COTGRAVE UP SECOND HALF PERFORMANCE

 Eurosoccer Nottinghamshire Senior League: Premier Division

RADCLIFFE OLYMPIC FC 0 COTGRAVE FC 4

Not very often I get out nto a midweek match but with me not going to a match this Saturday, it gave me a excuse for Hazel to get me out tonight. The reason being Cotgrave FC had won Eurosoccer Team of the Month for March winning 6 out of 7 matches and I always enjoy going to Radcliffe Olympic FC.

On arrival which was very early due to no traffic or tractors on the road from Mansfield Woodhouse to Radcliffe, John Watt and manager Lewis were working away preping things for the match, so Hazel mucked in by getting the chairs out and also going round the pitch putting in the corner flags.

Id soon got both teamsheets and then Hazel did the Presentation photo of Cotgrave FC with the plaque.

The game kicked off and a gentleman from Doncaster sat next to me and we began to talk about groundhopping and some of our experiances as in the first half both teams just cancelled each other out, with no keeper really being troubled.

Hazel bought me a bovril out at half time and just before I could have a sip on 50 minutes, a cross from the right was met by the head of TOM SPENCER to make it 1-0 to the visitors. A quick gulp of the bovril and it was 2-0, as a cross shot from the left by TOM SPENCER nestled in to the back of the net.

Radcliffe didnt give up and with quite a few youngsters in the team played some neat football, but the experianced heads of Cotgrave was keeping them at bay.

The Groundhopper from Doncaster mwanted four goals to keep up his yearly average over the 200 plus games he had seen this season and he was happy when a third goal went in on 73 minutes, when SAMUAL DUNN sliced a shot in to make it 3-0.

We didnt have to wait very long for a furth when in the 78th minute, BEN UPTON scored from around 25 yards out to give the visitors a 4 goal lead. It could well have been five when a shot from the halfway line dripped just over the crossbar.

Just before the end, Radcliffe had a free kick just outside the box, which closely sailed over.

Cotgrave any other season would have won the championship as they are some 20 points clear of 3rd place, but they have pressed FCV Grace Dieu all the way this season for pole position.

After the match in the pub, I would like to thank Radcliffe Olympic for and John Watt for their £25 donation towards AUTISM AWARENESS CHARITY and with the 4 goals scored my £1 it now takes the total to £652.67p