Match ends, Stevenage 5, Nantwich Town 0.
StevenageStevenage5Nantwich TownNantwich Town0
Matt Godden scored a hat-trick as Stevenage made light work of thrashing Northern Premier League side Nantwich Town to reach the second round of the FA Cup.
The visitors were in the contest for 68 minutes at the Lamex Stadium but an inability to defend set-pieces proved to be their undoing.
League Two Stevenage went ahead after 16 minutes from their first real chance, as Godden flicked in Joe Martin's free-kick at the near post amid some loose marking.
Just before the half-hour mark, Nantwich almost drew level as Nathan Cotterell played in Harry Clayton and he forced Joe Fryer to beat away his well-struck effort.
Stevenage eventually doubled their lead when Smith blasted in from Martin's corner before the same combination finished the match as a contest, with Smith heading in off the bar.
Godden claimed a double of his own with a neat finish into the bottom corner from yet another Martin assist before completing his hat-trick late on by diverting in Dale Gorman's volley.
Match report supplied by the Press Association.
Line-ups
Stevenage
Formation 4-3-3
- 1Fryer
- 25Henry
- 6Wilkinson
- 4KingSubstituted forWilmotat 84'minutes
- 3Martin
- 8Beautyman
- 2SmithBooked at 64mins
- 7WhelpdaleSubstituted forGormanat 64'minutes
- 19NewtonBooked at 35minsSubstituted forWoottonat 75'minutes
- 24Godden
- 11Pett
Substitutes
- 9Wootton
- 15Samuel
- 16Day
- 17Gorman
- 18Conlon
- 20Vancooten
- 33Wilmot
Nantwich Town
Formation 4-4-1-1
- 1Jaaskelainen
- 2BourneSubstituted forWebsterat 83'minutes
- 4Stair
- 5Mullarkey
- 3Wildin
- 7MorganSubstituted forJonesat 65'minutes
- 6Bell
- 8Hughes
- 11CotterellSubstituted forForbesat 75'minutes
- 10Cooke
- 9Clayton
Substitutes
- 12Forbes
- 13Burzynski
- 14McDonald
- 15Jones
- 16Rowntree
- 17Brooke
- 18Webster
- Referee:
- Michael Salisbury
- Attendance:
- 1,436
Match Stats
Home TeamStevenageAway TeamNantwich Town
- Possession
- Home59%
- Away41%
- Shots
- Home10
- Away7
- Shots on Target
- Home6
- Away2
- Corners
- Home9
- Away4
- Fouls
- Home10
- Away10
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Stevenage 5, Nantwich Town 0.
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Foul by Tom Pett (Stevenage).
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Courtney Wildin (Nantwich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Goal!
Goal! Stevenage 5, Nantwich Town 0. Matt Godden (Stevenage) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dale Gorman.
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Corner, Nantwich Town. Conceded by Ronnie Henry.
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Foul by Jonathan Smith (Stevenage).
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Sean Cooke (Nantwich Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Ronnie Henry (Stevenage).
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David Forbes (Nantwich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution
Substitution, Stevenage. Ben Wilmot replaces Jack King.
Substitution
Substitution, Nantwich Town. Keaton Webster replaces Troy Bourne because of an injury.
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Corner, Nantwich Town. Conceded by Joe Martin.
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Attempt blocked. Steve Jones (Nantwich Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
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Foul by Jonathan Smith (Stevenage).
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Sean Cooke (Nantwich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Goal!
Goal! Stevenage 4, Nantwich Town 0. Matt Godden (Stevenage) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Joe Martin.
Substitution
Substitution, Nantwich Town. David Forbes replaces Nathan Cotterell.
Substitution
Substitution, Stevenage. Kyle Wootton replaces Danny Newton.
Goal!
Goal! Stevenage 3, Nantwich Town 0. Jonathan Smith (Stevenage) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Joe Martin following a corner.
