Scunthorpe United beat Sutton United in a frantic encounter that finished 2-0, though the scoreline tells only part of the story from a Tuesday evening that grew increasingly frenetic as the minutes accumulated.
Scunthorpe controlled the first half with purpose, and Jake Taylor gave them a deserved lead on 38 minutes. Four minutes later, Danny Whitehall extended the advantage, and Patrick Jones added a third on the stroke of half-time. Sutton were fortunate to avoid further damage before the interval.
The visitors responded after the break through Osman Foyo, who scored on 50 minutes to trim the deficit, and Whitehall added his second two minutes later to push Scunthorpe's lead back to three. L. Farrell pulled one back for Sutton on 56 minutes, leaving the home side in a more precarious position than they might have expected at half-time.
Brandon Njoku steadied Scunthorpe with a goal on 70 minutes, before a flurry of late activity complicated matters considerably. Ross Barrows and Alfie Beestin were both dismissed on 72 minutes, reducing both sides by a man apiece. Kai Jennings and Callum Roberts followed them off the pitch on 88 minutes in similarly symmetrical fashion.
Njoku completed the scoring with a second goal on 90 minutes, and David Ogbonna also saw red in the closing seconds. Scunthorpe had enough quality and organisation to see the game out, despite the chaos that surrounded them.
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