FA VASE Tadley Calleva 3 Ivybridge Town 1

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Last Updated on Monday, 28 October 2024 10:38

Published on Sunday, 27 October 2024 10:34

Written by GRAHAM HAMBLY with Ivybridge Town

IVYBRIDGE Town suffered their second knockout in the space of four days when they were beaten 3-1 at Tadley Calleva in the FA Vase first round on Saturday.

It followed the Ivys midweek loss, on penalties, at home to Buckland Athletic in the Western League (Les Phillips) Cup.



Ivybridge were forced to shuffle their defence at Tadley with skipper and central defender Scott Pocock ruled out through suspension in addition to missing key defenders Jordan Powell and Jake Lane through long term injuries.

They were given an early boost, however, when they were awarded a penalty for a foul on Bailey Mabin and Rio Daly converted the spot kick after only six minutes.

The home side were back on level terms in the 34^th minute when Alex Miller scored following a cross by Sonny Haynes.

The first half was fairly evenly contested but Miller struck again to give Tadley the lead three minutes before the interval and Sheldon Wright wrapped up the Romans victory with a third goal in the 88^th minute.

Ivybridge resume Jewson Western League action on Saturday (Nov 2) with an away fixture in Bristol at Oldland Abbotonians.

Their next home match will be on Wednesday November 6 when they face Torridgeside in the Devon County St Luke’s Bowl second round at Erme Valley with a place in the quarter finals at stake.

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