Grecians slip to cup shock

Curzon Ashton held off a late charge from 10-man Exeter to record an historic FA Cup upset in a 3-2 win.

Non-league side hold on to cause major upset

Curzon Ashton duo James Ogoo and Michael Norton fired in second-half goals as they held off a late charge from 10-man Exeter to record an historic FA Cup upset in a 3-2 win. Chris Worsley set the ball rolling for Curzon after 26 minutes, before Gambia international Ogoo scored the second 11 minutes after half time. Norton added a third shortly afterwards, only for Steve Basham and Dean Moxey's late strikes to set up a nervy ending in-between Matt Gill's red card. Nearly 100 league places separate the UniBond North outfit and last year's Conference play-off champions, but that counted for nothing when Worsley saw his shot deflected past goalkeeper Paul Jones. Ogoo unleashed an unstoppable dipping volley, before Norton rounded off a breakaway move in the 79th minute. Gill saw red for slapping teenager Michael O'Connor before Moxey's late long-range effort.