WHITES were knocked out of the Buildbase Trophy second round at Crabble on Saturday afternoon by their Yorkshire opponents.

Andy Hessenthaler’s men had taken an early lead through Inih Effiong, though Jack Muldoon equalised just minutes later.

Harrogate’s top scorer grabbed a second-half winner to end Dover’s six-game unbeaten run at home.

Earlier, Josh Falkingham and Lloyd Kerry tested Mitch Walker early on with 25-yard efforts.

Dover’s stopper then had to face a free shot from 12 yards when Joe Bedford tripped Mark Beck in the area.

Town’s big striker was unable to convert his spot-kick, with Mitch Walker saving with his legs.

Instead, it was Athletic’s in-form striker who gave Whites the lead on 13 minutes.

Effiong controlled Anthony Jeffrey’s volley with his chest and unleashed a volley past a statuesque James Belshaw in the visiting net.

However, Harrogate were level just two minutes later thanks to their own top scorer.

Muldoon slotted Callum Howe’s knock-down past Walker to restore instant parity.

Dover almost retook the lead when Moussa Diarra headed over Mitch Brundle’s looping cross.

Any claims for a foul against Stuart Lewis in the penalty area were waved away and Effiong placed an effort straight down Belshaw’s throat.

Joshua Debayo flashed a free-kick just wide of the mark and at the other end, Beck somehow misdirected his header from Muldoon’s pinpoint cross.

The away team then created their best chance of the half so far, with Ryan Hallowfield crossing for the onrushing Muldoon, but the visiting striker somehow missed the target from a few yards out.

Brundle’s last-ditch defensive header denied Beck from close range but Simon Weaver’s men converted their next chance on 63 minutes.

Muldoon nipped in ahead of his marker to fire home his second of the afternoon from George Thomson’s cross at Walker’s near post.

It was almost 3-1 to the visitors, but Walker bravely blocked Liam Kitching’s close-range shot and Dover’s keeper dived onto Thomson’s curling effort.

The Yorkshire side continued to create and Kitching volleyed over when well placed at a corner.

Earlier, Andy Hessenthaler made two changes to the side that started at Havant in the FA Trophy first round in midweek.  Mitch Walker and Inih Effiong replaced Lee Worgan and Kadell Daniel.

Whites next host Bromley in the National League on Saturday 19th January.  Kick off 3 pm

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BOTH sides will meet again on Tuesday night in Hampshire after a freak injury-time equaliser from Anthony Jeffrey forced a replay for Whites in soaking conditions at Crabble on Saturday.

Alfie Rutherford had blasted what was thought to be a 68th-minute winner six minutes after Athletic levelled through Alfie Pavey’s header.  Nicke Kabamba had given the visitors a first-half lead.

In a slow start to the match, Kadell Daniel and Anthony Jeffrey were both off target from range.

Moussa Diarra headed a free-kick wide from a tight angle, but the French defender did well to block from Kabamba as the visiting striker went to shoot.

Kabamba didn’t have to wait long to open the scoring for the away side.

On 27 minutes, the forward headed Rutherford’s cross downwards into the turf and over home keeper Lee Worgan into the net.

Jeffrey almost fashioned a leveller, but no player in a white shirt was able to connect to his fizzing pass across the Havant goalmouth.

Pavey latched into a long ball, but away stopper Dudzinski was out quickly to block the attacker’s toe-poked effort.

Daniel skilfully created space from himself but lashed his cross-cum-shot narrowly wide.

Following the restart, Jai Reason blasted into the side netting from Jeffrey’s pass.

Pavey made no mistake on 62 mistakes with a bullet header to level the scores.

On his first start for Dover, the target man leapt above the Havant defence to net against the side he left last month.

Kabamba somehow skied from a few yards out, but Rutherford did hand his team the advantage once again with just over 20 minutes remaining.

The in-form forward collected the ball from sub Tyler Frost in space and thumped the ball into the top corner from eight yards, beating Worgan at his near post.

Earlier, boss Andy Hessenthaler made seven changes to the side that started against Fylde last week, including debuts for Worgan, Joe Bedford and academy player Jack Smith.

Whites travel to Hampshire on Tuesday 18th December night for a replay, kick off 7:45 pm.

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AN IMPRESSIVE comeback was not enough for Whites as they were knocked out of the FA Trophy by Leyton Orient at Crabble on Saturday

Sub David Mooney chipped in an injury-time winner after a brace from Ryan Bird and a stunning lob from Mitch Pinnock had seen the hosts overturn a three-goal deficit.

George Elokobi had headed the visitors ahead in the first half, with further strikes from Macauley Bonne and Matt Harrold putting the O’s in control.

Dean Brill had to be alert early on, tipping over Giancarlo Gallifouco’s looping header from Nortei Nortey’s ball.

Brill then expertly turned away Anthony Jeffrey’s fierce drive and Connor Essam stabbed Pinnock’s cross wide.

Home keeper Walker denied Harrold with his legs after the striker was put through by Ebou Adams.

Walker was left motionless as Bonne dragged Lemar Reynolds cross narrowly wide and Whites’ goalie was then called into action to acrobatically turn away a long-range drive from Reynolds.

There was a melee in the penalty area from the resulting corner with Harrold, Bonne and Coulson all unable to breach the Dover backline before Essam was finally able to clear the danger.

The action was soon at the other end as Brill dived to catch Gallifouco’s header from Pinnock’s free kick.

But the visitors had the lead ten minutes before the break as Elokobi powered in McAnuff’s corner.

It was almost an instant reply through Nortey’s low shot, but Brill was down quickly to palm the midfielder’s effort wide.

Mitch Brundle then nearly added to his repertoire of spectacular goals, volleying inches past the wrong side of the post from the edge of the area.

Harrold was within a whisker of doubling Orient’s lead, just missing Jake Caprice’s ball across the goalmouth.

And there was still time for one more chance in a breathless first half as Josh Passley slid in to clear Harrold’s clever finish off the line.

Bird almost continued his record of scoring in each round of the competition so far, heading Pinnock’s cross straight at Brill.

And that miss proved costly as Bonne doubled his side’s lead

The Zimbabwean international collected the ball 30 yards from goal and curled a stunning effort into the top corner, beyond Walker’s despairing grasp.

And the tie was seemingly over once Harrold stabbed in Elokobi’s knockdown to make it 3-0.

But Dover and in particular Bird had other ideas as the striker fired Pinnock’s shot into the bottom corner to reduce the arrears.

And the Dover fans were celebrating once more shortly afterwards.

But the cheers soon faded when they realised Jeffrey’s 20-yard rocket had flown into the side netting.

Walker kept Athletic in the tie, firstly denying Harrold after Adams teed up the attacker.

Whites’ keeper then produced a magnificent save to stop Bonne after Gallifuoco miscued a clearance, then denied the same striker after Bonne returned his weak kick out with interest, with Walker sprinting back to his own area and landing on the goalbound ball.

With ten minutes left, Pinnock stylishly pulled his side back into the tie.

The winger took advantage of some miscommunication between Coulson and Brill, lobbing over the stranded Orient keeper from distance.

And the turnaround was complete just one minute later thanks to Bird’s 16th goal in all competitions this season.

The striker slotted his second of the game, following up after Brill tipped sub Kadell Daniel’s angled shot his way.

But Orient sub David Mooney had the final say with a classy finish, with Dover unable to muster a leveller in the final moments of the tie.

Earlier, boss Kinnear kept with the same side that started last weekend’s win against Guiseley.

James Alabi and Chris Lewington returned as substitutes in place of Loui Fazakerley and Kane Richards.

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