Anglian side win 2-0 at Whitehawk in FA Vase Semi-Final.
Whitehawk 0-2 Wroxham
The FA Carlsberg Vase
Semi-Final First Leg
1pm, Sunday 28 March
The Enclosed Ground, Whitehawk FC
Winning clubs win £7000 from The FA's prize fund
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Wroxham took one step towards Wembley this afternoon after they defeated Whitehawk 2-0 at the Enclosed Ground.
Second-half goals from Paul Cook and Andy Eastlaugh went without reply for the Yachtsmen, who now take a two goal cushion into the second leg next week.
It was a difficult afternoon for both sides to get the ball down and play due to the bobbly pitch, and chances were few and far between in a quiet opening half.
The only real notable chance came from the home side after 10 minutes, when Danny Davis fired his effort over the bar after Wroxham failed to clear their lines.
It did not take long after the break, however, for Wroxham to take the lead as they went ahead just 50 seconds after the restart.
Cook found space in the Whitehawk box to head in just yards out after the home defence was caught cold and failed to pick him up.
The Hawks then went in search of an equaliser, but Wes Tate’s low shot was pushed around the post, and Darren Budd’s 25-yard free kick rattled the crossbar.
The game was wrapped up after 65 minutes thanks a strike from Eastlaugh. The Hawks defence had managed to get their bodies in the way of two shots, but Eastlaugh fired home at the third attempt.
Despite Whitehawk changing to a more attacking formation, they were unable to break down the visitors and never really looked liked finding the net.
With just seconds of the game remaining, the hosts’ Darren Freeman was shown a red card for an alleged elbow on Eastlaugh to round off a miserable afternoon for his side.
