15/11/2009. League Cup, 2nd Round. South Rushden Rebels v Corby Hellenic Fisher.

‘We’re in the hat’
 
The Rebels moved into the next round of the cup with a close fought win. The boys continued their recent good form but this week were rewarded with a win. On a very sticky pitch they played some good football a defended well once the ‘clash’ of colours was sorted.

The squad was:
Ali,
Greeny, Sam, Matt, Aidan,
Harry, Reece, Will,
Scott, Ed, Lakey.
Subs: Derek, Bolts and Oli.

The boys pushed forward from the kick off, the 1st 6 minutes of the game being played in the Hellenic half. Their keeper making his 1st saves of the game. On 7 minutes totally against the run of play we were 1-0 behind. A long ball together with a Hellenic player wearing a black bib caused confusion in our defence. A shot from just inside of the area ended up in the back of our net despite a good effort from Ali.

We continued to push forward, Lakey, Scott, Ed, Harry and Reece all causing problems for their defence. On 11 minutes we were level. Further good work down our right allowed Ed to cross into the 6-yard box and Lakey finished into the roof of their net. For the rest of the half we continued to push forward as Reece began to dominate the midfield. Their keeper making further good saves from Scott and Lakey. Even though we created a number of chances we could not find a second goal the display deserved.

Half Time: Rebels 1-1 Hellenic Fisher.

Hellenic started the 2nd half much stronger and controlled the 1st 10 minutes of the half, but our defence stood firm and Ali cleared well from the edge of his box. The boys gradually worked their way back into the game with some good football.  Oli looked liked he had put us in front following a good pass from Ed but the goal was ruled offside. With 8 minutes remaining Ed scored our winner. Reece again won the ball in midfield and after beating 1 player played the pass of the match through their defence into Ed’s path. Ed still had work to do but finished calmly past the advancing keeper to put us into the next round.

Full Time: Rebels 2-1 Hellenic Fisher.

A good performance on a difficult pitch. All the boys played their part as we made several substitutions to replace tied legs. The result was certainly what the boys deserved following their recent performances. We look forward to the draw for the next round.