Tuesday 2nd October 2007
F.A. Cup 2nd Qualifying round
NCEL Div One v UniBond Div One..... another cup upset on the cards? You bet!!
Arrived at Kirklington Road to find the kick off was delayed to 8pm, but the game was well worth the wait. A more or less full-strength Rainworth against a make-shift Kidsgrove side ... even so, there should have been a class gap - but neutrals would have had a hard time telling which team was higher in the pyramid. Rainworth started well, and although prolific Kidsgrove striker Michael Lennon caused one or two early scares, the home team took the lead just 6 minutes in. Malc Brown received the ball some 25 yards out, and with me shouting " hit it Brownie!!! " he did -- and the ball fizzed past a bamboozled keeper to bulge the back of the net. With Raj Wilson ripping the Kidsgrove defence apart it was surprising that the score was not added to before the break.
H-T 1-0
Kidsgrove pressed straight from the restart, but skipper Lee Wilkinson kept his defence steady and when Rainworth's Danny Naylor tapped in with 15 minutes to go, there was a huge sigh of relief around the ground -- but the ref kept the celebrations on hold, playing 6 minutes of added time. Rainworth 2-0 winners -- another upset in the record books and £3750 into Rainworth's bank book !!
This coming Saturday ?
Dunkirk v Gedling MW looks most likely ....FA Vase
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