DARLINGTON turned things around to beat Redcar Town and avoid a huge upset in the second qualifying round of the FA Cup.
Quakers were heading for one of the most embarrassing defeats in their history as they trailed their Northern League opponents 2-1 early in the second half.
However, their class eventually told as they got on top and ran out 4-2 winners to secure their place in the next round.
Darlington, who are three levels above Redcar in the football pyramid, took the lead in the 18th minute when Ethan Fitzhugh cut the ball back for Dylan Stephenson to score.
Redcar equalised on the half-hour mark when Callum Luck scored from a corner, and the home side took the lead at the start of the second half through Jayden Gray after the Darlington defence failed to deal with a long throw.
A huge upset looked on the cards at that stage, but Darlington equalised just after the hour mark when Toby Lees headed home from a corner.
Steve Watson's side reclaimed the lead eight minutes later when Ben Hedley curled home.
And they made their win safe with 14 minutes remaining when Mark Beck headed home from Hedley's cross.
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