Late finish - Calverton won 5-3 on penalties.
Spent the evening in the company of Richard and Rick Lane - always a pleasure to spend time with the "Wanderer" and son!
It was a little disconcerting to discover that it was £3 to get into the ground... U18 football costing the same as CML? Plus it was £1 for a programme!! I declined gracefully! Usual charges are £2 inc programme. Declined a go on the "card" as well! Yes, we did get an extra half-hour plus penalties, and I think Calverton made a few bob, with over 80 in attendance. It's not the extra £1, it's the principal -- in my experience U18 F.A. Cup and U19 football has always been £2.......
Oadby's number 11 opened the scoring on 26, and his opposite number levelled for the home team 7 minutes later. H-T 1-1
The visitors went ahead within 5 minutes of the resumption, again their no. 11 on target. Calverton levelled in the 69th minute through their 10 jacket, then the Oadby players were guilty of miss after glaring miss, leading us inevitably into the dreaded extra-time. F-T 2-2
After extra time things were still level, so into penalties we went. Calverton scored all five of their spot kicks - and this, combined with a great save from their keeper to keep out Oadby's first effort, secured the win for the Welfare.
Admission £3
Programme £1 ( declined)
Attendance 80 + head count
