Ten-man Witham Town won promotion to the Ryman League Premier Division after a comfortable 3-0 win over Harlow Town in the play-off final.
Garry Kimble's men had missed out on the title on the final day of the regular season and needed a late goal to win their semi-final against Needham Market, but they had no dramas as they scored three superb goals on a sunny afternoon at Spa Road.
Seb Murfet's fine volley got the ball rolling on 26 minutes before Kris Newby set up Lee Townrow for the second.
Witham captain Paul King was sent off for a second yellow card but the Hawks still struggled to make inroads, with Martyn Guest making just one save of note.
And the win was sealed in fine style when sub Shami Pedulu lashed into the top corner from the edge of the box.
For Witham, it means just two years after promotion to the Ryman Leagues they will be in the Premier next season, lining up against the likes of Maidstone United, Billericay Town and Tonbridge Angels.
The first sight of goal came for the visitors when a high cross in the box was headed back across goal by Townrow, and a missed clearance gave Newby a shooting chance, but it was deflected over – and from the corner, the same player shot well over the top.
It was Witham who looked to seize the initiative in the opening quarter of an hour and Townrow wasn't far away from connecting with Tom Wraight's cross from the left.
The visitors had their first chance on 19 minutes when a deep James Smith corner was headed on by Leon Antoine and flicked on by Stanley Muguo, where it was headed across goal to Alex Read, but his header went over the top.
But still the home side came and a slip from Josh Urquhart presented Joe Sweeney with a chance, but he could only shoot wide from the edge of the box.
The deadlock was broken on 26 minutes when Murfet smashed in a fine volley off the underside of the crossbar from the edge of the D.
And seven minutes later the home side were in dreamland when they doubled their lead with another great goal.
Newby was the architect, skinning his man on halfway before looking up and superbly picking out Townrow, who lobbed over Dan Knowles to double the lead.
Layne Eadie's heart was in his mouth moments later when he deflected a Townrow header just past his own post, before at the other end Read sent a free-kick from right on the edge of the box straight into the wall.
Newby had an early sighter from distance straight at Knowles early in the second half before a Junior Dadson cross had to be well cleared at the near post in front of the lurking Read.
Wraight saw his long-range effort well saved by Knowles, before a Harlow free-kick was flicked on towards Darren Blewitt but he couldn't connect.
On 65 minutes the visitors were given renewed hope when King was shown his second yellow card.
Booked in the first half for a foul on Read, the centre-back went in on James Smith and, much to his disbelief, was sent off.
From the resulting free-kick, Martyn Guest had to claw away a looping header, and not long after good work from Smith on the left saw his low cross miskicked by Junior Dadson.
Smith had a shot deflected behind before a header from his namesake George's cross forced Guest into his first save of note.
Read lobbed over as Harlow pushed and pushed for a way back into the game, but four minutes from time their hopes were ended by another fine goal from Witham.
Wraight found Pedulu on the edge of the box and he ran past his man before unleashing a fine shot into the top corner.
