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It was an exciting result for Merstham in the fourth qualifying round match of the FA cup on Saturday as Ian Lamont reports.
We will find out who Merstham play in the first round this evening. Ball 79 is the one to listen out for. The draw for the first round of the FA cup is at 7.10 pm, live on BBC2 and BT Sport.
In League 2 Crawley Town suffered their first defeat in eight league and cup games, losing 2 1 away to Cheltenham.
The dream of FA Cup success will have to wait until next year for Crawley Wasps.
The hosts were beaten by two-goals to nil by Oxford City in a tense game at the weekend.
The visitors, who currently top the Southern Region Women’s Premier Division, opened the scoring after 23 minutes with a well-struck ball placed just out of reach of debutant Wasps keeper Marie Gilstroem.
The fate of Wasps was sealed in the 73rd minute when Oxford doubled the goal difference.
In League two, it was 1-1 for Crawley Town in their away match to Hartlepool United on Saturday. James Collins scored his seventh goal of the season, extending the Reds’ unbeaten run to six games.
In the Ryman League Premier Division Merstham also gained a point after drawing 2-2 at home to Enfield Town.
Local teams generally fared well in the Preliminary Round of the FA Trophy on Saturday. Horsham move to the next round after winning 2-0 away to Potters Bar Town. South Park hosted Guernsey, winning 2-0, and East Grinstead are also through to the next round after winning 4-0 at home to near neighbours, Three Bridges.
Elsewhere, Horley Town won 1-0 at home to Chertsey Town and at Kiln Brow, Redhill lost 2-3 to Chessington and Hook.
Local athlete Zara Munday has been selected for the South East Trampoline Team as well as being individually selected for the English championships.
Following the South East Regional Team trials on Sunday (2nd October), Zara (left), who lives in Bletchingley, qualified in third place for the Gold ladies 17-18 years group.
She and her synchro partner Megan Finney have also been selected for Ladies Gold Synchro 19 plus qualifying in first place.
Crawley Town climb to fifth place in League 2 after winning 1-0 at home to Blackpool on Saturday. Mark Connolly scored his first goal of the season, as the Reds made it four games unbeaten.
Merstham are through to the fourth qualifying round in the FA Cup for the first time in their history after winning 5-1 in their third round match at home to Thamesmead Town.
In the Ryman South League, Three Bridges lost 3-0 at home to Dorking Wanderers. South Park gained three points after winning 1-0 in their away match to Chatham Town. East Grinstead made it two wins in four days after winning 2-0 at home to Sittingbourne.
Elsewhere Horley Town lost 2-1 away to Windsor. Redhill FC suffered defeat against the league leaders, losing 3-0 to AC London. This was Redhill’s first home game of the season after renovation works were completed at Kiln Brow.
