Chatham Town have exited the FA Trophy by the narrowest of margins after falling to a 1-0 defeat against Southend United, a team playing two divisions above them.
The Chats, who are in the sixth tier of English football, hosted Southend in the fifth round of the competition after beating Carlisle United in the previous round.
Despite every effort to progress to the last 16, potentially just three games away from the final at Wembley, Chatham Town bow out following a game defined by penalties.
Matty Macarthur was denied from 12 yards by Southend goalkeeper Owen Mason, while Gus Scott-Morriss dispatched the rebound after his penalty was saved by Chatham Town’s Nathan Harvey.