Wednesday, 23 January 2008

Wednesday 23rd January 2008

CML -- Phoenix Trophies Floodlit Cup-South --
Rolls Royce Leisure v Sutton Town

After staying in to watch the Arsenal debacle on Tuesday night, finding this game on was something of a bonus - a chance to see CML Supreme Division (step 7) strugglers take on CML Premier ( step 8) promotion hopefuls Sutton Town, managed of course our old buddy Danny Bryant.


Very muddy at Rolls, and it was £3 to get in -- still about 50 brave souls turned out to watch -- not too cold but blimey it was windy.......difficult conditions to play in, but both teams did us proud, knocking the ball about nicely and displaying some half-decent stuff.

The Rolls team looks like an Academy side, all their players look so young - usually there are one or two old-stagers mixed in with ther youngsters, but this team is full of very young players.


As it happened after the Rolls' keeper had made a couple of great saves, the home team took the lead after 15 minutes, their no. 9 latching onto a through ball before slotting the ball past the Sutton keeper. The lead didn't last more than about 5 minutes though, the Sutton no. 9 curling a beauty into the top corner from about 25 yards - Kev reckoned the striker used the wind to help the ball hold up, but I'm not sure !!
H-T 1-1

Up to the club for a quick drink, then the long trek back to catch the second half, both of us dreading extra-time and penalties !! Thankfully the fears were washed away as Sutton took the lead half way through
the second period, Daniel O'Donnell firing home from the corner of the box after a neat move down the right. It was 3-1 to the visitors soon after, their no. 8 slotting home from close range. Game over.
Excellent fayre though on a very difficult surface and in very difficult conditions. Made a change to go out on a Wednesday -- spoilt a little for Kev though with the Forest result....

Saturday -- spoilt for choice again -- Dunkirk v Southwell / Sutton Tn v Kinsley Boys / Shepshed Dynamo v Grantham Tn / Arnold Tn v Winterton Rangers / Gedling Tn v Barton Town Old Boys / Rainworth MW v Dinninton Tn

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