3 NEWHAM WON 4-3 ON PENSBy David Ballheimer

ATHLETIC NEWHAM goalkeeper Lindrit Beqiri was the visitors’ hero as his team progressed into round three, edging a penalty shootout following a pulsating draw. The Wembley Stadium Arch is visible from the Vale Farm pitch, but a date in the 50th Isuzu FA Vase final must have seemed a million miles away for Christopher Davis’ side as they trailed 2-0 inside 15 minutes. A delicious lob from 25 yards out by Ben Lawson-Hatch opened the scoring after three minutes, before the midfielder was teed up Yassine Fehmi-Gil to double th...