Match Report

Fri 09 May 2008
Cup -
Kick-off: 19:45
Cowes Sports 2
East Cowes Victoria A.F.C 1
(AET; 1 - 1 at full-time)
Nathan Bett (1)



Report

The County Press said, "it was hardly an IW Senior (Gold) Cup classic", but many others would disagree strongly.
Defending champions Cowes Sports did enough to keep their hands on the most valuable cup in the English FA after an excited end to end game over a full 120 minutes of fast paced action.
They ground out a win against us after a match where there were few chances.....!? (Another incorrect CP statement!).
Much of the early play was restricted to the midfield, with only a few long balls to try to open play up.
The breakthrough came just before half time when we took the lead with a cracking left foot curler into the top left hand corner of the net from just outside the box by NATHAN BETT.
In the second half the match was more in Cowes' favour as they created a few better chances, and perhaps had a case to feel aggrieved when Tom Scovell looked to be brought down just inside the box.
We looked asthough we might have held on for a superb victory but with around ten minutes of time left Cowes found their vital equaliser, courtesy of Craig Insley from close range.
It took until the second period of extra time, again with around ten minutes left and the prospect of penalties looming, for Premier League Cowes to take a vital lead.
It came in the most demoralising way for Ollie Fulljames, who fumbled a free kick by Ashley Wright, and the ball went through his legs and into the back of the net.
Post match comments came courtesy of the CP with a dissapointed Dicko saying, "We worked so, so hard to ge to where we were, especially in the first half and I thought we deserved our lead at half time," he said. "There was so much belief in the changing room at the break. Then to concede the first goal the way we did, and then the last goal, it was a killer blow. I felt so sorry for Ollie Fulljames, he has been superb for us through the whole season, and I thought it was unfitting that a goal like that should be the winner. He broke down in the changing room afterwards, but he will come back stronger and more determined. I haven't seen a changing room full of grown men crying in a long time, but that was how much they cared for it."

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