STONES LEAVE IT LATE AS GREEN DELIVERS

LATE DRAMA at Grosvenor Vale put Wealdstone into the quarter-finals after the National League South side overcame a valiant Warrington Town.

Danny Green’s effort in the 87th minute was spilt by Yellows keeper Anthony McMillan into his own net after Joseph Piggott’s equaliser looked to be sending the tie to a replay on Tuesday night.

Green had opened the scoring midway through the second half from the penalty spot after Eddie Oshodi went to ground.

It was the visitors who started the strongest with William Hayhurst stinging the palms of Jonathan North and Jamie McDonald also having a goal disallowed for off-side.

This prompted Stones boss Bobby Wilkinson into making a first-half tactical change with Taofiq Olomowewe being replaced by Dan Fitchett, and Fitchett almost grabbed an instant goal but McMillan rushed out to deny the striker when one-on-one.

Warrington almost took a spectacular second half lead when Sean Williams’ 25-yard half-volleyed effort was acrobatically tipped over the bar by North.

And they should have had the lead soon after, North denied Tony Gray twice from point-blank range, Gray eventually beat the keeper the third time of asking but Sam Cox cleared off the line.

The Stones led on 64 minutes after the lightest of touches sent Oshodi to the floor. Green stepped up and coolly slotted past McMillan, sending the keeper the wrong way.

Piggott grabbed an equaliser for the Yellows after being on the pitch for barely a minute, a mistake in the Stones defence allowed him a clear run on goal and he had the easiest of finishes past North.

But six minutes later the Stones took the lead again. Green fired tamely at goal from the edge of the area, McMillan got down to stop it but it looped up over him and into the net.