Another disappointing day out for Sporting who did well to come back from two goals down but then disintegrated in extra time.
Head coach Stewart Brighton made several changes in an attempt to overcome Sporting's away voodoo as well as an altered formation to 3-5-2.
Sporting started brightly but allowed Feckenham to get their noses in front after 16 minutes when Danny Deehan beat the opposition offside trap to hit a good shot that Sporting 'keeper Grant Biddle managed to parry but Robbie Bunn scrambled the rebound over the goal line.
On 37 minutes former Rousler Stuart Hall now plying his trade again with Feckenham, received a good pass in the box, turned and hit an unstoppable shot past a hapless Grant Biddle.
Sporting replied within a minute with Nick Harris picking up the ball about 35 yards out and running straight through the home defence finishing with a fierce shot wide of Terry Whitehouse's left hand.
From then on the visitors had the majority of the play getting a second when Kelvin White under pressure from a corner put the ball into his own net. However with poor finishing and inability of players to get into the box meant that the winner never arrived and the home side must have felt they had been let of the hook when Mr Cooke blew for the end of 90 minutes.
Feckenham started extra time much more brightly whilst Sporting looked to be tired and inevitably the home side once again took the lead with an excellent effort by David Edwards who with plenty of time and Grant Biddle off his line hit a sweet shot into the top right hand corner from 25 yards out.
Four minutes later there was no way back for Sporting as a good interchange between Daniel Byford and Brendan Hicks saw the latter put away an easy goal with the opposition defence several yards away.
Sporting rallied for a few minutes and Joe Brookes got a shot in but pushing forward left then exposed at the back and Daniel Byford got Feckenham's fifth with four minutes to go.
Feckenham: Terry Whitehouse, Ashley Bunn (Steven Roche 91 mins), Nigel Adams, James Pyatt, Danny James, David Edwards, James Burke, Robbie Bunn (Daniel Byford 71 mins), Kelvin White (capt), Stuart Hall, Danny Deehan (Brendan Hicks 42 mins).
Subs not used: Craig Frampton, Adam Blake.
Sporting: Grant Biddle, Ryan Molesworth (Chris Bright 79 mins), Zac Blood, Neil Cooksey, Richard Griffiths (Nick Allen 75 mins), Joe Brookes (capt), Peter Jenvey (Dan Wilkes 72 mins), Nick Harris, Odane Barnes, Jon Rogers, Martin Keight.
Subs not used: Jamie Rogers, Gareth Rogers. |