NOTTS SENIOR CUP: First Round
CLIPSTONE FC 4 KIMBERLEY MINERS WELFARE FC 1
Clipstone FC will feel mighty relieved that they are through to the Second Round of the Notts Senior Cup after defeating a battling Kimberley Miners Welfare side in the first round.
On arrival, I was greeted by Clipstone Chairman Brett Marshall and tonight Barry Clarke was doing the tea bar and not the gate, as Les Graham was away. A quick chat with a few of the Kimberley folks and then I was joined by former Ollerton Town man Brian for the first half of the tie.
Clipstone were first on the front foot, but the visitors defence held firm, but on 30 minutes, a lovely diagonal through ball split the home defence and keeper Fisher was caught out of position but the 2 visiting forwards ran in to each other and the chance was gone, but this was a warning to what was to happen as on 32 minutes the Notts Senior League team took the lead through LENCH from 30 yards.
This seemed to wake Clipstone up and they went straight on the attack and on 34 minutes were level when WATSON blasted home from 25 yards out.
Half time came and I was invited in to the Barry Clarke Hospitality Suite, this is the 1st time I'd been in and it is lovely and a honour to be named after Mr Clippo himself. Inside I met up with Tony Knowles who is now at Matlock Town FC and fellow blogger Malc and his good friend Kev. Malc, kev and me had a quick chat with Brett Marshall before joining Richard Lane, Derek Clownes, Scotty Ward and a Blidworth player on the halfway line in the stand.
A lovely lady came round selling the raffle and as always I bought my 2 quids worth and I won, but donated it back as it was a bottle of wine. Meanwhile the game was going to and fro and Kimberley were playing some good football and Fisher in the Clipstone net was keeping everything out.
On the hour, a break forward saw a Clipstone forward bought down in the area and the penalty given. Up stepped PALING who fired the Cobras in front for the first time in the match.
Welfare pushed forward in aid of a equaliser, but Clipstone bought on Haslam on to the right wing and on 79 minutes, he received the ball on the halfway line and just ran with the ball before putting in a inch perfect ball for SNOWDEN to slot past Walsh in the visitors net.
With the clock ticking down, a near identicial move by Haslam saw him belt down the wing and again a inch perfect ball saw WATSON fire his side in to the Second Round of the competition.
A good win for Clipstone FC of the Northern Counties East League but a good performance and great credit go to Kimberley Miners Welfare from the Notts Senior League.
CLIPSTONE WELFARE WEBSITE/TWITTER
KIMBERLEY MINERS WELFARE TWITTER
For information or to read about the upcoming NOTTS Senior League Groundhop, please read this LINK as Advanced tickets are now on sale. Thre is a coach running from Nottingham on the Saturday to all 4 Saturday matches.
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