Match ends, Corby Town 1, Dover Athletic 2.
Corby Town 1-2 Dover Athletic
- From the section Football
Amy Fearn became the first female to referee an FA Cup match in the main draw as Dover beat Corby in a first-round tie between two non-league sides.
Nathan Elder put Dover of the Conference South in front, heading in Tom Murphy's cross after half-time.
Chris Kinnear converted Barry Cogan's cross to double the advantage.
Southern League Premier Division outfit Corby, whose side contained ex-England midfielder Lee Hendrie, netted a late consolation through Chris Carruthers.
A Dover fan suffered a head injury after fighting broke out between rival fans following Kinnear's goal.
Line-ups
Corby Town
- 1Walker
- 2Thomas
- 3Carruthers
- 8HendrieBooked at 72minsSubstituted forJelleymanat 80'minutes
- 4Malone
- 5Gascoigne
- 7Berwick
- 10RooneySubstituted forIvesat 69'minutes
- 9Wright
- 6McGowanBooked at 66mins
- 11HendrieBooked at 77minsSubstituted forSharifat 88'minutes
Substitutes
- 12Ives
- 13Clarke
- 14Jelleyman
- 15Healy
- 16Sharif
- 17Ingram
Dover
- 1Walker
- 2StoneBooked at 77mins
- 3Wynter
- 8Rogers
- 5Raggett
- 6Forbes
- 7ModesteSubstituted forBellamyat 45+2'minutes
- 11Murphy
- 9Elder
- 4Kinnear
- 10Cogan
Substitutes
- 12Bellamy
- 14Charles
- 15Bakare
- 16Kamara
- 17Orlu
- 18Hook
- 19Sawyer
- Referee:
- Amy Fearn
- Attendance:
- 1,387
Match Stats
Home TeamCorby TownAway TeamDover
- Possession
- Home46%
- Away54%
- Shots
- Home21
- Away10
- Shots on Target
- Home7
- Away3
- Corners
- Home12
- Away4
- Fouls
- Home14
- Away8
Live Text
Full Time
Second Half ends, Corby Town 1, Dover Athletic 2.
Attempt missed. Paul Malone (Corby Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
Chris Carruthers (Corby Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Nathan Elder (Dover Athletic).
Goal!
Goal! Corby Town 1, Dover Athletic 2. Chris Carruthers (Corby Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
Corner, Corby Town. Conceded by Mitchell Walker.
Corner, Corby Town. Conceded by Sean Raggett.
Foul by Paul Malone (Corby Town).
Sean Raggett (Dover Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Barry Cogan (Dover Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
James Rogers (Dover Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Tom McGowan (Corby Town).
Attempt missed. Tom Murphy (Dover Athletic) header from the right side of the six yard box is just a bit too high.
Substitution
Substitution, Corby Town. Nabil Sharif replaces Stuart Hendrie.
Foul by Tom McGowan (Corby Town).
Tom Murphy (Dover Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Stuart Hendrie (Corby Town) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
Substitution
Substitution, Corby Town. Gareth Jelleyman replaces Lee Hendrie.
Attempt missed. Tom Murphy (Dover Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
Booking
Craig Stone (Dover Athletic) is shown the yellow card.
Booking
Stuart Hendrie (Corby Town) is shown the yellow card.
Foul by Lee Hendrie (Corby Town).
Barry Cogan (Dover Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Tom Wynter (Dover Athletic) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
Attempt saved. Paul Malone (Corby Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Stuart Hendrie (Corby Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Craig Stone (Dover Athletic).
Booking
Lee Hendrie (Corby Town) is shown the yellow card.
Barry Cogan (Dover Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Stuart Hendrie (Corby Town).
Substitution
Substitution, Corby Town. Sam Ives replaces Nathan Rooney.
Attempt missed. Tommy Wright (Corby Town) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
Goal!
Goal! Corby Town 0, Dover Athletic 2. Chris Kinnear (Dover Athletic) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Barry Cogan with a cross.
Booking
Tom McGowan (Corby Town) is shown the yellow card.
Tom Murphy (Dover Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Tom McGowan (Corby Town).
Attempt missed. Stuart Hendrie (Corby Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
Corner, Corby Town. Conceded by Sean Raggett.
Attempt blocked. Tom McGowan (Corby Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
