Our boys Frome Town bowed out of the FA Cup in front of one of the biggest crowds seen at Badgers Hill in many years with a 3-0 defeat against Ryman Premier Division side Salisbury City. Nobby & Ready will now follow Salisbury on the Road to Cardiff - our fourth side in four rounds of this season's competition. They will play away in a tough looking game against Conference South side Western-Super-Mare on October 16th in the 3rd Qualifying Round.
Frome, cheered on by a crowd 6 times bigger than their average started well with Hayter hitting the bar. However Salisbury took the lead with their first attack. Craig Davis cut in from the right and unleashed a cracking shot that was well saved by the legs of Ray Johnston. The ball went back to Davis who crossed it back into the six yard box where LEIGH PHILLIPS headed home unchallenged as the Frome defence stood watching.
It went from bad to worse after 14 minutes as MATT TUBBS ran onto a hopeful through ball before beating the challenge of Rich Lindegaard and planted the ball past Johnston before wheeling away to celebrate with the City supporters.
In the 2nd half, despite Frome having a penalty appeal turned down, Salisbury's higher standard of play started to take a toll and they rubbed salt further into the wounds in the last minute as WAYNE TURK was on hand to tuck home a rebound following a save by Johnston and send the Whites into the next round at Weston-super-Mare.
Team: R Johnston, D Preece, D Ranger (S Jarman '65), R Lindegaard, J McAlinden, N Robinson (N Dyer '65), M Peters, B Peters (T Knighton '82), M Salter, D Griffiths, J Hayter
Subs not used: L Ashton, D Evans (gk)
Attendence: 665
Friday, October 08, 2004
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