Westfields and Wellington exit FA Cup at first stage (From Hereford Times)

Westfields and Wellington exit FA Cup at first stage

8:00am Saturday 27th August 2011 in Reports

Westfields 2 Norton United 4.

DANIEL Brown’s firsthalf hat-trick sentenced Westfields to a surprising home defeat in the extra preliminary round of the FA Cup.

The Hereford club had a dreadful opening 45 minutes and found themselves 4-0 down at the break.

Second-half goals from Anthony Robbins and substitute Richard Kear gave Westfieds hope but the hosts missed several excellent chances in the dying minutes.

Brown struck twice in the opening eight minutes and Tom Winkle put the visitors 3-0 up from the penalty spot after Robbins was ruled to have handled the ball.

Westfields were caught out again on the stroke of half time when poor defending allowed Brown to complete his treble.

Robbins reduced arrears from the penalty spot after a Cory Hyde’s shot had been handled and then Kear added a second goal with 12 minutes left.

Westfields created a host of chances in the closing minutes with Phil Glover, Hyde and Daryl Addis all spurning excellent openings.

Westfields will hope for a return to form with two home Midland Alliance fixtures over the weekend.

Stone Dominoes 3 Wellington 2. I N J U R Y - H I T Wellington crashed out of the FA Cup at the extra preliminary round stage after a disappointing defeat in Staffordshire.

The Herefordshire side fielded three players from last year’s under-18 team and would have forced a replay but for some poor finishing.

Saul Thomas squandered two early chances before Stone capitalised on a defensive slip to take the lead.

Dale Withers headed over Simon Pitt’s cross but Stone hit back and opened up a 2-0 advantage.

Boss Derek Williams threw Chris Palmer into the fray and he promptly scored his maiden goal for Wellington.

Wellington pushed for the draw but Stone took advantage of more defensive frailties to regain their two-goal cushion.

Paul Jones scored Wellington’s second goal to give the Herefordshire side renewed hope and Withers almost salvaged a replay.

Pegasus Juniors 1 Bewdley Town 1 DEBUTANT Kane Kahaki bagged a late leveller for Pegasus in an exciting FA Cup extra preliminary round clash.

The former Lads Club player struck in the 80th minute, driving a low shot past former K i d d e r m i n s t e r Harriers goalkeeper Darren Steadman, who got a hand to the ball.

However, it needed a brave block from Zac Brimble, who threw himself into the path of a goal-bound shot, to prevent Bewdley from snatching a last-gasp win.

Bewdley took the lead in the 20th minute when Rich Godfrey’s right-wing cross was fired home by Rich Burgess.

Pegasus almost drew level seven minutes before the break when Ashley Day and Mike Hyde set up a chance for Dan Herbert, whose shot was superbly saved by Steadman.

With the interval approaching, Pegasus goalkeeper Jon Pugh made a fine one-handed stop to keep out Chris Seekings’ curling effort.

Pegasus worked hard after the break and, with time running out, Joe Lamar forced a corner kick. The ball was half cleared to Kahaki who thumped a shot into the net.