Newport County 4 - Brackley Town 1: FA Cup run comes to grinding halt as Exiles run riot

<div style="text-align: justify;"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6KtpSa-5zrL-Y6LwO_Q1K9mZn8pQ6JaCmuS_eKhCOlBEjc6EBM3_IqXKKK3J3TJDimgQhsQC_Qeos4Yq_NTqv_96MuzXFHkQWmc176ck473I1TYrP5Jc0DiKIMHm6fkSDqQkFqUK3pWk/s1600/Newport+County+4+-+Brackley+Town+1-+FA+Cup+run+comes+to+grinding+halt+as+Exiles+run+riot.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Newport County 4 - Brackley Town 1: FA Cup run comes to grinding halt as Exiles run riot" border="0" height="640" src="" title="Newport County 4 - Brackley Town 1: FA Cup run comes to grinding halt as Exiles run riot" width="597" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Newport celebrate their fourth which sealed Brackley's fate</td></tr> </tbody></table> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> NEWPORT COUNTY striker Lenell John-Lewis woke Brackley Town from their FA Cup dream after just 38 seconds.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;">  </div> <div class="storycopy" style="text-align: justify;"> A strong breeze had Brackley captain Luke Graham in all-sorts of trouble after Joe Day's long clearance down-field, and John-Lewis pounced to poke the ball home.</div> <div class="storycopy" style="text-align: justify;"> It did not take long for the League Two side to assert their dominance, as Yan Klukowski curled a free-kick into the top-left corner after 17 minutes.</div> <div class="storycopy" style="text-align: justify;"> Right-back Aidan Hawtin silenced the Rodney Parade crowd when he powered James Akintunde's low cross past Day before half-time.</div> <div class="storycopy" style="text-align: justify;"> But Alex Rodman made sure Newport booked their second-round date at Barnet with a low drive into the bottom corner after John-Lewis found him free in the 18-yard box.</div> <div class="storycopy" style="text-align: justify;"> And having scored at the right end, Hawtin made sure of his side's FA Cup exit when he diverted Tom Owen-Evans' cross into his own goal.</div> <div class="storycopy" style="text-align: justify;">  </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuPGNFOjA6LBr3ixTsbUHwlk95R9qpfyvuAvMTqDUk1r7AmBqpJ-PfJ5KafEJxcB3ES_BqvhevGfesmGot6hhlpOLaTt6s7sQpB_tTmsZmzaaoYql4Nv0NW5AWALq_jtQWgkjuHOVguqs/s1600/Newport+County+4+-+Brackley+Town+1-+FA+Cup+run+comes+to+grinding+halt+as+Exiles+run+riot+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Newport County 4 - Brackley Town 1: FA Cup run comes to grinding halt as Exiles run riot" border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuPGNFOjA6LBr3ixTsbUHwlk95R9qpfyvuAvMTqDUk1r7AmBqpJ-PfJ5KafEJxcB3ES_BqvhevGfesmGot6hhlpOLaTt6s7sQpB_tTmsZmzaaoYql4Nv0NW5AWALq_jtQWgkjuHOVguqs/s640/Newport+County+4+-+Brackley+Town+1-+FA+Cup+run+comes+to+grinding+halt+as+Exiles+run+riot+2.jpg" title="Newport County 4 - Brackley Town 1: FA Cup run comes to grinding halt as Exiles run riot" width="596" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">County took the lead after only 38 seconds</td></tr> </tbody></table> </div>

Newport County 4 - Brackley Town 1: FA Cup run comes to grinding halt as Exiles run riot

Newport celebrate their fourth which sealed Brackley's fate NEWPORT COUNTY striker Lenell John-Lewis woke Brackley Town from thei...

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