STEVENSONS ROCKET SEALS VICTORY
Sniffing a possible cupset the BBC chose the tie between Tier 4 Leek Town and Tier 2 South Shields for its TV coverage of the Emirates FA Cup Third Qualifying Round, and they were not to be disappointed as Josh Brehaut’s underdogs put in a superb performance to fully deserve their 2-0 win against full time opponents.
The Leek manager made 3 changes from the previous weeks FA Trophy defeat at Quorn. Goalkeeper Matt Corran, signed on loan from Wigan, lined up between the posts whilst Tom Scully returned to midfield at the expense of Saul Milovanovic and Aaron Opoku replaced Tom Carr up front after recovering from injury.