LIVE - Bath City v Basingstoke Town (From Basingstoke Gazette)

LIVE - Bath City v Basingstoke Town

2:22pm Saturday 14th January 2012 in Football By John Boyman

Full-time - Bath City 1 Basingstoke Town 0

Town deserved a replay after dominating the second half - but they did not take their chances. A much improved performance though.

See The Monday Gazette for a full report and Frank Gray's reaction.

90+3 min - The ball falls to Sean Canham on the edge of the area but he fires well over.

90 min - Stuart Lake appeals for a penalty against Matthews but there's nothing doing. Bayes comes up for the resulting corner, which is cleared but then recycled for Warner to smash in a low cross that Sills is unable to control on the stretch at the far post. Another good chance.

88 min - Bath almost went straight up the other end and scored, Phillips low cross being brilliantly cut out by Rice with Sean Canham waiting to tap in.

87 min - That was the golden chance for Town. Dunn played a great pass for Sam-Yorke, who was in on goal but scuffed badly wide with his weaker left foot.

86 min - Bath replace Murray with Lee Phillips.

84 min - A Town corner is flicked on at the near post and is just nicked away from Smart when he looks set to tap in.

82 min - MacDonald hooks an effort at goal well over from just inside the area after a corner.

77 min - Town replace McAuley with Simon Dunn.

70 min - And that should have been 2-0. Sean Canham's header loops over Bayes but is cleared off the line by Rice. Russell put the ball back across goal and it looked to be an easy chance for Cook, who fails to make any contact.

69 min - Smart's cross from the right finds Sills at the back post but his header is too close to Matthews.

66 min - Town have gone to 3-5-2 and Bath almost take advantage as they readjust, Russell failing to make contact on the penalty spot when the ball comes in.

65 min - Town make their first change, replacing Little with Sam-Yorke.

60 min - Toby Little and Matt Warner have swapped positions down the left and Little gets up to head Smart's cross narrowly wide, though he was flagged offside.

59 min - Another chance for Murray, who fires over from inside the area.

57 min - Murray shoots from distance and while his low drive takes a deflection, Bayes gets down to make a comfortable save.

53 min - Town have started the second half well and Smart smashes a shot from distance well over the bar.

47 min - Bath's Murray shoots from distance but it's easy for Bayes.

46 min - Town get us back under way. Bath have made a change, replacing Lewis Hogg with Jamie Cook.

Half-time - Bath City 1 Basingstoke Town 0

Town have not been outclassed but Bath deserve their lead. The visitors are still very much in the game though - and the next goal will be crucial.

45 min - Smart gets the first yellow card of the afternoon after going in high on Matthews.

39 min - Bath are on top at the moment and Murray gets into the area before slotting a pass to Russell, who puts a low shot too close to Bayes.

29 min - Daly gives the ball away in midfield and Scott Murray takes it on before putting in a shot from distance does not go too far wide.

Bath goal - Sean Canham's flick puts Russell away down the left. The striker then progresses into the area, getting between Town's centre-backs to meet the midfielder's fine cross and plant a free header beyond Bayes.

23 min - Bath City 1 (S Canham) Basingstoke Town 0

21 min - Sekani Simpson's cross looks dangerous and has to be dealt with by Angus MacDonald. Wes Daly makes a good block in the aftermath.

20 min - Alex Russell attempts an ambitious volley from distance but it's straight at Bayes.

11 min - Sills knocks the ball down for McAuley, whose effort from the edge of the box flies over.

9 min - Marc Canham's free-kick glances the Town wall and goes narrowly wide.

6 min - Double chance for Town. Smart's low cross falls to Sills, who turns well and forces a decent low save out of Jason Matthews. McAuley takes the resulting corner and his kick finds the head of Sills, who again tests Matthews, who is at full stretch to claw the ball away.

2 min - And Bath should be ahead. Toby Little gets caught out of position, allowing Scott Murrey to race on to a through ball from midfield - but he drags his shot wide with just Bayes to beat.

1 min - Bath get the game started. Town are playing a 4-2-3-1 formation, with Matt Warner and Nathan Smart supporting Tim Sills from the wings, and are shooting down downhill in the first half.

Team news - Town welcome back goalkeeper Ashley Bayes and midfielders Shaun McAuley and Stuart Lake, with David Pratt and Chay Morris dropping to the bench, while Jide Ogunbote is not even in the squad. Delano Sam-Yorke is on the bench.

Bath: Matthews, Simpson, Stonehouse, Jones, Connolly, Hogg, Burnell, M Canham, Russell, Murray, S Canham. Subs: Rollo, Cook, Phillips, Garner.

Town: Bayes, Rice, Little, MacDonald, Gasson, Lake, Daly, McAuley, Sills, Smart, Warner. Subs: Pratt, Gradwell, Dunn, Sam-Yorke, Morris.

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