From The Evening Advertiser Sporting Pink, Monday January 29th 2001

Wootton Bassett reached the semi-final of the Wilts Senior Cup with a 4-1 win over local rivals Purton after extra time.

In a lively opening to the game, the two sides created several openings and there were goal-line clearances at both ends, Watkins and Wright missing early chances for Purton.

On 24 minutes, Purton took the lead when a good free kick from Micky Heath was hoisted into the box and Courtney Chessell was on hand to head the ball into the net. For the rest of the half, honours remained fairly even.

After the break, Bassett began to get on top and gained a deserved equaliser on the hour when Purton keeper Luke Alford could only fist away a goal-bound effort. The ball fell to Bassett's top marksman Lee Stoddart who made no mistake from close range.

Bassett continued to press with Alford making several good stops and with skipper Mark McMeeking marshalling the Purton defence well, the tie drifted into extra time.

In the first period, a corner was headed into the net Paul Davis to give Bassett the lead and further goals in the second period from Stoddart and Jon Davis ensured the Hellenic Premier side a place in the semi finals.

Credit: Ray Burroughs
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