Bromley 0 Spennymoor Town 0.

Spennymoor produced yet another magnificent performance by drawing 0-0 at competition favourites Bromley on Saturday, and they will now be part of the semi final draw on Monday lunchtime.

Bromley, who beat Workington 7-1 at home in the previous round, are the highest ranked side left in the competition, but Moors again made a mockery of the difference in league status, and set up a replay (pitch and weather permitting) at the Brewery Field on Tuesday night. They will also be part of the semi final draw for the second time in their history following in the footsteps of Kenny Banks’ team in 1978.

“I thought we thoroughly deserved a replay,” said manager Jason Ainsley.

“Our lads were brilliant throughout. Bromley were mainly a threat on setplays, but in open play I thought we more than matched them, and caused them a few problems.

” I thought we were the better side in the first half, but in the second half we had to defend more and Kallum Griffiths cleared two off the line, and Dan Lowson made an unbelievable save. To keep a clean sheet against a team that had scored 29 goals at home in the league above this season and thumped Workington in the last round, was superb.

“We could even have won it with Ryan Hall and Glen Taylor having chances.

“The main thing is, that we have given ourselves a fighting chance of going through to the semi-finals. Bromley are still a good side with good players, and they’ll give us a tough game in the replay.”

Ainsley also paid tribute to the club’s travelling band of supporters, who noisily backed the players throughout the game. “There were 200 supporters who had made the seven-hour trip in the ground – what a turnout. I would like to think that the players did the supporters proud, and that we can reward them with a victory.

“It was quite an historic day again in the club’s history, and let’s hope it’s not the last this season.”

Moors took the game to the National League side straight from the kick off and had a couple of half chances, before Bromley’s Louie Dennis struck a low shot that Moors defender James Curtis just managed to clear.

Moors nearly took the lead on 25 minutes when Ryan Hall set up Glen Taylor, but his effort was well saved by Bromley keeper David Gregory, and eight minutes later Andrew Johnson, who has scored in every round so far, almost broke through with a low shot that Gregory just managed to hold on to.

They were a bit on edge though towards half time, as James Curtis had to make a last-ditch tackle to deny Brandon Hanlan, then former Cardiff and Wolves striker Roger Johnson headed against the bar.

Rob Ramshaw nearly put Moors in front at the start of the second half when he almost got through, but a defender just got a tackle in, then Ryan Hall made a great run down the left, but under pressure he fired straight at Gregory.

Bromley then had some great pressure that saw Griffiths clear one effort off the line, and Moors keeper Dan Lowson make a magnificent save from an Omar Bugiel header.

But with typical determination to give nothing else away, and a couple of substitutions by Ainsley to break up play, Moors held on until the final whistle.

Moors: Lowson, Griffiths, Mason, Chandler, Tait, Curtis (sub Chantler 46), Hall (sub Anderson 90), Henry, Taylor, Ramshaw, Johnson (sub Foley 86).

Subs:, Porter, Fewster.

Attendance 1504.