Walsall Wood 1 Guiseley 1 (Walsall Wood won 6-5 on pens) - Report
Walsall Wood knocked out higher-league Guiseley after a dramatic penalty shootout in the FA Trophy.
The visitors dominated the opening period and opened the scoring in the 17th minute when Prince Ekpolo was fouled in the box and Gabriel Johnson smashed the penalty home to score his sixth goal in four games.
Wood grew into the game and, just before half-time, they got what they deserved, as Matthew Hughes spun with the ball and curled his effort into the bottom-right corner.
Guiseley dominated the start of second half and nearly retook the lead as keeper Keiran Boucher’s clearance was nearly deflected into the net from Kallan Murphy.
Guiseley came close to winning in added time as Reece Kendall smashed the crossbar from close range but the game went to a penalty shootout and it was the Northern Premier Midland side who went through 6-5 with Hughes scoring Wood’s sixth penalty before Ekpolo hit the post with his effort.
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