Scunthorpe United 2-3 Solihull Moors: National League side upset League Two Iron
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FA Cup: Scunthorpe United 2-3 Solihull Moors highlights
Penalties at either end of the game from Stephen Gleeson saw National League side Solihull Moors knock beleaguered Scunthorpe United out of the FA Cup at Glanford Park.
Scunthorpe, second-bottom of League Two with only one win in all competitions this season, have been severely affected by Covid-19 with their previous three matches postponed.
Recent form showed as Solihull, eighth in the National League, knocked out an EFL club for the first time to reach round two for a third straight season.
They took the lead after just four minutes as Cameron Coxe was brought down in the penalty area and Gleeson powered in the spot-kick.
Scunthorpe quickly levelled as John McAtee cut in from the left and curled in a right-foot cross that evaded everyone and found the bottom-left corner.
But six minutes after half time, the National League side retook the lead as a low free-kick from the left was only cleared skywards and Krystian Pearce leapt highest to loop a header over Mark Howard in the Scunthorpe goal.
A second penalty from Gleeson, after Jamey Osborne was fouled with 10 minutes remaining, looked to have settled the tie only for Solihull goalkeeper Ryan Boot to miscue a clearance, resulting in a tap-in for Kevin van Veen and a nervy finish for the visitors.
But they survived five minutes of stoppage time, helped by Scunthorpe's Tyler Cordner receiving a second yellow card.