DROITWICH Spa's first FA Vase second qualifying round appearance ended with a 3-2 extra-time loss at higher-ranked Shifnal Town.

Although Spa can be proud of their performance they will be disappointed the game, which featured five red cards, was not won over 90 minutes.

The visitors started cautiously as Town enjoyed a lot of possession and plenty of first-half chances.

The powerful forward pairing of Sean Pugh and Ben Novis forced mistakes.

But a great chance fell to Spa’s Haydn Morris who after being put through one-on-one could only shoot straight at the onrushing keeper.

Spa keeper Matt Oliver made several decent stops but just after half-an-hour a pin-point cross was powerfully headed in by Novis from 12 yards.

Droitwich took the game to the hosts in the second half and Bradley Burgess spurned an early chance before Nick Seabourne replaced Graeme Pardoe and it paid dividends.

With almost his first touch Seabourne headed in the equaliser after good work from James Lemon down the right.

Spa were 2-1 up within 10 minutes thanks to Max Crisp's free-kick which curled over the wall into the bottom corner.

Morris and Burgess should have done better when in good positions while Seabourne headed wide twice.

And in injury-time Pugh's fine free-kick forced the game into extra-time.

Spa again could not make their possession and chances pay and the game started to boil over.

Pugh was shown a red card for an off-the-ball altercation with Crisp but the hosts went ahead early in the second half.

Novis turned Crisp and Curtis Townley before unleashing a superb shot from 25 yards into the top corner.

A heavy challenge on Lemon was then followed by a mass brawl.

Lemon and home keeper Jake James were shown red cards with second yellows for Spa's Chris Glover and Crisp.

Spa went out of the Polymac Packaging League Cup first round last week with a 4-2 penalty shoot-out defeat at higher-ranked AFC Wulfrunians after drawing 1-1.

Wulfs broke the deadlock on 65 minutes when Jake Webb flew down the right before finding Mitchell McDonald to finish from 10 yards out.

Spa equalised in injury-time when Lemon raced clear to score from Burgess' pass.

In their second shoot-out in as many games Crisp and Townley converted penalties well but Lemon and Joe Mayo-Braiden saw their efforts saved.

Wulfs converted all four to win the tie.

Spa host Montpellier in the Worcestershire FA Junior Cup first round on Saturday (2pm).