League Cup Final
Crown Meadow
Pot Black FC v Lings
8-05-09
won 3-1
Pot Black won their first trophy this season by beating Lings Honda in a hard fought game which PB eventually won 3-1. All the players deserve credit by playing their hearts out and running themselves into the ground. Now they need to recover quickly for the last game of the season which PB must win to take the league title also and complete the double.
The cup final started with both sides battling for every ball looking for that early lead and it came after 1 min of play with Liam cutting in from the left and hitting a right foot shot into the top corner of the net much to the delight of the players and supporters.
PB carried the excellent start on and were playing some good football which deserved another goal.
Lings were playing some neat football in midfield but with the never ending running and hustling of PB’s midfield, they could not get the ball forward enough to create any chances. PB were unlucky not to increase their lead on several occasions but good goalkeeping and bad luck prevented this.
Lings eventually got an equaliser form a corner which was not dealt with by the PB defence allowing a Lings player to knock the ball into the net. This could have upset PB players but in the very next attack from the kick-off, the referee played a good advantage following a bad tackle, allowing Coops to play a defence splitting ball for Rory to chase and beat the advancing keeper with a superb finish to give PB the lead again. PB continued in the ascendancy and went looking for a third which came after excellent work on the wing by Max Blowers and hitting a superb cross for Rory to send a header into the top corner and send the players and supporters in raptures again.
Half-time was approaching when Lings had a good chance to get back into the game but missed a golden opportunity by blazing wide of the goal.
The half-time whistle blew with PB having a 3-1 lead and one hand on the cup.
The second half stated with Lings coming out with all guns blazing to get an early goal to get back into the match but PB players responded by running and chasing every ball giving Lings very few chances to score. Lings were having much more of the play and PB’s back four stood their ground and defended to a man to prevent Lings scoring. PB were playing on the break and still looked dangerous when ever they got into Lings half.
Lings looked as if they had scored and were starting to celebrate following a header which look destined for the top corner until Kev got a hand to the ball to deflect over the bar and make a miraculous save. Several PB players ere going down with cramp with the amount of running and chasing they had done, no more than Liam and Birdy who both had to be substituted allowing Kieron and Jordon to come on. The game carried on in the same vein with Lings chasing a goal and PB defending everything. As the game wore on Lings were forced to push men forward and this enabled PB to break at pace and create chances to kill the game off. Kieron should have done better when clean through with only the keeper to beat. Max Blowers was the next player to be forced off with cramp allowing Rob to replace him at fullback. With time running out, Max Wall nearly killed the game off with a superb 25yrd that beat the keeper all ends up only to hit the inside of the post and bounce along the goal line.
The final whistle went much to the delight of the players and supporters and the celebrations started as Liam lifted the trophy.
Finally hard luck on Lings but credit to them in the way they took defeat and playing their part in a very good game of football.
So on we go to Dip Farm on Sunday for another crucial game in what has been a very long and hard but enjoyable season.
MOM
Max Wall who covered every inch of Crown Meadow and so nearly got the goal he deserved
Crown Meadow
Pot Black FC v Lings
8-05-09
won 3-1
Pot Black won their first trophy this season by beating Lings Honda in a hard fought game which PB eventually won 3-1. All the players deserve credit by playing their hearts out and running themselves into the ground. Now they need to recover quickly for the last game of the season which PB must win to take the league title also and complete the double.
The cup final started with both sides battling for every ball looking for that early lead and it came after 1 min of play with Liam cutting in from the left and hitting a right foot shot into the top corner of the net much to the delight of the players and supporters.
PB carried the excellent start on and were playing some good football which deserved another goal.
Lings were playing some neat football in midfield but with the never ending running and hustling of PB’s midfield, they could not get the ball forward enough to create any chances. PB were unlucky not to increase their lead on several occasions but good goalkeeping and bad luck prevented this.
Lings eventually got an equaliser form a corner which was not dealt with by the PB defence allowing a Lings player to knock the ball into the net. This could have upset PB players but in the very next attack from the kick-off, the referee played a good advantage following a bad tackle, allowing Coops to play a defence splitting ball for Rory to chase and beat the advancing keeper with a superb finish to give PB the lead again. PB continued in the ascendancy and went looking for a third which came after excellent work on the wing by Max Blowers and hitting a superb cross for Rory to send a header into the top corner and send the players and supporters in raptures again.
Half-time was approaching when Lings had a good chance to get back into the game but missed a golden opportunity by blazing wide of the goal.
The half-time whistle blew with PB having a 3-1 lead and one hand on the cup.
The second half stated with Lings coming out with all guns blazing to get an early goal to get back into the match but PB players responded by running and chasing every ball giving Lings very few chances to score. Lings were having much more of the play and PB’s back four stood their ground and defended to a man to prevent Lings scoring. PB were playing on the break and still looked dangerous when ever they got into Lings half.
Lings looked as if they had scored and were starting to celebrate following a header which look destined for the top corner until Kev got a hand to the ball to deflect over the bar and make a miraculous save. Several PB players ere going down with cramp with the amount of running and chasing they had done, no more than Liam and Birdy who both had to be substituted allowing Kieron and Jordon to come on. The game carried on in the same vein with Lings chasing a goal and PB defending everything. As the game wore on Lings were forced to push men forward and this enabled PB to break at pace and create chances to kill the game off. Kieron should have done better when clean through with only the keeper to beat. Max Blowers was the next player to be forced off with cramp allowing Rob to replace him at fullback. With time running out, Max Wall nearly killed the game off with a superb 25yrd that beat the keeper all ends up only to hit the inside of the post and bounce along the goal line.
The final whistle went much to the delight of the players and supporters and the celebrations started as Liam lifted the trophy.
Finally hard luck on Lings but credit to them in the way they took defeat and playing their part in a very good game of football.
So on we go to Dip Farm on Sunday for another crucial game in what has been a very long and hard but enjoyable season.
MOM
Max Wall who covered every inch of Crown Meadow and so nearly got the goal he deserved
