FC Romania 2 Hayes & Yeading United 2
A Duku penalty ten minutes from time rescued visitors Hayes & Yeading from an FA Cup upset at the hands of Essex Senior League side FC Romania to earn a replay on Tuesday night.
The away side, who ply their trade a step above in the Evo Stik Southern One East Division, started well and were gifted a tenth minute lead when a poor clearance from hosts keeper Razvan Negrila went straight to Rohdell Gordon who duly accepted the gift and tucked home to give the visitors the ideal start.
The visitors continued to have the better of the contest until the hosts found a leveller just before the half hour mark when miscommunication in the Hayes defence allowed Florin Pop in to level.
With eight minutes to the half Spyros Mentis slipped in Rowan Vine who forced a save from Negrila, before Spyros then volleyed over from the edge of the box. However the half did finish all square but the second half was only three minutes old when the hosts took the lead when a speculative long range effort from Sergiu Maximov saw Hayes keeper Jack Smith save, however he could not prevent Toby Cleaver from following up to tap home rebound.
FCR went for a killer third and four minutes later hit the bar, but Hayes weathered that storm and saw Andrew Ofusu clip the bar with fifteen minutes to go as the visitors began to dominate. Ehui then saw a drive deflected over the Romania bar but with then minutes to go the hosts discipline cost them when an apparent elbow on Spyros from Ion Constache resulted in a red card for the hosts and a penalty for the visitors, which Duku tucked away to level this tie up once again.
Duku fired over late on for Hayes whilst a goalmouth scramble inside the visitors box in stoppage time almost saw the hosts nick it, but it ended all square and means a replay at The SKYex Community Stadium in Hayes on Tuesday.
Picture from the first game at Theobalds Lane, courtesy of @FA_CupJourney
So it meant both teams had to go again two days later at Hayes & Yeading's SKYex Community Stadium and here is how that replay went:-
Tuesday 19th September
Replay
Hayes & Yeading United 2 FC Romania 0 (aet)
FC Romania are out of the FA Cup after two extra time goals from Hayes saw them to victory in their Second Qualifying Round Replay.
Andrew Ofosu had the first half chance of the game for the hosts but saw keeper Razvan Negrila save his pot shot and on 18 minutes the visitors saw skipper George Taban fire over after poor distribution from Jack Smith.
The hosts then went straight up the other end but saw a Ofusu toe poke go just wide as Negrila rushed out and on 21 minutes the Hayes midfield switched off but Tavares slid in to clear a certain goal for the visitors.
As the half approached its final ten minutes Romania looked the more likely to score but nine minutes before half time Hayes went mighty close with a header, before seeing Daidouh pass up a golden opportunity after the ball got stuck in his feet. Manny Duku saw a hosts free kick tipped wide and the first half ended goalless and ten minutes into the second period Matthew Hall fired over the visitors goal from a tight angle.
Just before the hour mark Romania had their first half chance of the second half but fired over from just outside the box, and midway through the half the visitors fired an effort into the side netting. And moments later Rohdell Gordon lost the ball and Romania went close again as they were now on the front foot.
As the game drifted towards extra time it went rather flat although either team could with it, however neither side could find a goal so an extra half hour was required. Two minutes into extra time Tommy Cooney's cross-cum-shot was turned over by FCR Keeper Negrila but in the 100th minute the hosts found the breakthrough when great work from Rowan Vine saw his pass find Duku and the Hayes forward converted to give his side the lead.
Two minutes into the second period of extra time Hayes had a 3 on 1 situation but saw Gordon shoot straight at a defender, before a visitors attack ended with Matt Hall clearing over his own bar from inside his own six yard box.
With seven minutes left Hayes saw Harly Wise sent off after receiving his second yellow, but as FCR pushed forward in search of a goal the hosts almost punished them twice on the break, seeing Ofusu's shot blocked before Duku saw an effort saved by Negrila's foot.
However with seconds remaining the hosts sealed their passage into the next round when from a visitors corner a clearance found Ofusu all alone and with the keeper up for the corner duly tapped home into the unguarded net. The visitors were reduced to ten men after the goal as their night ended on a sour note and crash out of the competition.
Here are highlights of the replay (courtesy of Hayes & Yeading United):-
So the higher league opponents finally saw off their Essex Senior League opponents, the Romanian's will feel they could of easily won both games, but the Evo Stik Southern One East side will also feel they deserve a place in the next round and it is them who went into the hat, and they pulled out a home tie with Vanarama South side Havant & Waterlooville from the south coast. Can Hayes pull off a surprise? We shall see.
Anyway here are the Second Qualifying Round results in full:-
Saturday 16th September
Deeping Rangers 2 Kidderminster Harriers 4
Salford City 1 York City 2
Darlington 1883 0 South Shields 3
Southport 0 Bradford (Park Avenue) 3
Ossett Town 1 Atherton Colleries 0
Newcastle Benfield 2 Ashton United 1
Warrington Town 1 Hyde United 1
Harrogate Town 3 Penistone Church 0
Spennymoor Town 1 Gainsborough Trinity 2
Handsworth Parramore 1 FC United Of Manchester 1
Shildon 1 Altrincham 0
Scarborough Athletic 2 Sunderland RCA 0
Blyth Spartans AFC 1 Shaw Lane Association 2
Stockport County 1 Curzon Ashton 0
Stalybridge Celtic 1 Chorley 3
Lancaster City 4 Droylsden 0
Stafford Rangers 1 Tamworth 0
Boston United 1 Haughmond 1
Shepshed Dynamo 0 Nantwich Town 1
AFC Mansfield 0 Rushall Olympic 0
Kempston Rovers 0 Hereford 4
Stratford Town 4 Redditch United 1
AFC Telford United 2 Barwell 0
Nuneaton Town 3 King's Lynn Town 1
Kettering Town 2 Kidsgrove Athletic 0
Basford United 1 Mickleover Sports 0
Alfreton Town 2 AFC Rushden & Diamonds 2
Westfields 0 Leamington 2
Grantham Town 3 Alvechurch 4
Buxton 4 Chasetown 1
Dereham Town 1 Boston Town 2
Leiston 4 Crowborough Athletic 2
Concord Rangers 4 Tunbridge Wells 0
Braintree Town 2 Royston Town 2
AFC Sudbury 3 Chipstead 0
Biggleswade Town 0 East Thurrock United 1
St Albans City 3 Cambridge City 3
Horsham 2 Herne Bay 5
Hemel Hempstead Town 0 Wingate & Finchley 0
Lowestoft Town 0 Harlow Town 1
Metropolitan Police 2 Heybridge Swifts 2
Chelmsford City 7 Ramsgate 0
Ware 2 Leatherhead 5
Kings Langley 0 Margate 1
Baldock Town 1 Aylesbury United 2
Hertford Town 1 AFC Hornchurch 2
Glebe 2 Phoenix Sports 2
Kingstonian 0 Brackley Town 3
Eastbourne Borough 4 Carshalton Athletic 3
Folkestone Invicta 3 Tooting & Mitcham United 1
Cheshunt 1 Dorking Wanderers 3
Wealdstone 4 Faversham Town 0
Colney Heath 3 Burgess Hill Town 3
Welling United 1 Haringey Borough 2
Dartford 3 Barking 1
Hampton & Richmond Borough 1 Potters Bar Town 1
Whitehawk 1 Oxford City 3
Marlow 0 Ashford Town (Middx) 2
Needham Market 2 Chesham United 0
Slough Town 3 Dulwich Hamlet 2
Hanwell Town 0 Enfield Town 0
Havant & Waterlooville 2 Merthyr Town 1
Bridport 2 Cadbury Heath 2
Gosport Borough 1 Swindon Supermarine 2
Bognor Regis Town 2 Weston Super Mare 1
Cinderford Town 1 Hartley Wintney 0
Tavistock AFC 1 Frome Town 2
Weymouth 2 Chippenham Town 0
Banbury United 2 Thatcham Town 0
Bath City 6 Knaphill 0
Truro City 2 AFC Portchester 0
Salisbury 0 Poole Town 2
Paulton Rovers 3 Kidlington 2
Gloucester City 0 Hungerford Town 3
Sunday 17th September
FC Romania 2 Hayes & Yeading United 2
Thamesmead Town 1 Billericay Town 1
Albion Sports 0 Ashton Athletic 4
1874 Northwich 1 North Ferriby United 0
Stourbridge 2 St Ives Town 0
Monday 18th September
Replay
Cambridge City 0 St Albans City 2
Tuesday 19th September
Replays
Burgess Hill Town 3 Colney Heath 0
Hyde United 2 Warrington Town 0
FC United Of Manchester 6 Handsworth Parramore 2
Haughmond 0 Boston United 5
Rushall Olympic 1 AFC Mansfield 2
AFC Rushden & Diamonds 1 Alfreton Town 3
Royston Town 1 Braintree Town 2
Wingate & Finchley 1 Hemel Hempstead Town 2 (AET)
Billericay Town 5 Thamesmead Town 0
Phoenix Sports 1 Glebe 1 (AET, Phoenix Sports won 5-4 on penalties)
Hayes & Yeading United 2 FC Romania 0 (AET)
Potters Bar Town 0 Hampton & Richmond Borough 3
Enfield Town 5 Hanwell Town 0
Wednesday 20th September
Bodmin Town 1 Bideford AFC 1
Replay
Cadbury Heath 2 Bridport 3 (AET)
Tuesday 26th September
Replays
Heybridge Swifts 1 Metropolitan Police 1 (AET, Heybridge Swifts won 4-3 on penalties)
Bideford AFC 1 Bodmin Town 0
So that concluded the Second Qualifying Round, the winning 80 sides went through to the Third Qualifying Round to make up the 40 ties this weekend, here they are:-
Saturday 30th September
Ashton Athletic VS Chorley
1874 Northwich VS Ossett Town
AFC Mansfield VS Boston United
Stafford Rangers VS AFC Telford United
Newcastle Benfield VS Kidderminster Harriers
Nantwich Town VS Nuneaton Town
Boston Town VS Hyde United
Banbury United VS Shildon
Scarborough Athletic VS Stratford Town
Basford United VS Kettering Town
Shaw Lane Association VS Lancaster City
Buxton VS Alvechurch
Stockport County VS FC United Of Manchester
Leamington VS Gainsborough Trinity
Stourbridge VS Alfreton Town
South Shields VS York City
Harrogate Town VS Bradford (Park Avenue)
Swindon Supermarine VS Paulton Rovers
Enfield Town VS Phoenix Sports
Hayes & Yeading United VS Havant & Waterlooville
Hereford VS AFC Hornchurch
Slough Town VS Poole Town
Brackley Town VS Braintree Town
Concord Rangers VS Dorking Wanderers
East Thurrock United VS Harlow Town
Chelmsford City VS Weymouth
Cinderford Town VS Hampton & Richmond Borough
Oxford City VS Leiston
Margate VS Herne Bay
St Albans City VS Bridport
Heybridge Swifts VS Frome Town
Truro City VS AFC Sudbury
Eastbourne Borough VS Bognor Regis Town
Bath City VS Hemel Hempstead Town
Needham Market VS Dartford
Haringey Borough VS Bideford AFC
Folkestone Invicta VS Aylesbury United
Hungerford Town VS Billericay Town
Burgess Hill Town VS Wealdstone
Ashford Town (Middx) VS Leatherhead
The winners of those ties will be just one win away from the First Round Proper and a chance of a crack at Football League sides from Leagues One and Two. They will join the 24 Vanarama National League sides in the Fourth Qualifying Round to make up the 44 ties, and the 44 winning sides will take their place in the First Round Proper.
I'll be back with a blog on the Third Qualifying Round once it's all done and dusted.
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