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Connor Wickham scores INCREDIBLE halfway line goal to send Forest Green Rovers through to FA Cup second round as they beat Northern Premier League side South Shields 2-0

Connor Wickham scored a spectacular goal from inside the centre circle to help Forest Green Rovers move into the FA Cup second round, with a composed 2-0 win over South Shields.

The former Crystal Palace centre-forward scored a brace of goals in front of a bustling Shields crowd at the 1st Cloud Arena and sealed the win with a wondrous finish, flighting a long shot over opposition goalkeeper Miles Boney into the top corner of the goal.

South Shields, who sit 78 places below Forest Green, were outclassed by their opponents, who pulled ahead in the 28th minute, with Wickham glancing a header past the Shields shot stopper.