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Non-league Kidderminster caused an FA Cup shock by beating League Two Newport County to reach the third round for the first time in five years.

Michael Gash fired Harriers ahead from inside the area before Callum Gittings struck from close range.

Gittings made it 3-0 before the break with his second after being put through one-on-one with Lenny Pidgeley.

Gash also claimed a brace by firing in a well worked free-kick before Robbie Willmott's shot and header made it 4-2.

Harriers continued their form of last season against the Pilgrims, when Steve Burr's side beat the Conference Premier play-off winners twice and finished above Justin Edinburgh's side in the table.

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Newport County manager Justin Edinburgh told ����ý Radio Wales:

"We had enough chances early on to get ourselves in front, but goals changes games, and they they were very clinical.

"Unfortunately, we weren't. We can do better. The first goal was with the outside of the foot and it's a good goal. The fourth goal is a great strike, and there is not much you can do defence-wise.

"Connor [Washington] was manhandled in the wall for the free-kick, but we could do better for the third goal, which won them the game.

"I am not going to criticise the players because we have not been overrun or been out of the game.

"We let ourselves down and we are despondent because of the result, but we had enough chance to win the game."