Late goals to no avail as Yellows exit FA Cup at the first hurdle

 NEWARK & SHERWOOD 3 HUCKNALL TOWN 2

FA CUP EXTRA PRELIMINARY ROUND

TUES 8TH AUGUST 7.45 KO

TEAMS

NEWARK: 1 ROSS WOOLLEY 2 RYAN EBANKS 3 RYLEY THOMPSON 4 LIAM MAYS 5 MARK DUDLEY 6 SAM KING 7 LUKE WHITE 8 KACPER RAJTER 9TOBY WHITE 10 TOM JONES 11 KIAN SKETCHLEY

USED SUBS: JONATHAN D'LARYEA, KOLE LAMBERT, KYLE ONYON

HUCKNALL: 1 MITCH LEIVERS 2 JAMIE CRAWFORD 3 OLI BROWN 4 KAI WILSON 5 AARON SHORT (CAPT) 6 BILLY BROOKS 7 EMERAUDE KABONGO 8 BRAD LATHALL 9 DILLON RAWSON 10 NIALL TOWLE 11 NATHAN KELLY

USED SUBS: MICHAEL BANISTER, LOUIS CZERWAK, TREVELL LINDO

ATT: 228

Hucknall bowed out of the FA Cup at the first hurdle with another largely disappointing display  where they left them selves with a mountain to climb for the second game running.

With a threadbare team to pick from the Yellows could only announce three subs including player coach Michael Banister.

The home side having also had a poor start in the league were looking for improvement themselves and started how they meant to go on. 

White's free kick hit the crossbar after only 4 mins, the resulting rebound being deflected for a corner which came to nothing.

The reprieve was short lived as Newark took the lead on 11 mins, Mark Dudley heading home a Luke White free kick.

It was all Newark and keeper Leivers produced a great save on 14 mins from a Mays header.again the reprieve was shortlived as on 19 mins the hosts doubled their lead when Luke White turned in a Sketchley cross.

Leivers then saved a long range shot from Jones as Newark looked for more.

Hucknall it has to be said were once again very poor and seemed to lack ideas and were grateful to be only 2 down at half time. 

Any hopes of an Hucknall comeback were seemingly short lived as Newark made it 3 two mins into the second half. Sketchley producing a fine finish after being played through by Mays. 

At this point it was a case of how big the defeat for Hucknall would be as Mays should have done better after a poor kick out from Leivers but his shot drifted wide of the open goal.

On the hour mark Manager Ingle made a change with Kelly being replaced by Czerwak.

64 minutes saw a landmark moment in the game for Hucknall as they actually produced a shot which went into the side netting from Towle. 

A minute later Sketchley provided a moment of skill but his shot went wide. 

&0 minutes saw the introduction of Banister for Kabongo and the change in the game was there for all to see as at last Hucknall had a calm head in there. I really can't fault the lads efforts but it really had been a case of them running around like headless chickens up until this point.

Jamie Crawford was booked on 75 mins joining Rawson and Towle in the Yellow card club.

Crawford was replaced by Lindo on 75 mins.

Whether it was the home side tiring as they had put a lot of effort in or the introduction of Banister Hucknall suddenly came into the game which should have been out of sight for them.

A lot of the away support had long gone after seeing enough when Hucknall were awarded a penalty on 83 mins.a minute after Newark had spurned yet another chance when Onyon's lob went just wide. 

Towle putting the penalty away after a foul in the box.

What surely was only a consolation was turned into concern for the home side as Towle prodded home from close range 2 minutes later.

However the home side ran the clock down well for the 5 mins of added on time and Hucknall never found a chance to draw level.

Very much like the Belper game last week it gave Hucknall food for thought. Unlike last week the lads kept going to make a game of it. The introduction of an experienced player helped no end.

Town have another long trip on Saturday when they travel to Boston Town still looking for that elusive victory.

Congratulations to Newark who now host  Harborough Town on the 19th August