By Bryan Hale
STRATFORD TOWN 2
SOUTH SHIELDS 1
MIKE Taylor’s close-range finish in the fourth minute of added time propelled Stratford into the first round proper for the first time.
It was the Mariners who were the more threatening of the two sides early on and they took the lead in the 18th minute.
Nathan Lowe seized on a loose ball to hit a low drive from 25 yards out, which was pushed out and Carl Finnigan reacted the quickest. The Mariners seemed to be in control and Lowe went close again on 40 minutes.
But Stratford were far more lively after the break and equalised in the 58th ...