Horsham and Worthing ease through FA Cup replays - but Chichester City and Steyning are out
Horsham and Worthing have joined Eastbourne Borough in the third qualifying round of the FA Cup – but Chichester City and Steyning’s runs have ended.
At Horsham it was 2-0 by half-time as Dom Di Paola’s side proved too strong for step four side Westfield following a 2-2 draw in Saturday’s tie. Lucas Rodrigues opened the scoring and Charlie Hester-Cooke doubled thes advantage soon after following a Rodrigues cut-back.
It was 3-0 just after the hour when Reece Myles-Meekums forced a Westfield defender into an own goal, then James Roberts and Greg Luer set up Shamiir Fenelon for the fourth. Luer and Roberts then got one each in the closing minutes to make it 6-0.
At Woodside Road, Jersey Bulls’ hopes of a shock after a 2-2 draw in the Channel Islands at the weekend didn’t last.
Temi Babalola was the hero with a hat-trick and Joe Cook and Brad Dolaghan also scored to see Chris Agutter’s team safely through with a 5-0 victory.
Steyning’s task in visiting Tonbridge Angels – who play three divisions above them, in National South – always looked tough after their initial 2-2 draw on Saturday, and so it proved as the Angels scored six.
The highlight of the night for Steyning was when they scored to make it 3-1 midway through the second half.
Watch Steyning manager Michael Hamm’s post-match interview with Colin Bowman in the video player above.
Chichester City have been poor at home this season and were again here as step five side Whitstable Town won their replay 1-0, killing off City’s hopes of another famous run like the 2019 one that ended with them playing Tranmere live on BT Sport.
In the third qualifying round, set for Saturday week, September 27, it’s….
Wimborne Town v Worthing
Sholing v Eastbourne Borough
Horsham v Folkestone Invicta
In Tuesday night’s Isthmian League action, in the south central division, Bognor blew a two-goal lead at Moneyfields – secured by goals from Nick Dembele and Callum Laycock – to lose 3-2.
Littlehampton Town were also 2-0 up away from home – George Gaskin and Marcel Powell scoring at South Park Reigate – before the hosts pulled level, only for David Herbert to get the Marigolds an injury-time winner in a match in which three players, two from the home side; Kyle O’Brien for the Golds, were sent off.
In the Isthmian south east, Aaron Capon and Sonny Walsh scored to give Eastbourne Town a 2-1 win at home to Broadbridge Heath, who replied through Matthew Hay.
Hastings led for much of the night at Sittingbourne through a goal by new signing Bruno Tavares, but the hosts rescued a 1-1 draw with an injury-time equaliser.
A Rushaar Samuel-Smikle goal was not enough for Crowborough, who lost 2-1 at AFC Croydon Athletic.