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Shirehampton’s Joe Harvey’s hattrick gave them passage into the next round at
English Bicknor. It took just 10 minutes for the visitors to open the scoring a corner
being headed home by Harvey. Then five minutes before the break the home side lost
the ball in midfield and Harvey chipped the keeper to make it 2-0. Bicknor lost the ball
again in midfield in the 61 minute and a thunderbolt shot from Harvey made it three
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nil and he completed his hattrick. The home side never gave up and were rewarded
for their hard work in the 68 minute when Jordan Heales found Blaine Smith to reduce
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the score to 3-1. The home side had further chances and struck the crossbar but were
unable to find a way through.
Little Stoke, cup winner’s a few seasons ago, were drawn at home to Hanham
Athletic for this first round. Stoke went ahead on nine minutes from a defence
splitting pass to Aaron West to beat the Hanham defence and run clear to lob the ball
over the advancing keeper. Both sides had a penalty shout turned down in the first 15
minutes the referee having none of it. Second half saw a good chance for Stoke when
a cross into the box by Ethan Moore found John Pugsley clear on goal, but his shot was
brilliantly saved Sam Brown in the visitor’s goal. A through ball from Aaron West to
Lucas Hart was again well saved by Brown. On 75 minutes a delightful run down the
flank by Lucas Hart saw his cross over hit but it was laid back to Moore whose shot was
well saved by Brown. Stoke made sure of their place in the next round in the 85 th
minute when Jude Scott’s through ball found Ethan Moore to finish it off.

Henbury’s chance of playing in the second round was scuppered by Frampton
United with a 3-1 score-line. A steady opening but Manolo Espada had the first
chance for the visitors on seven minutes but shot wide. Home keeper Theo Hutchinson
then saved well from a free kick. Henbury’s Andy Dickinson then saw his shot well
saved by the Frampton keeper Aaron Taylor. A break down the right by the home side
and a cross in saw Jenson Manning fire wide of the target. 20 minutes saw a Manolo
Espada free kick fly high over the Henbury bar. On 28 minutes poor defending by the
home side allowed Joe Wilton to run clear to open the scoring for Frampton. At the
other end Dickinson’s run down the flank and a good cross found Kane Manning but
his shot went well over the bar. Frampton were awarded a penalty five minutes before
the break and Stuart Maule had the chance to make it 2-0 from the spot, Hutchinson
saved the penalty then saved the follow up which struck the crossbar before Frazer
Wilson finally got the ball into the Henbury net. A disaster in the 48 minute when
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both Tyler Burgham-Wilson and keeper Hutchinson getting into a right pickle before
the keeper gave away a penalty. Frampton’s Manolo Espada took the penalty and gave
the keeper no chance for a 3-0 lead. The home side gave themselves some hope in
the 65 minute when a break down the right by Dickinson saw his cross take a
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deflection and the ball ran through to the unmarked Sam Degg to slip the ball into the
net. The home side then rallied and just two minutes later Degg had a glorious chance
to make it 3-2 but shot wide. Kane Manning then worked his way through but could
not get his shot past Taylor. The last chance fell to Frampton, but Steve Jackson’s shot
struck the upright.

A goalless draw at Sharpness who entertained Ruardean Hill Rangers in this first
Round. It seems a tail of missed chances from both sides in the first 45 minutes either
failing to hit the target or shots being well saved by the keepers. The second period
saw plenty of action from both teams, but it was the same old story not being able to
get the ball past either keeper or shots being off target. After 90 minutes the game
went to penalties to decide the outcome and Ruardean Hill Rangers will be in the next
round winning 4-2 on penalties.