Shrewsbury Town's promotion dream is over.Shrewsbury Town's promotion dream is over.
A crowd of more than 8,000 fans watched last night as the Shrews fight for promotion ended with a 2-0 aggregate defeat at the hands of Torquay United.
The result came as a bitter blow to supporters who are celebrating the club's 125th anniversary. A cake was cut and balloons released before kick-off to mark the occasion.
Hopeful supporters turned out in facepaint, hats, scarfs, banners and flags.
But pre-match hope soon turned to disappointment as their side slumped to a third promotion play-off loss since 2006.
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