Fry Club Colts U16’s – League Cup Final Squad

No.	Name of Player
1	Nick Frost
2	Joe Cook
3	Phil Knight
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5	Jason McCrossan
6	Liam Kavanagh
7	Ian Field
8	Ricky Lewis
9	Mark Webb
10	Ben Sinclair
11	Ricky Anstey
12	Danny Hunt
13	Curtis Jack
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15	Dan Payne
16	Jay Slade
17	Mike Tarling
18	Tom Hamblin (Captain)

It was an unusual experience for my team and myself. It was our first cup final and it had been a long road to get here. We were missing top scorer Dan Payne, injured last month with a dislocated knee and out for the rest of the season, and Jason McCrossan a defender, also injured. The game itself was exciting and end to end. It took Fry’s about 20 minutes to wake up once the game had started, and by then we were 1-0 down from a corner on the right, swung in and bundled over the line. A good through ball by Ricky Anstey led to Danny Hunt getting the equaliser, racing through and drilling the ball past the keeper. Joe Cook, recovering from a suspected broken wrist and playing at left wing had a shot that just dropped onto the roof of the net. Full backs Phil Knight and Mike Tarling were holding Whitchurch at bay and if they got past then Curtis Jack the sweeper was there to stop them. In the middle of midfield Ian Field and Mark Webb worked tirelessly whilst outnumbered in closing down and winning the ball, Mark losing a contact lens and playing half of the game with blurred vision. Whitchurch managed to get a 2^nd but good running again by Ricky Anstey saw him fouled in the box and up stepped Tom Hamblin the captain to stroke the ball home and make it 2-2. Liam Kavanagh, Jay Slade and Ben Sinclair came off of the bench and played their part but we were under more pressure in the 2^nd half and goalkeeper Nick Frost had a lot of work to do at times. Good play by Ian Field saw Ricky Lewis put through only to crash the ball against the bar with the keeper beaten. Whitchurch then went down the other end and with three minutes to go, got the winner. With the final whistle Fry’s were totally demoralised but they do have the incentive of the Somerset County Cup final still to come and a good chance of runners up in the league.

Fry Colt’s Man Of The Match – Tom Hamblin.