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Match Report: Carlton Town FC 2 – 0 Quorn

The Millers book a home tie against Maltby Main or Pinchbeck Utd in the next round.

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FA Cup Extra Preliminary Round Replay – August 8 2023

First half goals from Greg Tempest and Romello Nangle saw Carlton Town progress in the FA Cup following a 2-0 victory against Quorn.

The Millers had been five minutes from exiting the competition three days earlier but Musa Ndaw Jawara’s late equaliser at Farley Way earned the Millers an Extra-Preliminary Round replay and they took full advantage with an assured performance that fully merited the win, despite some late Quorn pressure.

Carlton named an unchanged starting eleven for the replay.  Quorn on the other hand made six changes to their starting line up but Cain Noble, who played one game for Carlton on loan from Nuneaton last season, retained his spot in the side.  Another ex-Miller, Charlie Marzano, was on the bench.  Former manager Wayne Scott was a welcome spectator amongst the fine midweek crowd of 160.

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On an excellent playing surface the Millers started on the front foot and had Quorn pinned in their own half for long periods of the first half.  Lamin Manneh in particular was causing problems for the visitors and was the recipient of several industrial challenges as the Foxhunters struggled to deal with him.

On a rare Quorn attack, Paddy Webb was excellently dispossessed by Dan Brown shortly before Carlton opened the scoring.   Manneh was once again involved, darting forward before being brought down on the edge of the box by Tom Hilton, earning the Quorn man a yellow card.  Up stepped Tempest to fire home a delicious free kick and stake an early claim for goal of the season.

Quorn did briefly respond and Jack Samples fired just over the bar after Felix Annan had punched clear before Webb was unlucky when his effort from outside the box hit the top of the crossbar.

The Millers though kept up the pressure and doubled their lead on the half hour when Nangle headed home unmarked after Dean Freeman had flicked on a Lewis Durow throw in.

The visitors threatened to attack with a quick counter attack following an Annan free kick but Manneh sprinted fully 50 yards back to dispossess Reece Fyfe and then draw a foul from the same player.

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Moment later David Adegbola surged down the right before sending over a delightful cross that was met by a Manneh header that drew a fine save from Charlie Woods.

Annan had to be off his line quickly to deal with an early second half break by Quorn before Manneh fired just wide at the other end.  Annan then showed some neat control in sidestepping Fyfe before clearing.

Hilton brought down Manneh with another crunching foul on the left touchline.  The referee’s decision not to issue a second yellow card saw Tommy Brookbanks remonstrate with the officials with the end result that he was shown two yellow cards in quick succession and sent off.  It didn’t escape anyone’s attention that while this was going on, Quorn substituted Hilton no doubt to avoid him being sent off the next time he brought down Manneh.

The final 20 minutes of the game saw the visitors push Carlton back as they searched for a way back into the tie.  Annan did well to save from Noble on the right and then produced a stunning save from Saturday’s Quorn goalscorer Tyrell Shannon-Lewis.

Pat Zito headed over from close range and Annan saved once again, this time from Marzano as the Carlton defence held firm to book a home tie against Maltby Main or Pinchbeck Utd in the next round.

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Carlton Town: F Annan, D Adegbola, L Durow, D Brown, D Freeman, G Tempest, L Manneh, K Sargent (M Ford 71), R Nangle (M Jawara 46), A Howes, N Hylton (S Thompson-Harris 79).  Unused subs: N Liburd-Hines, N Davie, L Sisawo-Danso, O Gee

Goals: G Tempest 19, R Nangle 30

Carlton Town Supporters Club MOTM: Lamin Manneh

Att: 160

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