H.G. United 3 V 2 Coleshill Town Colts

Colts tamed as spud-nicks it!!

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<p style="text-align: left;">H.G. United left it late in a nervy encounter at Elmdon Park, The home side unbeaten in&nbsp;12 games faced top of the league Coleshill in this eagerly awaited fixture.

<p style="text-align: left;">Both teams looked up for the game with no side making an impact within the first ten minutes.

<p style="text-align: left;">H.G started to get a foot hold on the game with Browning going close&nbsp;first heading just over then the keeper tipping&nbsp;another header onto the post.

<p style="text-align: left;">Coleshill were on the back foot for the&nbsp;majority of the first half with&nbsp;Knighty floating in some good delivery's and Ronald-finiho on the Wing&nbsp;mesmerising&nbsp;his marker time and time again, this looked to be United's day.&nbsp;

<p style="text-align: left;">&nbsp;Coleshill started to get impatient and a few mistimed challenges&nbsp;from their midfield were met with some&nbsp;a few of our own and when&nbsp;Ricketts was caught late midway through the first half&nbsp;temper's flared further.

<p style="text-align: left;">United with a impressive first half hour&nbsp;started to get tired and coleshill&nbsp;stepped up a gear and thought they'd taken the lead when&nbsp;a snap shot hit the post and went wide, H.G. perked up and went straight down the other&nbsp;end to score!! 1-0

<p style="text-align: left;">United won a free kick and Knighty floated a perfect ball across goal which butterfly got a head too and Found&nbsp;Browning at the Back post who slotted the ball Home!!

<p style="text-align: left;">Half time

<p style="text-align: left;">H.G. United 1-0 Coleshill Town colts

<p style="text-align: left;">The manager was Delighted with&nbsp;the opening&nbsp;45 minutes&nbsp;but stressed the importance of getting the next goal and putting the game beyond Coleshill's reach!

<p style="text-align: left;">The second half began&nbsp;as their had been no break. Both teams were after that crucial goal and&nbsp;the tackles kept flying in But United again set the standard and doubled there lead on 55 minutes.

<p style="text-align: left;">&nbsp;&nbsp;Man of the Match&nbsp;Finny&nbsp;recived the ball on the half way line&nbsp;Merked his marker and spotted Boyd's run&nbsp;and sent a great ball into his path, Boyd showed great strength and pace to lose his marker and fire a low shot past the keeper 2-0!!

<p style="text-align: left;">H.G. took the foot off the gas for the next 10 minute's but this proved costly as they soon found away back into the game United gave away a silly free kick and&nbsp;when the tired defence just couldn't get the ball away it bounced around the area before being drilled into the back of the net.&nbsp;&nbsp; 2-1

<p style="text-align: left;">This lifted Coleshill and it was one way traffic for the next 20 minutes as they&nbsp; searched for an equaliser with the reliable Boon pulling off some great saves and the superb defence dealing well, But it was only a matter of time before the colts equalised. The ball was looped in from another Free kick bounced towards the goal and before the keeper could collect the forward got a toe to it a diverted the ball past the keeper. 2-2

<p style="text-align: left;">H.G. players &nbsp;heads dropped after&nbsp;a fine opening hour found them selves tired with the scores level.

<p style="text-align: left;">&nbsp;Coleshill kept pushing for the winner, The&nbsp;United boss tried freshening things up With the introduction of Blakey for the&nbsp;Injured Ricketts but The colts still pushed,

<p style="text-align: left;">&nbsp; Coleshill Twice&nbsp;went through one and one with the keeper&nbsp;and United had the keeper to thank as&nbsp;Boon making himself Big forced the striker into firing his shot over and then Pulling off one of the save's of the season diving low to his right and pushing a goal bound effort round the post!

<p style="text-align: left;">But when Coleshill hit the underside of the bar United thought that this was their day and found them selves clawing a way back!

<p style="text-align: left;">Both teams pressed but it was United who got the final break through when&nbsp;they&nbsp;sealed the win in the 88th minute!

<p style="text-align: left;">Another clearence from the impressive Spud&nbsp;found Blake who realeased Finny on the left hand side Finny showed great composure and shot low across&nbsp;goal but his shot was blocked and the ball fell&nbsp;back towards him which he struck sweetly frocing the keeper into a Great save and the ball rolling out for a throw....

<p style="text-align: left;">Now it was Blakey's time to Shine as his ever impressive throw in's continued as signalled&nbsp;and picked out Spud at the far post,&nbsp;Spud somehow (handled) managed to bring the ball down infront of him and left 2 defender's for dead and smashed the ball home!!&nbsp;3-2!! The 20 strong supporter's went wild and&nbsp;the manager was on the pitch and i'm sure&nbsp;i&nbsp; even saw the ref smile!!

<p style="text-align: left;">Full Time&nbsp;

<p style="text-align: left;">&nbsp; H.G.United 3-2 Coleshill town colts

<p style="text-align: left;">Speaking after the Game manager James Wright said " This was by far the best performance of the season&nbsp;everyone&nbsp;dug deep and we deserved the win"

<p style="text-align: left;">"This result sums up how far we've come in such a short space of time, 7 month's ago we got Dicked 9-0 now were looking good for promotion and some silverware"

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