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Match Overview
Truro City and AFC Totton will do it all again this evening (Tuesday) in TR4 for a place in the first round proper of the Emirates FA Cup – 7.45pm.
The winner of this tie will face Enterprise National League North side Macclesfield at Moss Rose on the weekend of November 1.
In the first staging of this fourth qualifying round match, the two sides were involved in a typical blood and thunder cup tie at the Snows Stadium on Saturday.
City started brightly and should have been ahead before Tyler Cordner powered home Dec Rose’s flag kick just shy of the half hour mark for the Stags.
Truro reacted well to going behind and felt they should have had at least one penalty before the break after Will Dean was pulled down in the area. Dom Johnson-Fisher was hauled to the floor just outside the box shortly after but curiously, merry whistle blower Paul Johnson awarded a drop ball.
In the second stanza, Truro were dominant and they pinned a tiring home side back inside their own half. Johnson-Fisher and substitute Aiden Marsh had chances to restore parity before Dean’s teasing centre was powered home by Tylor Love-Holmes for his second of the season.
End of the drama? Not a chance as this is the FA Cup after all and in the final minute of six added on by referee Johnson, substitute Hisham Kasimu clashed with City custodian Dan Lavercombe and a penalty was awarded.
Former Arsenal prodigy Jay Emmanuel-Thomas placed the ball on the spot and despite throwing the kitchen sink at his effort, it crashed off the woodwork and to safety.
From the City Dugout
Looking back at Saturday’s tie, City boss John Askey was left with mixed emotions after the 1-1 draw with Enterprise National League South newcomers AFC Totton.
“The game had everything and we are disappointed to not get the win but we have stayed in the cup.
“At the end we had that little bit of luck that has probably deserted us all season but it shouldn’t have come down to luck really.
“I thought that in the first half, it was all a bit strange in terms of the decisions that were being made. We had a great chance in the first half that should have ended up in the back of the net which wasn’t taken.
“Overall, we probably had three or four gilt-edged chances that we didn’t take and we dominated the game. Tylor has come on and scored a great header but we should have had more.
“At the end, we nearly did what we did against Woking, by not dealing with a long ball and giving a penalty away. We got away with it, although we should have come away with a win.”
Opposition View
Stags boss Jimmy Ball, who was sent to the stands during the second half, was left with similar feelings to his opposite number John Askey at full-time.
“I think we can play better and they are my overriding thoughts. We have played much better than that and we scored a goal that was warranted because we were on top.
“However, after that, we never got on top again which was a pity for the rest of the first half. We wanted to come out in the second half and really impose ourselves on the game and dominate the central areas but we didn’t.
“That is the disappointing thing that we didn’t impose ourselves in the game when we should have.
“(Truro) are a good side, who won our league last season, are well-managed and very well organised. But I felt we matched them and are disappointed with our performance, which tells you where we are as a football club.”
Last Time We Met
Watch extended match highlights of the first staging of our Emirates Fa Cup fourth qualifying round tie against AFC Totton, via YouTube:
AFC Totton in The FA Cup
The Stags, like Truro City, will be bidding to reach the first round proper of the FA Cup for only the second time in the club’s history.
Formed in 1975 after a merger of Totton and Totton Athletic, the club first competed in the FA Cup during the 1982-83 season as a Hampshire League outfit.
And for the Stags, it was a case of love at first sight as they almost made it through to the first round proper, before losing in a fourth qualifying round reply to Windsor & Eton.
For 1986-87, Totton were one of several Hampshire clubs who left their county league to play in a newly formed Wessex League and the campaign before, they reached the third qualifying round of the FA Cup, going out after a 3-0 replay defeat to Fareham Town at the club’s old Testwood Park ground.
Wimborne Town, who were fellow founder members of the Wessex League, ended the Stags’ cup involvement two games short of the first round proper in 86-87 and after that, the club enjoyed something of a barren FA Cup run.
They failed to get past the second qualifying round stage until 2005-06, when Totton started looking upwardly mobile and with ambitions to move through the non-League pyramid.
Bishops Cleeve were Totton’s nemesis on this occasion with a third qualifying round defeat but after winning promotion out of the Wessex League, the fourth qualifying round stage was reached twice more.
In 2008-09, Totton were defeated by Grays Athletic and thew following year lost to Bath City but finally, in 2011, the FA Cup hoodoo was lifted.
Now playing at the purpose built Snows Stadium, Totton edged out Hanworth Villa by the odd goal in five to set up a first round showdown with Bradford Park Avenue.
Totton thrashed the Yorkshire outfit 8-1 in a remarkable match and were paired with Bristol Rovers in round two. However, the journey ended for Totton as the Stags were beaten 6-1.
Only twice since that famous cup run have Totton threatened the first round draw before this season. They lost in the fourth qualifying round to Cambridge City (2012-13) and Ramsgate (2023-24).
Emirates FA Cup 25-26
As a National League club, City entered the FA Cup at the fourth qualifying round stage with the game against Totton their first in the competition.
The Tinners have had a wretched FA Cup run in recent years with the club’s last win in this competition coming in September 2021 when Exmouth Town were defeated 3-1 in a first qualifying round tie.
Tylor Love-Holmes’ goal in Saturday’s first staging against Totton was the side’s first FA Cup goal since Tyler Harvey scored their third against Exmouth in the aforementioned match.
For Totton, they have already played two qualifying round ties to face City.
In the second qualifying round, Totton caused an upset by knocking out fallen former Football League outfit Torquay United out after a 2-0 win at the Snows Stadium.
And in the third qualifying round, high flying Southern League side Frome Town were beaten 4-2, also on home soil.
Tale of the Tape
This will be the second FA Cup clash between City and the Stags in the Duchy.
The last match between the two sides outside of England in domestic football’s most famous cup competition took place during the 2012-13 season in the second qualifying round.
City were in administration at the time as a Step Two club and with the future of the Tinners very much up in the Cornish air, Totton prevailed 3-2 with current assistant boss Stewart Yetton (pictured below) and Ben Williams on target.
In the league, Truro and Totton have locked horns twice with both games coming in the 2013-14 Southern League campaign.
City, after coming out of administration, rescued by club Hall of Fame inductee Pete Masters and his then business partner Pep Perryman, the club were looking to rebuild under former player and manager Steve Massey (pictured below).
Massey, who had a long Football League career with Stockport, Northampton, Hull, Bournemouth and Wrexham, was sacked in March but two high points in a troubled season were a brace of 3-2 wins over AFC Totton.
Match Information
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Tickets
Tickets for both home and away fans are still available, both in advance and on the gate, for seated and general admission standing areas.
Supporters are reminded that all admission charges rise by £2 (listed in brackets below) when paying on the gate and ticket office compared to those available online and in advance.
- Adult: £15 (£17)
- Concessions*: £13 (£15)
- Under-18: £5 (£7)
- Family**: £30 (£32)
*Concessions: Any person over the age of 65, students in full-time education or ambulant disabled. Supporters who purchase a concessionary match ticket, may be asked for supporting document(s) regarding their concessionary eligibility at the turnstiles.
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**A family ticket covers admittance for two adults and up to three under-18 supporters.
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