Sullivan burst into the penalty and when many would've expected him to lay a pass into the path of Nick Wellecomme, Sullivan unleashed a fierce shot from a ridiculously tight angle which went through the legs of Kidsgrove goalkeeper Dan Read. The Chasetown away support behind the goal erupted as the goal kept The Scholars in with a chance of nipping into the play-offs, keeping close to Sutton Coldfield Town and Halesowen Town who also won by a single goal on Saturday.

The first ten minutes of the game was bright with both sides had good chances in front of goal. In the fourth minutes, Tesfa Robinson got himself a clear shot at target from the edge of the penalty area but flashed it just a yard wide of Dan Read’s left-hand upright.

Two minutes later, a lovely build-up involving several players and a back heeled pass on the edge of the box saw leading marksman Nick Wellecomme strike a fierce first time shot which cannoned off Read’s chest and bounced to safety.

Other than a 19th minute substitution when Theo Robinson replaced the injured Jonathan Gould, the first half noteworthy incidents were very few and far between.

The Scholars started the second half brightly and Simon Brown fired a drive over the bar within the first few minutes of the restart.

Just after the hour, Chasetown had strong claims for a penalty turned down when defender Craig Dove was clearly grabbing the shirt of striker Gary Hay. Almost immediately afterwards, Hay caught Dove late down the left-hand wing and received a yellow card.

Read and Price were still relatively untroubled, so the game did look like it was heading for a 0-0 draw with news of Sutton and Halesowen both leading came through via twitter stressing the urgency of a Chasetown win to keep the push for the play-offs going.

With the clock ticking down, Sullivan netted his ninth goal of the season to scenes of jubilation at the Seddon Stadium.

The Scholars know that a win over another tough Staffordshire opponent Leek Town on Tuesday would see The Scholars two points clear of Halesowen and one behind Sutton with 4 games remaining as the three sides seem the most likely three in the fight for the final play-off position.

Chasetown: Price, Farmer, Tesfa Robinson, Slater, Bragoli, Teesdale, Brown (Butler, 77 mins), Westwood, Wellecomme, Hay (Sullivan, 66 mins), Gould (Theo Robinson, 19 mins)

Other subs: Downes, Kisiel (not used)