Notts FA Saturday Senior Trophy: 2nd Round
OLLERTON TOWN FC 2 GEDLING SOUTHBANK FC 4
Ollerton Town FC have been through a couple of tough seasons of late and with all respect tothe committee who stuck with them,when so many clubs could have gone under, Liam Kent held things together and guided them to survival and he rebuilt the club and got others to come aboardand help save this club. The same thing happened also atGedling Southbank a few seasons ago and they were very close to folding as well until Luke Barson came along with a brand new squad of players,just as Lee Cook as done with Ollerton this season.When the Cup draw was made, I said I would go local and this tie just stood out for me, Ollerton have always been a club that have been welcoming and run by good people,Southbank a team from the Notts Senior League tend to play good football.
On arrival,I was met by old friend Michael Gibson who made me a cuppa and greeted by everyone from both sides and soon got both line ups for the match.
Just before kick off, Refs Obsserver and old friend Dave Plowright came and sat with me.
The tie kicked off and both sides matched each other, but on 14 minutes, from a corner on the right side, Ollerton's REGAN EDRIDGE leapt the highest to head his side in to a 1-0 lead. Ollerton proceeded to have chances but Gedlings defence stood firm.
After 36 minutes, the game was level,when the ball was forced in tothe 6 yard box for JOSHUA WOOD to slam home.
The Second Half kicked off with the floodlights on due to the 3pm kick off, so the camera went in to my basket at the front of my mobility scooter.
Ollerton began the second half the brighter with the visiting keeper the more busier, but coulddon nothing in the 57th minute, after a nice move,ended with home sub HARVEY LIMB hitting a very low hard shot from 25 yards in to the net.
Again pushed forward Southbank and on 63 minutes the ball was cut in from the right side for STEPHEN KING to equalise.
Both teams went from end to end in search of a winner and the homesters must have thought on 80 minutes when a last gasp fingtertip saveby the away keeper turned a low shotheading for the corner round the post.
As the game was heading towardsthe 88th minute andmost thinking about the penalties, a long ball caught out Ollertons back defence and AARON DARCH pressedon tothe ballto stroke the ball in to the corner of the net, to give Southbank the lead forthe first time in the tie.
Ollerton pushed everyone forward and this left gaps at the back and in to injurytime a long ball from the visiting defence found STEPHEN KING who took the ball past the last defender and hit the ball past the keeper to make it 4-2.
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