Wednesday 16 May 2007

Grampound Res. 3-3 Gunnislake Res.

(Duchy league Division 5)
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Grampound opened brightly against a team that needed to win to retain a chance of winning the championship. The visitors appeared nervous and hesitant and a number of Grampound breaks looked like opening them up, with Ryan Orchard finding unexpected space. Gradually, Gunnislake worked themselves back into the game and started to look dangerous but it was the home side who took the lead when Juleff, playing possibly his last competitive game, knocked a clearance back into the penalty area, where the keeper misjudged it and the ball ended up nestling in the net. Gunnislake, strengthened with a few premier division players, pushed forward and a combination of brave defending and good goalkeeping by Ford managed to keep the ball out.

The second half began in much the same way, with a succession of crosses being defended well, but Leaney was having to use all his experience to keep his back four in the game. Eventually, the equaliser came and soon after a second when visiting forwards were given too much time in the penalty area. It looked like the visitors would leave with all the points but with 20 minutes left Ryan Orchard found himself clear only six yards out and he made no mistake to bring Grampound back into the game. Minutes later Ryan Maker hit a thumping first time shot from the edge of the area low past the keeper's dive to his left to put Grampound in a position that stunned the visitors, who responded by throwing on even more premier division players. Grampound looked like surviving a terrific onslaught but in the last minute Gunnislake had a bit of good fortune to score a goal that their pressure had deserved. Grampound, though, were hugely satisfied with their point.

Squad

1. Ford G

2. Leaney A

3. Leaney G

4. Juleff

5. Yeo

6. Berry M

7. Fletcher

8. Moseley

9. Berry A

10. Orchard R

11. Dunn J

Goals

Juleff (25), Orchard R (72), Maker (75)

Man of the Match

Tony Ford

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