Bates brace sends Dover past Wealdstone in FA Cup first round
Jack Bates scored twice in the first half as National League South side Dover Athletic beat National League club Wealdstone 2-0 in the FA Cup first round.
Jack Bates scored both goals in the first half as Dover Athletic, of the National League South, beat Wealdstone 2-0 in the first round of the FA Cup. The win sends the lower-division hosts through at the expense of a National League opponent.
Bates' double came before the interval, giving Dover a two-goal cushion to defend for the rest of the tie. The National League South side then kept Wealdstone off the scoresheet in the second half to protect the result.
The match pitted Dover against a team from the division above, making the outcome a cup upset on the opening weekend of this season's competition. The article provided does not include further details of the goals, line-ups or attendance.
Coverage of the first-round tie was made available to viewers in the UK only, with the source page noting that the content was not accessible from other locations. That restriction applied to the video highlights linked from the report rather than to the result itself.
The article carried no post-match reaction from either manager, player or supporter, and included no comments from fans. The confirmed facts are limited to the scoreline, the timing of Bates' goals and the divisional gap between the two clubs.
