Torquay United 2-2 Derby County: Will Goodwin secures National League side a replay against League One Rams

Will Goodwin turned in a stoppage-time equaliser to give National League strugglers Torquay United a replay against 10-man Derby County in a pulsating first-round tie steeped in the classic traditions of the FA Cup.

Two clinical strikes from Will Osula had seemingly put the League One side - playing in the first round for the first time for 37 years - firmly on course for round two, only for the Gulls to get back into it 10 minutes into the second half via an Asa Hall penalty that saw Eiran Cashin sent off for pulling back Goodwin in the box.

Roared on by a baying home crowd in the pouring rain at Plainmoor, Torquay surged forward and after Hall twice went close, Goodwin sent the supporters wild 42 seconds into added time at the end of stoppage time by deflecting a snap shot from Aaron Jarvis past keeper Joe Wildsmith.

That capped a superb comeback from Torquay, who were looking to win their first FA Cup tie for 11 years and looked out of it after Osula's double.

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The teenager, on loan from Sheffield United, tucked home Max Bird's crisp low centre at the near post on 27 minutes before he drilled in his second 71 seconds into the second half, burying a left-footed shot past keeper Mark Halstead after turning a back-peddling Mark Ellis inside out with a twisting run into the area.

Having matched the Rams in an opening quarter played at a frantic pace, Torquay, 65 places below Derby in the football pyramid, had faded but were handed a way back into the tie when Cashin pulled Goodwin down inside the box. Referee David Rock sent the Irishman off, despite the presence of covering defenders, for not making an attempt to challenge for the ball.

Veteran Hall slammed in the spot-kick to rejuvenate the Gulls, who stormed back into the tie on a wave of raucous home support as the rain lashed down and the pitch grew heavier.

Captain Hall twice went close with a shot on the turn and a diving header before Shaun Donnellan fizzed a 20-yarder inches wide and Dylan Crowe sent a curling effort over from the edge of the box as an increasingly nervous Derby held on.

With time running out, Gulls goalkeeper Halstead went up for a corner and when Derby repelled it that seemed to end Torquay hopes.

But they won the ball back, launched it into the area and with Halstead challenging, the ball rebounded out to Jarvis, whose drive was instinctively diverted into the net by Goodwin from six yards to trigger delirium and a much-deserved replay.

Torquay manager Gary Johnson told BBC Radio Devon:

"It was a fantastic cup tie - you like to be involved in these types of cup ties.

"At 2-0 down everybody's thinking 'this game's over', but it's never over with our lads.

"They're learning what 100% effort means. It's not always 100% quality given the level we're at, but the given is that you've got to give 100% effort.

"I've been asking Will to be in dangerous positions - that's where I've been telling him to end up when anyone else is shooting. Even if you have to nick somebody else's shot, that might be going in."

Derby boss Paul Warne told BBC Radio Derby:

"At 2-0 I thought, maybe arrogantly, that we'd keep control of the ball and ask them more questions.

"But then the sending-off and the penalty - we're causing our own problems and down to 10 men, no matter who you're playing, they're going to throw everything at it.

"The goalie goes up for the corner, the crowd are right behind them, the wind's behind them - everything seemed against us. We just didn't do enough."