Tony Carss went close for Huddersfield in the first period of additional time while Laurent D'Jaffo and Wayne Corden missed chances for Mansfield, but with no score after 120 minutes, a penalty shootout was required to decide the outcome of the match.

[1] Huddersfield missed out on automatic promotion on the final day of the regular season when they drew with Cheltenham Town, allowing Torquay to secure third place, after they beat Southend United.

[3] The home side dominated the first half but Mansfield took the lead five minutes before half-time when Rhys Day scored with a header from a Liam Lawrence cross.

Midway through the second half, Junior Mendes doubled the lead from close range after the Northampton goalkeeper Lee Harper failed to keep hold of Tom Curtis' shot.

Chris Hargreaves then scored with a header from a Martin Smith free kick to make it 2–0 at half time, levelling the tie on aggregate.

[7] Iffy Onuora put the visiting side ahead after five minutes with a close-range header from a Rob Edwards corner.

In the 51st minute, Lincoln equalised: a long throw-in from Kevin Ellison eventually found Simon Yeo whose volley was saved by Paul Rachubka but the rebound was scored by Gary Fletcher.

Late in the match, Edwards scored from the edge of the Lincoln box to make it 2–2 and give Huddersfield a 4–3 aggregate victory.

[11] In the two matches between the sides during the regular season, the first ended in a 3–3 at Field Mill in November 2003 while the return game saw Mansfield win 3–1 at Sixfields the following May.

A strike from Lawrence then went high over the Mansfield crossbar before Pawel Abbott's shot from close range was caught by Pilkington.

[18] Neither side made any changes to their personnel during the interval and nine minutes into the second half, Schofield had a chance to score after a jinking run but was tackled by Eaton.

[18] In the 94th minute, Tony Carss sent a curling shot from around 25 yards (23 m) just wide of the Mansfield goal before both D'Jaffo and Corden missed opportunities to score at the other end of the pitch.

Lee Fowler scored Huddersfield's fourth penalty to secure a 4–1 victory for his side and promotion to the Second Division.

"[2] Huddersfield's next season saw them finish in ninth place in Football League One (the renamed Second Division), three positions and one point below the play-offs.