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FOR THE 2ND WEEK ON THE TROT SPORTING MET CUMBRIAN IN THE ¼ FINAL OF THE KNOCK OUT CUP.
HESSLE STARTED IN EXCELLENT FORM MOVING THE BALL FROM ONE SIDE OF THE FIELD TO THE OTHER
AND AFTER 5 MINS HESSLE TOOK THE LEAD WITH A GOAL FROM RYAN KENDALL CLOSELY FOLLOWED BY A
2ND GOAL FROM RYAN KENDALL, PETER DAVIDSON LAID SOME PERFECTLY TIMED BALLS THROUGH THE
MIDDLE TO GIVE KENDALL SOME GOOD SHOTS AT THE CUMBRIAN GOAL. HESSLE PRESSURISED ALL THROUGH
OUT THE 1ST ½ AND CUMBRIAN NEVER REALLY HAD CHANCE TO GET A GRIP ON THE GAME. JOSH LAMBERT
CARRIED THE BALL FROM DEFENCE THROUGH TO PETER DAVIDSON WHO CALMLY LAID THE BALL THROUGH
FOR RYAN KENDALL TO ACHIEVE HIS HAT TRICK. DAVIDSON GOT HIS JUST REWARD MINUTES LATER WHEN
HE FINISHED FROM A THROUGH BALL FROM RYAN KENDALL. HESSLE FINISHED THE 1ST ½ 4 - 0 INFRONT.
THE 2ND ½ SAW HESSLE START OFF WELL BUT AGAINST THE RUN OF PLAY HAD A PENALTY AWARDED
AGAINST THEM WHICH CUMBRIAN CONVERTEDY BY BEN KINGSLEY. FROM THAT MOMENT CUMBRIAN STEPPED
UP THE PRESSURE ON HESSLE AND SHORTLY AFTER KINGSLEY SCORED A 2ND AND OPENED THE GAME UP.
HESSLE DEFENDED WELL AND CAME CLOSE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS BUT CUMBRIAN TO THEIR CREDIT NEVER
GAVE IN AND AFTER A LOT OF HARD WORK WERE AWARDED A FREE KICK JUST OUTSIDE OF THE HESSLE
PENALTY AREA WHICH WAS WELL TAKEN AND FIRED INTO THE HESSLE NET BY LOUISE BUXSTON. THE
LAST 5 MINS SAW HESSLE SOAK UP THE PRESSURE AND HOLD CUMBRIAN UNTIL THE FINAL WHISTLE.
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCES BY JOSH LAMBERT, RYAN KENDALL AND NICK FAIRBAIRN. M/M NICK
FAIRBAIRN.
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