Claregate Park Rangers vs Codsall Station
8 - 1
04 February 2018 · Martyn Chell Cup
Home cup match played on 04 February 2018.
Kicked off at 2:00 PM
8-1
vs Codsall Station
Home cup match
Claregate kicked off the first of the Martyn Chell Cup group fixtures with an emphatic 8-1 victory over Codsall Station.
? 6 minutes in and Kane Lewis delivered an inswinging corner for Marc "Tommo" Thomas to volley home from inside the 6 yard box. 1-0.
? Kyle Matthews doubled the lead on 21 minutes when he raced on to a through ball from Rodney "Trotter" Williams and finished well. 2-0.
? Claregate added a 3rd within 60 seconds on 22 minutes as Trotter delivered a cross to Kane Lewis at the far post, Kane laid a pass off for Daniel "Burnzy" Burns who fired a low drive inside the far post. 3-0.
? On 24 minutes John Goodwin played a superb 50 yard through ball for Trotter to place a neat finish past the Codsall keeper. 4-0.
? Kyle Matthews this time turned provider with a cross for Si "Stokesy" Stokes to volley home on 40 minutes. 5-0.
? Claregate started the 2nd half with an early goal on 47 minutes. A neat move involving Burnzy and Stokesy saw Kyle Matthews through on goal with his initial shot saved but Kyle was first to react and fired the rebound into the roof of the net. 6-0.
? Codsall grabbed a goal on 50 minutes when Claregate failed to clear a freekick and their striker netted from a goal mouth scramble. 6-1.
? On 65 minutes Nathan Ratcliffe was fouled in the box from an untidy challenge. Kyle Matthews stepped up to finish from the spot and complete an impressive hat-trick. 7-1.
? The final goal of the game came on 73 minutes when Burnzy played a pass inside for Trotter to drive a 20 yard finish low into the corner of the net. 8-1.
A very impressive display from every single Claregate player. Flowing passing and excellent movement on and off the ball made it impossible for Codsall to compete and Claregate were worth every bit of the 8-1 win. Subs involved were Matty Yeomans, Josh Hodson and a cameo for Assistant Manager Tom Banks. Man of the match today went to Kyle Matthews, 3 goals, an assist and a constant threat up front. Also a special mention and thank you to Kerry Cooper for the last minute dash to deliver the team socks after the gaffer forgot to pick them up - definitely a big part if the win!
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