Hollands & Blair vs Pagham - FA Cup

Pagham produced a gutsy FA Cup comeback at Hollands & Blair, turning around a one-goal deficit inside 27 minutes to book their place in the next round. The hosts drew first blood at the quarter-hour mark and looked set to control proceedings, but Pagham responded almost immediately with an equaliser at 22 minutes before striking again just five minutes later to take the lead. That rapid-fire double in a seven-minute spell was the defining phase of the contest and effectively settled the tie before the half-hour mark. Hollands & Blair, sitting 18th in their league and carrying modest form, could not find an answer after falling behind and will be left to rue their failure to hold a lead they worked to establish. For Pagham, this is a confidence-boosting result against opponents ranked above them on prestige, and it sends them into the next round with real momentum.