EVESHAM United substitute Carl Brown had a late effort blocked on the line in Saturday’s hard-fought 0-0 draw with county rivals Redditch United in the FA Cup first qualifying round.
Redditch almost broke the deadlock when the dangerous Jermaine Hylton rattled a post in the early stages at the Spiers and Hartwell Jubilee Stadium.
The visitors bossed the opening half and signalled their intentions straight from the kick-off.
Ashley Sammons was then a whisker away from firing the Reds ahead from a neat move.
Evesham went close through skipper Matt Sysum’s header.
Jamie Molyneux was another attacking threat for Redditch and, with half-time approaching, he pulled a dangerous shot across the face of goal.
The second-half was more even as Evesham matched their Southern League Premier Division opponents.
A combination of Sysum and Jared Wilson denied Hylton with a last-ditch block, while keeper Bradley Catlow pushed out Lance Smith’s firm drive at the other end.
The loose ball fell for Evesham’s George Washbourne but he fired into the side-netting.
Home keeper Kevin Sawyer made late flying saves from George Carline and Sammons.
The replay is tonight at the Valley Stadium (7.45pm).
Evesham: Sawyer, Wilson, Binns, Wood, Sysum, Dovey, Kennedy (Watts 75), Stanley, Edenborough, Smith, Washbourne (Brown 72). Subs not used: Tambling, Wellon, Harding, Drake, Slack.
Attendance: 309.
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