Heath Hayes 0, Bromsgrove Sporting 3

BROMSGROVE Sporting booked their spot in the extra round of the FA Cup with a not entirely convincing win at Heath Hayes.

The Rouslers set up a clash at Rugby Town on Saturday, August 20.

Both sides started the match quite cautiously attempting to hang on to possession and avoiding anything risky resulting in much of the action in the middle of the well-groomed pitch.

Hayes had the first attempt on goal on the fourth minute but David Waple's strike from a free-kick went well past the Sporting left-hand post.

Gradually, the away side pushed themselves forward with Chrisi Conway's effort going wide of the post a couple of minutes later.

Sporting's Nathan Walker saw a seventh minute free-kick go close before a succession of well-placed passes kept his forwards well-supplied.

The deadlock was broken on the 22nd minute when Walker who put away a beautifully taken free-kick into the middle of Mark Wiggins' net.

Walker nearly added a second eight minutes later but his effort crashed off the underside of the bar and bounced to safety.

Hayes hitman Brad Grice scuffed his shot after receiving a good cross from Waple.

After half-time, the hosts had their best spell in the first 10 minutes of the half but despite good work by Jack Partridge and Ryan Goodwin failed to find the target.

With 62 minutes gone, Sporting got their second with a powerful header home from captain Craig Jones after Tony Clarke had nodded on Will Tibbetts' corner.

Bromsgrove put the game out of reach of their opponents when Jack Wilson raced down the left wing, exchanged passes with Sam Wills before hitting a sublime low strike into the narrow gap between post and keeper from 25 yards out.

Chris Lloyd, Luke Edwards and Will Tibbetts all had good efforts but found Mark Wiggins in good form who made several good stops but Bromsgrove had done the job.

Sporting: Leech, Tibbetts, Wilson (Haines), Walker, Jones, Edwards, Morris, Ali, Conway (Wills, 60), Lloyd, Brain (Clark, 60).

Substitutes not used: Willcox, Nwosu, Kelly, Heath Hayes: Wiggins, Holmes, Grice (Geldart, 31), Littler (Horton, 73), Yates, Goodwin, Hayward, Burns, Hartshorne, Waple (Ware, 73), Partridge.

Substitutes not used: Russell, Leese, Haddaway, Arrowsmith.

Referee: S Chalkley (Chelmsley) Attendance: 174 Sporting man of the match:Nathan Walker