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FA Youth Cup: Get behind Consett youngsters as they take on South Shields in national competition

The first team might have been left kicking their heels this midweek, but there is a match at Belle View on Thursday 10 September to satisfy your football fix.

Consett – represented for the second year in a row by Gavin Scott’s Consett U18s Bulls – play South Shields in the Preliminary Round of the FA Youth Cup.

The young Mariners went on a record-breaking run to the 3rd Round proper last season, before losing to a highly-rated Fulham U18s side.

Along the way they beat Gateshead, Carlisle United, North Shields, Harrogate Town, Morecambe and Hartlepool United.

Kick-off for the Youth Cup tie is 7.30pm, and admission is £2 for adults and £1 for concessions at the turnstiles. The clubhouse and snack bar will be open.

The prize for the winners is an away tie at North Shields in the 1st Round Qualifying in two weeks’ time.

Consett youngsters handed a tough test against South Shields in the FA Youth Cup

Today’s draw for the Preliminary Round of the FA Youth Cup saw Consett given a tough draw against fellow North East non-league side South Shields.

Consett AFC Bulls U18s are again proud to represent the club in the national competition, but their task in the opening stage couldn’t be much harder.

The young Mariners went on a record-breaking run to the 3rd Round proper last season, before losing to a highly-rated Fulham U18s side.

Along the way they beat Gateshead, Carlisle United, North Shields, Harrogate Town, Morecambe and Hartlepool United.

Gavin Scott’s Bulls represented Consett in the competition for the first time last season, and gave an excellent account of themselves.

They came back from three goals down to draw 3-3 at Carlisle City, before losing a penalty shootout.

Ties are to be played in the week beginning Monday 7 September, with the winners progressing to an away tie at North Shields in the 1st Round Qualifying two weeks later.

Fantastic FA Youth Cup comeback all in vain as Consett lose penalty shootout at Carlisle City

Consett’s youngsters staged a tremendous comeback as they stepped onto the national stage tonight in the FA Youth Cup.

But the late rally which saw them come from three goals down to draw 3-3 and force extra time ended in disappointment when they lost 3-2 to Carlisle City in a penalty shootout.

Consett AFC Bulls U17s were representing the club in the preliminary round of the national competition, and faced a tough test against the youngsters from the Northern League newcomers.

The teamsheet for the Carlisle City v Consett FA Youth Cup tie.

They found themselves a goal down at Gillford Park – the former home of Celtic Nation – after just five minutes when Charlie Johnston fired home a loose ball.

And five minutes before the break Johnston made it 2-0, leaving the Consett lads with a tough second half.

Keeper Niall Frampton kept them in it with a couple of good saves, but it all appeared to be over bar the shouting when Cameron Smith made it 3-0 on 61 minutes after a goalmouth scramble following a corner.

But the last half an hour saw the Consett lads really roll up their sleeves and battle in the rain which had started lashing down.

The home goalkeeper made a string of good saves, and Consett had a shot cleared off the line as they began to exert heavy pressure on the Carlisle goal.

Substitute Lewis Ord got what appeared to be a consolation goal on 79 minutes, but five minutes later Joshua Bainbridge grabbed a second to make it an interesting closing period.

Incredibly, on 86 minutes Bainbridge scored again with the goal of the game, a superb curling effort which dipped over the keeper to make it 3-3.

Joshua Bainbridge scores his second goal to make it Carlisle City 3 Consett 3 and take the game into extra time. Pic: Gary Welford.

Just when it looked like Consett might snatch a remarkable win, the tide turned against them in the fourth minute of added time, when they had a player shown a straight red card for a challenge in midfield.

It looked harsh, and when the final whistle went a minute later, it meant they faced another 30 minutes in strength-sapping conditions with only 10 men.

Extra time was a cagey affair, with just a couple of chances for each side, and Ord came close to snatching a dramatic winner in the 114th minute, but Carlisle keeper Will Graham punched away his top corner-bound effort.

When extra time failed to separate the sides, it was down to the lottery of penalties, and it was Carlisle who held their nerve, winning 3-2 to progress to the next round, and a home tie against either South Shields or Gateshead.

But even in defeat the young Bulls did Consett proud, and will be a name to look out for in the Durham FA U17s League this season.