Penn & Tylers Green lose out only after Extra Time

Newbury 5 aet 3 Penn & Tylers Green FC

Match report in the form of in Game commentary from Paul Lindsay this week:

Saturday afternoon saw Penn & Tylers Green Reserves travel over to Newbury for a Chairman’s Reserve Challenge Cup match. Newbury is always a tough place to go but was made even harder by the fact that Penn & Tylers Green FC were missing a number of faces while Newbury had won 6 in 6 before this game.

Penn & Tylers Green FC included Chris Vincent who made a second debut for the club after returning from Holmer Green as the reserves had to once again shuffle the pack due to injuries and unavailability. Before the game even started, Penn & Tylers Green FC knew they were going to be up against it when the Referee failed to show meaning Newbury had a member of their coaching staff on the whistle.

Will Barber returned in goal with a back four of Vincent, Collins, Taylor and Beaumont. In Midfield Young joined Benning in the middle while Potts and Appleby (called up from the A’s), started on the flanks. Moses and Tim Barber completed the starting 11.

Newbury set there stall out from the off and on 2 minutes Ant Taylor won a header from a cross which fell to the unmarked Newbury number ten who could only place his shot over the bar.

5 mins
Benning gives away a foul outside the box. The Newbury 10 whistles over the free kick from 22 yards.

7mins
Benning finds Appleby on the right, his good feet beat the man but his cross is cleared to Benning. Benning Fires it into Barbers feet who T’s up for Young to fire over.

Lively start from Appleby who was giving the home Left Back nightmares showing why he got the call up. Moses also looking lively from the start with good hold up play.

12 mins
Appleby finds Moses whose cross shot is plucked from the air by the keeper.

17 mins
A floated Vincent cross is hit goal wards by Potts. Like picking cherries for the keeper though. (Harsh)

18 mins
Benning with a great clip. Moses through but keeper and CB win the battle as Moses puts wide.ood Penn & Tylers Green FC spell.

22mins
Tc closes down the RW who shanks a cross in to the box and off the bar.

26 mins
Appleby fed wide by Moses once again. Second attempt sends one in to the clouds. Barber challenges, ball falls to Young who handballs. Attack breaks down.

30 mins
Despite Penn & Tylers Green FC pushing on at Newbury, things are looking even with no clear cut chances. Taylor mopping up well at the back.

31 mins
Taylor cuts out a cross for a corner. Corner headed goalwards. Will Barber collects with aplomb.

35 mins
Great delivery from the Newbury Left winger sees a floated cross in to the Penn & Tylers Green FC box. No challenge in sight as the Newbury striker heads in.

1-0

39 mins
Penn & Tylers Green FC look for a response. Potts finds an over lapping TC. Cross blocked. Corner. Potts hangs the corner up, too deep. Newbury throw.

42 mins
Appleby receives a ball from T Barber who does well in the middle. A good cross by Appleby but Potts can’t make it on the end of it. Young follows up with a tame effort.

43 mins
Vincent closes down the striker on Newbury’s left flank. A teasing low Diagonal cross evades Beaumont and Taylor to be tapped in from two yards. Again Penn & Tylers Green FC fail to cope with a cross.

2-0

45 mins
An optimistic Beaumont drive from 40 yards goes over.

Half time:

Laing and Cannings ask the lads for a response and highlight Newbury’s two goals as the way to win games and to be successful at this standard. No changes made.

46 mins
Penn & Tylers Green FC start out taking the game to Newbury. A direct start from the boys.

47 mins
Barber saves well from a volley from 12 yards from a left wing Newbury cross. Newbury looking lively still down there left side.

48 mins
Newbury break again, good break but this time down the Penn & Tylers Green FC left hand side sees good defending from Collins.

49 mins
Moses with good hold up play. Potts looks a man possessed after the half time team talk. Potts threads a great through ball to Barber. Good defending. Corner.

50 mins
Short corner to TC. Cross collected. Newbury break quick as Beaumont and Vincent turned inside out. Good strike from 12 yards low in to the net. Lack of Penn & Tylers Green FC spirit.

3-0

51 mins
Beaumont caught at the back on the ball. Newbury striker through on goal but he somehow fails to score and Misses the target.

52 mins
Appleby comes inside for some action after a spell of no service from his team mates. Great through ball to the strikers but no effort on goal from Penn & Tylers Green FC as the attack breaks down.

53 mins
Potts breaks forward looking lively since the start of the half. Nice play with T Barber and Collins but attack breaks down.

57 mins
Newbury hit a 20 yard shot after slack marking which stings W Barbers hands and is spilt. Collins clears.

62 mins
Penn & Tylers Green FC press forward, Benning lays it out on the left to Collins. Cross too straight as the Newbury keeper collects the ball.

63 mins
Newbury break forward and Benning crashes in to a challenge. Corner. Collected by Barber.

64 mins
Potts still looking lively and still looking to fashion an opening as the keeper chases him down out of the goal by the corner flag. Potts whips the ball goal wards but Newbury survive a scare.Penn & Tylers Green FC push on as Potts and Appleby link with Moses and Barber.

SUB
Weedon enters the fray at left back as Chris Young makes way.

70 mins
Keeper Will Barbers Groin finally pings and Potts goes in the sticks.

SUB
Ben Heathers come on up top.

75 mins
Collins now in the middle of the bark hits T Barber with a pass who sets him outside the box. Collins chopped. Free kick on the edge. Collins whips in for Taylor to flick home. great finish. Lad deserved his goal after his performance today.

3-1.

76 mins
From the centre, Newbury go through and hit the post.

83 mins
Penn & Tylers Green FC get a free kick outside the box. Beaumont kicks it low and on target, embarrassingly spilt by the keeper to an on rushing Benning who keeps composed for the goal. Penn & Tylers Green FC have found an unlikely way back in to the game.

3-2

84 mins
Penn & Tylers Green FC push on. Corner. Weedon delivers to the keeper.

87 mins
Newbury catch Penn & Tylers Green FC napping. Great defending as Weedon saves it for a corner. Delivered in to the Penn & Tylers Green FC box but Benning clears.

89 mins
Heathers with a delicate header sets Benning through on goal who slots home an unlikely comeback from Penn & Tylers Green FC.

3-3

90 mins
Newbury one on one. Potts expertly saves an almost certain goal. Extraordinary. Corner.

90 + 1 mins
Newbury seem to have won the game as the ball hits the post and bar and bounces on the line. Potts plays on and the ref and linesman have adjudged that the ball has not crossed the line.

Extra time.

Neither side have any clear chances until Penn & Tylers Green FC concede a tame 4th. Defending again is weak from Penn & Tylers Green FC.

4-3

Penn & Tylers Green FC look like there out of it as Captain Beaumont comes off injured to be replaced by the injured Lindsay. A heroic display of team spirit from Lindsay to throw himself into the lion’s den whilst struggling with a tight hammy.

105 mins
From the restart Penn & Tylers Green FC waste possession as Collins over hits the centre. A direct Newbury attack sees the Newbury Left Mid raid down the Penn & Tylers Green FC Right. Taylor manages to deal with the cross but neither Vincent nor Lindsay can react quick enough to the rebound as the Newbury striker hits a low drive past Potts who had no chance.

5-3.

Penn & Tylers Green FC restrict Newbury to no more chances but are unable to find a way back in to the game.

Benning, Appleby and Taylor can take some positives from the game in their individual performances, whilst Lindsay will rightly take the plaudits for his show of real bulldog spirit before the side re group for Saturdays tough match at home in the league to Holyport FC. Penn & Tylers Green FC will be looking for 3 points to catch up with league leaders Newbury.

Final score 5-3.

Match report by Graham Potts

Man of the Match: Michael Benning