But surely most st holders would be attending Cup games?

Yes they did in front of 857, expect them to go through though. 

The first half was poor from us.  Sholing we’re probably the better side. I held my breath when the ref went to his pocket at the end of the half as Will Henry brought down there Centre forward inches outside the area. I was expecting a red.  But luckily only the yellow was produced. The second half was a completely different ball game. I would imagine some strong words were said at half time. A very different Chippenham side came out for the second half down the slope. Some of the passing and link up play was excellent. Fitness and a better class of player shone through. Some very good football and Sholing were swamped at times. Decent 3-0  win against a side although two leagues below us had won all there games comfortably. Will Richards and Luke Russe were my standout players. Onwards to the draw.
Yate would be nice.  Well done Gary Matt and the Lads. 😎

296 did seem a bit low but with a long weekend maybe a few regulars stayed away - also the point about season tickets for league matches is very relevant. Very nervy first half, too many misplaced passes, but Jordan's goal was very good. A few minutes later luck was on our side where Sholing were right to assume they had a shout for a penalty and a red card for Wil Henry. Looking at the highlights however in slo-mo, the ref got that right. Contact was outside the box and defenders were level or beyond. Arguably not even a foul as not deliberate and the striker ran over Wil's foot as he went to clear the ball, but that would have been harsh on Sholing. Much better second half as our quality, squad depth and fitness proved to much for them. Hope we get another winnable home game for the next round

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