Harleston Town advanced in the FA Cup with a 3-1 win over Romford in the first qualifying round. The damage was done early, as the home side built a three-goal lead inside the opening 19 minutes.
Harleston took the lead after seven minutes, although no scorer was named, and Jake Reed doubled the advantage with a strike in the 11th minute. A third goal arrived in the 19th minute to leave Romford with a steep climb. Prince Sikiru pulled one back for Romford in the 68th minute, but that was as close as they came.
The match had no bookings and no match statistics were available to judge the overall balance of play. On the scoreboard, Harleston's early burst was decisive, with Jake Reed the only individual scorer named for the home side. Romford's reply simply came too late to change the outcome.
