A LATE GOAL SENDS DEAL TOWN THROUGH AGAINST SOUTHALL

The 2021/22 Emirates FA Cup kicked off over the weekend of Friday 6th August to Sunday 8th August as many teams started on the Road to Wembley. I saw Southern Counties East Premier side Deal Town welcome Southall of the Combined Counties League Premier Division North to the Kentish coast - The weather reports for the day were not too good with lots of rain forecast all day - Deal's first home league game against Chatham Town the previous weekend had been abandoned at half time after an epic down-pour waterlogged the pitch at The Charles Ground. Luckily it turned out to be a lovely sunny day and an entertaining game as well. 

Southall were the better side in the first half but the game changed early in the second period when their right back Alcino Souza Santos was red carded for a challenge that I didn't see so can't comment on. 

It was looking like the game was going end 0-0 with Southall defending well but it was Connor Coyne who scored a very late goal from close range to send the home side through to play Redhill away in the next round this coming weekend. Coyne was the scorer of both goals against Southall when Deal Town had played them in the FA Vase back in the 19/20 season. 

Southall played extremely well and can consider themselves very unlucky not to at least get another chance with a replay - They have since lost 6-3 in a local derby at North Greenford United and got back to winning ways this weekend with a 5-0 home win over Ascot United. 

Southall's former Potters Bar Town goalkeeper Berkley Laurencin was excellent throughout and can consider himself very unlucky to not keep a clean-sheet. 

THE GOAL WHICH WON THE GAME

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