Introduction


Welcome to the blog that records a personal journey through the football season from a North East perspective.

For 2017-18 A Good Cup Run will not restrict itself to cup games. Although priority will be given to Cup, Vase and Trophy ties, some more workaday matches from the Northern League, the Northern Premier League, and the National League North may be covered.

Friday, 14 November 2014

FA Cup 4th Qualifying Round Replay

SHILDON v NORTON UNITED - 29 October 2014

A cool, clear night at Dean Street and a crowd nearing a thousand for the replay, with the added incentive (particularly for Shildon) of a home tie with Gateshead for the winner.

Shildon start best and quickly test the Norton keeper; and continue to look most likely to score. Which makes a slip by centre half Jones, as half time approaches, hard to take, allowing as it does Norton centre forward Cropper to take advantage and shoot coolly into the net.

It is an undeserved lead, but in the second half Norton give as good as they get. And just when a dangerous attack on the Shildon goal appears to have been snuffed out the ball ricochets to Diskin who from a very narrow angle lashes a volley into the net far a safe looking 2-0 lead.

Shildon refuse to lie down and with fifteen minutes left centre forward Connor latches onto a through ball and places a well-judged shot into the goal. This encourages a frantic finale, but the chances created by Shildon are rather snatched at and fail to register.

Shildon played well but failed to make their chances count, whereas their opponents converted two from not many more created.

ELSEWHERE

Spennymoor also went out losing their replay to AFC Telford by 3 - 0


FA Cup state of play after the Fourth Qualifying Round: 2 yet to start and 11 out.


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