Rossington Main exit Senior Cup after quarter-final defeat at Frickley Athletic

Rossington Main’s Sheffield & Hallamshire Senior Cup campaign ended on Tuesday evening when Frickley Athletic beat them 3-1 in the quarter-finals at Westfield Lane. The visitors arrived in South Elmsall looking to build on their 4-2 victory over Worsbrough Bridge four days earlier, but they did so with seven changes to the starting line-up because of suspension and injury. They began well enough and created the best opening of the first half when Lucas McKie surged down the right and picked out Kian Holloway, who side-footed wide with only Harold Edjangue to beat. Mohssen Mohamed then beat his marker before forcing Edjangue into a save at his near post, but Frickley soon settled. Joshua Dacre had the ball in the net on 19 minutes, only for the effort to be disallowed after a foul on Kian Johnson. Keelan Grist also tested the Rossington goalkeeper twice before Lewis O’Connor put the hosts ahead with just under ten minutes of the half remaining, driving his effort across goal and into the bottom corner. Johnson kept Rossington in touch before the break with another important stop, stretching a boot out to deny Charles Price. Rossington started the second half brightly, and McKie ran through on goal, but Edjangue blocked his effort with his legs. Price then went close to a second for Frickley, only for Johnson to produce a brilliant acrobatic save that tipped the ball on to the crossbar. Frickley did extend their lead soon after when Alex Phillipson turned Price’s cross into his own net. Rossington were handed a chance to respond when Oscar Wainwright beat the advancing Edjangue to the ball, but McKie fired wide of an empty goal. Mason Warren gave the visitors hope late on with a fierce 25-yard strike beyond Edjangue, but Deaconn Farrelly settled the tie in added time, finishing low after being released by Price to send Frickley into the semi-finals.