Emirates FA Cup: Tadcaster Albion 0 Colne 1

TADCASTER Albion crashed out of the Emirates FA Cup after a one-goal defeat to Colne at the i2i stadium.

Daniel Wilkins netted the only goal of the game midway through the second half after firing into the bottom corner with the help from a clever knock down by Alex Curran.

The Brewers had started the contest brightly, however, building attacks up from the back.

They were kicking themselves in the early stages though after somehow not converting a goalmouth scramble.

Cam Murray threaded a through ball in behind to Tom Corner, whose powerful close-range strike was well thwarted by Colne stopper Hakan Burton.

The visitors couldn't get rid of the ball, however, as Murray and then Corner again somehow couldn't force it over the line.

Albion keeper Michael Ingham was called upon a couple of times in the first 45 minutes and did superbly to keep out both Phil Dean and Wilkins.

Chris Howarth was providing an attacking outlet down the left, but Josh Greening couldn't quite squirm through from one of the full back's runs.

Josh Barrett and Andy Milne were looking comfortable at the back for Albion. and Barrett created a great chance for his side after setting Josh Greening away in behind.

But the attacker cut inside onto his weaker right foot and curled the ball narrowly off target.

Eight minutes into the second half, Barrett was adjudged to have handled inside the penalty area, with referee Neil Guest pointing to the spot.

Ingham is a very big frame in between the sticks but penalty taker Michael Fish didn't even test the former Northern Ireland international after clipping the outside corner of the bar.

As Albion pushed increasingly harder for the opening goal, this left more space in behind for their opponents and they were starting to exploit it.

Popular figure Danny Frost was introduced before the hour, and soon forced Burton into a save.

Colne were still looking dangerous on the break as substitute Chris Anderson broke the offside trap before cutting inside Milne, but again Ingham was outstanding in goal.

However, Colne did score in the 68th minute.

Dean's cross from the left was intelligently guided into the path of Wilkins by Curran, and Wilkins emphatically found the bottom corner.

This left Taddy with no choice but to chase the game even more, and they were appealing for a penalty of their own when Aiden Savory's shot bounced up but referee Guest assertively waved away the protests.

The gaps really started to appear in the final five minutes as the tie could have easily gone either way.

Ingham again was something else as he astonishingly kept out four shots from point-blank range.

Taddy had two gilt-edged chances of their own in the dying stages, and both fell to Tuesday night's hat-trick hero Savory.

Firstly, Frost tried to barge down the Colne defence before it fell kindly to Savory, who sliced over.

Then in the last minute, another scramble broke out in the penalty box from a long Barrett throw.

Frost had a couple of bites at the cherry but couldn't find the half a yard to pull the trigger, Milne had a go too before Jake Ellam slid in Savory again, who drove narrowly over.

Tadcaster Albion: Ingham, Hardy, Howarth, Davidson, Milne (captain), Barrett, Murray, Mycoe (Sellars 70), Corner (Frost 58), Savory, Greening (Ellam 81). Unused substitutes: Roper, Akeroyd, Crouz.

Colne: Burton, Taylor (Gregory 51), Pugh, Coleman, Lynch, Nangle (captain), Dean, Curran, Wilkins, Fish (Morning 66), Morrison (Anderson 56). Unused substitute: Hanley.

Att: 200.

Referee: Neil Guest.