By Ciaran Thomas

SMILES BETTER: Matt Lowe celebrates putting Brackley Town 2-1 ahead
PIC: Ric Mellis

A “RIP-roaring cup tie” was how Kevin Wilkin described an eventful afternoon at St James’ Park as Brackley Town needed penalties to see off Bishop’s Stortford, who had twice fought back from two goals down.
At 2-0 and 3-1 Brackley seemed on a smooth course to the second round for only the third time, but Darren Foxley’s brace saw Stortford take the tie all the way, but after a brief floodlight failure in extra-time it was the National League North side who...