Football match
The2020 FA Vase Final was the 46th final of theFootball Association's cup competition for teams at levels 9–11 of the English football league system. The match was contested betweenConsett andHebburn Town . The final was finally played behind closed doors on 3 May 2021, after the date of 27 September 2020 was abandoned with the hope of allowing fans into the stadium.[ 1]
The match was broadcast live and free-to-air onBT Sport .[ 2] PresenterMatt Smith was joined by punditsAaron McLean andJosh Gowling , withJeff Brazier as the sideline reporter.[ 3] The commentary team consisted ofSeb Hutchinson andKevin Davies .[ 4] Radio commentary was provided byBBC Radio Newcastle .[ 5]
SopranoEmily Haig sang "God Save the Queen " prior to kick-off.[ 4]
Irlam v Consett2 November 2019 (2019-11-02 ) Second Round Irlam 2–5 Consett Irlam 15:00GMT Ledson 55' Farrelly 87' Alshabeeb 2' ,29' Carr 31' ,45' ,78' Stadium:Silver Street Attendance: 181
Consett vDeal Town 8 February 2020 (2020-02-08 ) Fifth Round Consett 2–0 Deal Town Consett 15:00GMT Carr 76' Purewal 85' Stadium:Belle View Stadium Attendance: 866
Consett vBitton 5 September 2020 (2020-09-05 ) Semi Final Consett 1–0 (a.e.t. ) Bitton Consett 15:00GMT Smith 114' Stadium:Belle View Stadium Note: Match rescheduled due to the CoronaVirus pandemic as a single-legged match rather than a two-legged format previously used.[ 6]
Corinthians v Hebburn Town5 September 2020 (2020-09-05 ) Semi Final Corinthians 2–2 (a.e.t. ) (3–4 p ) Hebburn Town Hartley 15:00GMT Stadium:Gay Dawn Attendance: 350 Note: Match rescheduled due to CoronaVirus pandemic with a one-legged format opted for over the original two-legged format.[ 6]
Attendance: 0
Referee: Michael Salisbury
GK 1 Kyle HayesDF 2 Jermaine MetzDF 3 Darren Holden 87' DF 5 Arjan Purewal (c)DF 6 Ross WilkinsonMF 4 Matty SlocombeMF 7 Jake Orrell 29' MF 8 Calvin SmithMF 12 Matty Cornish 61' FW 9 Dale PearsonFW 14 Ali AlshabeebSubstitutes GK 21 Josh WilsonDF 16 Simon JakabMF 10 Luke Carr 61' MF 11 Nick Allen 29' MF 15 Dan MarriottMF 17 Max RussellFW 18 Carl Lawson 87' Manager: Terry Mitchell
GK 1 Mark FodenDF 2 Dan GrovesDF 3 Darren LoughDF 6 Danny CarsonMF 4 Robbie SpenceMF 5 Louis Storey (c)MF 7 Thomas PotterMF 8 Michael McKeownMF 10 Michael Richardson FW 9 Graeme ArmstrongFW 17 Amar Purewal 78' Substitutes GK 21' Kieran HunterDF 12 Jack DonaghyDF 15 Luke HudsonDF 16 Angelos Eleftheriadis MF 14 Carl TaylorMF 19 Damen MullenFW 11 Olly Martin 78'
Man of the match :
Match officials
Assistant referees: Fourth official: Match rules
90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Seven named substitutes. Maximum of three substitutions. Fourth substitute allowed in extra-time.
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