From the National League North to the Wembley stage, both Macaulay Langstaff and Cedwyn Scott have had quite the first season in the black and white of Notts County.
The Magpies won promotion back to the Football League with a penalty shootout victory over Chesterfield - twice coming from behind to level the contest on the day.
Along with Archie Mair's heroics after the Norwich loanee saved two spot-kicks, Scott was the man to fire Notts back into League Two, ending their four-year stay in the National League.
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Having accumulated 107 points, scoring 117 goals in the league, and breaking several records along the way, many considered it would be an injustice if the Magpies were not to get promoted.
And in typical Notts fashion, they never do things the easy way - coming from two goals down in their semi-final win over Boreham Wood before showing their powers of recovery once more under the Wembley arch.
Speaking after the game, the National League's top scorer spoke about the pressure riding on his shoulders and the character created by Luke Williams in the dressing room.
"There was incredible pressure, but we put that on ourselves though as well - when you get 107 points in the league, it's difficult to not feel hard done by because, in any other season, you are promoted.
"We were just up against another animal in Wrexham that have obviously beat that, so going into the play-offs we knew there was going to be pressure there.
"I wouldn't say that we didn't handle the pressure and just going into the game knowing it was our last chance, but we should have been promoted and on the beach with the points tally that we had.
"Both games I think we started really anxious, especially today, credit to Chesterfield but I think the points total that we have got this season has given us that belief, and that is down to the manager as well - he has created this character in the group when we were 2-0 down against Boreham Wood and 1-0 down today, went behind in extra-time, we have that belief that we can go on to win any game."
On a relatively quiet afternoon for the Notts number nine, he was able to provide a crucial involvement from the spot - smashing the ball into the top left corner and showing his capabilities from 15 yards out to get the Magpies off to the perfect start in the shootout.
The 26-year-old ends this special on 42 goals and with many records tucked under his arm, all of which coming from open play.
If Langstaff had taken penalties, he would have surpassed the 50-goal mark for the campaign, but the Notts man replied simply: "That is credit to Ruben.
"I know we can have a laugh and a joke about it but Ruben's record has been unbelievable - if I was taking penalties it would be for the wrong reasons.
"Ruben is our best penalty taker, I think if I took them it would be for selfish reasons but I do back my ability in penalty situations and I knew which penalty I was going to take all week because I have been practicing."
But one kick of a football fell to the man who followed Langstaff from the North East and into the hearts of everyone inside Meadow Lane - and how it unfolded, further showcasing how football is a funny old game.
"Obviously I was a bit nervous with the affairs that happened at Wrexham," Scott explained when making the nervous walk to the penalty spot ahead of the final kick of the shootout.
"That hit me hard after that game seeing the title slip away, I always knew to get stuck in and kept working hard - the gaffer had a word with me and he was brilliant and backed me all the way, and I had full confidence in the team stepping up to take the penalty and gladly I put it away.
"Tom Weal deserves a lot of credit because we have worked on it after every training session in the week and he said to the boys, practice the penalty you want to take if it goes to it on Saturday and he gave us a routine to do, we stuck to it which made it so much easier and I could concentrate on that and could execute it."
However, Scott almost did not have his moment of redemption. With the Magpies having scored three out of three, John Bostock had the opportunity to send his side back to the Football League.
But the experienced midfielder opted to end the tie with a Panenka, managing to sit down Ross Fitzsimons but unable to get it down in time - hitting the crossbar and putting the pressure back on the Spireites to get back into the contest.
"After the game, John (Bostock) came up to me and said you're welcome for letting me score the winning penalty.
"I think I would have rather he just stuck one in," Scott said before Langstaff interrupts: "No you wouldn't!"
"We feel unbelievable, but it's sort of two very different promotions because Gateshead there wasn't really any pressure on it and we surprised everyone, apart from ourselves, and this one we had the pressure and all those fans coming week in, week out and backing you with that massive support," Scott continued.
"It was a really tough season and then you have to get over the disappointment of not winning the league because in that dressing room, we are all winners - and it hurt everyone us not winning the league.
"But, we didn't let it affect us in the play-offs and we could have put our heads down with the situations against Boreham Wood and late on at Wembley, but those big players stepped up in those big moments."
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