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Essendon Royals have advanced to the next round of the Dockerty Cup in an absolute classic at Cross Keys Reserve, seeing off FC Bulleen Lions 4-3 after extra time on Tuesday night.
Royals - who were without a host of key players including Phil Riccobene, Brad Norton, Ethan Georgopoulos, Andre Russo, Will Thomason and Davey Van't Schip - opened the scoring through Graham Kelly, before Bulleen levelled through captain Marko Bagaric.
The visitors gained the ascendancy twice in the second-half through teenage star Phin Harbinson, but Jordan Adeyemi - who started from the bench - responded each time, scoring two cracking goals, including one in the dying minutes to send it to extra time.
In a thrilling additional 30 minutes, Royals eventually found the winner thanks to an Ali Eyigun penalty in the 115th minute to send Michale Ferrante's side through to Round 6 of the competition.
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