Davis Keillor-Dunn cancelled out Calum Kavanagh’s goal after the hosts took the lead in the second half, but some sloppy defending in extra time gave Will Sutton the opportunity to head home what proved to be the winning goal.
Things boiled over at one point as a fracas involving the home team’s dugout saw manager, Micky Mellon, sent off, but he ended up with the last laugh after his side progressed into the second round of the competition.
Assistant manager, Gary Brabin, spoke in his place after the game, while Challinor had a few choice words to sum up a tough first match in charge.
Here’s some of what the two had to say…
Gary Brabin
“It was a real end-to-end game, and I think it would have been a fantastic game to watch, and I thought it was a game that we deserved to win.
“I think that was a real big show of character. They’re a good side, they’ve got good players, they’ve got a new manager come in that they’re wanting to impress. I thought we deservedly took the lead and they’ve equalised and we want to see a little bit of grit, a bit of character, and I thought we showed that.
“The fans were behind us today, it was a great atmosphere and I think they could see as well the fight on the pitch and determination. It was a great cup tie.”
Dave Challinor
“You look at the second half, and it looked a whole lot better, a whole lot more like what I want a Sheffield Wednesday team to look like,” added the Owls boss.
“There are bits in the final third that we can work on in terms of areas, with some great bits of play where we get down the side, but there’s that last bit.
“We’ve got to look at where we’ve got bodies. But we’ve got to be able to do that for 90 minutes or 120 minutes. At the moment, by the looks of what today looked like, we can’t do that.
“Now, there are, I suppose, extenuating circumstances with some players. We’re short on numbers. But there’s no excuse for that.”
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