Alfreton Town

Alfreton Town

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    Fleetwood score three times in extra time to see off Southport in FA Cup

    Fleetwood scored three goals in eight minutes in extra-time to claim a 4-1 victory over Southport and end the non-league side's hopes of causing an FA Cup upset.Substitutes Cian Bolger and Ashley Hunter and Amari'i Bell all netted in the first half of extra time as Fleetwood booked their place in the second round on boss Uwe Rosler's 48th birthday.The result was harsh on the visitors who started well although Fleetwood looked content to grind down the opposition and their patience was rewarded before the break.Devante Cole skipped past Ryan Higgins, cutting in from the right and delivering a ball to the back post where Aaron Amadi-Holloway was lurking, the striker not making clean contact but his deflected finish was enough to hand the League One side the lead.The second half was all Southport and former Fleetwood forward Jamie Allen should have levelled when a defensive mistake left him unmarked five yards out, with goalkeeper Alex Cairns springing to the rescue for under-fire Fleetwood.With four minutes remaining the visitors were rewarded for their pressure, as substitute Ashley Grimes barged through a crowded box and smashed Southport level from close range.Taken to extra-time Fleetwood hit back, Hunter nearly firing the hosts back into the lead, Norman tipping his curling effort over the angle.It was a brief reprieve for Steve Burr's men, Hunter drilling the resulting corner into the path of makeshift striker Bolger, the header powered home from the centre of the box in the 94th minute.Hunter then sealed Fleetwood's progress two minutes later, racing clear on a slick breakaway and smashing low under Norman.Hunter was instrumental as Rosler's League One side further skewed the scoreline, stealing in from the left to tee up Bell for a deflected fourth.
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    Alfreton Town

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      Terry Kennedy earns Alfreton Town an FA Cup replay at Newport

      Terry Kennedy scrambled in an equaliser 15 minutes from time to earn non-league Alfreton Town a deserved 1-1 draw with League Two strugglers Newport in the FA Cup first round.The former Sheffield United trainee's far post tap-in from Adam Priestley's cross cancelled out Josh Sheehan's 65th-minute opener for the visitors, setting up a replay at Rodney Parade on Tuesday, November 15.National League North side Alfreton may have been 40 places below Newport in the football pyramid at kick-off but they matched the Welsh side throughout.Newport keeper Joe Day made a string of fine saves to deny Priestley in the first half, while his opposite number Fabian Spiess kept out efforts from Sheehan and Rhys Healey.Sheehan, on loan from Swansea, found the bottom corner on 65 minutes after a great run from team-mate Sean Rigg to put Graham Westley's men on course for the second round.But the determined hosts had other ideas and Kennedy's equaliser was fully merited.Alfreton manager Nicky Law, who masterminded his side's defeat of National League side Gateshead in the previous round, urged his side forward in search of a winner but it was not forthcoming with both teams still in the hat for the second round draw.
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