Match Report

Saturday 1st March

Old Parmiterians 6th XI

11 - 2

Ravenscroft Old Boys

AFC Div 6 North (H) KO 1:00 PM
@ Douglas Eyre S C (Pitch 3G)

Referees:
  M. Poulter

Manager:
  Mike Connelly

Team:
G. Le-Beau, Z. Pearson, A. Rose, S. Shakur, T. Mullaney, A. Spencer, V. Broad, S. Baptiste, B. Davies, J. Gooding, S. Lukuamusu, C.Heath, T. Power

Goals:
S. Shakur ('2)
C.Heath ('8)
C.Heath ('15)
C.Heath ('20)
S. Lukuamusu ('35)
Z. Pearson ('58)
C.Heath ('65)
G. Le-Beau ('72)
C.Heath ('75)
S. Shakur ('79)
S. Baptiste ('85)

Man of the Match:
C.Heath

Top performance before final

Woof! Well well well, what can you say about a result like that? Possibly our most complete performance of the season to date, Old Parms 6ths put Ravenscroft Old Boys to the sword in a crushing and ruthless 11-2 victory. A slightly reshuffled line-up for this game, with Captain Frothy filling in for the absent Steve Pryor at centre back, Charlie Heath playing just off big Baptiste up front, and Aaron Spencer’s fine run of form rewarded with a starting role in central midfield. George Le Beau donned the lucky gloves again, deputising for Luke Mathewson who was missing through illness. Old Parms 6ths started ferociously, going in 5-0 up at the break after some superb sweeping attacking moves from back to front. Whoever said we couldn’t play on an artificial pitch? The second half followed the pattern of the first with six more goals added. Ravenscroft must have wondered what offence they had caused to be on the end of such a hiding, but it was nothing personal, and the goals plundered here could yet play an important part in the destination of the league title come the end of the season. Goal of the game was probably the gaffer’s, a sweeping counter, started by Shaf, saw an exchange of one-twos up the pitch between the ginger-moustached-one and Charlie, who cut the ball back for a simple finish. Man of the Match goes to Charlie, who added five goals to take his season tally to 26 in just 13 games, and for unselfishly laying on three assists to his team mates. (We could mention his second penalty miss in as many games which denied him a double hat-trick, but that would just be cruel). Two sloppy goals conceded late on were the only dampeners on the performance. A huge game beckons next week and the 6ths will need to replicate the same tenacity, work rate and ruthlessness to ensure that they bring the AFA Cup home to Coppermill Lane.