Combo Supp Cup final report

[cornishteddyboy]

20^th May 2018

LWC Cornwall Combination League

Supplementary Cup Final

Carharrack 5-2 St Agnes

Att – 123

 

St Agnes scored early but once Carharrack equalised they were always playing catch up.

On a perfect pitch under an overcast sky the sides took the field, with St Agnes facing towards the Falmouth end of the ground.

Early pressure is applied by Carharrack but blocking and a couple of mis-placed passes sees them kept at bay.

After this initial onslaught St Agnes start to get a toe-hold into the match. They are trying the long ball with the flick-on header tactic but get bogged down as Carharrack defend in numbers.

With 10 minutes on the clock St Agnes take the lead. The ball is knocked in, a Carharrack player heads back towards his keeper. A St Agnes striker and the keeper jump for the ball with the striker getting there first to head over the goal custodian and into an empty net, 0-1.

The lead lasts two minutes as Carharrack crowd the edge of the box finding a gap to shoot in low from 12yds, 1-1.

More pressure from the men in red but Aggie hold firm and even get in their opponents half but are closed down quickly in the final third.

Half an hour gone, Carharrack are pressing hard, fierce shot, blocked, another, blocked, another, blocked but there are shouts for a penalty for handball. The the Referee gives it. Scored low to keeper's left. 2-1 and even Harry gets excited grabbing his jacket zip and pulling it up and down several times!

Six minutes to the break and St Agnes get forward on the left. The ball is squared right for a striker to volley in a screamer, on the run, from 25yds for the best goal of the game, 2-2.

For all of a few minutes St Agnes are full of confidence as you can see Carharrack are rocked. Their passing goes astray, they lose the tackle. St Agnes can't take advantage of this though and the referee blows for the break.

H-T

Carharrack must have had an earful in the changing rooms as they come back onto the field and from the off we see the same pattern as in the first period.

On 55 minutes, Carharrack get their noses in front again. A lobbed ball forward sees the St Agnes keeper come out to meet it but he is beaten too it and the ball is headed over him. A defender rushes back to try and hook it out of the net but it crosses the white line, 3-2.

A Carharrack free kick, a few yards outside the box is blasted against the upright, the ball bouncing back across goal and cleared.

St Agnes are chasing the ball now to try and get back on level terms. They win a corner on their left. Ball over, high header, keeper leaps and between fingers and crossbar keeps it out, header in again, repeat performance from keeper and bar!

78mins, Carharrack knock the ball down the left of centre, striker races onto it, keeper has to come off his line, a lobb and goal number four.

For the first time you see the St Agnes heads drop and they stop chasing the ball. They attack but Caharrack now have men back in numbers to defend.

90+3mins. A break from Carharrack down their left channel. The keeper has to be drawn over, low cross goal shot, 5-3.

Ref calls time a minute later.

[mattelot]

Nice report but who scored the goals ?