In pictures: How Fleet made history

By: KentOnline reporter multimediadesk@thekmgroup.co.uk

Published: 21:41, 10 May 2008

...but is shocked as Torquay keeper Martin Rice keeps it out.

But despair turned to joy when McPhee netted the winner on the stroke of half-time.

Chris McPhee prepares to strike his penalty...

Ebbsfleet's Neil Barrett fires in a shot.

Ecstasy at the final whistle

Fleet keeper Lance Cronin tips an effort round the post.

John Akinde drives at the Torquay defence.

Skipper Paul McCarthy battles for possession.

Goalscorer Chris McPhee (left) and skipper Paul McCarthy at full-time

Ebbsfleet 1 Torquay 0

Chris McPhee will take the headlines after his match-winning goal but all of Ebbsfleet's players were heroes at Wembley.

KM Group photographers Barry Goodwin and Matthew Walker were there to capture all the action as the club made history by beating Torquay 1-0.

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More of their superb pictures will be in the Gravesend Messenger and Dartford Messenger this week and all pictures can be ordered online.

We'd like to publish a fans' picture gallery. Send your pictures to editor.kentonline@thekmgroup.co.uk.

See this week's Gravesend Messenger and Dartford Messenger for 12-pages of coverage of The Fleet's historic win.

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