GUISBOROUGH Town are becoming a bogey side for Bacup, but the visitors had only themselves to blame for their fourth defeat against them in two seasons.

Bacup controlled the entire first half, but failed to give the home goalkeeper cause for concern.

Their lack of penetration proved costly on 37 minutes when Borough captain Steve Stott lost possession and Guisborough scored against the run of play.

Bacup continued to call the shots in the second half and were more direct after the break.

The keeper was eventually tested by Nicky Taylor's shot, which he fumbled. Martin Peters reacted quickly but his shot rebounded off the keeper into the path of Darren Emmett, who could only sky the ball over the bar.

Despite Bacup's pressure, Guisborough scored a second when Jamie Bates turned into trouble and was dispossessed to again leave keeper Dave Felgate bewildered and collecting the ball from the back of the net.

Brent Peters immediately substituted Bates, introducing new signing, striker Pitchou Misi, who almost instantly answered his manager's words of "go and win us this game" when he cleverly struck the equaliser.

Bacup first of all pulled a goal back from a Steve Stott penalty after Lee Wilkinson was bundled over in the box, then came the equaliser following a strong, direct run from Karl Stanley, who slipped the ball to Pitchou to guide the ball past the keeper.

Bacup almost fired in a third to take the lead when they won a free kick, which Emmett struck at goal. The keeper went close to pushing it into his own net but somehow the ball came back off the underside of the bar. The Guisborough defenders reacted quicker than the Bacup players and cleared the danger for a corner, which was well defended.

Deep into injury time, and with extra time looming, Guisborough won a corner. Lee Wilkinson lost his man, allowing him to glance the ball into the far corner of the net and put Town into the next round, costing Bacup dear in more ways than one.