A world record 54 penalties were needed to separate two non-league sides from England.
There were more spot-kicks taken at the end of the Ernest Armstrong Memorial Cup tie between Washington and Bedlington than there were people watching.
The crowd of 40 were treated to a 3-3 draw in 90 minutes before Washington won 25-24.
The Guinness World Record for the longest shootout was 48.
The first-round cup tie between the Northern League Division Two sides at the Ford Quarry Football Hub in Sunderland surpasses the efforts it took for KK Palace to overcome Civics 17-16 in a 2005 Namibian Cup shootout.
The English shootout record of 44 spot-kicks, which was set by Old Wulfrunians, was broken by Lane Head 19-18.
The spot-kick drama was not limited to just the shootout between the two 10th tier sides, with a last-minute penalty from Washington's Bradley Chisholm to complete his hat-trick needed to make it 3-3 after 90 minutes.
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