=10pt  =10ptGuildford City (0) 1, Tooting & Mitcham (0) 0 (FA Vase) 
=10ptby Barry Underwood=7.5ptGuildford
​City advanced to the next stage of the Isuzu FA Vase with an impressive
performance against esteemed visitors Tooting & Mitcham United. It was an
intriguing match up between two sides who for periods cancelled each other out. City were working hard off
the ball and pressing their opponents into errors. The first chance came on 16 minutes.
Alex Rodway-Brown chipped the ball back into the box where Alex Stingelin mistimed his header and the ball
glanced just wide. The visitors first attack saw a run into space on the right and a low cross zipped across the
box. On 35 minutes Leevi Bassett’s cross into the box from the left was just too high for Malachai Cole.
The first corner of the match didn’t come until the 37th minute which gives an indication of the prompting nd probing largely taking place in the centre third.   Just prior to the interval Guildford had some joy down the flanks. Reece Robins cut inside and saw a shot saved by Toby McKimm in the visitor’sgoal. Then from a cross Rodway-Brown flicked a header on and Robins netted but from an offside position.
=10pt =7.5ptIn the second period Guildford were noticeably looking to get the ball into the box from wide positions.
Just two minutes in Ben Gambrah’s cross was headed over by Leevi Bassett as he fell backward. A minute later
a snapshot from Tooting’s Ashley Sheppard nearly caught Jacob Terry unawares, but the City keeper parried the
powerful effort and gathered it again via the inside of the post. On 58 minutes, 12 goals of firepower was
added from the bench in the form of Manny Acheampong and Darnell Jon-Peter. Just after the hour Jon-Peter
and Aaron Smith-Joseph for Tooting exchanged long range efforts that cleared the crossbar. Jon-Peter then saw an effort saved at the near post. The deadlock was broken on 75 minutes. From a long ball forward Darnell Jon-Peter skipped past Antonio Simeone’s challenge and bore down on goal.
Showing composure Jon-Peter rounded McKimm and netted with aplomb. The impressive Nik Krokhin then
headed wide at the back post, but going into the lengthy period of stoppage time Tooting threw everything
forward with several corners and free kicks fired into the City penalty area. But Guildford’s impressive defence
held firm and they now advance to the First round proper.Team: Jacob Terry, Alex Rodway-Brown (Josh Adjei 58), Ben Gambrah, Ben Drake (Tywon Gray 73),
Nik Krokhin,Alex Stingelin, Reece Robins (Yomi Obafemi 73), Malachai Cole, Rueben Duncan,
Leevi Bassett (Darnell Jon-Peter 58), Keoindre Ellis-Vassell (Manny Acheampong 58).Referee

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