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Whitstable 2 Walton & Hersham 2

09:35, 05 October 2009

updated: 09:36, 05 October 2009

Gareth Cornhill's late equaliser kept Whitstable in the FA Trophy.
Gareth Cornhill's late equaliser kept Whitstable in the FA Trophy.

Gareth Cornhill's injury-time free-kick secured a last-gasp 2-2 draw for Whitstable and an FA Trophy preliminary round replay against Walton & Hersham.

Cornhill, pictured, found the net with a low drive into the bottom corner to cap a fine fightback from Mark Munday's side, who had been 2-0 down at the break after two goals from David Tarpey at the KRBS Belmont on Saturday.

The Oystermen got themselves back into the game after 55 minutes when a Cornhill free-kick was glanced into the net by Stuart Vahid and the home side dominated as they set about finding an equaliser.

It eventually arrived deep into stoppage time when Cornhill struck from the edge of the box and they almost snatched a dramatic winner when Cornhill sent in another set-piece from the half-way line which Vahid almost converted.

The teams will try again on Tuesday, with an away trip to Tooting and Mitcham awaiting the winners.

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