Hucknall Sports U13's 2 West Bridgford B 1

Saturday 7th February 2004

YEL Trophy

HOLDERS HUCKNALL SPORTS TOOK ANOTHER GIANT STEP IN WINNING THE TROPHY AGAIN WHEN THEY WON AT HOME AGAINST A VERY GOOD WEST BRIDGFORD SIDE WHO WOULD NEVER LIE DOWN.

SPORTS STARTED OFF WELL KICKING WITH THE GUSTING WIND AND SHOULD HAVE SCORED WHEN JOSH THE DEMON DAVENPORT WAS PUT THOUGH FROM JAMES THE DESTROYER DAYKIN ONLY TO SEE THE BALL HIT THE KEEPERS LEGS AND GO OUT FOR A CORNER. WEST BRIDGFORD SCORED WHEN SPORTS GOALKEEPER JAKE NEWBUTT  MADE A UNCHARACTERISTIC MISTAKE WHEN HE ALLOWED THE BALL TO GO UNDER HIS ARM WHICH LED TO THE BALL BEING HIT INTO THE NET FROM BRIDGFORD'S R.KOSLICKI. SPORTS THEN RALLIED AND WITHIN 5 MINUTES DEFENDER JOE THE HUNTER TODHUNTER SMASHED THE BALL IN FROM 12 YARDS OUT AFTER A GOALMOUTH SCRAMBLE. THEN MAN OF THE MATCH MITCHELL NEWTON TOOK A CORNER FROM THE RIGHT AND THE BALL WENT STRAIGHT INTO THE NET.

IN THE SECOND HALF BOTH TEAMS FOUGHT LIKE LIONS BUT WITH GREAT DEFENDING AND SOME GOOD GOALKEEPING SPORTS HELD  FIRM. SPORTS ARE NOW IN THE LAST 8 OF THE CUP WELL DONE LADS.