kilbride player, cut in and fired in a third in the last minute to confirm Stranraer will play in League 2 again next season.
The sides could not be separated prior to Ross' header as a 2-2 draw at K-Park was followed up by a 1-1 draw in 90 minutes in Galloway.
Grant Gallagher smashed in a volley to give Scott Agnew's Stranraer the lead just before half-time, but Keir Samson headed East Kilbride level after good work from John Robertson.
Both goalkeepers were called into action in a tense extra-time period, before Stranraer's goals in quick succession sealed a huge win which saves Scotland's third-oldest club from dropping out of the professional leagues.
Mick Kennedy's East Kilbride, who were given a bye to the final after Highland League winners Buckie Thistle failed to meet licensing requirements, will have to go again in the Lowland League next term.
And their frustration was compounded when Lewis Spence was sent off in the dying moments after getting a second yellow card.
