Awkward FA Cup moment as ball ends up in local’s garden as commentator asks ‘please give it back’
THE MOST hilarious thing happened during the FA Cup clash between Marine and Harrogate Town.
The two sides faced off the first round of the competition at the Northern Premier League outfit’s home at Rossett Park.
But the game had to be halted when a player accidentally kicked the ball out of the ground and over a nearby fence as it landed on a local’s garden.
BBC reporter Betty Glover then went on camera and kindly asked the home owner of No30 to throw the ball back over so that the match can continue.
Glover said: “At the start before kick-off I told you about the numbers on the fences that acquaint to the houses and the gardens.
“So when a ball does go over a fence, they know where to get the ball from.
“Well, I can tell you that a ball has gone over to No30. So No30, if you live at No30 and you’re watching this, there’s a ball in your garden. Please throw it back.”
Harrogate went on to win 5-1 and qualify to the second round of the FA Cup.
Abraham Odoh opened the scoring for the League Two side after just five minutes.
The home crowd then exploded as Chris Doyle equalised for the Mariners in the 26th minute.
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But Sam Folarin put the visitors back in the driving seat just two minutes later.
Folarin completed his brace and effectively sealed the win eight minutes into the second half.
Rod McDonald netted Harrogate’s fourth in the 71st minute, but Simon Weaver’s men weren’t done just yet.
Stephen Dooley completed a dominant performance with a fine finish a minute before full-time.