Ste Whitley scored a late winner as FC Isle of Man beat Glossop North End 1-2 away in Derbyshire.
With more than a slight chill in the air, the Ravens took revenge for Glossop’s 0-2 win at the Bowl in January.
The home side should have taken the lead in the opening moments as Tom Lawless beat the offside trap to go through one on one with Adam Killey.
However, as the Ravens keeper came out to close him down he did just enough to put him off as the striker placed his shot wide of the right hand post.
Dean Pinnington weaved his way past two defenders shortly after to burst through into the box but as he went to shoot David Badrock brilliantly slid in to block his effort.
With few chances for either side throughout the rest of the first half, Sean Doyle came closest for the Ravens as he flicked on a free kick that was dealt with by the Glossop keeper Alex Brown.
Lawless also had another chance to score but his tame effort was held by Killey to ensure the game was scoreless at the break.
The Ravens opening goal came with some controversy from the home side’s perspective as Pinnington played Whitley through there was a suggestion of offside but with no flag coming he kept his cool and slotted home.
Glossop looked to strike back immediately and had the ball in the Ravens’ net after a Killey save was put home on the rebound, only for the assistant’s flag to go up and the goal was ruled out.
That relief was short lived as Glossop were soon awarded a penalty which Lee Rick duly converted.
As the clock ticked down the home side were reduced to 10 men as Tom Creer barged Abdul Djalo over, Djalo then got up and run up to shove Creer over, being sent for an early shower for his efforts.
Doyle was also booked for his part in the handbags that followed.
Despite the Ravens now having a man advantage they struggled to create much but Lady Luck was shining on Paul Jones’ side in the form of Alex Brown.
Deep into added time, the Glossop keeper mishit a kick straight to Doyle who found himself free on goal from about 30 yards, he went to go round the keeper, only for Whitley to appear behind him and tap into the empty net to make it 1-2 and send the travelling fans wild.
