More than half of Neil Wood's starting XI are eligible for the Under-18s, with summer arrival Joe Hugill leading the line at the tender age of 16.
So it should prove to be a valuable part of the team's education, and very useful after the win at Salford City in our previous group game.
Ondrej Mastny saved Aaron Morley's penalty at the start of the second half and repeated the feat in the shoot-out, after the 0-0 draw. Charlie Wellens had his spot-kick saved by Jay Lynch but Mastny was the hero in sudden-death when denying Harrison Hopper to earn his team a bonus point.