Brentwood pull off Trophy upset

Brentwood had led three times on Saturday before having to settle for a 3-3 draw, but they did not slip up at the Dripping Pan after Greg Cohen had put them ahead with a seventh-minute penalty.

Another Cohen penalty in the 64th minute left Lewes in deep trouble and it was all over when Alex Read added a 73rd-minute strike to his hat-trick in the first game. Blues earned themselves a trip to Kingstonian in the third qualifying round on Saturday week.

A goalless first half at Imber Court gave little hint of what was to come in the clash between Met Police and Premier rivals Leiston. Jordan Bird put the home side ahead five minutes after the break, only for Rhys Henry to square it two minutes later.

The game finally caught fire in the 70th minute when Allan Tait put the Met 2-1 up. Three minutes later they were behind thanks to goals from Gareth Heath and Luke Hammond, and then Tait made it 3-3 in the 78th minute.

Leiston, though, had the last word when Emmanuel Osei’s goal in the 87th minute (pictured by Andy Nunn) gave them a 4-3 victory and left the Met to concentrate on Saturday’s home tie with Crawley in the FA Cup. Leiston will be at home to Premier leaders Hampton in the next round.

The other all-Premier replay, the local derby between Thurrock and East Thurrock, also produced seven goals and in this one it was the hosts who came out on top, earning themselves another home tie against Brackley. A Sam Collins double put East Thurrock 2-0 up at the interval but Leroy Griffiths reduced the arrears on 58 minutes and Charlie Stimson equalised in the 71st minute.

It went to extra time and Marc Gorbell restored Rocks’ lead in the 99th minute, only for Thurrock defender Matt Turpin to score twice in the last five minutes to see his side to a 4-3 win. It was another high-scoring Tuesday heartbreaker for East Thurrock, who went out of the FA Cup on penalties to Chelmsford after a 4-4 draw a week ago.

Both Ryman sides involved in replays against Southern League clubs came from behind to win, making the final score 5-1 in the clashes between the two leagues.

An own goal gave Canvey a fifth-minute lead at home to Uxbridge, who hit back to go 2-1 up soon after half-time. Louie Dennis squared it on the hour and two Rob King penalties in the 71st and 78th minutes saw Canvey through 4-2. They host Chesham in the next round.

Cray fell behind early in each half at Arlesey but Paul Vines equalised on each occasion, forcing the game into an extra 30 minutes which Arlesey could have done without as they prepare for their FA Cup visit to Coventry on Saturday.

A penalty shoot-out was only two minutes away when Laurent Hamici struck to give Cray a 3-2 win and an attractive home derby against Welling.

There was only one goal in a scrappy affair at Grays. It came from James Fraser a minute after half-time and saw Whitehawk through to the third qualifying round, in which they will visit Maidstone.