Tooting and Mitcham United 2 Petts Wood and Holmesdale 3 – 11 August 2026 Report

Match Report

Our Emirates FA Cup dreams are over for another season after we went down by the odd goal in five in front of a crowd of 291.

The visitors took the lead after 10 minutes when an excellent move down the left saw Charlie Clover fire home. The same player scored again after 25 minutes following a quick break to double their advantage. Clover was only denied a first-half hat-trick by a fine save from Ollie Pain just before the break. At the other end, Max Oldham had a shot well saved by Reece Hobbs.

We got on top in the second half, and the pressure finally paid off in the 75th minute when substitute Aaron Smith-Joseph squeezed the ball past the keeper. Just four minutes later, Oldham levelled the scores when he fired home after a fine solo effort.

Just as extra time was appearing on the horizon, the visitors were awarded an 88th-minute penalty. Substitute Lewis Hayward-Oriogun scored from the spot, and as hard as we tried, we could not find a late equaliser.

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