RCA manager hoping to hit the road in next round of FA Cup
Sunderland RCA manager Martin Swales is hoping to hit the road as his side await today’s FA Cup first qualifying round draw.
RCA will take their place in the first qualifying round for the third time in the last four seasons after a hard-earned win at Thornaby.
After a goalless opening 45 minutes, it was Swales’ men that took control of the tie and they secured a 2-0 win thanks to goals from summer signings Callum Hope and James Fairley.
A h ead o f to d ay ’s d raw, Swales told the Echo: “We had nine players missing, but the young lads stuck in and got us through.
“If I am being honest, most teams probably want a home draw, but we want an away draw.
“That means we could get away on the bus, have a bit of team bonding and enjoy a day out.
“T h e f i n a n c e f ro m l a s t year to this year isn’t as much, but it’s still big for us.
“You still want a winnable tie and try and get through and get some money in the bank.”
*Seaham Red Star manager Mark Collingwood has admitted that he will look to add to his squad in the wake of his side’s home defeat against North Shields.
Collingwood’s side fell to their first league defeat of the season as former Red Star striker Dan Wilson came back to haunt his old club.
The powerful frontman hit a prolific hat-trick to put the Robins on their way to a 3-1 win at the Ferguson Motor Repairs Stadium.
Lu ke Su l l iva n g rabb e d a late consolation from the penalty spot for Red Star – but Collingwood admitted that he wants to address his side’s lack of creativity as they look to move on from the defeat.
He told The Echo: “We aren’t really creating anything, so I will hopefully try and get a couple of wingers in over the next week.
“Maybe it was a mistake to start the season without them, that’s something I will have to look at.
“May have to change our system a little bit, try and create more chances, we will see what we can do.
“I h ave t w o p l aye r s i n mind, hopefully we can get the deals done and get the paperwork signed and then we will take it from there.”
Elsewhere in Division One on Saturday, Ben Reay’s equaliser earned Newton Aycliffe a 1-1 draw against local rivals Shildon after David Palmer had put the Railwaymen ahead at Moore Lane.
And Northallerton Town continued their impressive start to the season as Charlie Graham got the only goal of the game in their narrow home win against Whickham.
S u n d e rl a n d We s t E n d suffered their first defeat of the Division Two season after they were well beaten at Brandon United.
A second-half brace from Kai Hewitson and a late strike from Reece Brown gave United a 3-0 win at the Welfare Ground.
An Abdul Wahab strike wasn’t enough to give Didier Agathe his first point as Durham City manager after Adam Lennox’s clinical hat-trick gave Jarrow a 3-1 win over the Citizens at Perth Green.
Willington came from two goals down to claim an impressive home win against Heaton Stannington.
Jon Wright and Lee Johnson put the Stan in control as the half-hour mark was pa s s e d – but i t wa s th e i r hosts that clinched the points thanks to a Lewis Martin brace and a late winner from Bradley Burns.
Louis Anderson, Matthew Law and Callum Turnbull found the net in Ryton and Crawcrook Albion’s 3-1 win at Tow Law Town and Redcar Athletic earned a 1-1 draw against Newcastle University after Jordan Rivis cancelled out an opener from Niza Chilufya.
Robert McCartney and Ben Palmer were on target in Carlisle City’s 2-1 home win against Esh Winning.
*FA Vase finalists Consett and Hebburn Town suffered contrasting fortunes from the
penalty spot on Saturday.
Consett came from two goa l s d ow n to fo rc e th e i r home tie against Northern Premier League North West Division side Ossett United into a shoot-out.
Ross Wilkinson and Ali Alshabeeb found the net for the Steelmen as they hauled their way back into the game after Tom Greaves and Jack Stockdill had put the Yorkshiremen in control at Belle View.
And it was Consett that secured their place in Monday’s draw after they held their nerve to claim a 5-4 win in the shoot-out.
Equalising goals from Cedwyn Scott and Graeme Armstrong went without reward
as Hebburn exited the competition after they suffered a 5-3 penalty shoot-out defeat against Pontefract Collieries.
We s t A u c k l a n d To w n came through an entertaining affair against Northern League Division One rivals Ashington.
The two sides were level at half-time as former Sunderland youngster Jordan Blinco got West back on level-terms following Dean Briggs’ opener.
West looked to be heading through as they took a lead into the last ten minutes after Kyle Fryatt and Adam Mitchell scored either side of an equaliser from Lee Scott.
Briggs found the net for a second time to force the tie into a shoot-out – but the Colliers lost their nerve and West claimed a 3-0 win from the spot.
A Regan Nixon strike and braces from Craig Hutchinson and Luke Hogan helped Bishop Auckland to an impressive 5-0 win at Kendal Tow n a n d C ra i g G ott a n d Kevin Burgess were on target in Marske United’s harde a r n e d 2 - 0 w i n at C ro o k Town.
*Fixtures: Monday 14th S e p t e m b e r ( 7. 3 0 p m u n - less stated): Ebac Northern League Division Two: Newcastle University v Willington. Tuesday 15th September: Ebac Northern League Division One: Sunderland RCA v Stockton Town.
Action from Durham City against Jarrow FC (blue).
Durham City lost to Jarrow.