“Denzelle Olopade breaks the deadlock, finishing off a spell of sustained pressure to put Chelmsford City 1-0 up.”
Pivotal“Nathan Ralph doubles Chelmsford's lead just four minutes later, capitalising on Brackley's shaken defence following the opener.”
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Brackley Town
Chelmsford City
Chelmsford City made their dominance count in the second half, breaking down a stubborn Brackley Town side with goals from Denzelle Olopade and Nathan Ralph in the space of four minutes. The visitors edged the underlying numbers throughout, out-shooting their non-league hosts 7-5 and doubling them up on dangerous attacks (82 to 70), suggesting the breakthrough was a matter of when rather than if. Olopade's 69th-minute strike, arriving from a sustained spell of corners and pressure, opened the floodgates, and Ralph's quickfire follow-up all but ended any hopes of a cup upset. For Brackley, there's pride in restricting a higher-league outfit to a low-scoring margin, but Chelmsford march on in the competition with their cup credentials intact.
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Goal! Nathan Ralph scores, making it 0-2.
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Goal! Denzelle Olopade scores, making it 0-1.
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The first half ends with a score of 0-0.
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Kick-off has occurred!
