Buxton beat Burton based side Stapenhill 2-0 at a cold Tarmac Silverlands Stadium despite a valiant effort from the side 4 league below The Bucks.
The first chance of the game came after a cross from Jak McCourt couldn’t quite find the head of Scott Boden in the box.
Both Sam Birks and Ryan King tried their luck from distance in the opening stages. Birks chipping an effort wide and King having a low driven shot also go past the post.
On 18 minutes, after a cross from Alex Gibson-Hammond, Sam Osborne had a header saved after a quick reaction from The Swans keeper kept the ball out of the net.
A pass in the middle of the pitch was intercepted by Stapenhill and they made a passing move to create a chance for Niall Dawkins who fired it just wide.
The Bucks took the lead on the 28th minute with Boden curling the ball into the far corner from just inside the penalty area to make it 1-0.
Diego De Girolamo went on a dribbling run from just after the half way line and was able to get a shot off when he reached the edge of the box that sailed over the bar.
And De Girolamo was in action again before the half time whistle with a shot being blocked by the incoming Dawkins.
It took a while for anything for happen in the second half however it was The Bucks who had the first chance. McCourt played the ball to the returning Jake Wright whose shot hit the side netting.
The home side had the ball in the net again in the 67th minute but it was ruled out for offside. Bapagas shot fell to Wright who headed it in but the lineman flag was up to keep the score at 1-0.
Substitute Tommy Large had his powerful effort tipped onto the post by Alex Petrovic in the 91st minute of the game to deny the game going to penalties.
The Bucks went up the other end and Wright on his return smashed the ball past the keeper to make it 2-0 and seal their place in the next round.
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