As I was unable to attend this game last night, here is the report on the game from the official site.Boro were 3-0 down after 20 minutes but still managed to progress to the next stage of the competition thanks to a 93rd minute winner from Chris Jenkinson.
Grimsby Borough 3 Scarborough Athletic 4
Chris Jenkinson scored an injury-time winner, as a depleted Boro side fought back from three goals down to win 4-3 in the league cup at Grimsby Borough.
The first game at the Grimsby Community Stadium was a cracker, and although the majority of the 583 crowd were hoping for a home win, the entire spectatorship could not begrudge Boro their passage to the next round after an amazing fightback - whilst also playing the last 20 minutes with 10 men due to injuries.
Boro's side was drastically lacking in numbers, with Frank Belt (suspended), Ryan Blott (hamstring injury), and Rob Northen (wife gave birth yesterday) all missing from the regulars.
Graham Botham came back into the side on the left of midfield in place of Blott, with Joel Hartley filling Belt's right-wing berth. Nathan Hotte supported Bill Law in attack from a deeper role. Danny Clarke was named as sub, but was declared unfit in the warm-up, leaving Boro with just two subs.
Playing at their new £3m complex for the first time, Grimsby Borough were clearly in the mood to entertain the masses - many of whom had come down from neighbouring Grimsby Town to lend support.
And entertain them they did - taking a 3-0 lead within 20 minutes and stunning Boro and their travelling support.
The first came on five minutes, when a defensive clearance cannoned off Lee Stephenson who took advantage to beat Tom Woodhead and claim the first competitive goal at the new ground.
The second was Stephenson again five minutes later. He followed up Nathan Emson's shot which struck a post to score.
And the third, on 20 minutes, was all the work of Grimsby's best player on the night, Luke Mascal, who beat the offside trap and blasted in from the edge of the box.
Boro were shell-shocked. The team, bench and fans couldn't quite believe the start to the game. The home side was on top in every sense, with slick movement and passing that Boro couldn't cope with. But one hope was that 70 minutes still remained.
On 33 minutes a glimmer of hope. Joel Hartley recycled a cleared corner back to Mike Price, who delivered a inch perfect ball for Mike Gibson to power home his first goal of the season to make it 3-1.
The home side had to make a change in goal soon after, as Damien Steele was replaced by Lee Graves.
The second Boro goal, five minutes after the first, was very much route one, as Tom Woodhead's long kick was flicked on by Bill Law into the path of Botham, who looped over the stand-in keeper to score.
Boro's confidence was now well and truly up, and from a dire position they had gone into the changing rooms just one goal down, with a full 45 minutes to play.
Grimsby lost their captain to injury at half-time, but it was they who had the next opportunity to score, through dangerman Mascal. He beat the offside trap once again to round Woodhead - but when he needed a calm head he placed his shot against the post rather than hitting the net, albeit from a tight angle with defenders rushing to cover.
Gary Hepples entered the fray soon after for the injured Graham Botham, and he would be in the thick of the action straight away, playing from a left-sided midfield position.
On two occasions he powered into the box from that side to latch onto Joel Hartley's right-sided crosses. Both finishes went way over the bar however - but they proved to be sighters for his next chance.
On 61 minutes Nathan Hotte crossed, and at the second attempt Hepples poked the ball home for the equaliser and his first Scarborough Athletic goal since December 2008.
Chris Jenkinson replaced Dave Kemp soon after, with Denny Ingram reverting to right-back where he was to roll back the years to his Hartlepool days with a fine attacking performance.
But Boro then lost Brenton Leister to a hamstring injury. With Clarke unable to take the field, Boro would play the final 20 minutes with ten men.
And the ten men continued to dominate the game, winning every battle in midfield, and creating chances which couldn't quite be converted.
On 90 minutes Richard Dunning played Hartley through the middle, who held on to his shot a little, and it trickled wide with the keeper closing.
Everyone was ready for an extra 30 minutes, and with Hartley's chance going begging it seemed it was inevitable Boro fans would get home a little later.
But Jenkinson had other ideas, and after Mike Price swung in the final corner of the game, the sub centre-half scrambled to get a shot on target which crept just over the line - the assistant referee signalling a goal before another Boro player followed up to put the ball into the net.
Boro had completed the great escape, and go through to the third round of the competition.
Boro: Woodhead, Kemp (Jenkinson 63), Price, Ingram, Gibson, Hotte, Hartley, Dunning, Botham (Hepples 49), Law, Leister. Unused named sub: Clarke
Goals: Gibson 33, Botham 38, Hepples 61, Jenkinson 90+3
UP THE BORO............
