Evesham United back into play-off places with 5-3 win at Slimbridge

The fifth-placed Robins triumphed 5-3 at mid-table Slimbridge in a thrilling encounter with Lewis Powell scoring twice.

But Adam Mace put the Swans in front after eight minutes at Thornhill Park with a classy finish following a counter-attack.

Powell equalised in the 44th minute with a header following a fine cross from the right to make it 1-1 at the break.

Mat Liddiard made it 2-1 to Evesham in the 56th minute with a header from inside the six-yard box.

But Marley Thomas levelled five minutes later just after the sending off of Slimbridge's Jack Twyman.

Adam Mann restored Evesham’s lead in the 63rd minute and Carl Brown made it 4-2 with 20 minutes left with another headed goal.

Powell added his second in the 87th minute with substitute Max Harper-Emerson scoring a minute later for Slimbridge’s third.

Evesham have lost just one away league game this season and make the short trip to Bishops Cleeve in the league on Tuesday.

Newcomer Mark Francis, a 22-year-old striker signed from Salisbury with experience at Swindon Town and Wantage Town among other clubs, was on the bench.

Evesham: Sawyer, M Williams, Bennett, Haskayne, A Williams, Liddiard, Bryan, Brown, Powell, Mann, Fahy. Subs: Sheehan, Dovey, Odiero, Francis, Hancock.

Attendance: 182.

Meanwhile, Hereford FC have a replay in Hertfordshire on Tuesday after only drawing 0-0 with lower-graded Potters Bar Town in the FA Trophy second qualifying round.

Alvechurch suffered a 5-1 home beating by Coalville Town in the competition with Jamie Willets scoring.

Redditch United lost 1-0 at Tiverton Town in the Southern League Premier Division.

Bromsgrove Sporting, Stourport Swifts and Westfields marched through to the FA Vase third round.

Bromsgrove won 1-0 at league rivals Sporting Khalsa through Jason Cowley while Westfields triumphed 2-1 at Willand Rovers thanks to Richard Greaves and Craig Jones.

Swifts went through 2-0 at Kimberley MW.