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National League side Aldershot Town stunned League Two leaders Stockport County as Olly Scott scored an 88th-minute winner to send them through to the FA Cup third round.
After a cagey first half, the visitors almost edged ahead after the break when Lorent Tolaj set up Josh Stokes who fired at home keeper Ben Hinchliffe.
But it was Scott who bundled home from close range to send the Shots through.
They will now face Championship side West Bromwich Albion in the next round.
The visitors earned their replay having held Stockport to a 2-2 draw on their home ground on 3 December, a tie itself set up after knocking Swindon Town out in the first round with a thumping 7-4 win.
Their victory in Wednesday's return fixture means they reach the third round of the competition for the first time since the 2012-13 season and for only the third time in their history.
Both sides came into the replay off the back of a free-scoring campaign, with the hosts scoring 41 goals in 21 League Two games this season while Aldershot had registered 38 goals from 22 National League fixtures.
Olly Scott (centre left) scored his first goal for Aldershot Town as his 88th-minute strike defeated Stockport CountyJack Barham tested Hatters keeper Hinchliffe having been teed up by Stokes midway through an edgy first half of few chances at either end.
Soon after, Stockport countered and almost took the lead themselves when Macauley Southam-Hales crossed towards Isaac Olaofe, who headed home only to be judged offside.
Jayden Richardson almost made an immediate impact for Stockport after coming on as a 75th-minute substitute as he tried to get on the end of a through ball into the visitors' box but Aldershot keeper Jordi van Stappershoef did well to collect under pressure.
But the decisive goal came from a long throw-in from Haji Mnoga and Aldershot capitalised on Stockport's inability to clear their lines with Scott eventually poking home at the far post to register his first goal for the club in style.
Line-ups
Stockport
Formation 4-1-2-1-2
- 1Hinchliffe
- 7Southam-HalesSubstituted forKnoyleat 53'minutesBooked at 90mins
- 6Horsfall
- 15Pye
- 3TouraySubstituted forByrneat 90+3'minutes
- 18CroasdaleSubstituted forWrightat 75'minutes
- 8CampsBooked at 51mins
- 27BaileySubstituted forRichardsonat 75'minutes
- 9Madden
- 19Wootton
- 25Olaofe
Substitutes
- 2Knoyle
- 4Wright
- 5Byrne
- 12Smith
- 22Cotterill
- 23Pond
- 26Richardson
- 28Mee
- 30Johnson
Aldershot
Formation 3-4-1-2
- 1van Stappershoef
- 5Rowe
- 4Harries
- 3Harfield
- 2Mnoga
- 27WillardSubstituted forScottat 80'minutes
- 8FrostSubstituted forThomasat 71'minutes
- 11Glover
- 10StokesSubstituted forO'Keefeat 90+2'minutes
- 9Tolaj
- 22Barham
Substitutes
- 7O'Keefe
- 14Bray
- 18Scott
- 20Haigh
- 23Ghandour
- 24Mullins
- 31Turner
- 38Westen
- 39Thomas
Live Text
Match ends, Stockport County 0, Aldershot Town 1.
Second Half ends, Stockport County 0, Aldershot Town 1.
Attempt blocked. Lorent Tolaj (Aldershot Town) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Barham.
Attempt blocked. Isaac Olaofe (Stockport County) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kyle Knoyle.
Kyle Wootton (Stockport County) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Cian Harries (Aldershot Town).
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match because of an injury Callum Camps (Stockport County).
Corner, Stockport County. Conceded by Cian Harries.
Foul by Fraser Horsfall (Stockport County).
Ryan Glover (Aldershot Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Stockport County. Neill Byrne replaces Ibou Touray.
Substitution, Aldershot Town. Stuart O'Keefe replaces Joshua Stokes.
Ethan Pye (Stockport County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Haji Mnoga (Aldershot Town).
Kyle Knoyle (Stockport County) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Kyle Knoyle (Stockport County).
Lorent Tolaj (Aldershot Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Ibou Touray (Stockport County) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Joshua Stokes (Aldershot Town).
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