IT WAS BY SHEER COINCIDENCE THAT THE CLUB THEY SHOULD BE PLAYING ON THIS MOMENTOUS DAY WAS THE SAME CLUB THEY HAD FACED IN THEIR VERY FIRST LEAGUE ENCOUNTER AS A NEWLY FORMED CLUB WAY BACK ON AUGUST 8th 2007. THE SAME RESULT (2-1) WAS ALSO THE OUTCOME BUT THIS TIME IT WAS IN THEIR FAVOUR, LAST TIME TEVERSAL WERE THE 2-1 VICTORS.
SO A LARGE, EXPECTANT FOLLOWING OF BORO FANS WERE PRESENT AT CARNARVON STREET TO HOPEFULLY SEE "BORO" GAIN THE 3 POINTS NEEDED TO CONFIRM THEIR PROMOTION.
THE GAME DID NOT START TOO WELL FOR THE BORO AS TEVERSAL TOOK THE LEAD AFTER ONLY 8 MINUTES THROUGH GARY ATKINS.
A FAIRLY POOR Ist HALF CONTINUED WITH A BELOW-PAR BORO PERFORMANCE, AND THE SCORE REMAINED AT 1-0 AS THE TEAMS LEFT THE FIELD AFTER 45 MINUTES.
BORO STARTED THE 2nd HALF WITH MORE PURPOSE, THEY REPLACED JOEL HARTLEY WITH PAUL ROUTLEDGE WHO HAD STARTED HIS BORO CAREER WITH A HAT FULL OF GOALS, INCLUDING 2 ON HIS LEAGUE DEBUT.
LATER GARY HEPPLES REPLACED SCOTT PHILLIPS TO ADD A LITTLE MORE BITE TO THE TEAM AND SOON AFTER DAVE THOMPSON ALMOST FOUND AN EQUALISER FOR BORO, BUT HIS SHOT WAS WELL SAVED BY WILSON IN THE TEVERSAL GOAL.
BORO LOOKED BRIGHT AND CONTINUED TO PRESS FOR A GOAL AND IT FINALLY CAME FROM ROB ELLIS ON 65 MINUTES.
AND TO ADD FURTHER DELIGHT FOR THE TRAVELLING SUPPORTERS ROB FOUND THE BACK OF THE NET AGAIN JUST 7 MINUTES AFTER HIS FIRST GOAL OF THE AFTERNOON, A POWERFUL HEADER HAD LEFT WILSON, THE TEVVIE' GOALKEEPER WITH NO CHANCE OF SAVING.
'Rob Ellis', scorer of both 'Boro' goal's today which proved decisive in our promotion quest.
WHEN THE FINAL WHISTLE SOUNDED THE SCORE REMAINED 2-1 TO BORO, A RESULT WHICH GUARANTEED PROMOTION TO THE NCEL PREMIER DIVISION NEXT SEASON, WE NOW REQUIRE JUST ANOTHER 4 POINTS TO GUARANTEE FINISHING THE SEASON AS DIVISION 1 CHAMPIONS.
THE FIRST 3 OF THOSE POINTS COULD COME ON TUESDAY EVENING WHEN BRIGHOUSE TOWN WILL BE VISITORS TO QUEENSGATE. I WOULD NOT WANT TO BE A BRIGHOUSE PLAYER ON TUESDAY, IT WILL BE A VERY SPECIAL OCCASSION AND THE TEAM WILL WANT TO IMPRESS. IT COULD ALSO BRING IN THE BIGGEST ATTENDANCE OF THE SEASON.
THE BORO TEAM WHICH FACED TEVERSAL
REID, HOYLE, BOTHAM, HARTAS, WALTHAM, ELLIS, HARTLEY, PHILLIPS, BLOTT, GRIFFIN, THOMPSON.
SUBS:
ROUTLEDGE, HEPPLES, GUTHRIE.
