Sixteen Grand and counting

This evenings FA cup win was worth £16,000 to Hereford United.

Added to that will be a share of the receipts from both tonights game and the first meeting at Shrewsbury ten days ago.

Hereford United will also be pleased that their was no repeat of the long delays for away supporters to get into Edgar Street as happened last Saturday.

This evening there was a queue for the Meadow End. However as the game commenced it became apparant that this part of the ground was fuller than last Saturday, whereas other areas had less fans.

There were some electrical problems at the ground - one area affected was the press box - before the game but nothing during the game which started on time.



Alan Connell's free kick which put Hereford in the lead - picture by Andy Compton of the Hereford Journal

Meanwhile Andy Ferrell was booked for a poor challenge. Some referees might have given him a red card. Sills possibly after reacting to a tackle, and Purdie for a late tackle.

The stats gave Alex Jeannin an eight with all the other Hereford players receiving a six or seven. Both sides had ten goal attempts of which three were on target. But Hereford were penalised for 18 fouls against only 8 against Shrewsbury.

Finally, as expected, Stuart Fleetwood wasn't selected for the squad this evening. He was said to be still recovering from his virus.

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