Peninsula Power have waited an entire NPL era for this moment

Peninsula Power are through to their first Grand Final of the NPL QLD era after outlasting Moreton City Excelsior 3-2 in a pulsating preliminary final.

Power star Niyah Joseph set the tone with a brace inside the opening 20 minutes as the two sides traded blows early.

Moreton refused to go away, with Marquez Walters dragging Excelsior level in the second half to leave the contest delicately poised.

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But with 17 minutes remaining, Hiroshi Miyazawa delivered the decisive moment.

His goal restored Peninsula’s lead and this time they held on, booking a long-awaited first appearance in the NPL QLD Grand Final.

One final hurdle remains and it is the biggest one possible.

Premiers Lions FC await in the decider, with the competition’s dominant side chasing an extraordinary fourth piece of Queensland silverware this season.

Peninsula, meanwhile, are one victory away from turning their first NPL-era Grand Final appearance into a maiden Championship.