Last updated: 30/11/2007
TeamBath FA cup fairy tale ends in Chasetown defeat

TeamBath’s hopes of securing a coveted place in the second round of the FA Cup for the first time in their short history ended in a 2-0 defeat at home to a plucky Chasetown.

Vaughan Thomas netted the first after 10 minutes and Craig Holland’s powerful shot made it 2-0 on the half-hour mark giving TeamBath a mountain to climb in front of a 2,067 strong crowd at Twerton Park.

Dean Smith forced Lee Evans into a fine save - he had to react sharply to tip Smith’s looping header over the bar.
Then Sean Canham headed an effort at the Chasetown keeper from Josh Llewellyn’s cross five minutes before Holland struck to make it 2-0.

Twelve minutes after the break Darren Chitty dived at full length to keep out a Kyle Perrow shot.

And on the hour-mark Shaun Lamb had to race back to clear off his line after Ben Steane’s shot had beaten Chitty on his near post.

Sub Steve Abbott had two efforts deep into added time, while the two Matts - Lock and Townley - worked tirelessly down the right flank.

After the game TeamBath manager Ged Roddy said: “The lads are devastated and they feel as though they’ve let themselves down a bit, but we’re a young side and we’ve got to deal with it as an experience.”

“We made the first round of the FA Cup and the lads can be proud of that.”

“We did our best to try to get back into it in the second half, but we left ourselves with a bit of a hill to climb.

“It’s only early November and we’ve still got a lot to play for this season. We wish Chasetown the best of luck in the second round. We were second best and they deserved to win. They’re physical and fast, and whoever gets them in the next round will have to watch out.”

TeamBath

Darren Chitty, Matt Lock, Shaun Lamb, Dean Smith, Sami El-Abd (captain), Adam Green, Matt Townley, Dan Dillon (Marc Canham 62), Josh Llewellyn (Steve Abbott 48), Sean Canham, Ben Thomson (Joe Flurry 62). Subs (not used): Adi Adams, Simon Cooper.