A great result for our Road to Wembley boys Forest Green Rovers on Saturday beating local rivals Bath City 2-1 away from home in front of 3,325 people at Twerton Park.Forest Green were drawn against rich kids Notts County in the 3rd Round yesterday. The tie at Meadow Lane will be played on Saturday 2nd January.
Early on Rovers showed why they are laeague above Bath stringing some nice moves together, one producing a deep cross for Tomi Ameobi to hook into the side-netting. David Brown warmed former Forest Green team-mate Ryan Robinson’s gloves with a shot from distance before Ameobi proved his defensive qualities, crucially rising above Gethin Jones from under the crossbar to deny Bath a goal from a corner.
Moments later the visitors were ahead, as JONATHAN SMITH saw his 25-yard shot take a deflection and fly past the wrong-footed Robinson. Mohamed should have levelled against his old employers on 30 minutes, but he somehow blazed over from four yards after excellent work on the left by Hogg.
Hogg was Bath’s brightest light throughout the first half, so it was fitting that he restored parity on 42 minutes when he soared to meet Sekani Simpson’s left-footed cross and powered a header into the far corner.
Then with Bath getting on top bad marking let them down leaving MARK PREECE free to divert Platt’s near-post corner into the net with his forehead. Late home pressure was inevitable, but Forest Green came closest to scoring again when Hodgkiss and Danny Powell were foiled by Robinson.
Forest Green: Burton; Hodgkiss, Preece, O’Cearuill, McDonald; Platt, Smith, Brown, Stonehouse; Ameobi, Joyce (Powell 55)
Subs not used: Henry, Pugh, Else, King, Davies, Pass.
Attendance: 3,325
The Times match report here.
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