This was a fairly under-strength home team, but they still had way too much for their opponents. They welcomed back Josh Parker, but still no Ben Bacon or Joe Riley, and Gerry Moran, Jamie Renshaw, Fraser Thomas were also all absent.
We saw Bulwell on a couple of occasions last term, and they looked a competent outfit, but they didn't really meet anyone with the pace and power of this Pinxton line-up, and to be fair their cause wasn't helped with two sendings off.
Pinxton : O'Hare, Parker, Jones, Senior, Collins, Rawson, Moore, Debrouwer, Merrett, Cooper, Cooke. Rory Davis replaced Merrett early in the second half and Sean Connor entered the fray later on, replacing Liam Collins.
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| Shake -- all friendly before kick off- it wasn't to last!! |
KIERAN DEBROUWER opened the scoring with just 4 minutes on the clock, his powerful free-kick from 20 yards deflecting off the wall and flying past the helpless Alex Smith in the Bulwell goal.
The visitors played some neat football at times, and the antics of their no. 2, Justin Edwards Clarke gave us a smile or two - especially when one of his tricky pieces of footwork left James Senior for dead....
The home faithful had to wait until the 27th minute for the second goal, and it came form BEN MOORE who calmly lifted the ball just out of the reach of Smith after he was played in by a superb ball from Wayne Cooke.
Then the game turned a little ugly - keeper Smith deliberately tripped Cooke as he was running away from the goal, giving Referee Luke Gumley little option but to send of the stopper and award a penalty. Whenever I have seen Smith play, he is usually so well mannered, but he lost his head this time, and left the field letting us know in no uncertain terms how he felt!! DEBROUWER powered home from the spot, giving the stand in keeper no chance. H-T 3-0
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| 4 goals for the skipper |
Pinxton added their fourth in the 58th minute, and what a goal it was. Ben Moore collected the ball out wide on the left, and cut in across the edge of the 18 yard box before laying the perfect ball to DEBROUWER who elegantly and with much precision, side-footed the ball home to complete his hat-trick. Great finish - and don't be fooled into thinking the keeper was just a stand-in - the ball was so well placed, two keepers wouldn't have saved it!!
On 65 came the next unsavoury incident. Josh Parker went down in a heap - and although I didn't see the incident, the linesman was only a few yards away - and after a word with Mr. Gumley, the Bulwell 12 shirt was shown a straight red. Well - he saw red alright -- the red mist! He went loopy - and charged up the field looking to have a go at Parker - luckily his team mates were able to stop his advance! I dread to think what would have happened if he'd have actually got to Parker - the Pinxton boys are a very tight-knit outfit and the "all for one, one for all" spirit is always there to be seen.......
Back to the football - and back to the goals. JAY COOPER received the ball on the corner of the box, and unleashed a bullet that was past the keeper before he could move. Again - a shot that would have beat most keepers - never mind an outfield player with the keepers' shirt on!
ELLIOTT JONES was the next name on the score sheet - delicately steering the ball home after being picked out superbly by Debrouwer. Jones is a little gem - I reckon Pinxton will struggle to hold on to the young defender....
DEBROUWER added to his personal tally with four minutes to play - springing the off-side trap and racing into the area before slotting home. F-T 7-0
Admission £2
Programme £1
H/C 50+
