B team - Home to Howden Clough
Early goal for Arran Garth but eventually Rastrick went down to a 2-1 defeat.
A team - Away (Longcroft)
Windy conditions, Rastrick went 1 up after wonder strike from Mahmood, followed by clinical finish from Toby Croft, Longcroft pull 2 back either side of half time to level the scores. James Page then adds a 3rd before Longcroft equalize and then convert a late penalty to make it 4-3 final score.
Man of the Match - Joshua Blaeford
Match Reports - 3 Feb 2008
Date: 04/02/08
B Team vs Shelf
Rastrick started well against the high placed Shelf opposition. An early goal on his debut match by Arran Garth was followed up by a cooly took penalty by Toby Croft. Shelf got back into the game and scored with around 10mins of the half to go which is how it stayed until half time.
Play was very equal in the 2nd half with a further goal from Rastrick (Frazer Turner) and another 2 from Shelf to bring the scores level with 10 minutes to go. A freak bounce from a drop ball meant that Shelf took the lead - a real succer punch to Rastrick: a late penalty award for Shelf saw them roll out 5-3 winners.
Man of the Match Arran Garth.
Westend vs Rastrick
Rastrick struggled in the first half and were 5 down at half time - in reality the score did not reflect the difference between the 2 teams but perhaps did reflect the enforced experiments with new positions / pairings mid way through the season. As has happened all too often, Rastrick came out far stronger in the second half - particular mention has to made of Keenan John who had a fantastic game at the centre of defense & Sam Wrench (on for an injured Sam Cooper) who had a lot to do with keeping the scores in single figures - final score Westend 7, Rastrick 0.
