HALESOWEN, England (Interstat) — Alvechurch defeated Halesowen Town 2-1 on Sunday at The Grove in an FA Cup match. Martin Boyle put the visitors ahead in the seventh minute. Warren O’Hora equalized for Halesowen in the 65th minute. Blair Spittal delivered the winning goal for Alvechurch in the 86th minute.

Alvechurch’s Martin Boyle and Blair Spittal each scored. Stephen Kingsley provided an assist. Felix Passlack recorded an assist and received a yellow card. O’Hora also was cautioned. The match featured two red cards: Raphael Sallinger in the 14th minute and Passlack in the 48th minute. Additional yellow cards were issued to Rocky Bushiri, Marc Leonard, Joe Newell and Lawrence Shankland in stoppage time.

Alvechurch improved to 2-0 in the competition and 3-1-5 overall. Halesowen fell to 2-1-2 in the FA Cup and 3-2-4 across all competitions.