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Only just made it through last night
FA Cup 1st Qualifying Round replay sponsored by Budweiser
Goalscorers:
LINGFIELD: Forster (1,25)
HORSHAM: Nwachukwu (pen,38,115), Luchford (90+5,94)
Horsham secured their first FA Cup victory since October 2008, and their first Gorings Mead success of the season, but were made to fight every inch of the way against County League Lingfield in this dramatic FA Cup tie.
The 'home' side stunned Horsham by taking the lead in the first minute and, when Nicky Forster grabbed his and Lingfield's second midway through the half, it looked as though the Hornets were heading out of the competition at the first stage for the third season running. But the first half dismissal of Lee Sidwell handed the initiative back to Horsham and they were able to half the deficit before the break through Tony Nwachukwu's penalty.
Yet, despite the numerical imbalance, the scoreline remained unchanged until the fifth minute of added time when Dane Luchford pounced to level things up and Horsham's 11 men made their superior fitness tell in extra-time, Luchford and Nwachukwu each netting again with Lingfield ending the match with just 9 fit players after Daryl Coleman was unable to continue after all 3 substitutions had been made.
Both sides made changes from Saturday's first tie, with Luchford and Ray Freeman rewarded for their weekend displays with a place in the starting XI, while Bernard Asante was dropped to the bench with Williams Peauroux filling in at full-back. There were also places in the squad for the U18s' Dean O'Keefe and Connor Breivik as manager Justin Luchford remained true to his promise of giving the youth players the chance to experience being part of the first team. Lingfield were without the experienced Ian Pearce, whose place in the heart of the defence was taken by Tom Hughes.
With the car park unusually full before kick-off, most of an expectant crowd were still finding their spot when Lingfield stunned the Hornets with an early goal. Timed at just 23 seconds, former Reading sharpshooter Forster raced on to a long ball out of defence before finishing with aplomb, lashing the ball left footed past Matt Armstrong-Ford. Coming so quickly after the first whistle, its hard to tell if the Hornets were in shock at falling behind but it took them 10 minutes before fashioning a chance of their own when Luchford was denied first by Sayce Holmes-Lewis' defensive header and then seeing a glancing header go wide of the post.
Nwachukwu's pace was clearly going to be one of Horsham's biggest threats and Sidwell was caught out as early as the 16th minute for bringing down the speedy winger, an indiscretion he would later regret. From Russell Eldridge's free-kick, Nwachukwu should have done better than to put a free header wide. Lingfield remained a threat and, from Daryl Coleman's corner, Forster turned sharply in the box and crashed a shot off the barriers at the side of the goal.
Forster tried to double his tally with a speculative 25 yarder that went well wide but he collected his brace on 25 minutes when Calum McGeehan sliced his clearance, fellow centre-back Jake Jacobs fared little better, and Coleman threaded the ball through for Forster to skip past Armstrong-Ford before slipping the ball inside the near post despite the best efforts of two defenders on the line.
Almost immediately Sidwell felled Nwachukwu once more and was shown a second yellow, his gesture towards those seated in the stands as he left the pitch doing nothing to endear him or his side to anyone in what was becoming a fractious affair. But Horsham needed to do more than rely on refereeing decisions to get them back in the game and they put together a decent move that culminated in a low shot from Luchford that was well saved by goalkeeper Joe White.
The Hornets would have been delighted to see the back of Forster when he left the field on 27 minutes, apparently holding his hamstring, but Lingfield ignored the departure of their talismanic striker by creating another opening that Dean Roye sliced wildly off target. Horsham needed to take something in to the break with them to give them any hope of salvaging the game and they got the break they needed on 38 minutes when Freeman was impeded by Holmes-Lewis when competing for Luchford's cross and Nwachukwu converted his third successful spot-kick of the season.
White's excellent handling kept the score to 2-1 at half-time when he got down well to stop a 20 yard effort from Kane Rice.
H/T Lingfield 2 Horsham 1
The second period began as it would continue for the next 45 minutes, with the ball almost exclusively in the Lingfield half with Nwachukwu curling the first chance after the interval just over the crossbar. An even greater chance came Horsham's way when Eldridge's ball over the top saw White save from Nwachukwu and the 'keeper did well to smother an effort from Freeman after Callum Dunne had combined well with Luchford down the right.
The goalkeeper needed treatment for his bravery but was soon back on his feet and pushing away Luchford's stinging left-footer. From the throw, Rice attempted to catch White off his line with a cross-come-shot but the 'keeper's fine handling saw him pluck the ball out of the air with ease.
Lingfield's constant attempts at slowing the game weren't going down well with the Hornets' bench nor supporters and Hughes was rightly cautioned when he manhandled Armstrong-Ford to delay him from making a quick clearance. Such was Horsham's dominance that the second half was nearly half an hour old before Lingfield had their first shot but Coleman's snapshot didn't threaten the 'keeper.
Holmes-Lewis' clumsy challenge on Peauroux only intensified the on and off-field passions and, when Luchford clashed with White in the area, an ugly fracas unfolded with half a dozen Lingfield players surrounding the Horsham man to make their feelings known. The match was rapidly becoming a competition for who could appeal the loudest which, unfortunately, it appeared that Lingfield's 'Dixie' Dean was winning by a mile with referee Ian Fissenden's whistle perhaps the second most used feature of the game behind goalkeeper Joe White.
The Surrey side might have made the game safe, five minutes from the end, when Coleman clipped a delightful ball on to the chest of Coulson but the substitute couldn't repeat his goalscoring heroics of the first game as his overhead kick cleared the crossbar by some distance. Luchford replied a minute later when he darted through a hole in the defence only to be denied by a superbly timed tackle by Roye with the equalising goal looking on the cards.
Having surprisingly failed to add on any stoppage time at the end of the first half that produced 3 goals and a sending off, Mr Fissenden indicated 5 minutes of additional time to his assistant as Horsham threw the kitchen sink at their opponents in one last assault. But a late counter-attack should have finally put the tie to bed in the home side's favour but a wayward pass wasted a four v two attack to give Horsham one last chance.
A late corner saw Armstrong-Ford join his team-mates in the opposing penalty area but he had retreated back to his goal by the time Youle found Luchford inside the box and the man who claimed his first goal for his new side on Saturday kept a cool head to slide home a dramatic last-ditch equaliser after White had first blocked his well struck volley. The manager's brother was swamped by a sea of green shirts as he slid off to celebrate with the fans before the referee signalled the end of an exhausting 96 minutes' play to send the sides into an additional half an hour.
F/T Lingfield 2 Horsham 2
Horsham edged ahead for the first time on the night just 4 minutes into the first period when a neat triangle involving Youle, Luchford and Freeman ended with the latter's goalbound shot being diverted into the net by Luchford's outstretched boot, guiding the ball past 'keeper and defender on the line.
Armstrong-Ford and the linesman's flag prevented sub Arron Courtney from replying almost immediately as both sides were finding gaps all over the field and White, again, saved his side when Youle set up Luchford for another accurate first time shot. From Eldridge's corner, Rice became the next to be thwarted by the overworked stopper who kept out the winger's far post strike. White then repelled a shot from Eldridge, with Luchford's overhead kick signalling the end of the first period of extra-time.
H/T (E/T) Lingfield 2 Horsham 3
Horsham felt they might have had a penalty when Rice looked to have been taken out inside the box but play was allowed to continue, with Nwachukwu in possession, but his weak shot was comfortably blocked and, when Eldridge's follow-up was turned in by Freeman, the linesman's raised flag indicated no goal.
Next came a strong run and cross by Freeman but Eldridge's shot was too close to the 'keeper and White perhaps earned his piece of luck when he fumbled another shot from Eldridge only to recover well to kick the ball away from Luchford. As Youle fired in the loose ball, Luchford stuck out a foot to flick the ball over the 'keeper only for Hughes to be in the way, the ball smacking him full in the face and thus preventing Luchford's hat-trick.
The goalscoring was wrapped up, five minutes from time, when Lingfield ignored pleas to kick the ball in to touch for Peauroux to undergo treatment and they were to pay the price when White's scuffed clearance went straight to Luchford who picked out Nwachukwu to score with a tidy finish into the bottom corner. The match now lost, Coleman departed from the scene with Lingfield ending the contest with just nine men while O'Keefe was handed a brief cameo appearance in place of Luchford who received warm applause for his night's work.
Horsham can now look forward to a trip to Burnham in the next round on Saturday 1st October while their bank manager can expect to receive a cheque for £3,000 any day soon.
FA Cup 1st Qualifying Round replay sponsored by Budweiser
Goalscorers:
LINGFIELD: Forster (1,25)
HORSHAM: Nwachukwu (pen,38,115), Luchford (90+5,94)
Horsham secured their first FA Cup victory since October 2008, and their first Gorings Mead success of the season, but were made to fight every inch of the way against County League Lingfield in this dramatic FA Cup tie.
The 'home' side stunned Horsham by taking the lead in the first minute and, when Nicky Forster grabbed his and Lingfield's second midway through the half, it looked as though the Hornets were heading out of the competition at the first stage for the third season running. But the first half dismissal of Lee Sidwell handed the initiative back to Horsham and they were able to half the deficit before the break through Tony Nwachukwu's penalty.
Yet, despite the numerical imbalance, the scoreline remained unchanged until the fifth minute of added time when Dane Luchford pounced to level things up and Horsham's 11 men made their superior fitness tell in extra-time, Luchford and Nwachukwu each netting again with Lingfield ending the match with just 9 fit players after Daryl Coleman was unable to continue after all 3 substitutions had been made.
Both sides made changes from Saturday's first tie, with Luchford and Ray Freeman rewarded for their weekend displays with a place in the starting XI, while Bernard Asante was dropped to the bench with Williams Peauroux filling in at full-back. There were also places in the squad for the U18s' Dean O'Keefe and Connor Breivik as manager Justin Luchford remained true to his promise of giving the youth players the chance to experience being part of the first team. Lingfield were without the experienced Ian Pearce, whose place in the heart of the defence was taken by Tom Hughes.
With the car park unusually full before kick-off, most of an expectant crowd were still finding their spot when Lingfield stunned the Hornets with an early goal. Timed at just 23 seconds, former Reading sharpshooter Forster raced on to a long ball out of defence before finishing with aplomb, lashing the ball left footed past Matt Armstrong-Ford. Coming so quickly after the first whistle, its hard to tell if the Hornets were in shock at falling behind but it took them 10 minutes before fashioning a chance of their own when Luchford was denied first by Sayce Holmes-Lewis' defensive header and then seeing a glancing header go wide of the post.
Nwachukwu's pace was clearly going to be one of Horsham's biggest threats and Sidwell was caught out as early as the 16th minute for bringing down the speedy winger, an indiscretion he would later regret. From Russell Eldridge's free-kick, Nwachukwu should have done better than to put a free header wide. Lingfield remained a threat and, from Daryl Coleman's corner, Forster turned sharply in the box and crashed a shot off the barriers at the side of the goal.
Forster tried to double his tally with a speculative 25 yarder that went well wide but he collected his brace on 25 minutes when Calum McGeehan sliced his clearance, fellow centre-back Jake Jacobs fared little better, and Coleman threaded the ball through for Forster to skip past Armstrong-Ford before slipping the ball inside the near post despite the best efforts of two defenders on the line.
Almost immediately Sidwell felled Nwachukwu once more and was shown a second yellow, his gesture towards those seated in the stands as he left the pitch doing nothing to endear him or his side to anyone in what was becoming a fractious affair. But Horsham needed to do more than rely on refereeing decisions to get them back in the game and they put together a decent move that culminated in a low shot from Luchford that was well saved by goalkeeper Joe White.
The Hornets would have been delighted to see the back of Forster when he left the field on 27 minutes, apparently holding his hamstring, but Lingfield ignored the departure of their talismanic striker by creating another opening that Dean Roye sliced wildly off target. Horsham needed to take something in to the break with them to give them any hope of salvaging the game and they got the break they needed on 38 minutes when Freeman was impeded by Holmes-Lewis when competing for Luchford's cross and Nwachukwu converted his third successful spot-kick of the season.
White's excellent handling kept the score to 2-1 at half-time when he got down well to stop a 20 yard effort from Kane Rice.
H/T Lingfield 2 Horsham 1
The second period began as it would continue for the next 45 minutes, with the ball almost exclusively in the Lingfield half with Nwachukwu curling the first chance after the interval just over the crossbar. An even greater chance came Horsham's way when Eldridge's ball over the top saw White save from Nwachukwu and the 'keeper did well to smother an effort from Freeman after Callum Dunne had combined well with Luchford down the right.
The goalkeeper needed treatment for his bravery but was soon back on his feet and pushing away Luchford's stinging left-footer. From the throw, Rice attempted to catch White off his line with a cross-come-shot but the 'keeper's fine handling saw him pluck the ball out of the air with ease.
Lingfield's constant attempts at slowing the game weren't going down well with the Hornets' bench nor supporters and Hughes was rightly cautioned when he manhandled Armstrong-Ford to delay him from making a quick clearance. Such was Horsham's dominance that the second half was nearly half an hour old before Lingfield had their first shot but Coleman's snapshot didn't threaten the 'keeper.
Holmes-Lewis' clumsy challenge on Peauroux only intensified the on and off-field passions and, when Luchford clashed with White in the area, an ugly fracas unfolded with half a dozen Lingfield players surrounding the Horsham man to make their feelings known. The match was rapidly becoming a competition for who could appeal the loudest which, unfortunately, it appeared that Lingfield's 'Dixie' Dean was winning by a mile with referee Ian Fissenden's whistle perhaps the second most used feature of the game behind goalkeeper Joe White.
The Surrey side might have made the game safe, five minutes from the end, when Coleman clipped a delightful ball on to the chest of Coulson but the substitute couldn't repeat his goalscoring heroics of the first game as his overhead kick cleared the crossbar by some distance. Luchford replied a minute later when he darted through a hole in the defence only to be denied by a superbly timed tackle by Roye with the equalising goal looking on the cards.
Having surprisingly failed to add on any stoppage time at the end of the first half that produced 3 goals and a sending off, Mr Fissenden indicated 5 minutes of additional time to his assistant as Horsham threw the kitchen sink at their opponents in one last assault. But a late counter-attack should have finally put the tie to bed in the home side's favour but a wayward pass wasted a four v two attack to give Horsham one last chance.
A late corner saw Armstrong-Ford join his team-mates in the opposing penalty area but he had retreated back to his goal by the time Youle found Luchford inside the box and the man who claimed his first goal for his new side on Saturday kept a cool head to slide home a dramatic last-ditch equaliser after White had first blocked his well struck volley. The manager's brother was swamped by a sea of green shirts as he slid off to celebrate with the fans before the referee signalled the end of an exhausting 96 minutes' play to send the sides into an additional half an hour.
F/T Lingfield 2 Horsham 2
Horsham edged ahead for the first time on the night just 4 minutes into the first period when a neat triangle involving Youle, Luchford and Freeman ended with the latter's goalbound shot being diverted into the net by Luchford's outstretched boot, guiding the ball past 'keeper and defender on the line.
Armstrong-Ford and the linesman's flag prevented sub Arron Courtney from replying almost immediately as both sides were finding gaps all over the field and White, again, saved his side when Youle set up Luchford for another accurate first time shot. From Eldridge's corner, Rice became the next to be thwarted by the overworked stopper who kept out the winger's far post strike. White then repelled a shot from Eldridge, with Luchford's overhead kick signalling the end of the first period of extra-time.
H/T (E/T) Lingfield 2 Horsham 3
Horsham felt they might have had a penalty when Rice looked to have been taken out inside the box but play was allowed to continue, with Nwachukwu in possession, but his weak shot was comfortably blocked and, when Eldridge's follow-up was turned in by Freeman, the linesman's raised flag indicated no goal.
Next came a strong run and cross by Freeman but Eldridge's shot was too close to the 'keeper and White perhaps earned his piece of luck when he fumbled another shot from Eldridge only to recover well to kick the ball away from Luchford. As Youle fired in the loose ball, Luchford stuck out a foot to flick the ball over the 'keeper only for Hughes to be in the way, the ball smacking him full in the face and thus preventing Luchford's hat-trick.
The goalscoring was wrapped up, five minutes from time, when Lingfield ignored pleas to kick the ball in to touch for Peauroux to undergo treatment and they were to pay the price when White's scuffed clearance went straight to Luchford who picked out Nwachukwu to score with a tidy finish into the bottom corner. The match now lost, Coleman departed from the scene with Lingfield ending the contest with just nine men while O'Keefe was handed a brief cameo appearance in place of Luchford who received warm applause for his night's work.
Horsham can now look forward to a trip to Burnham in the next round on Saturday 1st October while their bank manager can expect to receive a cheque for £3,000 any day soon.
Need to get through tomorrow night though