Match Review 3-2

Oliver 3, 22, 37(p)

QUEEN STREET | SAT 11TH MAR 2023 ANAGRAMS TROPHY QUARTER FINAL

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A trip to rural Chipperfield greeted us last Saturday in the quarter final of Anagrams Trophy. After a lot of rain in the previous days, the surface was somewhat sticky but playable.

Manager Simon Thomas named a side which included a number of reserves after the unavailability of some first teamers. The opportunity was there to see players in a gritty cup competition match.

United continued their recent run of early goals, as Harrison Day pounced on a through ball to side foot the ball into the back of the net. The home side began to grow into the match but struggling to create decent chances on a very slanted pitch. It certainly doesn’t seem strange all 5 goals in the game were scored at the same end!!

United doubled the lead five minutes of the restart as Liam Oliver scored in his 5th game running and his 13th goal in 15 matches this season. Played through by Michael Sammut, he went round the last remaining defender before cooly lifting the ball over the keeper.

The downturn started five minutes later, the hosts scoring from a counter, with keeper Owen Wells unlucky not to get more of a hand to the ball. The ‘Chipps’ found themselves level with fifteen minutes left, the ball dropping to an oncoming midfielder who curled the ball into the top corner. The nail in the proverbial coffin came in the dying seconds, but in controversial conditions. The ball was crossed into the area, and despite the referee blowing for all pushes during the game, failed to blow for the push in the back of Matt Wilson. The culprit of the push was on hand to head home from close range, the referee blowing for fulltime with the ball having barely touched the back of the net.

Squad

Harrison Day turns to celebrate after opening the scoring for Catholic.....