Pompey loanee Storey holds his nerve as Gosport Borough win FA Cup penalty shoot-out at lower division Tavistock

Pompey loanee Gerard Storey showed maturity beyond his years to fire in the crucial spot-kick and give Borough a 5-3 win on penalties after the two sides were deadlocked at 2-2 after 90 minutes.

Manager Shaun Gale praised the commitment of his players on a difficult night against two divisions lower opponents.

'We had one heck of a day getting there, spending nearly eight hours on the coach,' he said.

'There was a crash, we got stuck in traffic and didn't make any of our food points.

'In the game I can honestly say that I have never experienced officiating like it.

'It was disgraceful.

'In the first half we were decent, led 1-0 and it could easily have been three or four.

'For their first goal our goalkeeper had the ball in his hands and for their second we conceded the most ridiculous penalty ever when their player ran into the back of our defender.

'All credit to the players, though, because they dug in and in the end we got the result we deserved.'

After a long journey, Borough also endured a further half-hour delay to the kick-off as the referee was delayed by traffic problems.

When the tie eventually started, Borough made a strong start and were rewarded with a 12th minute opener from Elliott Charles.

Rory Williams whipped in another cross, Bradley Tarbuck headed down and Charles provided a neat finish to notch his first Borough goal.

On 27 minutes Matt Paterson went close to increasing Borough's lead with a half-volley from the edge of the area but the keeper pulled off a good save.

The keeper kept his side in the game with another good save from Tarbuck four minutes before the break.

Tavistock equalised in the 52nd minute in contentious circumstances.

Williams appeared to be fouled but the referee allowed play to continue and the hosts made the most of the opportunity to level.

Within two minutes the home side had another excellent chance but O'Flaherty pulled off a good save in a one-on-one situation.

Borough regained the lead on 65 minutes when Eoin Teggart delivered a cross for Tarbuck to head in at the near post.

The home side looked to hit back immediately and O'Flaherty needed to pull off a good save from a corner.

On 70 minutes Tavistock levelled again from the penalty spot after Stephane Zuba was adjudged to have committed a foul.

Sub Pat Suraci went close to restoring Borough's lead with a shot that hit the post.

In the final ten minutes the game was stretched as both teams looked for the winning goal.

Either side could have won it but in the end it went to the drama of a penalty shoot-out.

Gosport Borough: O'Flaherty; Lander (Ragguette), Woodford, Tarbuck, Paterson (Wooden), Charles (Suraci), Zubar, Storey, McCreadie, Teggart. Substitutes: Smith, Rose, Walker-Harris.