SATURDAY 9th
FEBRUARY 2008
LEAGUE
DAVENTRY UNITED 2
v 1
Daventry: Roger Leeson, Rob Steele, Leigh Roberts, Ross
Irvine, Ady Pestell, Wayne Richardson(Todd Sawko), Michael Parkes, Ian Waldock,
Tommy Waldock, Tony Burt (Liam Hynes), Joel Young.
With only one point the difference between the two sides this
was always going to be a very tight encounter, United just edged it in the early
encounters but could not find the breakthrough they needed. Tommy Waldock
flashed a shot just wide, Wayne Richardson had a thunderous volley blocked and
Tony Burt saw his effort turned round the post for a corner. From the resulting
corner Ady Pestell smashed the ball in from close range to give United the
breakthrough they needed on 22 minutes.
Huntingdon would not lay down and
equalised through Richard Moore three minutes later. Sadly on 35 minutes Ben
Cottingham and Micheal Parkes challenged for the ball and as he landed Ben
sustained a knee injury that required the assistance of the ambulance services,
Ben was airlifted by Air ambulance to
After a delay of one and a quarter hours both side’s opted to
play on and the final ten minutes of the first half saw no change in the score
line. With the light slowly fading it was a quick change around at half time and
again United came out fighting. First Tony Burt and then Tommy Waldock saw
chances going just over the bar, Roger Leeson saved well with his feet to deny
Huntingdon the lead. Then, with twenty minutes to go, new Dad Micheal Parkes
curled the ball into the net from twenty yards to give United the lead.
Huntingdon’s frustration began to show for the final fifteen minutes as they
resorted to strong arm tactics resulting in several of their players entered
into the referee’s notebook but United held firm and collected all three points.
MOM: Rob Steele