BLACKPOOL made a hasty exit from the Times FA Youth Cup in the second round at Bloomfield Road on Monday (Nov 8), beaten 2-0.

Visiting Notts County made the most of their three chances during the game and scored twice while Blackpool, foiled by a mixture of brilliant goalkeeping by Saul Deeney and some woeful finishing, failed to find the net despite having over 20 attempts on goal.

Notts County opened the scoring after eight minutes when David Cross on the right thumped home a shot which keeper Daniel Robinson was only able to get a hand to as it flashed into the net.

A long range effort by Blackpool's John Connors went over the bar.

Rickie Lambert headed a Sidebotham corner over the bar, as did Gavin Ellison.

John Carroll shot low, hard but wide so at half-time Blackpool were still one goal in arrears.

The second half was mostly Blackpool.

Deeney pushed over the bar a close range effort from Sidebotham and Carroll headed wide when well paced and Ellison headed over after yet another frantic attack.

But by then the defence had gifted Notts County a second goal.

Marc Smyth stumbled on the ball and before Mark Fahey was able to recover it Andrew Murray had pounced, run on and found the right hand corner of the net.

The rest of the game saw Blackpool have all the play but Deeney was not to be beaten.

Blackpool now concentrate on retaining the Lancashire Youth Cup they won last year.

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