Retiring Workington Reds defender Kyle May says Saturday's play-off final is the 'dream finish' he hoped for.

May, who announced his retirement earlier this year, says he would love to go out on a high and help his team to promotion.

And Reds are now just one game away from making that a reality for him, as they take on Salford City at Moss Lane on Saturday, ko 3pm.

"It didn't look very likely a few games ago but now it's just a dream finish. I couldn't have made it up," admitted May.

But the 33-year-old said it didn't give him second thoughts about hanging up his boots

"This is definitely it for me but it does make me more determined to get promoted," he said.

"I would love nothing more than to win promotion and finish that way because every lad at the club deserves it.

"Some of them should experience playing at a higher level because they deserve it. It is a good step up for them."

May has had a superb run recently, scoring the first goal of five by Reds in a 5-0 win over Buxton last Saturday that propelled them into play-off contention.

"It was my last game at Borough Park so it was a dream to score the first goal and in such a big match," added May.

"And then to get the end result was absolutely brilliant but the whole season has been brilliant.

"We have had a couple of little lows but, on the whole, it has been fantastic and it reminds me of the first season I spent here where the team spirit was so strong.

"These lads are a tight group and that is what has got us through this season."

He admitted to a few nervy moments in the play-off semi-final at Blyth on Tuesday night where the hosts brought the game back to 3-3 in the dying minutes, before Rob Wilson scored the crucial goal to send Reds through.

"When you go 3-1 up in a game like that, people think it is done and dusted and for them to come back and be in the ascendancy it was nervy," he said.

"But again that team spirit we have is crucial. We have some young lads in there and not a lot of experienced heads so it is all credit to them.

"We never gave up. Heads could have gone down but they didn't and then we scored and made it even better."

Salford will be a tough test on Saturday but May is keen to point out that this is a one-off game and all previous form and results are out of the window.

"We are going down there with nothing to lose and nothing to fear," he declared. That helped us on Tuesday.

"Last year we were expected to do well and on Tuesday night it was Blyth that were expected to win and that helped us.

"The lads just went out there and played, especially in the first half. They have been brilliant and they so deserve this."