Newbury and Cumnor Minors playing each other in the preliminary round of the B&B Cup doesn't sound right. It is a tie which should grace the latter stages of the Cup.
Both teams started well. Cumnor were playing against the wind. The first couple of chances came Cumnors way. A great cross from Luke W landed at Shaun's feet. He controlled the ball and fired the shot towards the back of the net. Unfortunately it was blocked and the ball went just over. Joe and Freddie linked up well on the left side. Freddie was pushed out to the byline and the ball went wide.
Newbury then took the lead with a long shot which gave Robbie no chance as he was unsighted.
It was 1-0 to Newbury.
Jordi stopped the next attack. He then moved forward with the ball and beat a couple of players and found Luke T. He placed a perfect ball to Fraser. He crossed and a shot from Joe was saved by the Newbury goalie.
Harri was finding lots of room on the left hand side. He made a great cross but the ball was cleared.
The first half finished 1-0.
Cumnor came out fighting in the second half. Kieren and Wrighty stopped every attack. Kieren controlled the ball. He found Luke W. He made a great pass to Fraser. He raced into the box and cut the ball back to Joe. He turned and shot. The goalie made a great save.
At the other end Robbie had to be quick of his line to make a great stop.
From a Cumnor corner, Luke had a header which just slipped past the post.
At the other end, Newbury should have made it 2 but the ball was cleared of the line by Kieren.
With a minute to go, Cumnor were awarded a free kick 25 yards out. Wrighty took the free kick. He lifted a great ball into the 6 yard box. The ball rolled through to the goalie. Just as the goalie was about to grab the ball, Luke W slipped his foot to touch the ball into the back of the net. It was 1-1.
The referee blew for full time.
It was now extra time. Joe had an early shot just over the bar. Then Harri made a great clearance. Luke T found Joe. He found Freddie who fired the ball into the net. It was 2-1.
Jordi set up Fraser. He raced in on goal but was brought down. It was a penalty.
Wrighty took the penalty but it just slipped past.
It was 2-1 at half time.
Freddie made it 3-1 with a great finish.
With minutes to go, Cumnor got another free kick. Wrighty grabbed the ball before anybody else could take it. He fired a great shot into the top corner. A great goal and it was 4-1.
The final whistle was blown.
AFC NEWBURY 1 CUMNOR MINORS 4
A great game between to great sides. A brilliant performance from a fantastic 11 players. With no reserves the team played with great strength and fully deserved victory.
With Bradley and Alex back next week we will nearly have a full squad.
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