{"id":133320,"date":"2023-12-20T13:21:32","date_gmt":"2023-12-20T13:21:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/12\/20\/seasiders-to-face-forest-in-fa-cup\/"},"modified":"2023-12-20T13:21:32","modified_gmt":"2023-12-20T13:21:32","slug":"seasiders-to-face-forest-in-fa-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/12\/20\/seasiders-to-face-forest-in-fa-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"Seasiders to face Forest in FA Cup \u2013"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Owen Dale, Jordan Gabriel and Marvin Ekpiteta were on target in a 3-0 win for Blackpool against Forest Green to set up a third-round FA Cup tie with Nottingham Forest.<\/p>\n

It was Blackpool who drew first blood after 18 minutes when Dale charged down a loose ball and beat keeper Luke Daniels in a 50-50 challenge before tapping into an empty net.<\/p>\n

Dom Thompson and Matty Virtue both missed chances to extend the lead before half-time.<\/p>\n

Kyle Joseph then had another opportunity to put the game beyond Forest Green but could not find the net.<\/p>\n

Rovers manager David Horseman made a triple substitution midway through the second half in search of a route back into the game, including the introduction of player-coach Troy Deeney.<\/p>\n

It had little impact as Blackpool continued to dominate, and Gabriel smashed home a second 15 minutes from time.<\/p>\n

Ekpiteta put the game beyond doubt when he headed Karamoko Dembele\u2019s free-kick into the net to round off a good night\u2019s work.<\/p>\n

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