Despite playing for an hour a man light, a goal at the end of each half from the prolific pair of Dajon Golding and Ollie Pearce saw Worthing through to the first round.
Worthing turned things around in the second half as they came from behind to beat Merstham and move ahead of the chasing pack.
Worthing overcame AFC Littlehampton as they stormed through to the first round proper of the Vitality Women’s FA Cup.
Nine goals, three penalties, eight yellow cards….and breath !
It ended honours even in the battle between the top two at The QEll Stadium.
The Reds made it through to the first round proper of the FA Youth Cup where they will entertain the under eighteens of League One side Charlton Athletic.
A first-half hat-trick from Ollie Pearce helped fire Worthing to victory in this extraordinary seven- goal thriller between two promotion chasing sides.
A deadly double from Dayshonne Golding helped Worthing to a well-deserved victory over fellow form side Bishop’s Stortford at another packed Crucial Environmental Stadium.
Worthing showed no ill-effects from last week's defeat at league leaders Ashford Town by handing out a thrashing of their own to Newhaven in the Vitality Women’s FA Cup.
Another home tie awaits in the next round of the FA Youth Cup after Reds squeezed past the side they also claimed three points against in their recent league encounter.
