Ollie Price says his late miss will haunt him over the summer after Chippenham Town's gut wrenching play-off defeat.
The defender volleyed straight at Halesowen keeper Mark Osborn when Luke Gullick's cross found him free at the far post five minutes from time.
It would have levelled the game at 2-2 and the 25-year-old, who hasn't scored this season, realises it will trouble him until he returns for pre-season.
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"Anyone but me," he joked. "It was a good chance and I probably had too much time to think about it.
"I connected well with it and either side of him it goes in, I should have gone for power.
"I will be thinking about it right until we come back. Adie has told us to get our heads up because we can't do anything about it now."
But, the former Mangotsfield United defender could not hide his disappointment after all their efforts came to nothing.
He said: "We have worked so hard and feel we have come so far but we have got nothing in the end.
"We rode our luck a little bit and they had some chances so we can't hold it against them.
"I wouldn't say they deserved it but they had some better chances and we only had half chances."
And, despite the play-off agony, Price feels the Chippenham players can be proud of their efforts.
He said: "We have over achieved because people did not expect us to reach the play-offs. Everyone was looking at us and saying we were too young.
"But as long as we keep the squad together we have a good chance next season."
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