Goalkeeper Alex John was the shoot-out star as Kings Arms Wheatley pipped Kidlington Royals 3-1 on penalties to lift the Alan Alder Trophy.

John's two spot kick saves proved crucial after the teams finished 3-3 in normal time.

As is traditional, the final went straight to penalties where John saved from Kidlington's two-goal hero Luke Holden and Gareth Davies.

Only Alex Gardner scored for Kidlington, with Shaun Pearce, Steve Skyrme and Jay Hill winning the trophy.

Wheatley had had the better of a tentative first half, hitting the woodwork twice, but both sides were bogged down in a midfield battle.

The second period exploded into a goal fest, Royals' Holden twice breaking clear of the Wheatley defence to score inside a minute.

With the game slipping away from Wheatley, Hill fired home to give his side hope and within four minutes, man-of-the-match Adam Simmonds levelled, bundling the ball home from a corner.

The game then turned Royals' way as Mark White flicked his header into the corner of the net, but Wheatley fought back again with Simmonds grabbing a last gasp equaliser.

With full-time approaching, tempers began to fray with Wheatley's James Luckett and Royals' Paul Hambridge both sent off.