WARE, Hertfordshire (Interstat) — Chelmsford City defeated Ware 2-0 in an FA Cup match Tuesday at Wodson Park. Richard King opened the scoring in the 42nd minute, assisted by Marcus Fraser. Killian Phillips doubled the lead in the 80th minute, with assists from Jacob Devaney and Dennis Geiger. Both King and Phillips entered as substitutes and scored. Chelmsford improved to 1-0 across all competitions and in the FA Cup, while Ware dropped to 0-1. Yellow cards were issued to Fraser in the 16th minute, Devaney in the 75th and Geiger in the 79th. Ware, playing at home, could not generate offense against Chelmsford’s defense. The victory gave Chelmsford a winning start in the competition.