The
Ian Gustard Cup was won by
St Mary Magdalen's after
an entertaining match with St Cuthbert's. Both teams settled quickly with
chances created at both ends. It was St Cuthbert's
who took the lead with a powerful shot from the left.
St Mary's bounced straight back and equalised with a superbly-taken free
kick just before half-time. The second half began in
similar fashion with
some
excellent attacking football
met with
outstanding goalkeeping and defence. St Mary's broke the deadlock
when a good break resulted in
a tap-in at the far post, St Cuthbert's looked certain to
equalise only for brave goalkeeping to keep them at bay. Both
teams were really going for it now: St Mary's hit the frame
of the goal with a thundering shot, and a St Cuthbert's free
kick just cleared the bar. However, it was St Mary's who
struck next with a fine goal. At 3-1 the game
looked safe but St Cuthbert's had other ideas. They
came storming back to make the score 3-2. St Cuthbert's were
risking everything in an effort to equalise and St Mary's took full
advantage by scoring a fantastic late breakaway goal to make the game safe. At the
final whistle, St Mary's celebrated a hard-earned victory. It was an
excellent match and credit to the players from both teams for providing such
an exciting final for the
crowd.
Final
score:
St
Mary Magdalen's
4 St Cuthbert's
2
The Harry Page Cup was won by St
Mary Magdalen's after an entertaining match
with Westlea. St Mary's began the match like a train and
scored in the opening minute.
This really boosted the St Mary's players' confidence and
they created lots of good
chances
but either couldn't find the target or were foiled by the
determined Westlea keeper who was in fine form. Westlea grew
into the match
and created some chances of their own, but it was St
Mary's who continued to cause the bigger threat. The second half
continued in similar fashion with chances galore for St Mary's
but a combination of the Westlea keeper's brilliance and some fantastic last-ditch
blocks by the Westlea defenders kept the score to 1-0
deep into the game. However, St Mary's kept
pressing and pressing and they were rewarded with a second goal, courtesy of
a wonderful piledriver shot from distance. A tap-in soon followed and
that made the game safe for St Mary's. Westlea
never gave up and yet another outstanding save from the Westlea
keeper prevented St Mary's
from adding a fourth goal.
St Mary's celebrated at the final whistle
as well-deserved winners of the Harry Page Cup. It was a fine
game, played in excellent spirit.
Final
score: St Mary Magdalen's 3 Westlea 0