SEAHAM SHOOT-OUT!
SEAHAM RED STAR GO THROUGH IN FA CUP TIE TO MEET CONSETT
until half-time but it was extended four minutes after the restart as Warren Byrne continued his impressive start to the season with a clinical finish.
Former Easington Colliery striker Joe Kerridge halved the deficit on 54 minutes but David Palmer restored Red Star’s two-goal advantage on the hour-mark.
Jonathan Wright got the Division Two side back in the game with 12 minutes left and then saw his cross fumbled into his own net by Red Star keeper Matthew Hunter as the game edged into injurytime.
Vincent Gash put Red Star back in front in the tenth minute of extra-time but the scores were levelled once again when Stan striker Andrew Robertson scored in the first minute of the second period and that sent the game into a penalty shoot-out.
But it’s Red Star that will visit Consett a week on Saturday as Ross Toward netted the vital spot-kick and gave them a 4-2 win in the shootout.
Billingham Synthonia’s interest in this season’s competition came to an end as North West Counties League side Barnoldswick Town inflicted a 4-0 defeat on Jamie Pollock’s side.
Dale Pearson, Jake Orrell and Paul Brayson got the goals for Newcastle Benfield as they saw off Stockton Town the second attempt and set up a Preliminary Round tie against West Auckland Town.
Hebburn Town bounced back from their FA Cup exit at the hands of Dunston UTS with a convincing 3-0 win at fellow Northern League Division One new-boys Whickham.
Goals from Craig McFarlane and David Robinson helped Blyth AFC come from behind to secure a hardfought 2-1 home win against West Auckland Town.
Ashington won 1-0 atNorth Shields while Consett won 6-1 at Penrith.