FA VASE: EIGHT goals, two sending-offs, a disputed penalty and a couple of fracas meant there were very few dull moments at Meadow Lane for Saturday's FA Vase third round tie.
Wroxham were well worth their victory and in Russell Stock had the game's star performer, but Westbury certainly played their part in an epic encounter.
With the visitors two goals up at the break, United fans were left wondering if this was to be their team's third comeback in as many weeks. But Wroxham were of a higher calibre than most sides they have faced this season and once their fourth goal went in this was never likely.
Westbury showed plenty of desire, but had no real answer to their opponents' slick passing and pacy wing play which created four goals for the in form Stock.
Manager Derek Graham had identified the striker as a threat before the game, but he would have hoped to have kept him quiet for longer than five minutes.
Wroxham's right winger Matty Neale had shown his intent with an incisive run as early as the second minute and it was his cross three minutes later that led to Stock's opener. The ball was only cleared to the edge of the box before the alert forward sent an inch perfect chip over the despairing Mark Batters.
The game went from bad worse on nine minutes when United captain Steve Perkins limped off with a recurrence of his ankle injury.
Wroxham continued to break with pace, but almost conceded an equaliser when Mark Pearce struck a post following a free kick.
Toby Colbourne carved out a couple of decent chances for himself before Wroxham launched a left wing attack on 31 minutes.
As Stock challenged for a header referee James Evamy blew for a foul against his marker and despite angry protests the striker made it 2-0 from the resultant penalty.
Westbury needed to score first after the break, but their defence were caught napping on 47 minutes when left back Shaun Howes' cross found Stock in space. The visitors' top scorer took the ball down on his chest before blasting past Batters.
Six minutes later United gave themselves a lifeline with a counter attack that saw substitute Lee Carpenter play in Colbourne who forced the ball home at the second attempt.
But United were hit with a sucker punch just before the hour mark as they stopped to protest a quick free kick.
As the home players argued the ball had not been stationary, the pacy Neale sped away from his marker before lifting his shot clinically past Batters.
Within a minute Westbury struck again as Steve Seals' sheer determination saw him deflect goalkeeper Darren Young's save into the net.
Stock then hit his fourth to complete a remarkable run of five goals in 15 minutes when he finished Damion Hilton's cross with a searing left foot drive on 62 minutes.
Wroxham were now creating chances at will, but were denied a sixth goal until the 84th minute when Hilton turned in a left wing cross from 12 yards.
Graham was so incensed by the officials missing what he felt was a clear foul in the build up that he ended up being sent off for his repeated dissent.
With injury time approaching Seals was shown a second yellow card for a scything challenge on Wroxham's John Edridge to cap an afternoon of vintage cup drama.
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