Brackley Town 3-3 Bishop's Stortford (3-2 pens)

National League North side Brackley Town needed penalties to see off a spirited Bishop's Stortford in the FA Cup first round after the Isthmian League side fought back to 3-3 in normal time.

It was a night of six goals, and a 12-minute delay in extra-time in which floodlight failure threatened to call the game to a halt.

Stortford, unbeaten so far this this season, found themselves two goals down inside 21 minutes, with Lee Ndlovu firing in low before Matt Lowe's superb half-volley from just outside the box.

Darren Foxley hit the bar as Stortford threatened before the break, but an enthralling tie burst into life in the second half.

Tom Richardson's through-ball found Foxley to score, only for Brackley to almost instantly restore their cushion as Tre Mitford netted from a tight angle at the second attempt.

But the visitors would not lie down and, after Ali Worby fumbled Foxley's free-kick, Richardson reacted quickest to turn in the rebound, before Foxley forced extra-time three minutes from time, scrambling in from six yards to make it 3-3.

Ndlovu fired over when clear through before the delay in the second extra period, and after the lights returned Louie Johnson hit the bar with a superb curling effort for Stortford.

Archie Jones fired over in the shoot-out and Worby saved from Johnson to put Brackley on the verge, but although Ndlovu missed a penalty to win it, Correy Davidson also cleared the bar as the hosts edged through.

Match report supplied by PA Media.