Harrow Borough’s hopes of pulling off a major FA Cup upset were scuppered after losing 4-1 at home to Basingstoke Town in the fourth qualifying round replay defeat last night.

The Reds earned an impressive 1-1 draw at the Conference South leaders and took them all the way to extra time in their replay before late goals sent them to a harsh defeat.

Basingstoke were the first side to threaten at Earlsmead when Jamie Brown’s 25-yard strike was tipped over the bar by Nick Jupp.

But the visitors took the lead after 15 minutes when Tom Bird set up Brown and he scored from close range.

Marc Charles-Smith had a chance for Dave Anderson’s side but he was denied by keeper Stuart Moore.

Boro pushed forward and were rewarded three minutes before the break with their equaliser.

Jake Gilbert fired a shot against the post and the ball fell into the path of Charles-Smith who made no mistake by tucking home for the Reds.

Basingstoke appeared to be relieved for the half-time whistle but the side regrouped and came out much stronger for the second half.

Town were awarded a penalty in the 65th minute when Gilbert brought down Enver Marum. But Nuck Jupp delighted the home fans by saving Chris Flood’s spot-kick.

Boro held out to force extra time but this got off to a bad start as Basingstoke scored within minutes. A long ball over the top caught out the home defence and Marum raced through to clip an effort past Jupp.

The Reds produced a spirited response and were only denied an equaliser when Ben Long’s shot was superbly saved by Moore.

There were three minutes of injury time but this proved to cruel on Boro as two late goals gave Basingstoke a flattering win.

Lloyd Macklin rounded the keeper for the third and the final action of the tie saw Simon Dunn blast home the fourth.

Anderson’s side also trailed 1-0 in Saturday’s first match through Marum but Shaun McAuley deflected an effort past his own keeper to earn them a replay.

The Reds switch their focus to the FA Trophy on Saturday with a trip to AFC Hornchurch.