FA Cup 1QR Replay
Tonbridge (0) 4 Main 85 Powell 90 Beales 95 Storey 105
Croydon Athletic (1) 2 Duke 39 Savage 79
AET (90 minutues: 2-2)
Att. 259
Entrance: £8
Programme: £2
Mileage: 26/1,278
Tonbridge were just 20 seconds away from falling at their first hurdle in this year’s FA Cup. Ten minutes from time Croydon had gone two goals clear and that had been enough for many in the sparse crowd to depart for home. Jon Main squeezed a shot under the keeper to pull one back and set up a frantic finish. Tonbridge literally threw the kitchen sink at Croydon but somehow they looked to have survived the onslaught until Ray Powell kept his cool and equalised with those 20 seconds left to play. The higher division side then made fairly easy work of extra time and when a John Beales header put the Angels in front for the first time they were comfortably in control.At 2-0 down once again noises were made to suggest that Tony Dolby should find his employment elsewhere. Nick Sullivan's comments in the match day programme that he was not happy with the side’s start to the season suggested that Dolby’s position would have been less than secure had they not turned this game around.
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