Chorley boss relieved after FA Cup win - Magpies face Barton Town in next round

Chorley boss Andy Preece was a relieved man after his team sneaked into the third qualifying round of the FA Cup 1-0 at the expense of Warrington Rylands.

​The match was heading towards a replay with the scores still deadlocked at Gorsey Lane as the tie entered into the final 15 minutes .

However, in a dramatic finale, the Magpies were reduced to 10 men when Jack Hazlehurst was red carded but they then won a penalty with three minutes remaining.

After prolonged protests from the hosts, Jack Sampson was handed the responsibility from the spot but saw his initial spot kick saved by Luke Pilling

But the referee deemed that the Rylands goalkeeper moved off his line too soon and ordered the kick to be re-taken. This time, Sampson made no mistake as he sent Pilling the wrong way.

With nine minutes of stoppage time, the Magpies were forced to defend stoically with goalkeeper Li-Bau Stowell pulling off a terrific save from a free-kick.

Their reward is tie away from home against Barton Town in the next round of the competition.

Preece told ChorleyFC TV: “It took a long time (for the penalty to be taken)

"I thought the referee should have dealt with it earlier. He could have juts sorted it out and gibe the yellow card a lot earlier.

"He seemed to take his time and then everybody is stood around the penalty spot and then you have got the drama of the lad coming off his line really early

"You don’t get those given at our level unless the lad has gone really early. Sampo has shown his calmness and quality to put it away and then we’ve defended really well.

"Li-Bau’s had to pull of a couple of terrific saves at the end. We can probably feel a little bit fortunate to get through.”

On Tuesday evening, Chorley head to Clitheroe in the LFA Challenge Trophy.