Esh International Rescue were on hand.
In the clubhouse.
FOR THOSE OF US ON THE OFFICIAL SUPPORTERS COACH THE DAY TURNED OUT TO BE A VERY LONG ONE, FINALLY GETTING BACK TO SCARBOROUGH AROUND 10.00 pm. AS WE ARRIVED AT ESH WINNINGS GROUND, WE WERE TOLD TO PARK ON THE GRASSED AREA AND THAT THE GROUND WAS SOLID, BUT THE COACH BECAME STUCK IN MUD AND IT WAS TO BE AFTER 8.00pm BEFORE THE COACH WAS ACTUALLY FREED BY A RECOVERY VEHICLE.
Boro fans banners in place before kick off.
The 'Esh Winning' faithful.
The 'Esh Winning' faithful. 
FULL MARKS TO THE PEOPLE AT THE ESH WINNING FC CLUBHOUSE WHO MADE US WELCOME IN THE CLUB DESPITE HAVING TO PREPARE FOR A RUBY WEDDING PARTY TO BE HELD LATER THAT NIGHT.
The teams line up before kick-off.
AS FOR THE MATCH ITSELF, DISAPPOINTING IS A WORD THAT COMES TO MIND, BORO WERE NOT REALLY SHOWING ANYTHING DURING THE OPENING PERIOD AND AS THEY FINALLY DID BEGIN TO PLAY SOME GOOD FOOTBALL IT WAS ESH' WHO TOOK THE LEAD AGAINST THE RUN OF PLAY, POOR DEFENDING ALLOWED AN ESH' FORWARD TO SHOOT PAST A HELPLESS REID IN THE BORO GOAL.
ESH' WERE PLAYING A VERY PHYSICAL GAME, TAKING ADVANTAGE OF YET ANOTHER IDIOT WITH A WHISTLE IMPERSONATING A REFEREE, THEY GOT AWAY WITH MURDER, THEIR TIMEWASTING ANTICS WENT UNPUNISHED AND THE REF' SEEMED TO HAVE AN ALLERGY TOWARD YELLOW CARDS, AT LEAST FOUR ESH' PLAYERS SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN HIS LITTLE BOOK DURING THE FIRST HALF.
HALF TIME CAME WITH BORO LOSING 1-0, WE ARE BECOMING ACCUSTOMED TO A HALF TIME TEAM TALK FROM BOSS BRIAN FRANCE TURNING THE GAME AROUND, BUT AS THE 2nd HALF GOT UNDER WAY, IT SEEMED THAT TODAY'S TALK WAS NOT GOING TO MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE TO AN OUT OF SORTS BORO.
BUT THINGS WERE TO CHANGE, BORO HAD A BIT OF LUCK AS AN OWN GOAL PRODUCED THEM AN EQUALISER, BUT IT WAS DUE TO BORO PUTTING PRESSURE ON THE ESH' DEFENCE, AND IT WAS A HOPEFUL BACK HEADER BY AN UNDER PRESSURE ESH' DEFENDER THAT ENDED UP IN THE BACK OF THE NET AND PUT BORO ON LEVEL TERMS, TO ME THIS WAS THE TURNING POINT IN THE GAME, ALONG WITH THE INTRODUCTION OF JOEL HARTLEY, GARY HEPPLES AND DANNY GRAY AS BORO NOW SHOWED THE DETERMINATION AND BELIEF WHICH UP TO THEN HAD BEEN MISSING, THEY RODE HIGH TACKLES, THEY SKIPPED PAST SLIDING TACKLES, RYAN BLOTT GOT ON WITH HIS GAME DESPITE BEING AT ONE POINT GRABBED BY THE THROAT BY AN ESH PLAYER, AND THEY DID'NT LET RIDICULOUS DECISIONS STOP THEM FROM PLAYING SOME TERRIFIC AND EXCITING FOOTBALL DURING THE FINAL QUARTER OF THE GAME, TO BE FAIR THERE WERE CHANCES AT EITHER END AND DESPITE BORO HAVING THE LION'S SHARE OF THE ATTACKS, ESH' DID LOOK DANGEROUS ON THEIR OCCASIONAL BREAKTHROUGH, THEY WERE GIVEN A LOT OF ROOM ON THE WINGS AND PUT IN SOME DANGEROUS CROSSES, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF JAMIE WALTHAM, DAVE KEMP AND DAVE HARTAS THE BORO DEFENCE AND MIDFIELD TODAY WERE NOT THEIR USUAL COMMANDING SELVES AND I HAVE MY DOUBTS AS TO THE ABILITY OF AARON REID IN THE BORO GOAL.
Boro celebrate Danny Gray's winning goal.
BUT IT WAS A THRILLING FINALE TO THE GAME, EVENTUALLY OUR SUPERIORITY SHOWED AND IT WAS TO BE DANNY GRAY WHO WOULD FINALLY GET THE WINNING GOAL AND SEND THE 200 OR SO TRAVELLING FANS HOME HAPPY AND DARING TO THINK OF A DATE WITH WEMBLEY IN MAY.
Not even the combined efforts of the 4 wheel drive and the transit would move the coach.
The team gave a hand.
The team gave a hand.
AT LEAST AT WEMBLEY THERE WILL BE NO CHANCE OF ANY COACHES BECOMING "MUDBOUND"
Finally free................
UP THE BORO...........
The draw for the next round is at 10.00a.m Monday morning.
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