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Cheered on by their own brilliant "Barmy Army", Saints earned a comfortable 4 - 1 victory at Ridgeons Premier League side Woodbridge and will now travel to Mildenhall in the next round. Indeed, on chances created Saints could have recorded a much higher tally.

Young Jordan Gent was included in the squad for a competitive match for the first time and he hardly had time to take his seat on the bench before the Saints had, realistically, put the tie beyond doubt within six minutes of the start. Woodbridge began trying to play some neat passing football from the back but the visitors struck after four minutes when Liam Harrold flicked on a long clearance and Parys Okai tucked a neat right footed shot past the keeper from just inside the area. Two minutes later, Saints doubled their lead as Mickey Hyem freed Lee Bassett who finished comfortably.

Woodbridge, to their credit, maintained their passing game but carried little threat in attack. Their defence also looked shaky with Liam Harrold having four opportunities over the next quarter of an hour but he could not score a third goal for the Saints, with the home keeper making one particularly fine save from a downward header from an Okai free kick. Ben Goddard looked to have an opportunity to pull a goal back but was denied by a fine tackle from Saints skipper Glen Fuff. Luke McShane made a comfortable save after 27 minutes and Seb Brimstead shot over for Woodbridge five minutes later. Saints replied with a Kenneford shot after a quick free kick by Hyem and then scored a third a minute into first half injury time. An excellent clearance from McShane found Bassett who calmly lobbed the keeper for his second goal of the afternoon.

Harrold almost scored a fourth just after half time after a fine break by Okai but, after a triple substitution by Steve Lomas to give some players a break, it was Woodbridge who took the game to the Saints. Fuff had to make another excellent tackle and McShane made two fine saves before Woodbridge pulled a goal back after 62 minutes through substitute Jordan Seaman. The home side continued to attack but a tactical change saw Saints settle into a more comfortable formation and a fine move by Ian Edge and Shane Fox saw Bassett almost completing his hat trick. A free kick just outside the box after a foul by Nick Hurst was then comfortably blocked by the Saints defensive wall. The game became stretched as players tired in the heat and Saints passing began to create more goal scoring opportunities with Edge and Hyem prompting a number of moves. Edge, in particular, was unlucky not to score after a fine run and substitute Luigi Rocco caused problems down the right. Two minutes into injury time Saints wrapped the game up with the fourth goal. Edge set Shane Fox free in the penalty area and he coolly rounded the keeper before scoring. The celebrations from the Barmy Army rounded off the match in style.

• Team: McShane, Dogbe, Lodge, Hyem, Fuff, Hurst, Kenneford, Knight, Harrold, Bassett, Okai
• Subs: Rocco (for Kenneford), Fox (for Harrold), Gent, Edge (for Knight), Lomas
• Man of Match: Hyem

Match date: Sat 15th August 2009