Good evening and welcome to Top Field, home of Hitchin Town.
Jon De Souza has picked a side mainly of development squad players but first team squad player Antoine Gounet is in goal for Brentford.
There is a sparse crowd inside the ground, probably less than 100.
Brentford are playing in an all-black strip.
Hitchin Town are wearing yellow shirts, green shorts and green socks.
Brentford's starting eleven is as follows: Gounet; Clarke,Pierre, Mawson, Griffiths; Breeze, Miller-Rodney, Tavernier, Oyeleke; Norris, Caulker.
Subs: Onovwigun, Kamou, Moore (M), Tomasevic, Taylor.
Hitchin Town line-up: Bennett, Islam, Lincoln, Gilbert (capt), Webb, Lee, Delderfield, Donnelly, Gregson, Frendo, King.
Subs: Toomey, Pedrycz, Beckett, Burke, Fontenelle, Clarke.
7.45pm kick-off.
1 min
Brentford get us underway.
2 mins
A Norris shot from outside the box is wide of Bennett's right hand post.
5 mins
Brentford are dominating possesion but content to wait for opportunities to attack.
6 mins
A Hitchin Town free-kick is adjudged offside.
7 mins
Donnelly's corner is headed away by Alfie Mawson.
8 mins
Hitchin Town midfielder Gregson attempts a left-wing cross into the area but it goes out for a Brentford goal kick.
11 mins
Antoine Gounet gathers a left-sided free kick smartly.
12 mins
Norris shoots but his shot is wide of Bennett's left hand post. The Bees first attack for five minutes.
15 mins
Brentford's best chance. Manny Oyeleke's throughball to Steve Caulker left him with just Bennett to beat but his shot was blocked by the Town goalkeeper and Norris's effort was deflected for a corner.
17 mins
Smart turn and shot from Norris - Mawson the provider but his strike is saved.
19 mins
Tyrell Miller-Rodney is injured and recieves treatment. Several Brentford player head for the bench to take on water.
21 mins
A poor back pass by Breeze is well dealt with by Gounet.
23 mins
King is fouled by Mawson on the edge of his box. Free-kick to Hitchin Town.
24 mins - Goal - Hitchin Town 1 Brentford 0 - John Frendo
A direct free-kick - awarded for a foul on Stewart King - is converted by John Frendo just outside the area beats Gounet goal.
26 mins
Manny Oyeleke's corner is headed away before Luke Norris can reach it.
28 mins
Hitchin Town break away - John Frendo's shot is punched away by Gounet to safety.
29 mins - Goal - Hitchin Town 2 Brentford 0 - John Frendo
Frendo heads in from two yards, Gregson helping the ball on to the Hitchin striker from a Donnelly corner.
31 mins
Donelly fouls Tavernier. Oyeleke's free kick is weak and saved by Bennett.
35 mins
Hitchin Town force a corner, which is cleared by Breeze. The hosts are now well on top.
36 mins
Chris Tavernier's snap shot is wide of Bennett's left-hand post.
38 mins
Aaron Pierre denys Frendo his hat-trick with an interception on the penalty spot.
40 mins
Jonathan Breeze receives treatment after an akward fall.
45 mins
Corner to Brentford is taken by Oyeleke; Norris's header is wide of the post.
45 mins - half time - Hitchin Town 2 Brentford 0
Half time Sub for Brentford: Michael Kamau replaces Alfie Mawson
46 mins
Brentford get us underway again
47 mins
Josh Clarke cuts in and has a shot deflected across for a corner which is scrambled clear eventually
48 mins
Stewart King breaks into the box and goes down under Manny Oyeleke's challenge but referee not interested
53 mins
Gounet's pass out falls to Louis Lee but he overhits his pass badly back through to Gounet
54 mins
Josh Clarke's cross finds Tyrell Miller-Rodney at the back post but the sting is taken out of his shot and is an easy save for Bennett
56 mins
Miller-Rodney gives away free-kick 15 yards outside the Brentford box but its easily headed clear
57 mins
Clarke feeds Oyeleke whose shot cannons off a defender for a corner. Oyeleke fires in the corner which Griffiths heads wide from six yards out
59 mins - Red Card Tyrell Miller Rodney
Miller-Rodney sent off after going high over the ball in the challenge. Tempers boil over before the referee gives Miller-Rodney marching orders.
64 mins
Brentford's discipline starting to falter. Chris Tavernier leaves a foot in the challenge drawing another free-kick
68 mins
Brentford replace Steven Caulker with Michael Ovunwigun
69 mins
Liam Toomey breaks the offside trap but gets the ball stuck under his feet and the chance passes
71 mins
Manny Oyeleke misplaces his header clear, it falls to Callum Donnelly 25 yards out but his left foot effort is dragged well wide
73 mins
Luke Norris holds up the ball well but his pull back is cleared for a corner.
74 mins
Brentford take the corner short but Oyeleke's cross is far too deep and goes out for a goal kick
76 mins
Brentford struggling to break down the Hitchin defence as the home side look content to see out the game
77 mins
Stefan Tomasevic replaced Aaron Pierre at centre-back
78 mins
Josh Clarke robs Liam Toomey midway inside the Hitchin half but his shot rolls tamely into Hitchin's sub keeper Pedrycz's hands
83 mins
Montelle Moore replaces Luke Norris for the final seven minutes
86 mins
Moore flagged offside as he races through towards Hitchin's goal
87 mins
Hitchin could have made it 3 but Gregson's header goes over
88 mins
Josh Clarke fires the cross across the box but its hammered clear before it reaches an un-marked Montelle Moore at the back post
89 mins
Clarke battles past three men on the right wing but his pull back is easily cleared from inside the box
90 Mins
Full Time - Hitchin Town 2-0 Brentford XI
Jon De Souza's boys go down 2-0 at Top Field after two first half goes from John Frendo in a game which also saw Tyrell Miller-Rodney given a straight red card midway through the second half.