THATCHED Tavern stole a dramatic victory to ensure a new name will appear on the Mid Cheshire Sunday League Cup.
They won a penalty shoot-out against holders - and winners four times in the past five seasons - Oaklands, for whom Mike Houghton scored after 25 minutes.
With 30 seconds remaining Ian Clarke equalised and took the tie into extra-time where they remained locked at 1-1. Thatch went on to win 4-2 on spot kicks.
There was better news for Oaklands in the Premier Division where St Joseph's dropped their first point. They were held to a draw by Rudheath.
League Cup semi-final: Oaklands 1 (Houghton) Tavern 1 (Clarke).
Premier: Wheatsheaf 3 (Littler 2, Woolley) Rifleman 1 (Beveridge); Hanging Gate 4 (Clarke, Conkie, Pickering, Douglas) Cranford 1 (Jackson); Rudheath 1 (Fullwood) St Joseph's 1 (Goulding).
Sunday: Oaklands v Rudheath, White Swan v Hanging Gate, Cranford v Rifleman.
Division One: Middlewich Town SC 4 (Tulloch 3, Pennington) Plough 1; Coachman 1 (Houghton) Saxons 6 (Taylor 2, Hurst 2, Hopley, Steele).
Sunday: Broadhurst v Middlewich TSC, Townsend v Plough.
Division Two: Holmes Chapel 8 (P Bayliss 4, Brandon 2, R Bayliss, Creeed) Gladstone 3 (Wilding 2, Bates).
Division Three: Barn Owl 6 (Carter 3, Fallows, Hulse, Dean) Greenbank 0; Wharf 4 (Butters 2, Porter, Keller) George & Dragon 0.
Sunday: Wharf v Greenbank, George & Dragon v Bull's Head.
Supplementary Cup: Stanley Arms 1 (Reed) Red Lion 3 (Nicholson, McQueen, Edwards); Bull's Head 3 (Latham 2, Green) Freemasons 1 (Heath); Prince's Feathers 4 (Bones 3, Kelsall) Broadhurst 2 (Evans, Moore).
Sunday: Barn Owl v Holmes Chapel, Castle Pte v Gladstone, Old Star v Bowling Green, Coachman v Prince's Feathers, Goostrey v Winsford CC.
