Local teams roundup in FA Cup action

Reading 3-2 Carlisle

At the Madjeski, Reading fans faced heartbreak as their team squandered a two-goal lead in the dying minutes, ultimately losing to Carlisle 3-2.

Lewis Wing and Mark O’Mahony had given the Royals a 2-0 advantage. Going into added time the home fans started looking forward to the next round.

But Carlisle’s hero, Regan Linney had other plans scoring twice in injury time and added another in extra time to complete his hat trick and advance the Blues to the second round.

Eastleigh 0-3 Walsall

Meanwhile, at Silverlake Stadium, in front of the BBC cameras, Eastleigh was knocked out by League Two side Walsall.

Evan Weir, Daniel Kanu, and Jamille Matt all found the back of the net for the away side to cap off a dominant display from the visitors allowing them to advance to the second round for the fifth consecutive year, where they will travel up north to face National League side Gateshead.

Macclesfield 6-3 AFC Totton

Totton was unable to replicate its best-ever FA Cup result, suffering a 6-3 defeat away at Macclesfield. A hat trick from Danny Elliot led to the Stags’ downfall, despite them briefly holding the lead midway through the first half after a Scott Randell brace.

However, Macclesfield’s quality ultimately prevailed, as they scored three unanswered goals in the second half to put out the hopes of the away side.

Weston Super Mare 2-1 Aldershot Town

It was another late disappointment for the local teams as Aldershot failed to maintain their 1-0 lead, losing 2-1 to National League South side Weston Super Mare.

With the home side matching their previous best result in the cup, after previously reaching the second round in 2003/04, and will hope to make history as they travel to fellow league side Chelmsford.

The Shots took the lead with a goal from Kiban Rai, but Emlyn Lewis equalised 6 minutes from time then James Waite scored the winner 10 minutes before the end of extra time to secure the victory.