Square FC 0 St. Mary's 2
Saturday 8th March 2008
This semi final brought
together the two top placed teams in the league, and produced an
excellent cup tie.
Square started well, with their good play starting from the defence,
and involving all the players in the team build up.
St Marys rarely threatened early on, and were limited to half chances
by the stubborn Square defending.
Square missed chances to break the deadlock, and went close to scoring,
the keeper denying Matt on the line and Alex hitting a post.
Square cranked up the pressure in the second half, and they met
with well organised St Marys resistance, but try as hard as they
did, the team failed to carve open the defence.
As Square pressed forward, space was left at the back, and Square
eventually came unstuck in a goalmouth scramble when a shot was
blocked at the near post, which fell to the striker to tap home.
Following the goal, the St Marys penalty area was put under pressure,
but somehow they held firm
After surviving the Square attacks, St Marys broke out to add to
the lead in the final minutes, to book their passage into the final
Man of the match:
This goes to the whole team for their commitment and effort. The
score-line did not reflect the excellent team performance, and also
how well they responded to the St Marys goal.
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