Stafford Rangers 1 Tamworth 0
Staffs Senior Cup quarter final
At: Marston Road
Kick-off: 7-45 pm
Attendance: 372
Weather: -
Eight players were given a first-team debut but that didn’t stop a young Rangers side progressing into the semi finals with a single goal victory over Tamworth. The winner was scored three minutes after the restart. Phoenix skilfully got to the left bye-line and pulled the ball back for Edwards to slot home from 6 yards out. On 86 minutes Ridgway cleared a shot from Francis off the line. Then in injury time inside the Rangers area, Gibson cleared Jimmy Turner’s shot off the line to sent the young Rangers side through and prevent a penalty shoot out. Stafford face Stoke City at Marston Road in the semi-final for the right to play either Rushall or Chasetown in the Final.
Stafford Rangers (black and white stripes / black / black): 1. Lewis Solly, 2. Dan Holgate, 3. Alex Gibson, 4. Phil Robinson, 5. Jemiah Richards, 6. Ed Booth, 7. Andre Francis, 8. Lee Downes (capt), 9. Jamie Phoenix, 10. Danny Edwards, 11. Alex Gibbons. Subs: 12. Richard Haynes (for Edwards, 72), 14. Richard Miller (not used), 15. Ross Clarke (not used), 16. Josh Robinson (for Downes, 80), 17. Matt Skinner (for Phil Robinson, 62).
Tamworth (red/red/red): Mark Gayle, Jimmy Turner (capt), Shaun Booth, Tom Brady, Shaun Ridgway, Alan Neilson, Chris Bushall, Mark Cooper, Scott Rickards, Richard Dryden, Nick Green. Subs: Tom Fallon (for Green, 81), Chris Evans (for Brady, 69), Jamie Lake (for Neilson, ht).
Goal: Edwards (48)
Press Box Man of the Match: Andre Francis.
Referee: C. D. Sarginson (Rugeley).
