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Four teams take a step closer to The FA Vase Final on Sunday 13 May
Unfinished SynthoniaBy Neil Martin. Saturday, 03 March 2007.
The FA Carlsberg Vase Sixth Round Proper Saturday 3 March 2007 £4,000 to each winning clubAn extra-time winner from Lee Stevens secured AFC Totton’s place in the Semi-Finals of this year’s FA Vase.
Trailing 1-0 at half-time to local rivals Wimborne Town, the Stags had the better of the second half and forced the game into extra-time before Stevens slotted home the winner.
Stuart Ritchie, AFC Totton manager, said: "The team performed brilliantly. It’s a great feeling to still be in the competition and we’re just looking forward to the Semi-Final draw.
"We’re in it to win it and who knows what can happen?"
In another of the day's Sixth Round matches, Billingham Synthonia scored a late winner against Bideford Town, thereby avoiding a gruelling 360-mile trip south from Teesside to Devon for a potential replay.
With the game locked at 0-0, David Wells booked Billingham's place in the last four from the penalty spot, his second goal in this year’s competition.
Stuart Coleby, manager of Billingham, said: "I like Devon, but it would have been financially difficult for the club if we had to travel down there.
"Everyone is relieved we have got this out of the way. The goal has always been to get to the Semis and we now have a fantastic opportunity to go all the way."
Elsewhere, Stuart Yetton scored his 48th goal of the season as Truro City became the first Cornish team in history to reach the Semi-Final of The Vase, defeating Whitehawk 1-0 at the Enclosed Ground.
The match was stopped for six minutes in the second half following a collision between two Truro players, leaving defender Graham Power with a broken nose.
Dave Leonard, Truro manager, explained: "It was a nasty collision but the win was for him.
"I am a very proud man tonight. I am proud for Cornwall, proud for my players and proud for the club."
Curzon Ashton make up the last four after defeating Leamington 4-1 in a one-sided match to record their best performance in the competition since 1980.
Curzon manager, Gary Lowe, said: "It’s a tremendous achievement by the players and now we want to go one better than before and win the competition."
Log on to TheFA.com on Monday for details of the Semi-Final draw, which takes place at Soho Square.
UNFINISHED SYNTHONIA
03 March 2007
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