Couldn't find an existing FA Cup thread, so kicking it off with yesterday's Extra-Preliminary round tie...
Sutton Athletic 3-2 Deal Town
This was Southern Counties East Division One side Sutton Athletic's first ever FA Cup tie, as they hosted Deal Town from the division above. London Hire Stadium is a grandiose name for a pitch in a fenced off pitch in a field with two very rickety home-made stands, but the football more than made up for it. In a high wind, both sides tried to play football on the deck, with Athletic excelling at it; they looked a young side and really moved the ball about well. They were unlucky not to be ahead at the break, going in level at 1-1, when Deal grabbed an equaliser thanks to a brilliantly played advantage from an excellent referee.
Sutton got a deserved second after the break, and were only denied a third by three excellent saves from the Deal keeper, before the visitors bundled in an equaliser in the final minute. It seemed harsh on the hosts, so was good to see their endeavours rewarded in injury time when a whipped in corner was headed into his own net by the Deal captain to provide a debut 'Cupset'. They host Ashford Town - the Middlesex one - in the next round and will certainly give them a game.
Sutton Athletic 3-2 Deal Town
This was Southern Counties East Division One side Sutton Athletic's first ever FA Cup tie, as they hosted Deal Town from the division above. London Hire Stadium is a grandiose name for a pitch in a fenced off pitch in a field with two very rickety home-made stands, but the football more than made up for it. In a high wind, both sides tried to play football on the deck, with Athletic excelling at it; they looked a young side and really moved the ball about well. They were unlucky not to be ahead at the break, going in level at 1-1, when Deal grabbed an equaliser thanks to a brilliantly played advantage from an excellent referee.
Sutton got a deserved second after the break, and were only denied a third by three excellent saves from the Deal keeper, before the visitors bundled in an equaliser in the final minute. It seemed harsh on the hosts, so was good to see their endeavours rewarded in injury time when a whipped in corner was headed into his own net by the Deal captain to provide a debut 'Cupset'. They host Ashford Town - the Middlesex one - in the next round and will certainly give them a game.
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