It was a game of goalkeeper's as Kier Barry's fantastic display in both the 90 minutes and the shootout proved crucial to Town's night.

Rearranged from last week, Garstang travelled the short distance to the Recycling Lives Ground.

Ashcroft made a few changes with new lads Alex Welsh and Malik Alwi coming in for their debuts.

Meanwhile Aaron Hewitt returned to the starting XI, this time in an attacking role.

Longridge started as they meant to go on, on the front foot and playing some good football.

Leighton Hewitt, on his first start since Burscough, turned and shot into the goalkeeper's arms around 4 minutes in.

Town continued their early pressure as Jack Anderton received the ball just to the left of the penalty area and hit a powerful effort which was palmed wide.

Garstang's James Craig found himself through on goal on 10 minutes but was brilliantly thwarted by Kier Barry.

New boy Alwi took his first shot 5 minutes later but it was another comfortable one.

Ryan McLean did well on 26 minutes to reach his heavy first touch in the box to then bounce it back off the near post.

Not even 5 minutes later and Longridge had the lead.

Alwi latched onto a loose ball in the middle of the park and fed it through to Hewitt. Aaron didn't think twice and lashed it into the bottom left corner from 20 yards to grab his first Longridge goal in emphatic style.

Not much happened from this point up until the break but Barry was called into action on one occasion to keep Town ahead.

Ashey made a double change at the break with the two goal creators withdrawing.

Both Aaron Hewitt and Malik Alwi were replaced by Jeffery Adubofour and Rio Pemberton, who made his debut.

The new lad immediately got into action, having a close shot parried away.

Then, just after the hour mark and completely against the run of play. Josh Hall slotted home to level the scoring.

Longridge looked to respond as Pemberton hit a shot that deflected wide from 12 yards. The resulting corner was poked over by Mitch Marshall.

Two minutes later and Town retook the lead courtesy of Jack Anderton.

Homson-Smith spotted Jack's darting run and slipped him in. The forward fired home at the near post to give Longridge a deserved lead.

20 minutes left on the clock and Pemberton would now be starting to feel hard done by.

Rio got on the end on a cross field ball and had his effort denied again.

The missed chances would come back to haunt us, as Joel Darley headed into the back of the net from a tight angle with two minutes remaining.

The full time whilst was blown and off to penalties we went.

Ryan McLean scored the first spot kick, whilst Josh Hall blazed his over the bar.

Town took a 2-0 lead in the shootout as Pemberton sent Kitchen the wrong way.

Daniel Squires got Garstang's first penalty goal as he fired down the middle.

Daniel Wilkinson set the standard when he stepped up and floated it into the top left corner, leaving Kitchen with no chance.

Jones scored for Garstang, Homson-Smith hit the bar for Longridge.

Kelly scored making the scores now level again at 3-3

Jack Anderton picked out the far left corner, this proved to be huge.

Substitute Jack Barmby's 12 yard kick was palmed away by Kier Barry to confirm Town's place in the next round of the LFA Cup.

Whilst it is unknown when the next round will take place, we are back at home again on Saturday 30th September when we face up to AFC Liverpool.

With a decent crowd on tonight for a exciting penalty shooting victory, let's get behind the boys as we look to take this win into the league.

#UpTheRidge

Goals

Longridge: A.Hewitt (31'), Anderton (66')

Garstang: Hall (61'), Darley (88')

The Teams

Longridge line-up: Barry, Marshall, Olawumi, Welsh, McLean, Wilkinson, L.Hewitt (Linighan 79'), Alwi (Pemberton 46'), A.Hewitt (Adubofour 46'), Anderton, Homson-Smith

Garstang line-up: Kitchen, Abdella, Backhouse, Bailey (Jones 79'), Reader, Kirnon, Lewis, Darley, Squires, Howarth (Kelly 46'), Craig (Barmby 59'), Hall