Halstead Town 2 Tower Hamlets 2 (aet; Tower Hamlets won 6-5 on penalties)
The opening salvos were even as the visitors showed first and forced a couple of corners but the Humbugs returned the favour with one of the visitor’s defenders fortunate not to turn the ball into his own net.
It was Halstead who were to take the early lead though when Hampson played in Regan down the wing and his cross caused problems for Tower Hamlets. Firstly Pellin, the visitor’s keeper, could only parry it and Halstead next attempt was blocked but it fell kindly to Regan, who smashed it home via the far post.
Ten minutes on the clock and the lower league side ahead and whilst it was Hamlets who had most of the ball at this stage nothing decisive was being created. In fact, Hampson at the other end had a long-range effort for Halstead although Brennan needed to block when the visitor’s striker With had an effort on goal.
The pattern of the game settled into one where the visitors had the ball and Halstead were primarily working on the counter attack, that said neither side created any clear-cut chances. It looked as if Halstead would reach the half way point with their goal intact but that was not to be the case. There were two minutes of the half remaining when a long ball over the top found With who took it down well on his chest and fired passed Whymark to ensure the sides went into the break all square.
HT: Halstead Town 1-1 Tower Hamlets
The second half was very much a slow burner with both sides sparring with each other and other than Whymark needing to come off his line quickly to clear Halstead’s line there was little to talk about. It took until 65 minutes for any meaningful action as a superb Pavett freekick, from 20 yards, was brilliantly tipped over by Pellin.
The introduction of Andrade seemed to pep the hosts up a little and he managed a couple of goal bound efforts but these were dealt with, one way or another, by the visitors back line. At the other end skipper for the day warren was called on to make an important clearance from a long ball in.
The game meandered to extra time as both sides were unable to apply the killer touch.
FT: Halstead Town 1-1 Tower Hamlets
The game got a serious injection of life in the extra period and started well for Halstead as Pavett, Andrade and Hampson combined and were only denied by Furtago’s timely intervention for the visitors.
The visitors had their turn too, as their centre half Montero burst through and played in a great ball but it was fired wide by the forward. The ball was straight up the other end and a Warren free kick saw Pellin do well to clear his lines.
The midway point in the extra period was reached without addition although all the excitement was being saved for that final quarter of an hour.
It was the visitors who drew blood next as With was on hand to smash home following a corner, although the hosts were left aggrieved as they felt Whymark had been impeded. This clearly led to Halstead laying siege to the visitors goal, cheered on by a large home crowd, although their attacks often stumbled on Pellin in the Hamlet’s goal.
Time was ticking away and it looked as if that was going to be that however, a corner in the very last minute of the game fell to Pavett. He smashed the ball into the net and sent the home supporters into raptures and the game to penalties.
In the penalty shootout fortunes went one way and then other but finally the visitors came out on top by 6-5 and proceed to the second round of the vase.
FT (aet) Halstead Town 2-2 Tower Hamlets (Tower Hamlets won 6-5 on penalties)
thanks to Halstead Town FC for the match report
(thanks to Adam Richardson for the photo)
Hamlets reward for that dramatic penalty shoot out win was a home tie with fellow Essex Senior League side Enfield 1893 at Mile End. The match takes place this Saturday and promises to be a decent battle between two decent sides. Hamlets probably start as favourites for the tie however the visitors could easily win this tie too so will be interesting to see how it all pans out.
Anyway here are the First Round Proper results in full:-
Friday 20th October
Holland 1 Great Wakering Rovers 2
Crawley Green 3 Harpenden Town 0
Saturday 21st October
West Didsbury & Chorlton 0 West Auckland Town 3
Irlam 1 1874 Northwich 4
Garforth Town 2 Knaresborough Town 3 (AET)
Team Northumbria 1 Runcorn Linnets 1 (AET)
AFC Emley 2 Thornaby 6
Rossington Main 3 Bootle 4 (AET)
Sunderland Ryhope CW 10 Harrogate Railway Athletic 1
Pickering Town 3 Newcastle Benfield 4 (AET)
Dunston UTS 2 Burscough 1
Ashington 1 Hall Road Rangers 2
Tow Law Town 2 Bridlington Town 1
Bedlington Terriers 1 Charnock Richard 0
Whickham 0 Stockton Town 2
North Shields 4 Handsworth Parramore 2
Alsager Town 5 Runcorn Town 2
Westella & Willerby 1 Whitley Bay 5
Pontefract Collieries 3 Litherland Remyca 1
City of Liverpool 7 Dronfield Town 0
Blaby & Whetstone Athletic 3 Northampton On Chenecks 1
Walsall Wood 1 Atherstone Town 0
Lutterworth Town 2 Coventry United 3
Westfields 6 Shifnal Town 0
Brocton 4 Wednesfield 1
Stourport Swifts 3 Shirebrook Town 2
Worcester City 4 Sherwood Colliery 3
Rugby Town 2 Harrowby United 0 (AET)
Pinxton 3 Heather St Johns 1
Hanley Town 1 Godmanchester Rovers 3
Racing Club Warwick 2 Clipstone 0
Haughmond 1 Worksop Town 2
Wellington 0 Desborough Town 2
Eastwood Community 3 Dunkirk 2
Bardon Hill 3 Quorn 4
Stafford Town 0 Kimberley MW 1
AFC Wulfrunians 1 Leicester Nirvana 1 (AET)
Rushden & Higham United 0 Highgate United 2
FC Bolsover 1 Deeping Rangers 3
Holbeach United 1 South Normanton Athletic 0
Hullbridge Sports 1 Colney Heath 1 (AET)
Burnham Ramblers 0 Leighton Town 1
London Colney 4 Cogenhoe United 4 (AET)
Basildon United 0 Biggleswade 2
Enfield Borough 4 Newmarket Town 2
Framlingham Town 2 Cockfosters 0
Wisbech St Mary 2 Whitton United 1
Norwich CBS 1 Oxhey Jets 0
Thetford Town 1 Debenham LC 1 (AET)
Welwyn Garden City 3 Takeley 0
Halstead Town 2 Tower Hamlets 2 (AET, Tower Hamlets won 6-5 on penalties)
Peterborough Northern Star 1 Baldock Town 0
Biggleswade United 0 Yaxley 1
Wisbech Town 4 Felixstowe & Walton United 0
Edgware Town 1 Walton & Hersham 3
Haywards Heath Town 2 Camberley Town 0
Cobham 0 Westfield 4
Bracknell Town 6 Buckingham Athletic 2
Erith & Belvedere 2 Horley Town 2 (AET)
Balham 1 Deal Town 3
Thatcham Town 2 Horsham YMCA 1
London Lions 3 Clapton 2
Sevenoaks Town 2 Longlevens AFC 1
Broadbridge Heath 3 Kensington Borough 0
Beckenham Town 2 Sawbridgeworth Town 0
Saltdean United 0 Whitstable Town 1 (AET)
Cray Valley (PM) 3 Cricklewood Wanderers 1 (tie awarded to Cricklewood Wand'rs - Cray Valley PM removed - subject to appeal)
Rushtall 2 Epsom & Ewell 7
Canterbury City 4 K Sports 3
Royal Wootton Bassett Town 2 Ampthill Town 1
Spelthorne Sports 0 Lordswood 1
Sheppey United 2 Fisher 1
Erith Town 4 Pagham 0
Wembley 3 Broadfields United 0
Hanworth Villa 3 Three Bridges 2
Flackwell Heath 2 Windsor 5
Meridian 2 Hollands & Blair 0
Odd Down 1 Tavistock AFC 2
AFC Portchester 2 Cullompton Rangers 3
Wellington AFC 4 Downton 3 (AET)
Highworth Town 1 Sholing 3
Christchurch 3 United Services Portsmouth 0
Romsey Town 2 Hamble Club 3
Fareham Town 4 Ivybridge Town 3
Wantage Town 4 Cadbury Heath 3
Baffins Milton Rovers 1 Radstock Town 0
Hengrove Athletic 4 Alton Town 2 (AET)
Newport (IW) 7 Bovey Tracey 2
Plymouth Parkway 6 Sandhurst Town 1
Brockenhurst 2 Crediton United 1 (AET)
Willand Rovers 7 Street 1
Farnham Town 2 Lymington Town 0
Frimley Green 0 Blackfield & Langley 2
Bashley 2 Bridgwater Town 3 (AET)
Sunday 22nd October
FC Romania 2 Eynesbury Rovers 0
Enfield 1893 1 Coggeshall Town 0 (AET)
Tuesday 24th October
Portland United 0 Horndean 1
Replays
Runcorn Linnets 3 Team Northumbria 2
Leicester Nirvana 4 AFC Wulfrunians 1
Colney Heath 0 Hullbridge Sports 1
Cogenhoe United 1 London Colney 0
Debenham LC 0 Thetford Town 2
Horley Town 3 Erith & Belvedere 2 (AET)
Wednesday 25th October
AFC Darwen 2 Marske United 3
Wolverhampton SC 4 Staveley MW 2
Thursday 26th October
Ashton Athletic 4 Liversedge 2
Saturday 28th October
Bodmin Town 2 Swanage Town & Herston 1
So that concluded the First Round Proper of the Vase, the Second Round Proper takes place this weekend and here are those ties:-
Friday 10th November
Yaxley VS Peterborough Northern Star
Walton & Hersham VS Hanworth Villa
Saturday 11th November
Stockton Town VS Bootle
North Shields VS Knaresborough Town_
Dunston UTS VS Worksop Town
Marske United VS Shildon
Sunderland Ryhope CW VS City of Liverpool
1874 Northwich_ VS Tow Law Town
Hall Road Rangers VS Pontefract Collieries
West Auckland Town VS Billingham Town
Runcorn Linnets VS Sunderland RCA
Ashton Athletic VS Morpeth Town
Bedlington Terriers VS Newcastle Benfield
Thornaby VS Whitley Bay
Wolverhampton SC VS Rugby Town
Hinckley AFC VS AFC Mansfield
Coleshill Town VS Blaby & Whetstone Athletic
Godmanchester Rovers VS Deeping Rangers
Brocton VS Shepshed Dynamo
Desborough Town VS Pinxton
Quorn VS Coventry United
Racing Club Warwick VS Alsager Town
Leicester Nirvana VS Eastwood Community
Walsall Wood VS Holbeach United
Worcester City VS Highgate United
Kimberley MW VS Stourport Swifts
Sporting Khalsa VS Bromsgrove Sporting
Tring Athletic VS Ely City
Welwyn Garden City VS Newport Pagnell Town
Thetford Town VS Wisbech Town
Biggleswade VS Crawley Green (penalties agreed, no replay)
Leighton Town VS London Lions
Hullbridge Sports VS Wembley
Sun Sports VS Cogenhoe United (walkover for Cogenhoe United - Sun Sports removed)
Tower Hamlets_ VS Enfield 1893
Enfield Borough VS Berkhamsted
Gorleston VS Framlingham Town
Wisbech St Mary_ VS Norwich CBS
Great Wakering Rovers VS FC Romania
Haywards Heath Town VS Sevenoaks Town
Whitstable Town VS Epsom & Ewell
Meridian VP VS Horley Town
Sheppey United_ VS Beckenham Town
Westfield VS Canterbury City_
Thatcham Town VS Broadbridge Heath
Crowborough Athletic VS Croydon
Bracknell Town VS Cricklewood Wanderers
Corinthian VS Eastbourne Town
Chichester City_ VS Deal Town
Christchurch VS Fareham Town
Team Solent VS Tavistock AFC
Exmouth Town VS Blackfield & Langley
Sholing VS Wellington AFC
Wantage Town VS Melksham Town
Newport (IW) VS Hengrove Athletic
Baffins Milton Rovers VS Cullompton Rangers
Buckland Athletic VS Bradford Town
Hamble Club VS Brockenhurst
Willand Rovers VS Westfields
Farnham Town VS Bridgwater Town
Plymouth Parkway VS Bodmin Town
Horndean VS Royal Wootton Bassett Town
Sunday 12th November
Erith Town VS Windsor
Southall VS Lordswood
The winning sides will go though to compete in the Third Round Proper, the Last 64 of the competition. For now it's the Second Round Proper and I'll have a blog on this round and a look ahead to the Third Round fixtures next time.
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