Guernsey FC will travel to Bedfont Sports in an FA Cup replay on Tuesday after the two sides drew 1-1 in their extra preliminary round tie.
Guernsey FC will travel to Bedfont Sports in an FA Cup replay on Tuesday after the two sides drew 1-1 in their extra preliminary round tie.
Seb Vance missed a headed chance after 17 minutes for the hosts, while five minutes later Bedfont's Jake Woods hit the post with a free kick.
Simon Arnold hit the side netting for Guernsey five minutes into the second half.
But the deadlock was finally broken with 18 minutes left as Bedfont's Jude Jakes-McKay fired his side in front with a low effort.
But Guernsey's record goalscorer Ross Allen levelled five minutes later as he deftly turned home Brandon Wallace's cross to send the tie to a replay.
The two sides will meet at the Bedfont Recreation Ground on Tuesday night as Guernsey aim to progress in the FA Cup after returning to the tournament for the first time in eight years.
"I think a draw was probably fair," Guernsey FC manager Tony Vance told BBC Radio Guernsey.
"I think first half we couldn't get to grips with their shape and the shape we wanted to play.
"We could see on the side-lines what needed to happen but it was a case of getting those changes across would have been too difficult in the match situation.
"We got to half time, the changes gave us that chance to be better and I thought we were."
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