Report

SATURDAY 8TH OCTOBER

FA TROPHY PRELIMINARY ROUND

Hornchurch – Bowles, King (Da Cruz 45), Chouman, Styles (c), Cooper, Goodacre, Thompson (Morrish 43), Collis, McKenzie, Knight (Berkowicz 71), Coley

Unused Subs – Hursit

Ashford Town – Keadell, Kazi, Fisher, Weight, Canderton, Taylor, Bitmead, Webb, Fleming (Hammami 87), Herbert (Brunton 85), English

Unused Subs – Boye, Jonas, Daley

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3: Early effort from Coley, drifted wide.

13: 1-0 Town. Bitmead’s freekick beats Bowles.

23: Effort from McKenzie, wide.

29: Good Town effort well saved by Bowles.

30: 2-0 Town. Herbert finds space in the box and comfortably beats Bowles.

33: Great chance for Bitmead to extend Ashford’s lead but the shot was scuffed.

43: Thompson replaced by Morrish. Injury.

45: A decent move from Hornchurch ends with Collis firing just wide.

HALF TIME

Half time sub for Hornchurch. Da Cruz for King.

47: Penalty Hornchurch. Knight fouled by the keeper Keadell

49: 2-1. Hornchurch pull one back. Knight’s penalty is saved but McKenzie follows up to score.

57: Knight booked.

68: Weight booked for a foul on Coley.

71: Knight replaced by Berkowicz.

77: Morrish cross headed over by Da Cruz.

80: 3-1 Town. Straightforward freekick dropped by Bowles and Town’s Webb on hand to finish.

85: Town sub, Brunson replaces Herbert.

85: 3-2 Chouman pulls one back. Drilled into the corner from 20 yards.

87: Hammami replaces for Fleming for Ashford.

90: McKenzie booked.

90: 4 minutes added time.

90: Hammami booked.

FULL TIME