Nick Crittenden's goal sent the Magpies through to the 1st Round
DORCHESTER TOWN
1	Gareth Stewart
2	Mark Jermyn
3	R. Marsh-Brown
4	Danny Clay
5	Kevin Hill
6	Gary Bowles
7	Nick Crittenden
8	Jamie Mudge		70
9	Ryan Moss
10	Wes Fogden
11	Jamie Gleeson
Substitutes
12	Patrece Liburd
14	Nathan Peprah Annan
15	Darren Watts
16	Mitchell Nicholson		70
17	Tom Mitchell
18	Alex Browne
22	Regan Coward
BISHOP'S STORTFORD
1	Nicky Eyre
2	Matt Jones
3	Ashley Miller
4	Jason Mason		67
5	Tom Champion
6	Precious Koko
7	Dee Okojie		62
8	Craig Edwards
9	Roy Essandoh		72
10	Peter Dean
11	Danny Harris
Substitutes
12	Michael Hyem		67
14	Piers Wixon		72
15	Danny Green		62
16	Liam Hopkins
17	David Chick
19	Charlie Hasler
Referee
A. Davies (Southampton)

Saturday 25th October 2008
		Dorchester Town	1
		Crittenden 25
		Bishop's Stortford	0

Critts' corker

by Ky Capel

Nick Crittenden's first-half screamer saw Dorchester through to the first round of the FA Cup for the first time in eight years.

The Magpies' top scorer unleashed an unstoppable drive from all of 25 yards to earn the county town side a trip to Oxford United in the next round of the competition.

Dorchester manager Shaun Brooks made two changes from the 1-0 win at Eastleigh on Tuesday. Jake Smeeton, who was carried off at the Silverlake Stadium, was replaced by Ronayne Marsh-Brown at left-back while Jamie Mudge shook off a knee injury to partner Ryan Moss in attack, which meant that Darren Watts dropped to the bench.

The Magpies looked for the early initiative and almost found it eight minutes in as Crittenden drove forward before finding Moss down the right channel.

The home striker crossed low and his centre somehow found its way to Jamie Gleeson at the far post but, after taking a touch to steady himself, his shot was blocked.

A Crittenden corner was then volleyed high over the bar by Tuesday's match winner Danny Clay as the hosts continued to press forward.

Moss fashioned his own opportunity on 13 minutes, but a deflection took the sting out his 20-yard drive and Nicky Eyre in the visiting goal gathered easily.

An off target snapshot from Roy Essandoh, former FA Cup hero for Wycombe Wanderers, was Stortford's first goal attempt before Magpies' keeper Gareth Stewart had to be alert to deny Danny Harris midway through the half.

Just four minutes later though, Crittenden broke the deadlock with a memorable effort.

The midfielder picked up possession in the centre of the park, shrugged off one challenge and then unleashed a ferocious strike from 25 yards that flew past Eyre and into the top right corner.

Dorchester were now looking to strengthen their hold on proceedings and saw Wes Fogden burst through the midfield before picking out Moss, whose left-footed strike from inside the box was deflected just wide of goal.

But it was the visitors who almost grabbed an equaliser before the half-time interval. Luckily though, Stewart got down well to hold on to Essandoh's close-range header before Harris failed to get sufficient connection on Jason Mason's free-kick.

The first chance of the second period fell to Mudge. Crittenden rolled the ball back along the 18-yard line, Moss stepped over it and Mudge hit it first time. However, the striker's effort lacked power and Eyre saved comfortably.

Marsh-Brown then saw a miscued cross just evade the top left corner of Eyre's goal.

Fogden was next to go close, flashing a low drive from 20 yards inches past the far post, before Gary Bowles sent a downward header wide from Crittenden's corner.

The Magpies maintained the pressure and were still in the ascendancy when, on 72 minutes, Kevin Hill knocked Crittenden's free-kick back across goal where Fogden tried an overhead effort that went high over the top.

In the midst of Dorchester's attempts, Harris nudged goalwards from 12 yards but only found the hands of Stewart.

But the Magpies were soon back on the offensive and Fogden again tried his luck but this time lacked power in his shot.

As the clock ticked by Stewart made a vital interception on substitute Piers Wixom's low cross, just as Harris was ready to pounce.

Stortford introduced Danny Green, a throw-in specialist in the mould of Stoke City's Rory Delap, and one of his throws found Peter Dean unmarked, but he headed wide eight yards out.

Another launch from Green in stoppage time was headed out only as far as Michael Hyem, whose volley from 20 yards found its way through a mass of bodies but wide of Stewart's goal.

And that was it, the final whistle blew and the Magpies had booked their place in the first round of the world's most famous domestic cup competition.

	MATCH STATS
9	TOTAL ATTEMPTS	7
4	ATTEMPTS ON TARGET	2
5	ATTEMPTS OFF TARGET	5
0	HIT WOODWORK	0
4	CORNERS	4
4	OFFSIDES	2
15	FREE-KICKS CONCEDED	13