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NOTTS STILL GOT ONE HAND ON THE CUP
Cup day and every Notts player was on time
apart from Paul Atkinson and Colin was giving the lads a
roasting because of last week's performance.
Ashland Rovers turned up late and they were
shocked to see Notts player warming up. Colin said 'This
is still your cup and we still got one hand on the cup so
lets go out there and win Ashland'. We cheered and
step out on to the pitch of the first half.
The game began and Notts got off to a lively
start and applied the pressure early on.
Willow had a chance on goal after the keeper
booted the ball straight to him. Willow controlled the loose
ball and then processed towards goal and took a shot and
it just went over the bar.
Notts had a few more chances with a spectular
overhead shot by Atkinson which just went over the bar and
Willow having a goal disallowed.
Ashland's keeper took a quick kick which
went to one of his midfield player who put a lovely thru
ball into his strikers path and which split Notts defence
in half and the striker processed toward goal and hit a
shot right across Dave one nil Ashland. Notts players started
arguing amongst each other although Notts had most of the
procession.
Notts kicked off and was still running the game
but could get a goal that they deserve as Marcus got caught
offside after slotting the ball pass keeper into the empty
net.
Second half start and Notts applied the pressure
look for the equaliser and within about 10 minutes Notts
got a penalty and Willow step up and convert the ball into
the back of the net one all.
Within five minutes of Notts scoring a Ashland
winger flew down the wing going pass the midfield and defence
and crossed it over to the far post and a late run from
a Ashland midfielder was not pick up which resulted in the
midfielder having a free header on the back post two one
Ashland. Notts started arguing again and Ashland kept on
playing and within about 5 minutes it was three one Ashland.
A close shot from a Ashland midfielder and he
said after scoring now kept this lead and get into the semi
finals.
Notts had 11 minutes and 20 seconds to get two
goals. The heat was on now Ashland was looking like they
were going to be in the semifinals and for some reason Notts
stopped arguing at each other and started to apply the pressure.
With about 3 minutes of Ashland scoring Willow
latched onto a thru ball skip passed one defender in the
box and shot at the near post and scored 2-3 Ashland. Ashland
heads started to drop and there were a few scary moments
when Ashland broke free and Stubbings came to the rescue.
Colin made a few tactical move just before that,
where he pushed Jay into the midfield and brought new player
Daryl Rose on for Paul Rudd and Stubbings went into the
back three.
Darren Spencer pick up the ball just in his
own half and whacked it up field to Marcus. The Ashland
keeper came running out Marcus just managed to nip the ball
passed the keeper into the path of the Rose who tapped the
ball into the empty net three all, Ashland can not believe
what they were seeing the ref blew for fulltime.
The game went into extra time and now Notts
looked an outfit that could win Ashland before the penalties.
Notts kicked off and played some nice flowing
football, which saw Paul Atkinson round the keeper and put
the ball into an empty net 4-3 Notts.
Ashland was out of sorts and Notts won the game
but could have got more if Marcus could have hit the target.
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