Joy unconfined! Potten End reaches a deserved final.
Its been a good season, you can be rightly proud of yourselves. We’ve had some lows, and missed some opportunities, but my days did we deserve this!
From the whistle the 11 that started were on a mission. Pressing from the get go we created chances at will. It was not going to be one sided, as however the ended the game, Langlebury were always going to be a threat from set pieces. Returning to the starting lineup Gregor and Nolan imposed themselves and organized from the back. Our shape in banks of four was however excellent, something our opposition didn’t expect. A slide rule ball of the match from Christian led to a wrongly disallowed Gav goal, with two opposition defenders agreeing that the goal was on side. Never mind as shortly afterwards a corner (taken left footed to Gary Carmalts dismay!) found a Mikey head and a composed stroke home from Bones sent Potten into dreamland! Several attempts after showed good promise (a spectacular Gav long-ranger very nearly in) Dale and Bones causing panic and much Potten intent.
Macca sent us back out with instructions for more of the same (his assertion that the end score would not read Potten nil already in the bag). Early on and a Mikey ball to Dale would see some neat direct running with a sweet as you like pass to see Bones record his brace and MUCH celebration from the black and whites.
The incident of the match and potential turning point came from some robust Gregor defending. A kick out and pat on the head, a Greg body check ending with the flourish of a red card. The dive produced from the contact worth of a place next to Tom Daly in this years Olympics!
REGROUP: Christian into CB drop in a forward – banks of four - 30 minutes to go.
Now Tom – don’t let us down buddy, they are going to get a header. You my son are going to fling yourself full stretch and fingertip it round the post – Remember Paul Nolan has been telling you all season that you’ve got a suit to get ready for a cup final. AND BY CHRIST YOU DID!
If anyone was going to get a goal from now on, it wasn’t going to be Langlebury. Duncan entered the fray to provide some extra bite in midfield. Tackles were snapping in all over the park.
Then it happened – I’ll give it to you realtime:
Macca, “wheres he going – release it!” (at this point Dunc’ has played in Gaz’ who’s by now having a mid life crisis on his way towards the Langlebury penalty area.
* Takes on 1
Macca, “Deliver"
* Takes on a second and shimmies a third
Macca, “ffs square it”
* Spins and drills a beauty into the bottom corner
At this point I didn’t know whether to stick or twist lobbed my water bottle in the air and invaded the pitch with Rahul and Mac in hot pursuit.
Cue Delirium……..
Keep it Rotten ……. Oh, and See you in the final!
