SWIFTS 3, STUDLEY 2

STOURPORT Swifts can look forward to a trip to Division Three neighbours Kidderminster Harriers in the Worcestershire Senior Cup second round after clinching a last-gasp 3-2 win over Studley.

And it was striker Richard Ball who was the hero with an injury-time strike to take his side through.

Stourport opened the scoring after just six minutes when giant defender Dave Davies headed home a corner, despite the visitors' frantic efforts to clear off the line.

But the Midland Alliance side hit back and should have been on level terms midway through the half when Mark Beddowes, a Swifts target in the summer, headed over when unmarked six yards out.

Ian Mitchell and Mark Neath went close to levelling either side of the break before former Redditch striker Matt Coppin struck twice in six minutes.

His first saw him scramble the ball over the line on 53 minutes after Stourport keeper Lee Evans blocked a Mark Crisp header from a corner.

Then Coppin swung the game in Studley's favour with a dazzling goal that saw him start and finish a move that sliced through the Swifts defence.

Evans produced an excellent save to keep out a fierce Neath drive 15 minutes from time.

But the arrival of sub Rob Taylor gave Swifts extra width and, with manager Dave Titterton sending on a third striker, the equaliser finally arrived on 77 minutes.

Impressive midfielder Ronnie Sayer's through-ball picked out James Wood who thundered his shot past keeper Jason Print.

Wood had a chance to win the game on 80 minutes only to fire over when well placed.

But Ball struck five minutes into injury-time after Print had denied sub Stephen Hawkes with a point-blank save.

SWIFTS: Evans 6, Webb 7, Ulfig 6, Jones 6, Davies 6, Harris 6 (Hayward 81, 6), Hyde 7 (Taylor 71), SAYER 8, Wright 6 (Hawkes 64, 6), Wood 6, Ball 7. Subs not used: Cotterill, Kilgour.

STAR MAN: Ronnie Sayer.