Eagle Valley in May was a bit chilly, now it's September and it was positively Baltic!!! The original tie on Saturday 10th September ended 3-3 after extra time, so we took the opportunity to catch up again with Brett Marshall's "new" Retford team.
Teams details can be found on Retford's website (click here).
LUKE SMITHSON opened the scoring for the Eagles on 12, but has to give a big thank you to Retford keeper Jason Fisher who completely missed his kick, allowing the youngster to follow the ball into the net. I don't really know if Smithson had the last touch, but no doubt he will claim the goal.
RICKY CHAMBERS had the visitors back on terms just three minutes later, latching onto a superb through ball from Dean Rick before guiding the ball past Lance Walker in the Arnold goal.
In the 26th minute, Chambers should have put the Badgers ahead, but his close range effort after a mad scramble in the 6 yard box, crashed against the angle of bar and post.
Stevie Owens made a cracking, mazy run through the Arnold defence on 33, and his ball into the area was there to be chased. Rick did the chasing, getting to the ball at exactly the same time as Walker and nicking the ball into the net. Referee Nick Hopton however, deemed that Rick had challenged Walker unfairly and awarded Arnold a free-kick, incurring the wrarth of the Retford players and management....looked a good goal to me. The Retford fans behind the goal were also a bit miffed, and dubbed Walker "Lazarus" - he did recover from the "knock" very quickly!!
It was the home team who scored next though, a near post corner somehow finding it's way into the net - SMITHSON may have got a touch, but it looked suspiciously like an OG from where we were standing. H-T 2-1
Notes not taken during the second period, but halfway through the half, Adam Scott saw Walker save well after the substitute had raced in on goal, but the victory was sealed with 6 minutes to go, LUKE SMITHSON definitely scoring this one! A run at goal from wide left , and a shot across Fisher completing (not yet confirmed), the no. 9's hat-trick. F-T 3-1
Admission £5
Programme £1.20
Attendance TBC h/c 120
Teams details can be found on Retford's website (click here).
LUKE SMITHSON opened the scoring for the Eagles on 12, but has to give a big thank you to Retford keeper Jason Fisher who completely missed his kick, allowing the youngster to follow the ball into the net. I don't really know if Smithson had the last touch, but no doubt he will claim the goal.
RICKY CHAMBERS had the visitors back on terms just three minutes later, latching onto a superb through ball from Dean Rick before guiding the ball past Lance Walker in the Arnold goal.
In the 26th minute, Chambers should have put the Badgers ahead, but his close range effort after a mad scramble in the 6 yard box, crashed against the angle of bar and post.
Stevie Owens made a cracking, mazy run through the Arnold defence on 33, and his ball into the area was there to be chased. Rick did the chasing, getting to the ball at exactly the same time as Walker and nicking the ball into the net. Referee Nick Hopton however, deemed that Rick had challenged Walker unfairly and awarded Arnold a free-kick, incurring the wrarth of the Retford players and management....looked a good goal to me. The Retford fans behind the goal were also a bit miffed, and dubbed Walker "Lazarus" - he did recover from the "knock" very quickly!!
It was the home team who scored next though, a near post corner somehow finding it's way into the net - SMITHSON may have got a touch, but it looked suspiciously like an OG from where we were standing. H-T 2-1
Notes not taken during the second period, but halfway through the half, Adam Scott saw Walker save well after the substitute had raced in on goal, but the victory was sealed with 6 minutes to go, LUKE SMITHSON definitely scoring this one! A run at goal from wide left , and a shot across Fisher completing (not yet confirmed), the no. 9's hat-trick. F-T 3-1
Admission £5
Programme £1.20
Attendance TBC h/c 120
