The Aveley FC report of the game is given below: -
Aveley 0 Oxhey Jets 1
By Colin Munford
Aveley produced a below par performance being knocked out of the FA Cup at the first time of asking by a very committed Oxhey Jets side. With the amount of chances that the Miller’s had today they would have found it hard to believe that one of them would not hit the back of the net. Gary Dixon was one of those, and although he cannot be completely blamed for the rest of the rest of the team’s inability to score, he looks a shadow of the
player that banged in 11 goals in 10 games to gain the Miller’s survival. All over the park the Miller’s looked poor and if it hadn’t been for Marc Palmer’s saves in the second half the visitors from Watford could have scored a few more. Aveley went close as soon as the first minute of the game when a ball in from Ricky Dobson was challenged by Jets Keeper Keith Paul and Miller’s Sam Adejokun with the keeper just managing to send the ball over the top for a corner. Dixon then had the first of his many chances when the ball fell to the ex Boreham Wood man but he dithered on the ball allowing Paul to gather with ease. Martin Tuohy then went close for the home side when his low 25 yard shot was well held onto by Paul. Aveley continued to create chance after chance but still they could not put the ball in the back of the net when Danny O’Sullivan’s whipped in cross was met by Ebow Mensah’s head but to the despair of the midfielder it fell just wide of the near post. Dixon then initially did well turning the defender but his shot was well saved by Paul. A minute later Dixon was clean through on goal, although himself and Adejokun looking suspiciously off side and released a shot past Paul but also past the post to his own despair. If this game was played last year he would have certainly scored from this situation.
After the break, Aveley were again creating chances with Martin Tuohy’s diving header going wide from a Ryan Sammons cross. Aveley then had the best chance of the half and it again fell to Dixon after a lovely cross from Ryan Sammons he was left unmarked at the back post and all he had was to head into an almost open goal but he blazed the header well over and by then Aveley fans knew it was not going to be their day.
A minute later Dixon had a chance to make up for his poor effort but the same result occurred, with the only difference being he used his foot instead of head. 62 minutes had gone when Dixon was again through on goal only to see his shot deflected behind for a corner. Martin Tuohy then decided to take over form Dixon when he rifled a shot just wide of the post. Oxhey Jets then had their first real chance of any real note when an ball was put in to an unmarked Garry Beadle but he scooped his shot just over the bar. Aveley were then made to pay for their missed opportunities when from a dead ball situation Gary Beadle curled the ball into the top right hand corner with nothing Marc Palmer could do about it. Aveley then tried to pressurise the Jets defence, with the closest being Ryan Sammons cross turn shot just failing to curve inside the post. Oxhey Jets could have made the result beyond doubt when Lee Grace paced past the ragged looking Millers defence and played the ball back to Jamie Arthur whose powerful shot was excellent pushed over the top by Palmer.
Substitute Linor Krasniqi then had Aveley’s last chance of the game when unmarked his low shot was parried and cleared by the defiant Jets defence. Jubilation was then seen by the Oxhey Jets players and supporters with Millers left to rue their missed chances and now have to concentrate on the league.
