Worthing’s FA Youth Cup run finally came to an end but not before they’d given Charlton Athletic a stern test.
Pat Webber got the ball rolling as both he and Danny Barker scored their first goals of the season in what was an ultimately comfortable win at Wingate & Finchley.
Worthing Football Club completed a routine win at the Maurice Rebak Stadium thanks to three second half strikes.
Despite playing for an hour a man light, a goal at the end of each half from the prolific pair of Dajon Golding and Ollie Pearce saw Worthing through to the first round.
Worthing turned things around in the second half as they came from behind to beat Merstham and move ahead of the chasing pack.
Worthing overcame AFC Littlehampton as they stormed through to the first round proper of the Vitality Women’s FA Cup.
Nine goals, three penalties, eight yellow cards….and breath !
It ended honours even in the battle between the top two at The QEll Stadium.
The Reds made it through to the first round proper of the FA Youth Cup where they will entertain the under eighteens of League One side Charlton Athletic.
A first-half hat-trick from Ollie Pearce helped fire Worthing to victory in this extraordinary seven- goal thriller between two promotion chasing sides.
