Non-league club Marine FC sold 30,000 tickets to an FA Cup match played behind closed doors
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The humble surrounds of Rossett Park, which can hold 3,185 fans.
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The third round of the FA Cup is the round for which the term, the magic of the cup, was made for.
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Marine FC, from English football s eighth tier, sold 30,000 virtual tickets for its FA Cup tie with Tottenham Hotspur
Football matches in England are being played without crowds due to coronavirus
Marine FC lost 5-0, but another non-league side, Chorley, beat Championship team Derby County 2-0
FA Cup third round: Chorley stun Derby, Blackpool beat West Brom on penalties
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FA Cup third round
Dates: 8-11 January
Coverage: Crawley Town v Leeds United (13:30 GMT) and Marine v Tottenham (17:00) live on BBC One on Sunday, 10 January, plus live streams of games at Chelsea and Man City
League One Blackpool produced one of the biggest shocks of Saturday s FA Cup third-round action by beating West Brom on penalties, while non-league Chorley eliminated a youthful Derby side that had been affected by Covid-19.
Premier League West Brom lost 3-2 on penalties after the two sides had drawn 2-2 after extra time to complete a miserable return to Bloomfield Road for Baggies boss Sam Allardyce, who used to manage Blackpool.