Venue: Greenwich Avenue #1
Competition: NSL Senior Division (thank you Ian Smith for the pin badge)
Referee: Adam Coupe
Scorers:
Bilborough: Ricky Cross (32, 90), Mo Tatar (76)
Beeston: James McHale (4), Jack Wilkinson (18 pen)
Great fightback from the home team - they trailed by two goals to nil after 18 minutes had been played, but never let their heads drop and fought back to claim all three points.
There were so many chances in this game - the score could have been 9-9! Credit to both sets of players for the entertainment.
Beeston went ahead on 4, JAMES McCALE volleying acrobatically over his head sending the ball flying past Nick Ivanov in the home goal. They went further ahead from the spot with 18 played, a well taken JACK WILKINSON penalty awarded after Ivanov had been adjudged to have impeded a Beeston player as he raced across the penalty area.
Wilkinson fires home from the spot
Ricky Cross halved the home teams deficit on 32, his hopeful shot from 20 yards creeping in at the foot of the post - the keeper dived to try and save, but couldn't quite reach the ball and could only watch in despair as it rolled into the net. H-T 1-2
Bilborough were solidly on the front foot as the second half progressed, and were deservedly level on 76 when MO TATAR dived to head home, after a free kick from the left had been headed back across the goal.
Beeston were looking tired, but still had enough to worry Town as the game entered it's final throes. They hit the bar, hit the post and two players got in each others way on the far post as the ball reached them from the right wing - subsequently both failed to connect just a few inches from the goal-line!
The killer blow for Beeston came right on 90, RICKY CROSS given far too much time just inside the box, and the no. 11 took full advantage, picking his spot and firing a sweet shot into the top right corner of the goal. F-T 3-2
Attendance: when the game started I head counted 15, but after half time there were well over 30 pitchside.
Charity: £3.75
Charity: £3.75
