Firstly I must apologise to all of you that have desperately
been waiting for this latest blog….I know there are hundreds of you.
As I continue my adventure of ‘following the FA Cup’ I bring
you a report from the Margate v Tooting & Mitcham clash from the 1st
qualifying stage as well as reaction from the game and all the latest on the
draw for the 2nd qualifying round.
Margate went into the clash against Tooting slight
favourites and it wasn’t long before the ‘Gate’ was in front against their
Ryman Premier Division rivals as striker Kwasi Appiah dusted himself down after
being brought down in the box to fire Margate ahead from the penalty spot on 15
minutes.
The Kent club then endured a rough 20 minutes after the
break as Tooting threw everything at Kinnear’s men in a bid to force a replay,
however on 76 minutes Appiah doubled his and Margate’s goal tally for the day
as he fired the blues into an unassailable 2-0 lead.
Margate’s passage to the second qualifying round as well as an
extra £3000 bonus was secure on 81 minutes when Tom Bradbrook swept home a
third to ensure Margate would join the likes of Dover, Chelmsford and Dartford
in the hat for the next round.
Luckily though Kinnear’s men avoided all of them and were
drawn at home to Ryman Division One side Thamesmead United. Margate will go
into this tie as favourites again, although they will have to be on their toes
after suffering a disappointing 5-2 defeat to the same side last season in the
League Cup.
Gate fan Mark Baker said after the draw: “Couldn’t have
really asked for better than that, I would expect us to be too strong for them
but it is the FA Cup after all so you never really know.”
This will be a great chance for Margate to progress to the
3rd Qualifying round as well as bagging another £4,500 in prize money.
This game will take place on Saturday 1st October
at Hartsdown Park with a 3:00 PM kick off.
As always I will bring you a match report as well all the
reaction from the 3rd qualifying round draw….stay tuned.
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