Athletic's cup shock
FA CUP Larkhall Athletic will host Frome Town in the first qualifying round after Joe Stradling's late goal earned them a shock 3-2 win over Evo-Skik League Southern side Bridgwater Town.
The tie looked to be heading for a replay until, with just three minutes to go, man of the match Stradling found space on the edge of the box and produced a perfect lob to net the winner.
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It capped a battling performance from the Larks against a Bridgwater side who played well, despite having a midfielder sent off midway through the first half following a late challenge on Ben Horan.
That did not stop the visitors creating the better chances and it was somewhat against the run of play that Larkhall took a 65th-minute lead when Gary Banks converted Stradling's pass from close range.
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The celebrations had barely finished by the time Bridgwater equalised but the hosts capped a spell of three goals in five minutes when James Lye unleashed a screamer of a volley from 18 yards.
There was time for plenty more drama, though, as Bridgwater levelled from a soft free-kick and were only denied the lead by an excellent one-on-one save from Chris Snoddy before Stradling produced his moment of magic.
While the Larks marched on, Odd Down and Bitton saw their cup runs come to an end as they were beaten 2-0 away to lower-league Sherborne Town and Mangotsfield United respectively.
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