Post by Giggy of Telford on Nov 1, 2006 17:56:54 GMT
Leek Town 2-2 AFC Telford United
Leek win 11-10 on Penalties.
We went out of the Unibond League Challenge Cup in the worst possible way with 10 men in a game where we rested several key players including goalkeeper Stuart Brock, captain Steve Palmer, the brilliant Indy Khela and top scorer Steve Foster.
We started with a bang and within 1 minute has scored, Justin Marsden splitting the defence and taking a long range shot after the keeper had became stranded. We had a clear-cut penalty appeal ignored but Leek also lost out on their own penalty appeal.
We carried on playing like this for the next 30 minutes but couldn't get another goal, if we had we could have finished it there and then, the pressure seemed to drain out and Leek started to match us a lot more. Seemed a good half time score though being 1-0 up away and shooting downhill in the next half.
We started the 2nd half poorly and it was boring and uneventful until 62 minutes when Leek were awarded a penalty after centre-back Andy Jones made a very clumsy challenge. Leek converted this past reserve keeper Damien Stevens to equalise before taking the lead on 71 minutes after poor defending on our part.
On 79 minutes we were given our own penalty, with Pope out with a long term injury and Foster not in the squad the job of taking said penalty fell to Justin Marsden. Marsden must have done something wrong as his penalty hit the inside of the bar, bounced on the line and in the following melee was scrambled free, marsden fell to the floor and didn't get up again, 2 minutes later the ref finally noticed and Justin Marsden was stretchered off the pitch. With no subs left this meant we were down to 10 men. Needing to attack we kept 2 upfront and adapted our usual 5-3-2 to a 4-3-2 with Lee Moore moving fro mattacking midfield to striker and Dean Craven moving from left wing to midfield.
On 94 minutes we'd all but lost hope when the ball went out for a throwin, my Dad quickly jumped down and grabbed the ball, throwig it back onto the player taking the throwin, he threw it straight to Dean Craven who headed it goalward for a dramatic last minute equaliser (With my Dad setting it up from the terraces
).
We got one more chance to attack before full time, another corner on the same side, it was thrown in, it was inches from Richard Teesdale's head right in front of goal.......whistle blows for full time. I was under the impression that the ref couldn't end the game while a team was attacking and in such a position but never mind....
Extra time was uneventful, we struggled with one less player but still matched a tiring Leek side, whistle went again, onto the penalties...
We have 1 less player so they get to pick one player who is excempt from taking a penalty, this honor was given to their keeper.
We pick our 5 who will start out and so do they, we went first each time.
8. Jai Stanley | Danylyk
5. Richard Teesdale (c) |Tickle
15. Lee Moore | Booth
12. Dean Craven | Brannan
14. Scott Willis | Smith
With all 10 penalties being scored with neither keeper coming close to getting the ball we were into sudden death. With a reserve keeper in goal I had been hoping we could have got a win in Normal/Extra time without the need for penalties.
2. Lee Vaughan | Howson
4. Jimmy Turner | Shaw
9. Tyrone Barnett | Macpherson
6. Andy Jones | Charlton
1. Damien Steves | Everitt (All players taken, start again)
8. Jai Stanley | Danylyk
So after all that we were out, despite a first minute blinder, a last minute equaliser, holding fort with 10 men and every player on the pitch scoring for us in the shootout the competition finished for us at round 1.
Stevens did get a hand to Charlton's penalty but failed to clear it in time, other than that the keepers stood no chance with any of the penalties until Stanley lumped it staright at the Leek keeper in his second penalty.
Leek took good penalties, mostly towards the bottom left corner out of the grasping Stevens reach. What surpride me though was Andy Jone's penalty, there was a mumble of uncertainty in the crowd as he did not look a natural penalty taker but he went on to take Telford's best penalty of the night, Goalkeeper Damien Stevens also relished a rare opportunity in front of goal which he took well.
Unfortunately overall we weren't good enough, we should have finished them off early with a string of good chances going missing. I'd rather lose there than in the league but to go out of all 3 cup competitions at the first round is more than a little annoying.
Final Score: LTFC 2-2 AFCTU
My MotM: 10. Justing Mardsen
Leek win 11-10 on Penalties.
We went out of the Unibond League Challenge Cup in the worst possible way with 10 men in a game where we rested several key players including goalkeeper Stuart Brock, captain Steve Palmer, the brilliant Indy Khela and top scorer Steve Foster.
We started with a bang and within 1 minute has scored, Justin Marsden splitting the defence and taking a long range shot after the keeper had became stranded. We had a clear-cut penalty appeal ignored but Leek also lost out on their own penalty appeal.
We carried on playing like this for the next 30 minutes but couldn't get another goal, if we had we could have finished it there and then, the pressure seemed to drain out and Leek started to match us a lot more. Seemed a good half time score though being 1-0 up away and shooting downhill in the next half.
We started the 2nd half poorly and it was boring and uneventful until 62 minutes when Leek were awarded a penalty after centre-back Andy Jones made a very clumsy challenge. Leek converted this past reserve keeper Damien Stevens to equalise before taking the lead on 71 minutes after poor defending on our part.
On 79 minutes we were given our own penalty, with Pope out with a long term injury and Foster not in the squad the job of taking said penalty fell to Justin Marsden. Marsden must have done something wrong as his penalty hit the inside of the bar, bounced on the line and in the following melee was scrambled free, marsden fell to the floor and didn't get up again, 2 minutes later the ref finally noticed and Justin Marsden was stretchered off the pitch. With no subs left this meant we were down to 10 men. Needing to attack we kept 2 upfront and adapted our usual 5-3-2 to a 4-3-2 with Lee Moore moving fro mattacking midfield to striker and Dean Craven moving from left wing to midfield.
On 94 minutes we'd all but lost hope when the ball went out for a throwin, my Dad quickly jumped down and grabbed the ball, throwig it back onto the player taking the throwin, he threw it straight to Dean Craven who headed it goalward for a dramatic last minute equaliser (With my Dad setting it up from the terraces
).We got one more chance to attack before full time, another corner on the same side, it was thrown in, it was inches from Richard Teesdale's head right in front of goal.......whistle blows for full time. I was under the impression that the ref couldn't end the game while a team was attacking and in such a position but never mind....
Extra time was uneventful, we struggled with one less player but still matched a tiring Leek side, whistle went again, onto the penalties...
We have 1 less player so they get to pick one player who is excempt from taking a penalty, this honor was given to their keeper.
We pick our 5 who will start out and so do they, we went first each time.
8. Jai Stanley | Danylyk
5. Richard Teesdale (c) |Tickle
15. Lee Moore | Booth
12. Dean Craven | Brannan
14. Scott Willis | Smith
With all 10 penalties being scored with neither keeper coming close to getting the ball we were into sudden death. With a reserve keeper in goal I had been hoping we could have got a win in Normal/Extra time without the need for penalties.
2. Lee Vaughan | Howson
4. Jimmy Turner | Shaw
9. Tyrone Barnett | Macpherson
6. Andy Jones | Charlton
1. Damien Steves | Everitt (All players taken, start again)
8. Jai Stanley | Danylyk
So after all that we were out, despite a first minute blinder, a last minute equaliser, holding fort with 10 men and every player on the pitch scoring for us in the shootout the competition finished for us at round 1.
Stevens did get a hand to Charlton's penalty but failed to clear it in time, other than that the keepers stood no chance with any of the penalties until Stanley lumped it staright at the Leek keeper in his second penalty.
Leek took good penalties, mostly towards the bottom left corner out of the grasping Stevens reach. What surpride me though was Andy Jone's penalty, there was a mumble of uncertainty in the crowd as he did not look a natural penalty taker but he went on to take Telford's best penalty of the night, Goalkeeper Damien Stevens also relished a rare opportunity in front of goal which he took well.
Unfortunately overall we weren't good enough, we should have finished them off early with a string of good chances going missing. I'd rather lose there than in the league but to go out of all 3 cup competitions at the first round is more than a little annoying.
Final Score: LTFC 2-2 AFCTU
My MotM: 10. Justing Mardsen
