Home tournament match played on 10 November 2012.
Kicked off at 2:00 PM

Mary Dendy leta two goal first half advantage slip for the second week in a row as they went down 3-2 at home to Old Alts.

Paul Cronshaw (blue) heads Mary Dendy into the lead (pic by Matt Eagles)

Paul Cronshaw headed the home side into the lead from an Ian Woodcorner after onlyfive minutesbut it was Alts who played the better football . Dendy keeper Matt Robinsonproduced a stunning save to deny Simon Jackson five minutes later as Alts dominated possessionbut they paid for failing to convert their advantage into goals six minutes before half time as Dendy doubled their lead with a stunning volley from defender turned striker James Curbishley who picked up a ball from Adam Taylortwenty five yards from goal flicked the ball up with his left foot andlet fly with his right foot to beat keeper Rob Richards all ends up to make it 2-0.

 

Simon Jackson , making his debut for Alts made it 2-1six minutes into the second halfbut the killer blow came in the final ten minuteswhen Dale Peters scored twice in 120 secondsto crush Dendy’s resolve. His first a great diving header as the ball richocetedoff a defender and the second a pinpoint shot through the legs of defender Gareth Worrall and low past Matt Robinson .The Final Score Mary Dendy 2 Old Alts 3 was no more than the visitors deserved and the home side were left wondering how they could have lost a game after playing themselves into a winning position by half time.

James Curbishley's spectacular volley makes it 2-0 (pic by Matt Eagles)

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