My vase trail took me back to the Len Salmon Stadium, home of Bowers & Pitsea for their match against Thurlow Nunn Premier Side Haverhill Rovers and it was the home side who started the brighter although there were no clear cut chances in the first ten minutes.
On 7 minutes Bowers delivered a couple of teasing crosses into the box which had the away sides defence concerned but nothing came of them and then on 9 minutes Jamie Salmon’s free kick drifted wide of the target for the home side. Rovers ventured forward and Cornwell controlled a pass and swiveled and volleyed towards goal but keeper Scott Hinton was equal to it.
Then on 12 minutes Bowers grabbed the lead when a ball was laid back to Ross Adams and from the edge of the box he drilled a low shot past Coombe.
Bowers had their tails up and were dominating their opponents and on 21 minutes a great crossfield pass found Durrant on the right hand side and he cut in and unleashed an effort at goal but it was weak and didn’t trouble Coombe.
Most of any attacking play Haverhill were having was going through Cornwell and on 26 minutes he elected to shoot from way out when driving forward but the effort flew way way over. Just before the half hour Haverhill won a free kick on the edge of the box and Shinn took it and it only just went over the bar.
Rovers were coming back into the game now although chances were now few and far between as the half beckoned but on 41 minutes a blow for Bowers when captain Scott Pethers went down and was eventually stretchered off with an ankle problem. However Bowers ended the half on a high when they won a free kick out on the left and dead ball specialist Jamie Salmon whipped in a great ball which found the unmarked Lewis Manor in the six yard box who diverted the ball past the helpless Coombe and in for a 2-0 half time lead.
To be fair to the visitors they came out second half the better side and six minutes into the half Healey cut inside but hit his effort wide of Hinton’s goal. Haverhill’s problem was their end product, they were ok up until the final third and then just couldn’t find the killer touch. On 61 minutes another free kick from Shinn deflected towards goal but Scott Hinton was down to save in the Bowers goal. A minute later and Healey again had a sight of goal but his toe poke towards goal was saved by Scott Hinton.
Bowers finally tested Coombe in the Haverhill goal for the first time in the half when on 63 minutes a glancing header from Lewis Manor was tipped wide by Coombe. This was the only real chance the home side would create until the final few minutes as they spent a lot of the time defending crosses from the away side, and doing a good job at defending them it has to be said. Haverhill were putting a lot of effort into the game knowing a goal back would change the game completely. With ten minutes to go Bowers did manage to break up the other end but Durrant’s effort flew way over the bar.
With five minutes to go Cornwell tried a spectacular over head kick but it lacked any real power and bounced into the arms of Scott Hinton. A minute later and the home side killed off the tie once and for all when a brilliant counter attack found substitute Tom Hine one on one with Coombe and he took it round the keeper and then decided to cut back onto his right foot before eventually slamming the ball into the net. Game over for sure.
Rovers did attack again on 89 minutes but Cornwell’s effort at goal was palmed away by Scott Hinton, who no doubt wanted that clean sheet. A tiring Haverhill side were caught on the hop again when Bowers broke down the left hand side through Durrant and his excellent ball into the area found an unmarked substitute in the shape of Stuart Fergus who fired the ball beyond Coombe and put some more gloss on the scoreline. So its Bowers who progress to the 1st Round Proper on November 1st and they have been drawn away to Wembley FC.
Bowers – 1. Hinton 2. Pethers (C), 3. Durrant 4. Wilson 5. Everett 6. Adams 7. Marron 8. Salmon 9. Whitnell 10. Manor 11. Russell
Subs – 12. Brown 14. Hine 15. Kee 16. Fergus 17. Hornsley
Haverhill – 1. Coombe 2. Moody 3. Newnes 4. Shinn 5. Thomas (C) 6. Wildersan 7. Abbott 8. Hunt 9. Cornwell 10. Obrien 11. Healey
Subs – 12. Thompson 13. Cherry 14. Kingham 15. Challis
Referee – C Myatt Assistants – D Rudd & D Proctor
Att: 38
Here are the 2nd Qualifying Round results in full:-
Friday 3rd October
AFC Croydon Athletic 0 Chessington & Hook United 3
Bishop Auckland 4 Birtley Town 0
Saturday 4th October
Holker Old Boys 1 Durham City 0 (aet)
Whitley Bay 4 South Shields 3
Billingham Town 1 Yorkshire Amateur 3
AFC Darwen 4 Washington 3
Colne 4 Heaton Stannington 0
Ryhope CW 5 Barnoldswick Town 2
Alnwick Town 5 Pickering Town 3
Hall Road Rangers 0 Consett AFC 5
Marske United 2 Chester-Le-Street Town 1
West Allotment Celtic 1 Nelson 1 (aet)
Silsden AFC 3 Garforth Town 1
Sunderland RCA 1 Crook Town AFC 0
Esh Winning 1 Seaham Red Star 12 (twelve)
Daisy Hill 5 Albion Sports 4
Bedlington Terriers 4 Liversedge 0
Stokesley SC 2 North Shields 4
Billingham Synthonia 2 Celtic Nation 2 (aet)
Selby Town 4 Bacup & Rossendale Borough 2
Ashton Athletic 0 Shaw Lane Aquaforce 1
Armthorpe Welfare 1 Bootle 2
Dronfield Town 3 Maltby Main 3 (aet)
West Didsbury & Chorlton AFC 2 Rossington Main 1
Bottesford Town 2 Rochdale Town 1
Winsford United 3 Hemsworth MW 0
Chadderton 3 Abbey Hey 1
Widnes 0 AFC Emley 2
Atherton Collieries 4 AFC Liverpool 1 (aet)
Hallam 1 Ashton Town AFC 3
Athersley Recreation 1 Runcorn Town 4
Winterton Rangers 1 Worsborough Bridge Athletic 0
Southam United 2 Barnt Green Spartak 0
Brocton 5 Kirby Muxloe 4
Walsall Wood 3 Pershore Town 0
Nuneaton Griff 3 Dudley Town 1
Shawbury United 2 AFC Bridgnorth 3 (aet)
Bardon Hill Sports 3 AFC Wulfrunians 3 (aet)
Aston 2 Lichfield City 0
Ellistown & Ibstock United 4 Bromyard Town 0
Lye Town 1 Pegasus Juniors 2
Stone Old Alleyians 0 Gornal Athletic 4
Continental Star 2 Willenhall Town 3
Sporting Khalsa 3 Hanley Town 3
Eccleshall 3 Atherstone Town 0
Bolehall Swifts 4 Cradley Town 1
Coventry Sphinx 2 Studley 3
Heather St Johns 3 Rocester 4 (aet)
Wellington AFC 3 Shifnal Town 2
Bromsgrove Sporting 2 Tipton Town 1
Heanor Town 6 Holwell Sports 1
Blidworth Welfare 4 Clipstone 2
Radcliffe Olympic 1 Cleethorpes Town 6
Blaby & Whetstone Athletic 1 Borrowash Victoria 2
South Normanton Athletic 0 Dunkirk 5
Oadby Town 2 Retford United 0
Shepshed Dynamo 4 Barrow Town 0
Louth Town 1 Gedling MW 4
Basford United 0 Mickleover Royals 1
Long Eaton United 3 Lincoln Moorlands Railway 0
Holbrook Sports 1 AFC Mansfield 4
Thurnby Nirvana 8 Harrowby United 4
Sutton Town AFC W-O Graham St Prims (walkover for Graham St Prims – Sutton Town removed)
Kirkley & Pakefield 2 Newmarket Town 0
Peterborough Northern Star 6 Team Bury 0
Fakenham Town 2 Mildenhall Town 1
Walsham Le Willows 1 Godmanchester Rovers 7
Great Yarmouth Town 1 Boston Town 0
Peterborough Sports 3 Thetford Town 1
Holbeach United 2 Blackstones 0
Yaxley 2 Sleaford Town 1
Southend Manor 0 Wivenhoe Town 1
Whitton United 5 FC Romania 1
Stowmarket Town 0 Eton Manor 4
Hertford Town 5 Ilford 0
FC Broxbourne Borough 1 Woodbridge Town 2
Cockfosters 5 Hoddesdon Town 0
Welwyn Garden City 3 Clapton 0
Baldock Town 4 Long Melford 3
Ipswich Wanderers 4 Hadley 4 (aet)
Haverhill Borough 4 London Bari 1
Stanway Rovers 4 FC Clacton 1
Bowers & Pitsea 4 Haverhill Rovers 0
Debenham LC 1 Saffron Walden Town 3
Stansted 1 London Colney 2
Spelthorne Sports 2 Risborough Rangers 1
Holmer Green 2 Desborough Town 1
Rothwell Corinthians 0 Bedfont Sports 1
Bedford 0 AFC Kempston Rovers 3
Kings Langley 2 Burton Park Wanderers 0
Sun Sports 3 Potton United 0
Biggleswade United 2 Northampton Spencer 2 (aet)
Wembley 4 Hillingdon Borough 2
Stotfold 1 Southall 0
Harefield United 3 Wellingborough Town 2 (aet)
Newport Pagnell Town 0 Berkhamsted 3
Long Buckby 0 Oxhey Jets 2 (aet)
Irchester United 3 Crawley Green 1
Tring Athletic 2 Woodford United 1
AFC Dunstable 5 Leverstock Green 0
Newbury 1 Reading Town 4
Farnham Town 2 Milton United 1
Highworth Town 2 Hartley Wintney 1 (aet)
Windsor 4 Binfield 0
Flackwell Heath 5 Frimley Green 0
Hook Norton 1 Tadley Calleva 0
Chinnor 6 Henley Town 2 (aet)
Woodley Town 0 Knaphill 2
Eversley & California 3 Tuffley Rovers 3 (aet; Tuffley Rovers won 6-5 on penalties)
Slimbridge AFC 6 Oxford City Nomads 0
Wootton Bassett Town 2 Abingdon United 3 (aet)
New College Swindon 0 Thame United 4
Malmesbury Victoria 3 Bracknell Town 2
Brimscombe & Thrupp 5 Carterton 2
Bexhill United 2 Rochester United 6
Seaford Town 0 Fisher 4
Pagham 5 Worthing United 2
Cobham 0 Lingfield 4
Banstead Athletic 2 Mile Oak 1 (aet)
Raynes Park Vale 2 Epsom Athletic 1
Cray Valley (PM) 0 Horley Town 2
Hassocks 2 Broadbridge Heath 1
Molesey 1 Greenwich Borough 2
Phoenix Sports 1 Lancing 0
Wick & Barnham United 3 Arundel 3 (aet)
Colliers Wood United 2 Shoreham 0
Southwick 0 Lordswood 3
Ringmer 3 St Francis Rangers 2 (aet)
Loxwood 5 Steyning Town 2
Hailsham Town 3 Dorking Wanderers 2
Beckenham Town 3 Corinthian 5
Cadbury Heath 2 Ringwood Town 3
Bradford Town 4 Andover Town 0
Fareham Town 1 Petersfield Town 0
Sherborne Town 1 New Milton Town 0
Cowes Sports 4 Corsham Town 0
Longwell Green Sports 3 Amesbury Town 1
Bemerton Heath Harlequins 4 Moneyfields 3
Verwood Town 6 Roman Glass St George 4 (aet)
Calne Town 2 Christchurch 1
Winchester City 8 Laverstock & Ford 0
Swanage Town & Herston 1 United Services Portsmouth 1 (aet; United Services Portsmouth won 4-3 on penalties)
AFC Portchester 2 Hamworthy United 1
Bridport 11 (eleven) East Cowes Victoria Athletic 0
Melksham Town 8 Bournemouth 1
Horndean 1 Lymington Town 1 (aet)
Welton Rovers 2 Hengrove Athletic 0
Radstock Town 3 Portishead Town 0
Buckland Athletic 7 Wellington AFC 1
St Blazey 1 Barnstaple Town 0
Falmouth Town AFC 3 Ashton & Backwell United 2
Shepton Mallet AFC 7 Wadebridge Town 2
Keynsham Town 2 Plymouth Parkway 3
Saltash United 5 Street 3
Torpoint Athletic 2 Newquay 3
Brislington 2 Witheridge AFC 2
AFC St Austell W-O Ilfracombe Town (walkover for AFC St Austell – Ilfracombe Town removed)
Sunday 5th October
1874 Northwich 9 Wigan Robin Park 0
St Helens Town 2 Nostell MW 0
Belper United 2 Quorn 1 (aet)
Chippenham Park 3 Whitchurch United 2 (aet)
Replays
Tuesday 7th October
Nelson 1 West Allotment Celtic 2
Celtic Nation 1 Billingham Synthonia 2
AFC Wulfrunians 1 Bardon Hill Sports 0
Hanley Town 3 Sporting Khalsa 1
Hadley 1 Ipswich Wanderers 2
Northampton Spencer 1 Biggleswade Town 0
Arundel 2 Wick & Barnham United 1
Lymington Town 0 Horndean 5
Witheridge 1 Brislington 1 (aet; Brislington won 3-2 on penalties)
Wednesday 8th October
Maltby Main 3 Dronfield Town 1 (match abandoned after 87 minutes, please see below)
The FA Vase Second Qualifying Round Replay between Maltby Main and Dronfield Town on Wednesday evening was abandoned by the referee after disgraceful scenes in the final minutes.
With Maltby leading 3-1 in a bad-tempered clash the game erupted on 87 minutes after a foul.
Punches were thrown by at least five or six players and Dronfield player William Earl was kicked on the leg, which resulted in a suspected broken leg.
An ambulance took Earl to hospital.
Referee Mr Bannister from Featherstone sent off Carlton Dickson from Dronfield Town and Bob Branagan from Maltby, who it was alleged had aimed the deliberate kick at Earl.
However, with players, managers, club officials and a spectator on the field the referee abandoned the match.
Dronfield led 1-0 at half time but in the second half Maltby pulled back to lead 3-1.
As of yet I don’t know if this result will stand or not but I’m sure we will find out in due course what repercussions will come from these dreadful scenes.
The draw for the 1st Round Proper was made on Monday and here is that draw in full:-
Colne v Shildon
Bootle v Barton Town Old Boys
Dronfield Town/Maltby Main v Chadderton
West Allotment Celtic v Runcorn Town
North Shields v AFC Emley
Daisy Hill v Atherton Collieries
1874 Northwich v Ashton Town AFC
Marske United v Winterton Rangers
Bishop Auckland v Holker Old Boys
Bottesford Town v Ryhope CW
Selby Town v Seaham Red Star
Guisborough Town v Billingham Synthonia
Shaw Lane Aquaforce v Runcorn Linnets
St Helens Town v Yorkshire Amateur
Sunderland RCA v Handsworth Parramore
Bedlington Terriers v Whitley Bay
AFC Darwen v Maine Road
Winsford United v Tadcaster Albion
Consett AFC v Silsden AFC
West Didbury & Chorlton AFC v Glossop North End
Gedling MW v AFC Mansfield
Long Eaton United v Worksop Town
Walsall Wood v AFC Bridgnorth
Borrowash Victoria v Belper United
Pegasus Juniors v Aston
Boldmere St Michaels v Thurnby Nirvana
Rocester v Brocton
Bromsgrove Sporting v Nuneaton Griff
Ellistown & Ibstock United v Hanley Town
Blidworth Welfare v Willenhall Town
Southam United v Cleethorpes Town
Shepshed Dynamo v Oadby Town
Mickleover Royals v Eccleshall
Dunkirk v Graham St Prims
Gornal Athletic v Studley
AFC Wulfrunians v Heanor Town
Wellington v Bolehall Swifts
Welwyn Garden City v Peterborough Sports
Eton Manor v St Margaretsbury
Deeping Rangers v Wivenhoe Town
Woodbridge Town v Huntington Town
Irchester United v Fakenham Town
Oxhey Jets v Tower Hamlets
Kirkley & Pakefield v Colney Heath
Saffron Walden Town v Whitton United
Hertford Town v Stanway Rovers
Holbeach United v Gorleston
Sun Sports v Harefield United
Haringey Borough v Northampton Spencer
Berkhamsted v Kings Langley
Peterborough Northern Star v Stotfold
AFC Kempston Rovers v Felixstowe & Walton United
Ipswich Wanderers v Cockfosters
AFC Dunstable v Haverhill Borough
Enfield 1893 v Tring Athletic
Godmanchester Rovers v Yaxley
Waltham Forest v Great Yarmouth Town
Wembley v Bowers & Pitsea
London Colney v Baldock Town
Colliers Wood United v Ringmer
Chessington & Hook United v Camberley Town
Eastbourne Town v Erith & Belvedere
Hassocks v Corinthian
Littlehampton Town v Guildford City
Ashford Town (MIddx) v Loxwood
Fisher v Crawley Down Gatwick
Lingfield v Epsom & Ewell
Horsham YMCA v Bedfont Sports
Raynes Park Vale v Westfield
Chertsey Town v Horley Town
Arundel v Phoenix Sports
Lordswood v Knaphill
Greenwich Borough v Hailsham Town
Tunbridge Wells v Rochester United
Erith Town v Banstead Athletic
Pagham v Spelthorne Sports
Thatcham Town v Flackwell Heath
Bradford Town v Malmesbury Victoria
Ardley United v Chippenham Park
Hook Norton v Newport IOW
Ringwood Town v United Services Portsmouth
Windsor v Highworth Town
Holmer Green v Ascot United
Verwood Town v Fareham Town
Calne Town v Bridport
Melksham Town v Highmoor Ibis
Thame United v Chinnor
Bemerton Heath Harlequins v Cowes Sports
Winchester City v Horndean
Farnham Town v Abingdon United
AFC Portchester v Reading Town
Folland Sports v Sherborne Town
AFC St Austell v Saltash United
Plymouth Parkway v Tuffley Rovers
Buckland Athletic v Longwell Green Sports
St Blazey v Gillingham Town
Shepton Mallet AFC v Brislington
Welton Rovers v Brimscombe & Thrupp
Newquay v Slimbridge AFC
Odd Down v Falmouth Town AFC
Bristol Manor Farm v Radstock Town
These ties will be played over the weekend of Friday 30th September/Sat 1st & Sun 2ndNovember. A review of this round will be brought to you on the Friday as always. But for now that completes my roundup of the 2nd Qualifying Round, I’m off to Wembley for my next instalment of ‘Pedro’s FA Vase Trail’. See you soon.
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