BROMSGROVE Sporting missed the chance to earn a first derby win in more than three years following a 1-1 draw against 10-man Redditch United.
The Rouslers have now failed to beat the Reds in any of the last eight meetings between the two clubs but did snap a seven-game losing run against their local rivals.
Redditch had Luke Ward sent off after just 29 minutes before debutant Tyrone Lewthwaite scored from the penalty after the break to put Bromsgrove in front.
However, 10-man Redditch equalised later in the second period as teenager Omari Brown came off the bench to stun the Rouslers at the Victoria Ground.
The draw means Sporting remain winless in their last five league games and sit 17th in the Southern League Premier Central table, four points clear of the relegation zone.
Bromsgrove almost took the lead in fortuitous fashion early on when Harrison Mole headed a corner from the right against his own crossbar.
And Lewthwaite then lost his footing at the crucial moment after he raced through on goal with only Tyrese Warmington to beat.
As tackles began to fly in, the referee brandished a straight red card to Ward after he tangled with Jordan Lyden close to the Bromsgrove penalty area.
And Sporting made the most of the extra man on 63 minutes when Lewthwaite confidently scored from 12-yards out after Lyden went to ground in the box and the referee pointed to the spot.
The Rouslers spurned a glorious chance to double their lead when Morgan Owen blocked Luke Benbow’s effort after the striker rounded Warmington.
United almost drew level at the other end as Rory Brown tipped Danny King’s header onto the crossbar.
However, the Reds equalised from the resulting corner as the ball eventually made its way to O Brown who fired a shot into the left corner of the goal from 15-yards out.
Sporting pushed for a late winner as Jack Newell saw his goalbound effort cleared to safety by Dexter Dudley-Toole from just in front of the line.
