Shropshire Star

Dynamo prove too much for Haughmond

Haughmond’s involvement in this season’s FA Vase proved to be short-lived as they went down 4-2 against Leicester side Saffron Dynamo at the Sports Village.

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The Shrewsbury side were 2-0 down at half-time after dominating large periods of the first 45 minutes but basic defensive errors caused them to concede two poor goals and leave them a difficult task in the second half.

Mark Jenks was manager for the day with Dan Williams in Portugal and he probably wished he was with him as the visitors made it 3-0 five minutes into the second half, thanks to more poor defending.

Haughmond pushed four up front as they chased the game and despite creating numerous chances they could not find a way through the visitors’ defence with blocks coming from everywhere.

Eventually the pressure told and Scott Ryan opened the hosts’ account with a 20-yard shot to give them a glimmer of hope.

Haughmond were throwing everything at Dynamo but with that they were leaving gaps at the back and Saffron made them pay on 80 minutes with a fourth. Harry Morris pulled another one back on 90 minutes but it was a mere consolation and Haughmond now turn their attention to an FA Cup replay at Market Drayton tomorrow.

A late fightback proved to no avail as St Martins made an early exit with a 3-2 defeat at Wellington in the first qualifying round.

Trailing by three goals against their Herefordshire hosts, the Saints rallied late on on with replies from Dave Easthope and Karl Bailey, but it was too little too late on a below par afternoon. The visitors went behind to Sam Pearson’s opener on 13 minutes, while it needed some fine saves from George Austin to keep his side in the tie at the break. Disaster struck three minutes into the second period when Austin played a short ball to Jamie Hands who then lofted his backpass into his own net from 25 yards.

Jordan Davies went close to reducing the deficit, but a third goal on the counter-attack through Paul Jones left the visitors with a mountain to climb.

But they almost salvaged the tie, with Dave Easthope smashing in a volley on 80 minutes and Bailey firing a second from a rebound after a strong run by Davies two minutes later.