The historic run in the Isuzu FA Vase continues after Whitstable won their eighth match in this season's competition on Saturday. They had to fight back from 2-0 down though after early goals by Callum Knowles and Harry Bower had given their visitors from Shropshire, Whitchurch Alport, a great start. Ronald Sithole crucially narrowed the deficit before half time and when Nathan Jeche equalised in the second half, the momentum was with Whitstable. Harvey Smith netted a dramatic late winner in added time, following in after his penalty kick was initially saved, to spark wild celebrations amongst the majority of the record breaking crowd. [A full report will follow.]

The attendance of 2,656 was the highest recorded at the ground, and more than double the 1,121 that had watched the previous round. Mention must also be made of the wonderful support for Alport, with many making the long journey to cheer on their team and add to the atmosphere in the stadium. Thank you to everyone that helped make the day special.

The draw for the semi-finals will be made live on talkSPORT2 on Monday 3rd March from around 3.15pm. The ties will be played over two legs on Saturdays 29th March and 5th April. The first drawn clubs will play at home in the first leg.
The remaining teams are:
1 Whitstable Town
2 Hartpury University
3 Andover New Street
4 AFC Whyteleafe

The winning clubs in the semi-finals will receive prize money of £5,500, with £1,725 for the losers.