On paper this could have been mistaken for an easy fixture against a 2nd division side who have not had the best run of form recently. How wrong can you be! Downley worked hard from the first minute and battled for every ball making it extremely difficult for Wendover to settle into their game. In the first few minutes Downley could have taken the lead only to see their close range effort go over the bar. On a slope of a pitch and with a strong wind pushing down the hill Wendover missed opportunities to go ahead with Max hitting the bar on 15 minutes, Josh having a great strike just go over the bar and again Josh having his shot cleared off the line. Adam had a rare strike from 20 yards only to see the ball that was flying into the top corner come of the head of Ben W. Just after the 25 minute mark of the first half some persistance from Ed and Ben W paid off. A free kick inbetween the half way line and the edge of the box. Ed lined up the free kick and with the eye of Ronaldo buried the ball in the back of the net to make it 0-1 just before half time. Ed's free kick was similar to Ronaldos against Portsmouth!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8vVOz9XAU0
The second half continued with a real battle through the midfield and Downley again working really hard to try and get something from the game. Alex C worked extremely hard on the right hand side after coming back on as a sub. Initially Alex lost the ball only to be back in amongst the players tackling hard to win the ball back and play an inch perfect pass into the feet of Josh who 1 on 1 with the keeper there can be only one outcome - 0 -2 Wendover.
The last few minutes became a nervy affair with Downley pulling a goal back just before the end meaning the pressure was on. Number 18 for Downley was their strongest player and luckily Luke (Man of the Match) and Brandon did just enough to keep him at bay.
WELL DONE BOYS - THE FINAL HERE WE COME!
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