Workington Reds went in at half time with a one-goal advantage in their FA Trophy replay battle with Weston Super Mare.

A lone goal from a perhaps unlikely source in Josh Calvert was the difference between the teams after a fast paced opening 45 minutes.

Workington started the game brightly and were on the attack from the off, with a couple of early efforts from Reds going close.

Scott Allison, whose goal earned Reds the replay on Saturday, did well to hold off the defence and got the ball into the path of Dave Symington but his shot was wide.

Symington was involved again as some nice build up play got the ball into the penalty area where he provided a nice little flick to get the ball into the path of Conor Tinnion.

The attacker got the shot away but the West keeper was up to the challenge and blocked his effort.

Anthony Wright saw his long range effort go just over the bar and Reds continued to put the pressure on their higher league opponents.

Reds were looking to get that elusive ball in and over the top of their rivals and it nearly worked on a couple of occasions.

But Weston were quick on the break as Jake Reid saw his chance put out for a corner, which the Reds defence dealt with easily.

Reds went back on the attack and Symington put in a great cross to the far post which the keeper could only parry and he tried to catch it on the second attempt but it had gone out for a corner.

Tinnion stepped up and looped the ball in but the wind whipped it right out and over the bar.

Then came the chance of the half as Tinnion got the ball in to Allison who had time to turn and take the shot but Luke Purnell was on fire and blocked the shot with his legs.

It only came back out to Matty Douglas who thumped the ball back goalwards but Purnell again turned the effort away, this time for a corner.

But Workington eventually saw their pressure pay off as they took the lead, much to the delight of the home faithful.

Tinnion lifted the corner in and the ball was cleared by the Weston defence but only as far as Josh Calvert.

And the defender took aim and thumped the ball past the defenders and keeper into the corner of the goal.

Gari Rowntree was harrying the defence and he did well to win the ball back in his own half and raced up the wing but he was brought down, earning Ashley Harper a yellow card in the process.

Into the 40th minute and Weston looked to level the game with a dangerous cross that went across Aaran Taylor's goal.

But Rowntree was there to put the pressure on the chasing attacker and defused the danger for Reds.

Into the last couple of minutes and there was excitement at both ends as first Symington got into space and took a shot which Purnell just managed to save.

Then, play shot up to the Reds goal area where Calvert had to step in and make a crucial tackle to stop Jake Reid but it stayed 1-0 at half time.