Many people though that Brandon would be trounced in the League Cup tonight against unbeaten Newcastle Benfield, but they were proved wrong.
Brandon, at the bottom of the Second Division, held the First Division title contenders until midway through the second half, when Adam Scope was on target.
The revised League Cup draw now looks like this: Whitley Bay v Newton Aycliffe, Whitehaven or Seaham Red Star v Stokesley, Bedlington v Jarrow Roofing, North Shields v Spennymoor Town, Ashington v Shildon, Tow Law v Team Northumbria Marske United v Gillford Park, Thornaby v Billingham Synthonia, Consett v Darlington RA, West Auckland v Washington, Hebburn v Newcastle Benfield, Birtley v Sunderland RCA, South Shields v Whickham, Horden v West Allotment, Northallerton v Penrith, Dunston v Ryton.
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