Farsley Celtic 0 MK Dons 0

The Celts will still be dreaming of reaching the second round of the FA Cup and another home tie after holding MK Dons to a draw, with the winners having been handed home advantage against Blackpool.

The Milton Keynes outfit will be slight favourites now with the replay against Farsley, probably a week on Wednesday, at the Dons' home - but only a fool would right off the Celts after yesterday's performance.

They matched the Coca-Cola League One outfit in every department and looked the most likely winners. The home side troubled the Dons' defence far more than the full-timers threatened Farsley's goal.

Celts boss Lee Sinnott was full of praise for his side and said: "It was a cracking cup tie and I think if anyone came into the ground in the last 15 minutes not knowing which side was which, they would have thought we were the higher-ranking team.

"We were doing all the pressing and full credit to their keeper Lee Harper because he has made two saves late on that were top class. Those have probably kept MK Dons in the tie because, if we had scored in the last five or ten minutes, I don't think they would have been able to come back.

"Our players gave everything. There was passion, commitment, skill, desire; anything you could ask for was there in bundles. I think we did the right things in the key areas of the game.

"The first 20 minutes, the end of the first half and the last quarter of the game were our best periods. MK Dons had a good spell in the middle of the first half and a 20-minute patch in the second - but they are a good side and are bound to be in the game.

"We have played a Football League side, kept a clean sheet and been the closest to scoring. I don't think you can be disappointed with that and we will go there and meet them, once again, as equals because we have earned the right."

Farsley had a good start to the game and had their more illustrious visitors reeling with the frequency and potency of the attacks. The left-hand side was the most fruitful, with Martin Pemberton feeding Simeon Bambrook and Roy Stamer.

Bambrook marauded through the inside-left channel while Stamer provided some exquisite crosses from the flank.

The first sign of promise for the visitors came when Aaron Wilbraham, the big striker who has spent time on loan with the Bantams, got into a good position but failed to connect at the crucial moment. Dons keeper Harper went out on limb to head clear of Gareth Grant and a quick throw-in saw Andy Watson chipping the ball towards the empty net, Harper just getting back in time to gather.

Against the run of play, the Dons had the ball in Farsley's net just after the half-hour mark. It followed a corner after Celts keeper Paul Cuss allowed a ball to bounce in his area before leaping to gather.

The flag-kick was whipped in and Dons centre back Sean O'Hanlan headed home but only after illegally climbing over defender Chris Stabb to reach the cross.

Both Sinnott and Dons boss Martin Allen made changes around the hour mark as they tried to alter the game and it was Farsley who finished the stronger of the two with one of the substitutes, Damian Reeves, going down in the area after twisting to get space for a shot.

The referee was not impressed and he signalled the player to get up. It looked harsh because there had been contact from two defenders.

With seven minutes left a great run by Pemberton forced a corner and Bam-brook saw a 12-yard drive superbly saved.

The same player got in a low shot from further out in the 89th minute but Harper stopped that one on the line with a full-length dive.