Extra special victory for County as they stun Bolton in Cup
5 3 (AET, 3-3 AFTER 90 MINS)
STOCKPORT produced an incredible fightback as they stunned League One Bolton in the FA Cup in front of a packed Edgeley Park.
Dave Challinor’s National League Hatters were 2-0 down after just six minutes and also came back from 3-1 behind to seal a secondround trip to Rotherham, though a late pitch invasion could well see County in trouble with the Football Association.
The majority of Stockport’s biggest crowd in over a decade were stunned by a blistering start from Bolton.
After 70 seconds Elias Kachunga went on a superb solo run before firing home from 25 yards via a deflection off home defender Mark Kitching.
The lead was then doubled when Ash Palmer could only turn Josh Sheehan’s driven cross into his own net.
County halved the deficit in the 24th minute as Paddy Madden slotted home a penalty after Lloyd Isgrove had tripped Ryan Rydel.
However, another defensive calamity saw Amadou Bakayoko tap into an empty net to make it 3-1 after Kitching attempted to head back to goalkeeper Ethan Ross.
A breathless clash then saw Scott Quigley head home Rydel’s cross to make it 3-2 just before halftime.
Stockport bossed the third quarter of the game, with Quigley lashing the ball narrowly over the top.
However, they did not level until the 86th minute when Palmer powered home a header from Rydel’s corner.
Quigley dramatically made it 4-3 to Stockport in the first half of extra-time when he expertly hooked home, before substitute Ollie Crankshaw’s last-gasp breakaway fifth sealed a memorable victory.
County also welcomed back Connor Jennings to the squad last night as he was named on the bench.
He has been given clearance to resume full competitive action following his successful rehabilitation from surgery used to treat chondroid sarcoma, the rare cancer which he was diagnosed with in March earlier this year.