Bermuda FA Challenge Cup Preliminaries
Devonshire Colts 2 Somerset Eagles 3
At the Devonshire Rec., the Devonshire Colts took an early lead against the Somerset Eagles when Eli Smith scored in the 5th minute. The two teams went to the break with the score still 1 – 0, one minute into the second half Kanhai Fray equalized for the Somerset Eagles, two minutes later the Somerset Eagles would take a 2 – 1 lead when Anwar Telford found the back of the net. The Somerset Eagles would go up by 2 goals when Lamar Crofton scored in the 78th minute, Lozendro Symonds would pull the Devonshire Colts within on in the 90th minute, but the Devonshire Colts could not get the equalizer as the Somerset Eagles advanced to the First Round of the Bermuda Football Association’s 2014/15 FA Challenge Cup.
Wolves 2 Paget Lions 0
After a scoreless first half in the second match at the Devonshire Rec., Wolves took the lead against the Paget Lions in the 65th minute when Sergio Richardson converted from the penalty spot. Five minutes later Steven Bremar doubled the Wolves lead as they like the Somerset Eagles in the first game advanced to the First Round of the Bermuda Football Association’s 2014/15 FA Challenge Cup.
English FA Cup First Round
Reggie Lambe
Ollie Palmer's second-half strike proved enough to give Reggie Lambe and his Mansfield Town teammates victory against Concord Rangers and send them into the FA Cup second round.
While we wait to see how long it will take the local media to write what the examiner in Huddersfield has been reporting for two days regarding a decision that the Huddersfield Town manager faces in playing Nahki Wells, Islandstats.com can report that Lambe, for the second game in a row playing the entire game.
Concord dominated the first half and went close after 15 minutes when a hopeful long ball found Lewis Taaffe and he rounded Mansfield goalkeeper Sascha Studer but Liam Marsden cleared off the line.
The Concord Rangers looked threatening going forward and almost scored when Jordan Chiedozie fired a shot which crept over the bar.
Mansfield flew out of the blocks in the second half and within a minute of the restart Palmer found space to fire in a low shot that was well saved by Concord keeper Josh Vickers.
Mansfield ferocious pace continued and just a minute later half-time substitute Fergus Bell's superb control and volley had Vickers beaten but it struck a post.
The League Two side were now in control and opened the scoring on the hour mark when Robert Taylor's low cross found Palmer, who calmly finished to send Mansfield through to meet Cambridge in round two.
Palmer nearly added a second but Vickers, on loan from Arsenal, produced another good stop to deny the striker while Chiedozie shot over the bar in the dying seconds.
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