A Bromsgrove equaliser five minutes into injury time broke Stourbridge hearts in a cracker jack derby at the War Memorial.

A tremendous crowd of 544 - The Glassboys biggest league crowd for more than 10 years and the largest in the entire league this season - flocked to Amblecote on a wet and windy Tuesday night for this table-topping clash.

Stour started the game brightly and were unlucky not to take the lead in the third minute when Mark Bellingham shot just wide.

It was the visitors however who took the lead after the Glassboys defence were only able to clear a corner to the edge of the area and they were punished by a stunning volley by debutant Richard Scott which flashed into the net off the underside of the crossbar.

The home side were soon back on level terms after Bellingham collected a through ball from Leon Broadhurst to coolly slot home.

Rovers had their noses back in front in the 37th minute when ex-Bromsgrove defender Ross Collins was adjudged to have handled Nathan Lamey's shot.

The striker then stepped up and tucked it away to leave the Glassboys undeservedly 2-1 down at the break.

The visitors were now clinging on to their lead thanks only to the heroics of goalkeeper James Coates who produced a handful of brilliant saves.

He firstly dived low to his right to cling on to a downward header from Broadhurst and then somehow blocked a six yard effort from the impressive Scott Stephenson.

The Glassboys heads did not drop and their fluent forward play was rewarded on the hour mark when Stephenson made no mistake second time around and slotted home a clever pass from substitute Paul Moore.

Stourbridge were now piling the pressure and after numerous near misses they sent the home crowd wild when a well delivered corner from the left was met with a bullet header from towering centre half Bennett.

Deep into injury time Mark Bellingham was put through with only the keeper to beat but the star striker, usually so cool in front of goal, screwed his chip wide.

In the final action of the match the Green's winger Paul Carty worked hard down the left to find space to cross for Stuart Skidmore to level the score in this ding dong derby treat.