Sheffield & Hallamshire Senior Cup
Worksop Town 2-3 (AET) Stocksbridge Park Steels
Stocksbridge youngster Ben Rhodes watches his dramatic equaliser crash into the net. Picture: Ian Revitt
Deep into injury-time in extra-time, Stocksbridge were heading out of the Senior Cup at the First Round stage.
That was until Ben Rhodes and Joe Lumsden intervened to snatch a seemingly unlikely victory at Sandy Lane.
There was a ferocious start to the match as Alec Denton hit a fourth minute opener before Lumsden equalised with a weak effort as the half-hour mark approached.
The crowd had to wait until deep into extra-time. With nine minutes remaining, Matthew Thompson scored the rebound from his initial attempt.
That should have been game-over. However, Worksop’s Matt Varley saw red for a second bookable offence and from the free kick, Rhodes made himself a hero by turning the ball home from close range.
With penalties looming, Stocksbridge went for broke and Lumsden breached the Worksop back-line and went through and scored.