Aston Villa exited the Birmingham Senior Cup after a second round defeat against Stourbridge FC on Monday night.
A crowd of 1,946 packed into the War Memorial Athletic Ground to see the hosts erase an early deficit to emerge victorious.
Villa saw off Coventry Sphinx 6-2 in the first round and they made a great start against Stourbridge, taking the lead inside ten minutes.
Striker Caleb Chukwuemeka charged down a clearance from goalkeeper Charlie Price and watched as the ball rebounded into the net.
Oliwier Zych made a number of good saves to preserve the visitors’ lead, but he could do nothing about the home side’s equaliser.
Despite diving the right way, Montel Gibson’s well-struck penalty beat the goalkeeper to the bottom corner.
The comeback was completed in the second half, with Stourbridge’s winner coming in fine style.
Daniel Gyasi lined up a free-kick just outside the penalty area and curled it over the wall, beating the despairing dive of Zych for what proved to be the winning moment.
Aston Villa: Zych, Ealing, Patterson, Zito, Feeney, Lindley (c), Frith, Hart, Thorndike, Goodridge, Chukwuemeka.
Subs: O'Reilly, Afoka, Alcock, Barber, Wright.
