The 2022 Papa Johns Trophy belongs to Rotherham United after a topsy-turvy 4-2 win over Sutton United at Wembley.
For much of the contest EFL debutants Sutton belied the 34 places between the two sides as they came close to a famous victory over the League One leaders. They led 2-1 going into stoppage time only for Rotherham to level and send the game to extra time. Chiedozie Ogbene then scored a superb goal for the Millers before Michael Ihiekwe's stooping header made sure of the win.
Sutton, experiencing their first-ever taste of this competition, took the lead on the half-hour mark when Donovan Wilson found enough space in the box to take a touch and pick his spot. Ben Wiles hit a spectacular long-range effort to level matters for Rotherham before the break. But Sutton skipper and former Arsenal man Craig Eastmond restored Sutton's lead just minutes after the restart when he reacted quickest in the area after his initial effort was charged down.
It looked like Sutton were going to hang on for a famous win but Rotherham sub Jordi Osei-Tutu, also on loan from Arsenal, popped up with a dramatic equaliser in the sixth minute of stoppage time to force an extra 30 minutes. The League One side's class then told as Ireland international Ogbene unleashed a superb long-range effort on 97 minutes before Ihiekwe's header on 112 minutes helped confirm a second win of this competition for Rotherham after success back in 1996.
Here, looks at five talking points to emerge from Wembley.
1. Millers' quality tells in the end
For large portions of this final, Rotherham were second-best. They had to come from behind not once, but twice and the second leveller was a result of going for broke late on in the game with seven minutes
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