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Chris Martin hits four to crush Paulton's Cup dream

Source: guardian.co.uk Sport

Nov 07, 2009

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• Norwich's Chris Martin scores four in 7-0 rout at Paulton
• York storm back to shock Crewe

Paulton Rovers, the lowest-ranked first-round team, were on the receiving end of the biggest defeat as they crashed 7-0 at home to Norwich. However, while the League One side, helped by four goals from Chris Martin, clearly enjoyed themselves in front of the television cameras, it was a rather different story for a number of other Football League teams – notably Crewe, Hartlepool, Shrewsbury, Grimsby and Yeovil, who were knocked out byYork, Kettering, Staines, Bath and Oxford United respectively. York beat Crewe 3-2 after trailing 2-1 with just four minutes to go. Then Richard Pacquette – remember him for the goal that put Havant and Waterlooville ahead in the fourth round at Liverpool in 2008? – brought York level and Richard Brooks hit his second goal from the edge of the penalty area to send the Minstermen into the next round.

Kettering claimed the biggest scalp with their 1-0 win at Hartlepool . Ironically, Kettering's manager, Mark Cooper, is a former Hartlepool pla

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