English Cup tonight: Nomads vs. Coastal Spirit
HT and Coastal leading a 5 goal thriller 3 - 2.
FT with Coastal winning 5 - 3.
Yes excellent night of footy for spirited supporters of Coastal. 2 - 0 up in the first 10 minutes but yet again they leaked goals by ball watching and lacking an effective mid field screen at the top of the box. Heaps of opportunities for both sides in an open entertaining game played in near freezing conditions on the slippery plastic. Could have been 8 all, steady Eddie made a couple of great 2nd half saves while Nomads squandered a couple of great opportunities. Ash opened his account for the season and finished with a double, tap it in Turnbull finished off the move of the night, Danny Palfreyman scored with a classy finish and Chris O'Neil fired in a 20 yard screamer. Scrappy last 25 as both teams rang the changes but well worth the entry fee. Bring on the Chatham Cup.
Have to agree well worth the night out in the cold but I did miss the Tuesday night at the pub following the oldies kick around which last night was in the gym.
Not a lot for the ref to do for most of the game just a bit more in the last 15 mins to earn his match fee .
Eddie did come to Coastal aid and defenders clearing the Coastal line when needed late on.
Duncan fluffed a couple at the Nomads end that should have been saved, not his best game but better on Saturday will be just fine.
Nomads coach kept DH happy by giving JH a full game don't expaect to see him getting on v Halswell unless tha score blows out one way or the other.