THERE WAS A 25-minute because of floodlight failure as Dale Gorman’s Stevenage lost 2-1 to Chestnut in the second round of the Hertfordshire Senior Cup last night.
Manager Teddy Sheringham was watching on at Theobalds Lane as Kevin Watson and Darren Sarll took charge of a Stevenage side comprising first team squad members and scholars.
Letterkenny native Gorman, who signed a three-year deal with the League Two side last week, featured over the course of the 90 minutes but the lights went out just after the quarter-hour.
Spot the Boro fans behind the goal… pic.twitter.com/t9oNCHaVPG
— StevenageFC Official (@StevenageFC) December 8, 2015
LET THERE BE LIGHT! ??? pic.twitter.com/s1yBFD5u1q
— StevenageFC Official (@StevenageFC) December 8, 2015
When the problem was sorted and after a brief warm-up, Luke Marshall fired Chestnut in front only for Tom Conlon to level for Stevenage. However, with extra-time approaching, Jason Hallnet scored the winner for Chestnut.
Stevenage return to league action on Saturday against AFC Wimbledon at Kingsmeadow.
