Oxford City bowed out of the Emirates FA Cup with a 3-2 defeat to Gosport Borough  at Court Place Farm.

Leading through an Alfie Potter goal before the break, City fell 3-1 behind through an Asher Yearwood goal and two from Dan Wooden and despite a Jayden Carbon goal to make it 3-2 City could find no way through a stubborn Boro defence that held firm to go into Monday's draw.

Potter's goal looked to have put the Hoops in the driving seat. Oxford passed the ball beautifully around the edge of the box. Josh Ashby was eventually able to slide the ball across the face of goal where Potter was arriving, who neatly tucked it under visiting keeper Ryan Gosport. 

City could have had their name in the hat by half time,  Zac McEachran had a shot saved after Carbon’s fancy footwork down the right-hand side released Potter who squared it to McEachran, but his half volley couldn’t beat Gosney who came to the rescue once again as Parker’s chested lay off into the path of McEachran allowed City to switch the ball over to Potter, but Gosney rushed out and smothered well. 

After the break City were left to regret not finishing off their chances when Gosport equalised in the 53rd minute, Yearwood running in behind the Hoops’ defence and slotting it past Rylee Mitchell. Even a scrambling Lewis Coyle couldn’t prevent it from crossing the line. 

 While Oxford tried to get back into the game, Gosport had other ideas, playing a long ball down the line and captain Dan Wooden’s left footed shot rocketed past Mitchell to put the visitors up from a tight angle.

 In the 60th minute, the game was turned on its head, well and truly. Another route one delivery from Gosport played Wooden in and his first time finish put the Boro 3-1 to the good. 

A Carbon goal midway through the second half gave City hope when he turned in a cross from Lewis Coyle, but City found it difficult to break through a sturdy Gosport backline who fought for everything and who we wish well in the next round.

OXFORD CITY 

Mitchell; Burley, Kpekawa, Coyle (Andrews 86), Siddik (Ezennolim 65’), Carbon (Drewe 74’); Ashby, Fleet, McEachran, Potter (Walsh 65’); Parker 

UNUSED SUBS: 

McKenzie-Lyle, Jones,  Scott

Att: 317

Report by Wills Hatton Pictures Simon Godfrey