Venue: The Worksop Van Hire Stadium, Clipstone, Notts
Competition: NCEL Division 1
Referee: Mr. Cedric Duval
Assistants: Paul Rodgers, Brittany Smith
Scorers:
Clipstone - Matt Ord (61)
Hemwsorth - Adam Wilson (86), Nick Guest (89)
Cobras - Siddons, Paling, Shaw, Rawson, K Colley, Hill, Mawby, Austin, Gibson, Wood, Ord. Subs: Mintoff, Damms, Whitehead, L Colley, Baugh
The home team were without suspended top scorer Jamie Smith - Hemsworth had the divisions highest scorer Nick Guest leading their line.
The first 20 minutes were rather cagey, and after Wednesday's drab encounter at Teversal, we hoped the quality would improve as the game went on.
The first corner of the game went to the visitors on 22, but Nick Siddons was able to punch and clear his line. Soon after, Nash Connolly saw his shot across the Clipstone goal flash just past the outside of the far post.
Clipstone striker Josh Gibson had to leave the field on several occasions to have treatment to a head wound - the visiting fans loved it, chanting "he's got a bog roll on his head" when he eventually had to have a bandage wrapped around his head to cover the damage.
Before....
....and after
Rob Paling fired a free kick into the Welfare area soon after, and although Matty Ord struck the ball well enough, Jack Bentley made a fine save to keep the scores level. On 41, Callum Mawby's corner from the right was met with a decent enough header from Josh Gibson, but the striker's effort was off target, flying past the outside of the far post. H-T 0-0
Rob Crapper had the Welfare's first real chance of the second half on 57, and although Siddons somehow managed to scramble the ball away, he ended up picking out Blair, but the keeper was alert enough to save the goal bound effort.
Clipstone took the lead in the 61st minute, and a peach of a goal it was too. Josh Gibson won the ball 20 yards from goal and when he played it out to MATTY ORD on the left, the tricky winger beat his man, raced into the box and fired the ball across Bentley into the far side of the net. Great goal - deserved to win the game, but we all know football is, at times, a hard mistress.
Matty Ord wheels away after putting Clipstone ahead
Welfare began to pile on pressure as they searched for something out of the game, and it seemed inevitable that the home team's defence was going to be breached. The Clipstone back line dropped deeper and deeper, and when Brandon Shaw committed a foul just outside the box on 85, ADAM WILSON fired the ball straight over everyone in the goal area, and probably couldn't believe it when the ball ended up nestling in the far side of the Clipstone net.
Adam Wilson's free kick from the right beats everyone
The afternoon was ruined for the home faithful two minutes later when from a left wing corner, NICK GUEST was allowed space and time to nod home at the far post. F-T 1-2
Nick Guest rises high to nod the winner
Well, at least the traveling fans were happy! Boisterous bunch of young lads, but it was hard not to smile at some of their chanting.
It was a bit chilly for doing this, lads!!
Admission: £4.00
Programme: Printer failed to deliver
Attendance:126
MOM - Matty Ord
Charity: £2.25
Pics: Courtesy Kev Goodman
