Worcester City 0, Huddersfield Town 1

Dec 5 2005 By The Huddersfield Daily Examiner

Even though they were finding it hard to play their normal passing game on an uneven pitch, Town still created plenty of attacks, and won a series of free-kicks in dangerous positions.

Adams floated one onto the roof of the net, and then from Hudson's set-piece delivery, Brandon glanced a header across the face of goal.

Schofield had a 35th-minute shot well saved by McDonnell before Taylor-Fletcher's attempted chip went too high.

A minute into the second half, Brandon's angled shot was parried before the home side threatened on 51 minutes, when Leon Kelly seized on a mix-up between Rachubka and Mirfin only for Clarke to clear.

Mirfin returned the favour on 66 minutes, when Rachubka's poor kicked clearance from a back pass let in Kelly for what appeared to be a likely leveller.

The goalkeeper recovered well to smother the striker's shot, then Mirfin hacked away Tom Warmer's follow-up.

Worcester, with nothing to lose, never gave up.

Adam Webster, who had scored in all four previous rounds for Worcester, headed wide after 69 minutes before Clarke virtually sat on the ball to prevent Des Lyttle netting in an 87th-minute scramble.

Then, in time added on, Preece had a header cleared before Kelly volleyed over.

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