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Hereford 3 FC United of Manchester 1 as it happened and live scores

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Hereford v FC United of Manchester minute by minute updates

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By Ben Goddard

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  • HIGHLIGHTS
  • Hereford 0 FC United of Manchester 1
  • 15) Jack Banister puts the visitors ahead after his initial shot is blocked but Harvey Smith's poor clearance falls back to the striker to fire home.
  • Hereford 1 FC United of Manchester 1
  • 47) Jordan Cullinane-Liburd rises highest to head home an Tom Owen-Evans cross.
  • Hereford 2 FC United of Manchester 1
  • Jordan Liburd holds the ball up before finding Tommy O'Sullivan who fires home from outside the box
  • Hereford 3 FC United of Manchester 1
  • 77) Owen-Evans turns the defence on the outside of the box and lays off Mike Symons to slide his side into victory.
  • ROLLING MATCH REPORT
  • Hereford won their first match under Marc Richards and booked their place in the FA Trophy first round following a 3-1 victory over FC United of Manchester.
  • Little separated the sides early on the the first chance fell to Mike Symons who fired wide after controlling a free-kick before George Lloyd rattled the bar with a speculative shot.
  • Jack Banister put the visitors ahead after 15 minutes when initial shot was blocked but Harvey Smith's poor clearance fell back to the striker to fire home.
  • The visitors should have been two goals ahead after 26 minutes but for a double save from Matt Yates.
  • The Hereford stopper denied Kurt Willoughby firstly and then a Thomas Peers effort from close range.
  • Hereford looked for a response before the break with the best chances falling to Tom Owen-Evans who sent his header inside the box straight at the goalkeeper.
  • Mike McGrath was next to go close for Hereford as his looping header was tipped out of the top corner by the goalkeeper.
  • Hereford came out in the second half fighting and netted two goals within two minutes.
  • Firstly Tom Owen-Evans crossed onto the head of Jordan Liburd to level on the 47th minutes.
  • And then a minute later Liburd held the ball up for substitute Tommy O'Sullivan to fire home a second goal.
  • O'Sullivan had a golden chance to put his side ahead on the 53rd minute after a good team move but fired his shot down into the ground and wide.
  • Captain Harvey Smith had a golden chance to seal the points after Calvin Dinsley played him through on goal, but he was denied by the keeper's legs.
  • Danny Greenslade went closest with a well.
  • With 13 minutes left on the clock Mike Symons secured the victory after Tom Owen-Evans turned the defence before laying off the striker to slide the ball home.
  • Hereford looked for further goals and Calvin Dinsley saw his long range effort fly just over the bar.
  • STATS
  • ATTENDANCE: 1,037 with 135 away
  • Hereford: Yates, Thomas, Greenslade, McGrath (O'Sullivan 45), Cullinane-Liburd, Smith (c), Dinsley, Owen-Evans, Finn, Lloyd (Roberts 84), Symons
  • Subs: , White, , Green, Horsell
  • FC United of Manchester: Allinson, Senior, White, O'Halloran, Lynch, Pott, Simoes, Wallen, Peers, Willoughby, Banister
  • Subs: Palinkas, Milligan, Jones, Crawford, Roache
  • LIVE SCORE UPDATES:
  • RUGBY
  • Midlands Premier
  • Burton 24 Luctonians 32
  • FOOTBALL
  • Midlands Premier
  • Worcester 1 Westfields 6
  • West Midlands Premier
  • Pegasus Juniors 0 Wolves Casuals 1
  • Black Country Rangers 4 Wellington 0
  • Pershore Town 2 Lads Club 1
  • PRE-MATCH
  • Hereford host FC United of Manchester in the third qualifying round of the FA Trophy following their 3-1 defeat two weeks ago.
  • The Bulls welcomed midfielder James Wesolowski into their squad yesterday who could play a role today.
  • Hereford are without a win in 10 competitive games following their FA Cup Replay win over Truro City at the end of September.
  • FC United of Manchester lost last Saturday 2-1 at AFC Telford United.
  • The visitors will be without Lewis Thompson who scored at Edgar Street two weeks ago.
  • The other scorers on that day were Tom Peers and Kurt Willoughby. The attendance was 2,473
  • The winner of the tie will earn their play in the FA Trophy first round to be played on December 15.

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