Bromsgrove 1 Stourbridge 1
It shouldn't have come as a surprise that this tie would end up a draw.
Before kick-off the PA announcer was continually telling us the time and date for a replay should the sides be level after 90 minutes. Maybe he knew something.
But one look at Bromsgrove's record this season – they have drawn all but two of their league and FA Cup matches – suggested a second meeting at the War Memorial Ground tomorrow night was always highly likely. No need for Derren Brown on that one.
But after game four on our Road to Wembley, there is one definite pattern emerging – don't leave early.
Having already seen Dudley Town snatch a late winner against Walsall Wood and an equaliser against Bromsgrove in the last two rounds, there was to be another dramatic finale on Saturday.
In the fourth minute of injury time, Greens defender Matt Gardiner headed a deep cross back across goal and his fellow centre-half Jemiah Richards bundled the ball home from close range.
It sparked wild celebrations among the home fans and on the Rovers bench, but the hosts were denied a Cup shock with the referee ruling Gardiner had been leaning on his marker.
Glassboys boss Gary Hackett said: "I've asked the centre-half and he seemed to think it was a foul.
"Obviously we could be out the Cup so I'm grateful to be in the draw today. I know people will say I'm biased, but I don't think we got the rub of the green with the referee's decisions."
An eventful game it certainly was, one that Stourbridge probably should have won but came so close to losing. But as well as the contest on the pitch, the contrast between the two managers also proved interesting to watch.
Within 30 seconds of the start the fiery Rovers boss John Snape was off his seat barking out orders. What could get him so animated within the first minute wasn't clear.
Meanwhile, the bespectacled Hackett took a more thoughtful approach, leaving assistant Mark Clifton to do the shouting - as the referee's assistant will testify.
The combination of a derby match and a beautiful late summer's day resulted in the Victoria Ground's highest attendance of the season so far – 465. The conditions were more akin to what we will hopefully see for the final at Wembley next May.
And perhaps that explains why the Glassboys ran out of steam during the last 20 minutes.
They had looked favourites to go on and win, after Sam Rock had brought them level four minutes into the second period.
Karl Lewis came to punch away a free-kick but failed to get any distance and Rock took a touch before firing through a crowd of players into the net.
The goal cancelled out Danny Scheppel's 16th minute opener, when he took advantage of a static Stourbridge back-line to smash a cross past Lewis Solly into the top corner.
Before that, visiting striker Ryan Rowe had already missed one chance when he blazed wide.
And that set the tone for his afternoon as several more chances went begging.
The best came on 28 minutes when he was unmarked to meet a straight free-kick down the middle, but dragged his volley on the turn wide.
Fortunately, for him and Stourbridge, they survived to fight another day.
Bromsgrove: Lewis, Gill, Findley (Lloyd 55), Gardiner, Richards, Walters, Jones (Campbell 70), Scheppel, Owen (Spence 82), McKenzie, Banner.
Subs not used: Ray, Ansah, Street, Grogan.
Stourbridge: Solly, Rock (Billingham 75), Cowley, Collins, Canavan, Bennett, Smith, Dyson (Dovey 64), Rowe, Mahon, Evans.
Subs not used: Bala, J Williams, L Williams, Ford.
Referee: C Rushton (Stone).
