Birmingham Senior Cup 2nd Round
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The Glassboys overcame some early anxious moments to cruise into the last eight of the Birmingham Senior Cup with a 3 - 0 win at near neighbours Cradley Town. The struggling Midland Alliance side made a spirited start and in the opening quarter-of-an-hour a makeshift looking Stourbridge back-line twice survived goalmouth scrambles either side of a good 11th minute opportunity for Ben Store who was picked out by a good left-wing cross from Dan Ludlow, but his stabbed volley was pushed round the post by Todd Henderson in the Glassboys goal. Gradually though the visitors extra sharpness told as the half progressed. On 23 minutes Kalum Evitts played the ball into the feet of Damion Jarrett who peeled off his marker, turned and cracked a low 20-yard drive wide. A minute later however Stourbridge grabbed the lead. Ashley Langford, making his Stourbridge return, fed a pass inside from the right into the path of Sam Rock who showed good feet to create an opening and tuck a low shot past Cradley keeper Richard Kennedy. Cradley responded with an inswinging right-wing free-kick from Ludlow evading the onrushing attackers, but still forcing Henderson to dive smartly to his right to save. With 28 minutes played the Glassboys might have doubled their lead as Nathan Broadhurst found Langford on the right from a throw-in and he delivered in a good cross that Rock headed just the wrong side of the post. Eight minutes later some better build-up play from the home side saw Martin Hill drive a shot wide, but two goals in quick succession towards half-time effectively put the result beyond doubt. In the 38th minute a left-wing corner from Aaron Drake drifted through to the far post where Nathan Bennett bundled the ball over the line, then a minute later a quickly taken goal-kick from Henderson caught out the home defence and Jarrett seized on the ball before stroking a shot past Kennedy from just outside the area. In the final minute of the half Rock produced a good run and slipped a neat pass over to Drake on the left-hand side of the area whose low shot clipped the foot of Kennedy's right-hand upright.
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