Cavendish Cup Dream Over
Cavendish’s
county cup dream came to an end today after a 3-0 defeat away to Hertfordshire neighbours
Hemel Hempstead. Players and coaches alike stood in a minutes silence pre kick
off to remember the troops who fought for our today. Cavendish had won from
behind in the previous round whilst Hemel saw off Richard Hale School 4-1.
Hemel started
well causing Cavendish to retreat early on. Cavendish saw off the early
pressure well though and dealt with Hemel’s threats towards the goal. Alex
Payne then had shot from long range but it didn’t trouble the keeper and this
was the story of Cavendish’s afternoon. Hemel had the first real chance of the
game but goalkeeper Hoskins denied the Hemel player with a great save with his
legs. However just minutes later the opening goal came and Hemel’s pressure
told. The ball was lifted over the Keeper and Hemel took a well-deserved lead. Cavendish
really didn’t respond and the ball was in the net again for 2-0. It was a real unfortunate moment for keeper
Hoskins who misjudged a cross and dropped it into his own net.
Cavendish improved after the second goal but
still didn't trouble the keeper in the Hemel goal. Matthew Smith had a shot
from about 25-30 yards which went narrowly wide of the goal and was probably
the brightest moment in the half. As halftime approached Matt white struck a
volley just over. But it finished 2-0 at Halftime.
Cavendish
started better in the second half trying to bring back the deficit in the cup
tie. But again they attacked to no avail with shots off target. Hemel looked
deadly when going forward and had 2 chances to go further ahead but neither was
on target. Hoskins made many good saves from 1 on 1 s and put the earlier
mistake behind him. The boys didn't give up and managed to test the keeper mid-way through the half. Coston broke through but couldn't round the keeper. Hemel
sealed their victory late on after a good run and finish.
It finished
3-0 to Hemel and they full deserved their victory as they were the better side
on the day. They will progress in the cup and we wish them the best of luck.
Cavendish weren't at the races today but gave it a real go and the defence
stood strong. The Cavendish Man of the Match was Colum Parrot who played a
great game in defence; he stood strong and never stopped trying to stop Hemel
attacking. We will get our chance for revenge when we play Hemel in the district
cup later on in the season. We will have better days and we can look on to the
next game with many positives to take from the defeat.
Match Statistics
|
Cavendish
|
Hemel
|
Shots
|
8
|
11
|
On target
|
1
|
6
|
Corners
|
1
|
1
|
Fouls committed
|
9
|
5
|
Hoskins
(GK)
Bamford
– Smith
Osborne
– Colum
Town
(C)
Hayden
White
Ammendo
Payne
Bird
Coston
Rogers
