Gresley 2 Chasetown 4
A cup tie that had everything, including bookings, penalties, a sending off and plenty of goals, saw Chasetown progress to the next round with Dean Perrow the hero with all four of the side's goals.
A cup tie that had everything, including bookings, penalties, a sending off and plenty of goals, saw Chasetown progress to the next round with Dean Perrow the hero with all four of the side's goals.
The home side played brighter football in the opening exchanges but in the 10th minute Ross Miller conceded a penalty for handball.
Scholars keeper Ryan Price dived to his left but David Blenkinsopp sent the ball straight down the middle to put Gresley ahead.
Perrow was fouled from behind in the area and the striker fired the ball down the middle to equalise.
Home forward Jamie Hood was sent off for a two-footed tackle on Perrow just past the half hour, before a Gary Birch effort hit the post.
The resultant kick was cleared but only as far as Perrow on the edge of the area who fired home.
Rovers levelled just two minutes after the break, when Chasetown were caught out waiting for the offside flag after a clearance.
The flag never appeared and Blenkinsopp sent his shot just wide of Price to equalise.
In the 64th minute, the Scholars retook the lead, with Perrow beating the offside trap before sliding the ball under Nicky Staife's body.
The striker made it four when a cross from Danny Smith went over Staife and Perrow able to nod home.