Holders Worksop Town beat Emley to reach cup quarter-finals
Worksop Town beat Emley AFC 2-0 in the Sheffield & Hallmshire Senior Cup
An Aleks Starcenko meant Worksop Town advanced to the Quarter-Finals of the Sheffield & Hallamshire Senior Cup against Emley AFC at the Windsor Foodservice Stadium.
Manager Craig Parry was happy with the victory against a formidable opposition: “It was a good win for us against a good side. I’ve got a lot of respect for their management team.
“There were some good performances from us tonight, and I said before the game that it was important for us to get back to winning ways, getting clean sheets on board and show what we can do.
“1-11 put in a good shift, they worked hard and we didn’t let our standards slip which is good.”
One notable inclusion to the starting eleven was the return of Sam Wedgbury, who came out of retirement last week to rejoin the Tigers.
Emley had the first chance of the evening just four minutes in as Joe Clegg’s header was tipped onto the bar by Tommy Taylor.
Taylor was called into action once again as Alfie Christie-Crane struck a low shot towards the near post, which was pushed away by the Tigers’ stopper.
The Tigers would score against the run of play on the 8th minute as Starcenko guided Lewis Whitham’s cross into the bottom right corner with a deft touch.
But Starcenko would complete his brace on the 35th minute as he blocked a clearance from an Emley defender before hitting a low shot which, helped by a deflection, went underneath the keeper.
The Tigers had a rare chance in the second half as Mason O’Malley whipped in a cross to Aaron Martin, whose unusual flick nearly lobbed the keeper.
Christie-Crane once again impressed for the visitors as he smartly turned away from Bailey Gooda before firing into the side netting.
Chae Whitman-Brown almost bagged a first goal for the club, as some good work from substitute Ben Tomlinson to pin the defender released the 18-year-old to drive into the box but he fired over the bar.
That was the final chance of the game as the Tigers advanced to the next round of the Sheffield and Hallamshire Cup. They are back in cup action on the weekend as they take on Chorley in the FA Trophy.