Sutton United 3 Hendon 0
Goals from Kieron Cadogan, Adam Coombes and Tommy Wright saw hosts Sutton United see off Hendon at Gander Green Lane to progress through to the Last 16 of the Buildbase FA Trophy.
The hosts came into this one as favourites, they were third in the Vanarama National League and were two leagues above Hendon who sat fifth in the Bostick Premier, however Hendon had disposed of higher league opposition in the last round in Vanarama South Bath City, although this was a much tougher assignment.
The first chance of the game arrived in the eighth minute when Hendon’s Ashley Nathaniel-George got down the left and saw his cut back try to find Niko Muir who was running in, but his effort was straight at Owen Evans in the Sutton goal.
Two minutes later the hosts had their first sight of goal as Harry Beautyman struck an effort wide of the post and then in the 14th minute Tom Bolarinwa saw an effort go straight into the arms of visiting keeper Corey Addat.
As the half approached it’s midway point Sutton’s Cadogan tried his luck from range but saw the effort go well wide, and then with the hosts now piling on the pressure Bolarinwa picked out Wright who headed his effort wide.
Hendon gave the hosts a warning that they could cause issues when Nathaniel-George flashed a shot wide of the hosts goal in the 25th minute, but with ten minutes of the half remaining the hosts grabbed the lead when a poor defensive pass out of the Hendon box went straight to Cadogan and he drove into the box and rifled a left footed effort beyond Addat.
The hosts almost doubled that lead two minutes later when Bolarinwa found Beautyman who in turn found Cadogan but the latter could only fire his shot over the bar. However the hosts did go into the break with a one goal lead.
Half Time Sutton United 1 Hendon 0
The hosts carried on where they had left off in the first half and were back on the front foot quickly and in the 57th minute saw Hendon keeper Addat pull off back to back saves to deny the hosts a second, and then a couple of minutes later another hosts chance saw Beautyman hit a powerful effort at goal but this was also saved by Addat.
Beautyman saw an effort blocked by the Hendon backline in the 66th minute and then five minutes after that Wright burst through after a great run but could only hit is effort wide of the Hendon goal.
Most of the 785 crowd were willing a second goal for the hosts as a one goal lead can be dangerous, especially when missing the chances Sutton were creating, and in the 74th minute they finally found a second when a poor defensive header out by Downer dropped in front of Coombes and he duly volleyed brilliantly first time beyond Addat and the hosts had some breathing space.
You never really felt after this second goal that Hendon could get back into the contest and it really was game over with four minutes left when Wright cut inside and curled a delightful effort in off the post from outside the box and seal his sides passage into the Last 16 of the competition.
Full Time Sutton United 3 Hendon 0
Here are some photos of the day:-
So it's the high flying Vanarama National side who progress into the Third Round Proper of the competition and they have been drawn away to Northamptonshire side Brackley Town of the Vanarama National North, who knocked out Barrow in the last round after a replay. They sit third in their league too and will no doubt prove a stern test for Sutton so proves to be a decent cup tie.
Here are the Second Round Proper results in full
Saturday 13th January
Ebbsfleet United 1 Warrington Town 1
Kidderminster Harriers 2 Stockport County 2
East Thurrock United 1 Chester 0
Bognor Regis Town 1 Leyton Orient 2 (AET)
Brackley Town 0 Barrow 0
Weston Super Mare 1 Workington 1
Billericay Town 3 Stourbridge 2
FC Halifax Town 1 Maidenhead United 4
Maidstone United 2 Heybridge Swifts 1
Dover Athletic 4 Marine 3
Gateshead 3 Boreham Wood 3
Wealdstone 1 Hereford 0
Sutton United 3 Hendon 0
Blyth Spartans 1 Bromley 4
Spennymoor Town 2 Solihull Moors 0
St Albans City 1 Harrogate Town 1
Tuesday 16th January
Replays
Warrington Town 2 Ebbsfleet United 0
Stockport County 3 Kidderminster Harriers 0
Barrow 0 Brackley Town 2
Workington 2 Weston Super Mare 1
Boreham Wood 1 Gateshead 2
Harrogate Town 5 St Albans City 0
So that concluded the Second Round Proper, meaning only sixteen sides remain, here is the draw for the Last 16:-
Third Round Proper
Saturday 3rd February
Harrogate Town VS Billericay Town
Maidstone United VS Gateshead
Maidenhead United VS Stockport County
Wealdstone VS Warrington Town
Brackley Town VS Sutton United
Dover Athletic VS Leyton Orient
Spennymoor Town VS East Thurrock United
Workington VS Bromley
My featured tie comes from St James Park, Brackley, for the Brackley Town Vs Sutton United tie. Both are flying high in their respective divisions so both will be confident of progressing into the Quarter Finals of the competition. Sutton have the edge being the higher of the two in the pyramid however it should be a stern test against the Vanarama North hosts.
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