FA Cup
December 1, 2012
Crewe Alexandra
0 - 1
Burton Albion
FA Cup
15:00 +00:00, December 1, 2012
The Alexandra Stadium, England
Referee: G Salisbury
Zola returns to haunt Alex
Scoring Summary
| Crewe Alexandra | Burton Albion |
|---|---|
| Calvin Makongo Zola (5') |
Teams
| Crewe Alexandra | Burton Albion |
|---|---|
| 13 Alan Martin | 16 Dean Lyness |
| 15 Gregor Robertson | 3 Aaron Webster |
| 5 Mark Ellis | 21 Marcus Holness |
| 2 Matt Tootle | 20 Anthony O'Connor |
| 3 Harry Davis | 23 Lee Bell |
| 19 Abdul Osman | 11 Chris Palmer |
| 8 Luke Murphy | 19 Jacques Maghoma |
| 26 Chuks Aneke | 14 Damien McCrory |
| 11 Byron Moore | 8 Robbie Weir |
| 30 Lauri Dalla Valle | 27 Jordan Chapell |
| 9 Mathias Pogba | 10 Calvin Makongo Zola |
| Substitutes | |
| 1 Steve Phillips | Ross Atkins 1 |
| 6 Adam Dugdale | Andrew Corbett 2 |
| 12 Oliver Turton | John McGrath 6 |
| 16 Jon Guthrie | Cleveland Taylor 7 |
| 31 Bradden Inman | Jack Dyer 22 |
| 7 Max Clayton | Justin Richards 9 |
| 27 Ryan Colclough | Billy Kee 29 |
| Substitutions | |
| Max Clayton for Chuks Aneke (74) | John McGrath for Chris Palmer (46) |
| Ryan Colclough for Byron Moore (74) | Jack Dyer for Jordan Chapell (75) |
| Cleveland Taylor for Jacques Maghoma (81) | |
| Yellow Cards | |
| Mark Ellis (70) | Marcus Holness (78) |
| Matt Tootle (90) | Jacques Maghoma (80) |
| · Squads: Crewe Alexandra | Burton Albion | |
Former Crewe striker Calvin Zola's first-half goal sent his former club crashing out of the FA Cup as Burton beat higher league opposition 1-0 at Gresty Road.
Zola beat Alex goalkeeper Alan Martin to Jordan Chapell's cross to head in his ninth goal of the season with just five minutes on the clock.
Albion defender Damien McCory nodded Byron Moore's cross against his own crossbar when under pressure from Mathias Pogba and Anthony O'Connor denied Lauri Dalla Valle on the rebound.
Pogba then struck a half-volley from 25 yards out which keeper Dean Lyness pushed onto a post.
Jacques Maghoma showed good feet to leave Crewe defender Mark Ellis on his backside only to be denied by the feet of Martin, and the keeper turned Chris Palmer's shot wide as the visitors looked to extend their lead.
But Alex responded. Luke Murphy curled over, Chuks Aneke went close with a 25-yard effort and Dalla Valle saw a low drive deflected wide before Pogba went closes with a fierce snapshot which hit the side-netting.
Home substitute Ryan Colclough headed against the crossbar and then Zola looked to have tripped Ellis in the box as he tried to connect with the rebound but referee Graham Salisbury ignored the appeals for a penalty.
Another former Crewe man Lee Bell cleared the ball off the line in a goalmouth scramble at the death and Dalla Valle headed inches wide as Albion held on.