That meant it was party time for Borough at Braintree – and they celebrated with a brilliant 3-2 win against one of the sides in the play-off places.
Yahya Bamba and Alfie Bendle put Borough 2-1 up after the Essex side scored first but it looked set to finish 2-2 – until Imran Uche scored a Borough winner deep into time added on.
That meant Borough finished six points clear of the relegation zone – an amazing effort considering they were seven points adrift in just a couple of months ago.
See pictures by Lydia and Nick Redman from the game on this page and the ones linked and get all the reaction from Priory Lane in the Eastbourne Herald, out on Friday.
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Action from Eastbourne Borough's final-day 3-2 win at Braintree - the Sports have stayed up with six points to spare Photo: Lydia and Nick Redman
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Action from Eastbourne Borough's final-day 3-2 win at Braintree - the Sports have stayed up with six points to spare Photo: Lydia and Nick Redman
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Action from Eastbourne Borough's final-day 3-2 win at Braintree - the Sports have stayed up with six points to spare Photo: Lydia Redman:Lydia and Nick Redman
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Action from Eastbourne Borough's final-day 3-2 win at Braintree - the Sports have stayed up with six points to spare Photo: Lydia Redman:Lydia and Nick Redman