Scarborough Athletic travelled to Whitby Town's Turnbull ground for this North Riding Senior Cup derby fixture, the winners would earn their place in the quarter finals of the competition, which for Scarborough Athletic could mean an encounter with Scarborough's 2nd football club "Scarborough Town" - depending on the outcome of that clubs game against Northallerton Town.
An excellent crowd of 367 braved a bitterly cold night and the majority had travelled the 20 or so miles across the North Yorkshire moors to attend the match..
The game kicked off and Boro could easily have taken the lead straight away as Scott Phillips narrowly missed with a chance after just 20 seconds of the kick off.
Boro looked the more likely to score in the opening stages, but on 18 minutes Town also had a great chance to open the scoring as Jimmy Beadle was left with the simplest of chances following a cross from Alex Gildea, but only he will know how he missed not only a great chance but the ball completly.
Town gradually came into the game and it was end to end football for awhile, and it was Town who eventually opened the scoring, a typical goal from Hackworth, a simple goal from all of 6 yards away from the goaline, but deserved goal or not Town were now in the lead.
There was a fair bit of needle in the game, too much arguing and late tackles, but Boro continued their search for the equaliser and they justly got their reward, and it was fitting that it was Ryan Blott who was the scorer, Ryan had spent a couple of unhappy months at Town earlier in the season before returning to Boro and he must have felt especially good as he watched his shot hit the back of the Town net bringing the game level.
Half time arrived with the scoreline 1-1.
The 2nd half got under way much the same as the 1st half had, both sides going all out for a goal and Town's Beadle hit a Boro post after seconds of the re-start.
Disaster struck for Boro in the 51st minute as they had Dave Ricardo sent off for allegedly 'stamping' on a Town player.
Shortly after Ricardo's dismissal Town had a couple of efforts go close, but soon after their missed chances Town were themselves reduced to 10 men as they too had a player red carded.
Substitutions followed from both teams, Town manager Harry Dunne brought on veteran Denny Ingram, obviously tightening up their defence and holding out for a penalty shoot out, this decision could have cost Town dearly as Boro substitute Craig Hogg had 2 near misses in the dying moments of the game, in the 90th minute his header flew just inches over the Town crossbar and deep into injury time he had a shot superbly saved by Dave Campbell in the Town goal.
So it was to be a penalty shoot-out after all.
Town thought they had one foot into the next round as they took a 2-0 lead after Boro missed their first 2 spot kicks, but up stepped Ryan Blott to score Boro's first penalty out of their 3 kicks, Town missed all their remainig 3 kicks and Boro scored their remaining 2 to end the game as 4-3 winners (3-2 on penalties)
A fantastic game played in front of an appreciative crowd, and a chance that we could be playing Scarborough Town in the quarter finals of the competition , depending of course on the outcome of their game against Northallerton Town which coincidentally will also be played at Whitby Towns ground, their school playing field deemed unsuitable I guess.
BORO TEAM LAST NIGHT:
REID.MOORE.PRICE.HARTAS.KEMP.RICARDO.HARTLEY.PHILLIPS.BLOTT.NORTHERN.MILLER.
SUBS:
HOGG.MEDCALF.ELLIS.
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