JUST BACK FROM THE PONTEFRACT, N.C.E LEAGUE CUP GAME. THE MATCH WAS 1-1 AFTER 90 MINUTES AND WENT TO EXTRA TIME AND PENALTIES.
IN SPITE OF THE FACT THAT WE LOST, I IMAGINE MOST BORO FANS WILL HAVE BEEN PLEASED WITH THE VAST IMPROVEMENT SHOWN SINCE THE BARTON DISASTER (6-2 HOME DEFEAT).
THE TEAM PLAYED EXCELLENT FOOTBALL RIGHT FROM THE START, THEY COMPETED FOR EVERY BALL, PASSING WAS EXCELLENT, THE DEFENCE WERE PRETTY SOLID, AND WHEN THEY WENT OFF AT HALF TIME WITH A 1-0 LEAD, IT COULD SO EASILY HAVE BEEN 3 OR 4 GOALLS TO NIL. BORO HAD DOMINATED THE GAME, BUT THEY LACKED THAT FINAL TOUCH TO TURN THEIR CHANCES INTO GOALS.
THE SECOND HALF WAS THE SAME, AND BORO SHOULD HAVE BEEN WELL IN THE LEAD, BUT MISSED CHANCES WERE TO COST THE TEAM DEARLY AS LATE IN THE GAME A MIX UP BETWEEN GOALKEEPER GLEN POWLEY AND DEFENDER RYAN DAVIES GIFTED PONTEFRACT WITH AN UNDESERVED EQUALISER.
EXTRA TIME FOLLOWED WITH NO FURTHER SCORE,AND SO IT WAS TO BE A PENALTY SHOOT OUT, AND AS BORO MISSED THEIR FIRST SPOT KICK, AND MORE,PONTEFRACT SEEMED DESTINED TO PROGRESS TO THE NEXT ROUND.
THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED, BORO MUST WONDER HOW THEY LOST THE GAME AFTER ALL THEIR POSSESSION AND GOOD PLAY. BUT THERE WERE MANY MORE POSITIVES THAN NEGATIVES TO COME FROM THIS MATCH, IT IS HARD TO PICK A MAN OF THE MATCH, AS ALL THE PLAYERS IN RED WERE EXCELLENT, BUT I WOULD PROBARBLY GO FOR RIGHT BACK CHRIS HYAM, WITH MATTY KENNETT NOT FAR BEHIND. WONDER IF ANYONE AGREES WITH ME, YOUR COMMENTS ARE APPRECIATED.
ANYWAY, AFTER THE TEAM'S ALL ROUND PERFORMANCE THERE SHOULD BE ANOTHER GOOD CROWD FOR THE NEXT GAME.
UP THE BORO.................UP THE BORO..............................
SCARBOROUGH FOOTBALL CLUB WERE FORCED INTO LIQUIDATION AT THE END OF THE 2006-07 SEASON. A NEW TRUST RUN CLUB HAS NOW BEEN FORMED "SCARBOROUGH ATHLETIC" AND THIS BLOG WILL FOLLOW THEIR FORTUNES, BOTH ON AND OFF THE FOOTBALL FIELD. UP THE BORO !!!
THIS BLOG WAS CREATED FROM THE VERY BEGINNINGS OF SCARBOROUGH ATHLETIC'S FORMATION
Scarborough Athletic F.C were formed on June 25th 2007 following the winding up order imposed on the old club after the local council turned down the club's survival plans. The club were finally forced into liquidation with debts of £2.5 million by a High Court judge, and so ended the club's magnificent 128 year history, no thoughts or consideration was to be spared for anyone connected with the club or the towns footballing public. However a trust had been formed and we were prepared for such a situation should it arise. The Seadog Trust applied to the Northern Counties East League to enter newly formed Scarborough Athletic and they were succesful in their application.
The new club are a continuation of the old one, they have the same kit, badge, motto etc and most importantly have kept a large number of the old supporters. This blog was started by me from the very beginnings of Scarborough Athletic FC and will follow the fortunes, both good and bad of the newly formed club as they try to get back to the higher levels of the football pyramid where they rightly belong. A rival team has also been formed 'Scarborough Town', I do not expect that particular club will have much of a future, but do they realise the damage that they are causing to the future success of football in the town, our town cannot support 2 teams, Athetic are here to stay, we are the town's number one football team and will return to the higher levels of the game in the next few seasons..
THIS BLOG WAS ESTABLISHED FROM THE BEGINNINGS OF SCARBOROUGH ATHLETIC AND WILL CONTINUE TO FOLLOW THE CLUB ON THEIR JOURNEY BACK TO THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE. I AM NOT HERE TO ADVERTISE OR MAKE MONEY FROM 3RD PARTY LISTINGS, I AM HERE TO SIMPLY FOLLOW THE CLUB AND TRY TO KEEP THIS BLOG AS INTERESTING AS POSSIBLE. COMMENTS ARE WELCOME.
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