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From a two-goal deficit to Wembley Final: Notts County’s dramatic win through Aden Baldwin's eyes


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Aden Baldwin couldn’t have chosen a better time to score his first goals for Notts County. His brace ensured their play-off match against Boreham Wood went into extra-time, before the Magpies won in a dramatic fashion.

Notts County secured their spot in the Wembley final this Saturday (3.30pm kick-off) after coming back from a two-goal deficit to beat Luke Garrard’s team on a memorable afternoon at Meadow Lane.

Despite being behind due to goals from Femi Ilesanmi and Lee Ndlovu, Notts only needed two minutes after the break to get back into the game when Baldwin struck the ball into the bottom corner from distance.

But when it seemed all was lost, substitute Jodi Jones delivered a dangerous ball from the right that central defender Baldwin headed home to double his tally for both the afternoon and the season.

When questioned about his opinion on the match, Aden Baldwin stated: "I don't even know how to explain it,

"It is one of the best feelings I have ever felt - for Jodi to cut in and hit it as hard as he did, I just needed to connect with it, which I did, and I had that realisation that we could only go on to win the game from there. It sent shivers down my spine. It was just a surreal feeling."

Luke Williams’ side emerged victorious and booked their place in this Saturday’s final against Chesterfield. Jones’ effort found the back of the net with assistance from a touch by Joe McDonnell’s fingertip, sparking wild celebrations at Meadow Lane with supporters flooding onto the pitch.

"It just shows the togetherness between us, the staff and everyone involved with the club, along with the fans. It was a great feeling and we're off to Wembley now."

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it was one of those things which you would have had to see to believe, it was incredible when jodi jones scored but aden baldwin is the man who redeemed himself and shown why he such a key part of our squad.

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Jodi Jones netting the winner for Notts was a superb moment. It thankfully prevented another lottery that is the penalty shootout. Aden Baldwin's brace and the goal from Jones rescued the win and what scenes followed! The club hasn't been as thrilled as that in decades, if not longer.

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I’m pleased that things ultimately turned out in our favour. It was frustrating to fall behind 2-0 so quickly, but Aden Baldwin did well to bring Notts back on level terms. I thought it made a lot of sense to bring Jodi Jones on for Adam Chicksen. He seemed motivated and eager to get on the ball.

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It was an unparalleled match, and Notts’ ability to bring it back to a draw was characteristic. I feared that penalties might be our downfall until Jodi Jones scored the winning goal.

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10 minutes ago, Countyman said:

It was an unparalleled match, and Notts’ ability to bring it back to a draw was characteristic. I feared that penalties might be our downfall until Jodi Jones scored the winning goal.

Sat at home watching I was thinking what a rotten way to end Notts season if they lost on penalties.Thank goodness for Jodi !Jones

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It was just our misfortune to be forced into conceding due to the high defence and then fail to deal with a simple pass across the goal @super_ram. The second pass put Aden Baldwin in a precarious position. Witnessing it unfold in person only amplifies the disappointment, but undoubtedly those watching at home were leaping for joy along with the majority of fans in the KOP when the goal was scored.

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Jodi Jones excelled on Sunday, but I felt that we could have benefited from more players performing at their best rather than just being average. Adam Chicksen was barely involved, delivering some neat crosses but not living up to his full potential. Even Ruben Rodrigues and Sam Austin seemed to be just above average.

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