Ossett United vs Pontefract Collieries - FA Cup

Ossett United's afternoon was turned upside down inside three minutes when Ben Middleton saw red, leaving them to defend for almost the entirety of the match with ten men. Pontefract Collieries, as the statistics show, dominated the ball and territory - 61 dangerous attacks to 50, 16 shots to 10, and nine corners to five - but could not find a way past a resolute Ossett defence. Instead it was Ossett who struck the decisive blow, with Devonte Morton finding the net in the 82nd minute to complete an astonishing smash-and-grab. For Pontefract, this will sting badly given their control of the game and six shots on target compared to Ossett's three, a case of profligacy being punished on the biggest of stages. For Ossett, it is a cup shock built on grit and resilience, the kind of result that lives long in the memory of a club sitting outside the promotion picture but riding decent recent form.