The 9-1 first round qualifying win over Chadderton was followed by a 7-0 victory over Cheadle Town and the goals kept on coming on Monday evening as they booked a trip to Oldham Athletic in the next round.
Goals from Oli Nugent, Niall Dawson and Tom Crawford meant the contest was all but over by 34 minutes and Nathan Brown, Nugent once again and Ilan Ap-Gareth added gloss on the resounding victory in the second half.
The FA Youth Cup
Third Round Qualifying
Tuesday 20 October 2015
By Frank Smith
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The opening goal came after ten minutes when fine work from Brown out wide ended with Nugent smashing the Blues in front and they almost doubled their advantage soon after through Jacob Evans.
Their pressure told on the half-hour mark when Dawson picked up the ball 25 yards from goal and found the top corner with a sweet strike.
And just four minutes later, Evans’ chip came back off the bar and Crawford slotted home.
The Chester onslaught continued four minutes into the second period when Brown made it 4-0 with a deft chip from eight yards out.
It wasn’t long before Crawford teed up Nugent for his second of the night via a cool finish and then Ap-Gareth wrapped it up with 11 minutes remaining following a fine team move involving Evans and Matt Waters.
AFC Telford United’s passage into the first round proper may not have been as resounding but it was certainly more dramatic as Ryan McLean scored a stunning winner in the 90th minute against Kidderminster Harriers.
Dan Sweeney had put the Harriers in front after a quarter of an hour when he finished unmarked at the far post following a low cross from the right.
McLean was proving to be a real thorn in the side and had two wayward efforts in quick succession before the break.
There were four ties in The FA Youth Cup on Tuesday evening
The equaliser came early in the second half when a corner was headed back across goal and Mahey was allowed to tap in.
And United then snatched a dramatic winner when a long ball was brought down well by Ben Osei and McLean smashed the ball home from 30 yards out to set up a tie with Shrewsbury Town.
There was also drama at Sholing as the hosts needed extra time to beat Andover Town.
Sholing had almost taken the lead in the opening minute when Jake Hoole’s strike from 20 yards went narrowly over the bar.
And the home team enjoyed the better of it in the first half, with Luke Bergg denied when one-on-one and Hoole going close once more, in a goal-less first period.
The teams could not be separated after the break either but in the second minute of extra-time, Hoole’s shot was parried and Nick Yeoman’s tapped in the winner. It is Newport County up next for Sholing.
In the fourth FA Youth Cup match of the night, Hungerford Town were leading 1-0 at Forest Green Rovers through Conor Lynch’s goal before the match had to be abandoned in the final ten minutes following injury to one of the hosts’ players.
