BASHLEY secured a place in the next round of the FA Cup at the second time of asking at Mangotsfield United after Craig Anstey scored a wonder goal to finally separate the two sides.
The Dr Martens Western Division outfit were 2-0 up in the preliminary round tie on Saturday before the New Foresters pulled it back to level matters and force the replay.
And with 20 minutes left at Mangotsfield, Anstey provided a David Beckham-like moment to secure the win.
The talented midfielder fired a free-kick from just inside his own half into the danger area and all the host goalkeeper could do was get a faint touch on the ball before it hit the net.
Delighted Bash manager Barry Blankley praised his entire side for a "workmanlike performance."
He said: "Everyone dug in and battled for each other and it would be hard to pick out any individual because it was a real team performance. To come up here and get a 1-0 result against a side very similar to us was absolutely superb."
Bash will now travel to Gloucester City in the first qualifying round on September 14.
Bashley: Staples, Darnton, Lisk, Gee, Jones, Cooke, Wakefield, Davis, Cooper (Thomson 70), Hussey, Anstey. Unused subs: Bagnall, Dixon, Gillespie, Quirke.
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