Stockport County 2 Forest Green Rovers 1 ( FA Cup Round 1) Saturday 2 November 2024
County were made to work much harder than they expected , in the First Round of the FA Cup, by a spirited Forest Green Rovers side at Edgeley Park today. The blues duly made it into Round 2, but only after battling through extra time as Steve Cotterill`s National League side made County`s life as uncomfortable as they could with a wholehearted performance that would have pleased their 183 travelling fans. 183 made the trip from Gloucetershire! Fraser Horsfall`s stunning goal put County into the lead in the second half of normal time, but errors at the back by the blues saw Rovers back in it as Christian Doidge equalised with style and relish. No one wanted extra time but that`s what we got – Wootton winning the game for us and booking DC`s team a place in Round 2 with a typical well-ordered finish from close in after Tanto had seen a shot blocked but parried in Woots direction. Both sides had chances thereafter- Forest Green still battling right until the