STEVEN Alzate scored his third goal of the season to ensure Swindon avoided an FA Cup first-round shock with a 2-1 win over non-league York at the County Ground.

National League North side York were 14 minutes away from taking their League Two hosts to a replay when Alzate struck.

Swindon took the lead in the 12th minute through teenager Scott Twine's first goal for his hometown club.

Jermaine McGlashan cut a cross back from the byline and Twine neatly back-heeled the ball off the post and into the net.

York equalised two minutes before half time when David Ferguson scrambled home from six yards.

Elijah Adebayo should have put Swindon back in front in the 68th minute after James Dunne's pass sent him clear but the striker's weak shot was saved by York goalkeeper Adam Bartlett.

Alzate settled an entertaining tie in Swindon's favour in the 76th minute with a close-range shot after Keshi Anderson had crossed.

YORK CITY: Bartlett; Law (Harris 60), Davis, Newton, Ferguson; Dyer (Parkin 79), Hawkins, Griffiths, Moke, Bray (Langstaff 79); Burrow. Subs (not used): R Harrison, Wright, Bencherif, Whitley.

IAN Henderson's 100th goal for Rochdale proved decisive in a 2-1 FA Cup first-round victory over Gateshead.

Dale took the lead in the 21st minute when Jordan Williams and Henderson combined on the left before Henderson's low cross was turned into the roof of the net by Gateshead defender Jon Mellish.

Within 60 seconds the home side had doubled their lead when Bradden Inman raced clear down the left wing and centred the ball for Henderson to slide home.

Gateshead, of the National League, earned themselves a lifeline within minutes of the restart. Dale goalkeeper Brandon Moore got a hand to Mellish’s shot but could only parry it into the roof of the net.

Olley had a great chance to level the game up when Scott Boden's flick on sent him one-on-one with Moore as he lifted the ball over the Dale stopper - but failed to get enough dip on his finish as it cleared the crossbar.

GATESHEAD: Pears; Tinkler, Kerr, Williamson, Mellish, Barrow, Olley, Hunter (Molyneux 65), White, Boden (Rigg 74), Armstrong. Subs (not used): Thomson, O’Donnell, Forbes.