Farnborough and Aylesbury met again in the FA Cup 2nd Round Qualifying on 2026-09-22, and this time the visitors finished 2:0 on the road. To be fair, the result followed a pattern that had already shown itself three days earlier. The two sides had shared a 2:2 draw on 2026-09-19, and Aylesbury took their share of the spoils this time.
And here's the thing about cup football — it rarely rewards teams that sit back. Farnborough had come off a string of mixed results: a 2:2 draw with Aylesbury, a 3:0 win over Bath City, then a 1:1 with Portsmouth before losses to Aldershot Town and Reading. They had not travelled to make up the numbers, but they ran out of legs by the final whistle.
Aylesbury's recent record told a different story. After the draw with Farnborough they had beaten Haywards Heath Town 3:0 on 2026-09-05, and before that a 0:0 stalemate with Stanway Rovers, a 1:2 defeat to Welling United, and a 2:0 win over Hendon. They had been on a good run, even if the FA Cup fixture came sooner than expected.
The match unfolded without the usual drama of early goals or red cards. By then, both sides had already faced each other once that month, and the tactical adjustments were subtle rather than dramatic. Farnborough's coach had tried to shore up the defence, but Aylesbury's forward line found space where the visitors had been frozen out in their own half.
What mattered in the end was the goal difference and the standing that followed. Aylesbury moved ahead in the qualifying bracket while Farnborough's cup hopes were cut short. The scoreline did not lie — two goals, one match, and another chapter closed for the hosts.
