Durose came up with the crucial stop low to his left from Lewis Clements spot-kick when Olympic trailed 4-3 in the shootout and Bulli were shooting to win the match.

Olympic’s Harrison Brown then stepped up to make it 4-4 before Kenji Takahashi, who had a stellar game in the heart of Bulli’s defence, tragically put his attempt wide of the mark.

With the match on the line, Olympic skipper Brendan Fordham converted from 12-yards to set up a preliminary final match with Kemblawarra Fury next weekend.

Scores had finished 1-1 at full time following an even contest.

Dylan Lewis opened the scoring from the penalty spot for Bulli before Olympic deservedly pulled themselves level in the second half thanks to a header from Yuseke Ueda.

Penalties were the only thing that could split the two sides after 120 minutes and to the relief of Olympic coach Rob Birkin, it was his men who got the job done under pressure.

“Any time it goes to penalties it is an absolute lottery, but credit to the boys from both teams,” Birkin said.

“We have small squads and players missing on both sides.

“The guys come in and applied themselves.

“It was a tough game.”

Olympic had to come-from-behind when Lewis converted from the penalty spot in the 17^th minute after Fordham had clumsily brought down Jared Fish.

Fish could have doubled the advantage three minutes before half time but put his effort across the face.

Down 1-0 at the break, Olympic struck back seven minutes into the second half when Ueda rose highest to head into an empty net.

Wollongong nearly went ahead in the 77^th minute from a Fordham free-kick but the classy midfielder cannoned his effort off the bar.

That was as close as either side came before extra time started.

Olympic had what looked to be a legitimate penalty shout waved away early in the first half of extra time and another in the second period which might have been given on another day.

Sam Davies also had a chance to steal it for Bulli, only for his effort to hit the crossbar as well.

It meant penalties were the only option and Olympic stood tallest to send Bulli packing for 2016.

“It was an arm-wrestle the whole day,” Bulli coach Ben Smith said.

“There wasn’t a lot of great chances in the game. I think both teams hit the bar.

“We had a few looks at it in the second half of extra time that we didn’t hit the target with but it was just an arm-wrestle.

“Going to penalties was where it was heading. It is one of those things with penalties.

“The players aren’t exposed to it very often so it is difficult but the boys gave everything they had.”