Our boys in Blue stormed to a 3-0 victory over South Park in the Fourth and Final Qualifying Round of the FA Cup and in the process securing their place in the hat for the 1st Round main draw.
Their reward was a home tie at Imber Court against the team currently sitting fourth in League One, Crawley Town and the likelihood of a full house of around 3,000 at the East Molesey ground. The only downer is that top scorer and Bermudian striker Jonte Smith, who is on loan from Crawley, won't be able to represent the Met.
The Met overpowered South Park (not named after the TV show incidentially) who were the lowest ranked club left in the competition and a record crowd of 643 came out to see the Combined Counties Premier Division side (8 divisions below the Premier League) get beat 3-0 by our Road to Wembley boys.
The Met's first goal came in the 17th minute poked in by HOWARD NEWTON and then the Blues quashed any South Park fight back after the break with a well taken goal from JONTE SMITH in the 48th minute. From here it was game over. SMITH went on to add another near the end (and make it ten goals in the FA Cup this season already) to give the Police a comfortable place in the 1st round draw. After the match, the players raucously celebrated on the pitch (photo courtesy of wearesophoto.com).
For an entertaining match report with photos, click here.
It will be the Met's first appearance in the First Round since 1993 when they also faced Crawley, then a non-league outfit, but the Sussex side were too strong on that occasion.
The Met Police FC is a community club that features three serving officers in its playing staff, however all the management and organisation of the club is carried out by Met officers and staff and the 1st Round tie is this Saturday.
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