RELIEVED ROWE KEEPING IT REAL

EXHAUSTED boss Ian Rowe needed a beer after threadbare Sporting Khalsa emerged through an exhausting tale of three keepers to bag an FA Cup tie at Kettering Town

- Andy Mitchell

After drawing 2-2 with lower-ranked Darlaston Town in front of the BBC cameras on Saturday, Rowe was forced into four changes for Tuesday’s first qualifying round replay, a derby that drew in 1,200 fans.

Toumani Sidibe quickly cancelled out Kieron Miller’s opener early in the second half but the drama came in the last 10 minutes when Darlo keeper Will O’Sullivan saved Curvin Sanderson-Ellis’s penalty and then clawed out a seemingly-certain injury-time winner from Matt Fulloway.

Khalsa stopper Sam Arnold saw red for a skirmish with Louis Baker six minutes past the 90, meaning ex-Solihull Moors keeper Sheridan Martinez was called into action.

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