Selby Town 3 Guiseley 1
Guiseley were knocked out of the West Riding County Cup after having a stand-in keeper for the second half following an injury to John Lamb.
Defender Peter Sumner took the gloves during the break and had little to do apart from picking the ball out of the net twice. The second time was virtually the last action of the night as Selby Town cemented their win in stoppage time.
Selby are currently second in the Northern Counties East Premier Division, three points behind leaders Brigg Town but with two games in hand. If they maintain their challenge they could be taking on Guiseley in the UniBond Division One next season.
That fact would have been in their minds last night but they will now be aware how difficult the step up might prove. They had to defend stoically for their success in this cup tie.
They took an early lead when Russell Barley broke the deadlock in the 11th minute and then got plenty of bodies behind the ball. Guiseley dominated possession and created chances but were hampered by the departure of Lamb and Keiron O'Brien at the interval.
Still trailing 1-0 at the start of the second half Guiseley launched an onslaught. Bruce Hogg, Jeremy Illingworth and Scott Jackson, all of whom had been denied in the first half, found Selby's keeper in inspired form.
Dave Henry also joined in the frequent bombardment of the home side's goal but Guiseley fell further behind when Joe Gaughan beat Sumner in the 75th minute. Hogg pegged one back in the 79th but with the last kick of the game Pat Gaughan made it 3-1.
"It was an especially disappointing night because of the two injuries and it just reiterates what I said in the lead up to the game," said Guiseley manager Neil Parsley who had questioned the County FA's wisdom at insisting the cup tie went ahead before Christmas.
"I wish Selby Town all the best in the next round, they had the same reservations as we did about the timing of the match.
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