FA VASE 1ST QUALIFYING RND

Published date13 September 2021
Publication titleJournal, The
Allotment looked to be heading for the exit when three goals in eight minutes gave the visitors a 5-4 lead as an eventful tie headed towards injury time.

But a Callum Larmouth equaliser and a 4-3 penalty shoot-out win ensured Bates' side will host Blyth town in the next round .

After the game, he said: "I am sure that it was a cracking game for any neutrals that were here.

"We have done well to come through, but I would have had no complaints if it was steeton that won that game."

Billingham synthonia produced a fine display as they came out on top in a seven-goal thriller to dump four-time winners Whitley Bay out of the FA Vase.

the two sides equally shared four goals in the opening 20 minutes, as strikes from Bay duo Adam shanks and Mitchell Ramsey came either side of goals by Brad Mills and Kurtis Howes.

Howes doubled his tally just before the interval, and synners took themselves out of sight when Ben Henderson added a fourth just four minutes from full-time.

Matty Weirs gave Whitley some hope of mounting a late comeback - but an equaliser evaded them and their attempts to return to Wembley for the first time in a decade fell at the first hurdle.

Bishop Auckland survived a scare as they came through a marathon penalty shoot-out to see offNorthern League Division two side Ryton and Crawcrook Albion.

Albion threatened a major shock as Louis Anderson and Michael Laws gave them a two-goal advantage - but that was cancelled out by a Lewis Murphy brace.

the two sides were unable to be separated and it was the two-Blues that...

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