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Hereford FC 1 Brackley Town 3 FA Trophy as it happened and scores

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Hereford FC v Brackley Town minute by minute updates

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By Ben Goddard

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  • HIGHLIGHTS
  • Hereford 0 Brackley 1
  • 14) Shane Byrne puts the visitors ahead from the penalty spot after Jordan Cullinane-Liburd was judged to have fouled on the edge of the box.
  • Hereford 0 Brackley 2
  • 46) Lee Ndlovu doubled the visitor's lead after meeting a cross at the back post and sliding the ball home.
  • Hereford 0 Brackley 3
  • 65) Brackley sealed the victory with a cracking strike from Shaun Jeffers as he turns and finds the bottom corner.
  • Hereford 1 Brackley 3
  • 90+1) Josh Gowling pulled a goal back with a headed effort from close range.
  • ROLLING MATCH REPORT
  • Hereford almost took an unlikely lead just minutes into the tie when Kyle Finn tried a lob shot which almost caught the goalkeeper out and rattled the bar.
  • The hosts were in again moments later when a one-two between Finn and Mike Symons saw the former cross into the box for Eliot Richards to almost prod home. But the ball skipped away from the midfielder.
  • Loanee goalkeeper Matt Yates was twice forced into action prior to the opener.
  • Firstly he denied Lee Ndlovu's well hit effort which the goalkeeper palmed over.
  • From the resulting corner Yates saved a header down low before Jordan Cullinane-Liburd was judged to have conceded a foul inside the box.
  • Shane Byrne made no mistake from the penalty spot to put his side ahead.
  • Brackley were firmly on top and Connor Franklin should have doubled their lead but put his shot across the face of goal.
  • Despite looking to have miss-timed his save Matt Yates then pushed Adam Walker's shot onto the bar.
  • At the other end Eliot Richards saw his powerfully hit strike tipped wide by the goalkeeper.
  • Brackley were left furious at half-time as just as they took a free-kick referee Richard Hulme blew the half-time whistle despite the ball being headed home.
  • However, it took them just a minute into the second half to double their lead when Matt Lowe's cross was slid home by Lee Ndlovu.
  • Any hopes of a fight-back were ended on the 65th minute when Shaun Jeffers turned before finding the bottom corner with his shot.
  • Three minutes later the visitors could have made it four but for a close-range Yates save.
  • The Bulls looked for a way back into the tie and Tom Owen-Evans headed a Keyon Reffell cross at the goalkeeper from close range.
  • Substitute Joel Dielna showed some threat for the Bulls but saw his powerful effort saved.
  • Moments after seeing an effort deflected onto the bar Hereford were rewarded for their efforts when Josh Gowling headed home from close range.
  • STATS
  • Attendance: 1,569 (60 away)
  • Hereford: Yates, Thomas, Greenslade, Wharton, Cullinane-Liburd, Gowling, Richards ( Dielna 77), Owen-Evans, Finn (O'Sullivan 57), Roberts(Reffell 56), Symons
  • Subs: Smith, Dinsley
  • Brackley: Lewis, Lowe, Franklin, Byrne, Walker, Dean, Murombedizi, Armson, Ndlovu, Jeffers, Walker
  • Brackley subs: Myles, Nti, McAunden, Fairlamb
  • LIVE SCORES
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  • PRE-MATCH
  • Hereford host Brackley Town in the second round of the FA Trophy.
  • The Bulls have beaten FC United of Manchester and Billericay Town on their way to the second round.
  • Brackley are the FA Trophy holders and beat the Bulls 2-0 in September when both Eliot Richards and Calvin Dinsley were shown red cards in Pete Beadle's last league game in charge.
  • With just four wins between Hereford and a Wembley final it is a good chance for the Edgar Street side to create some more history.
  • The winning side will also receive £7,000 for a win today.
  • If it's a draw tonight the club's have decided that it will go straight to a replay

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