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Dec 2021
Harrogate Town beat Portsmouth in the FA Cup Second Round this afternoon thanks to a goal from Jack Diamond in the fifth minute of injury time.
It means the Sulphurites will play in the Third Round of the FA Cup for the first time in their history, and could look forward to a mouthwatering tie against the likes of Leeds United, Liverpool or Manchester City.
122 Town fans made the long trip to the south coast today to watch Town take on Pompey, who are two-time FA Cup winners and were big favourites to advance.
Luke Armstrong's goal was cancelled out by Portsmouth's Ellis Harrison in the first half and it looked like the game was heading for a replay at the EnviroVent Stadium.
But it was on-loan winger Jack Diamond who once again wrote his name into Town's history books when he tucked away the winner to send the travelling Town fans into raptures.
The Third Round draw will take place at 7pm on Monday on ITV4.
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