freemans were back at the airport against rushall boathouse in the jack Donnelley cup,freemans knew it was going to be a different match from the trow sing they gave boathouse earlier in the season the game started and boathouse immediately took control of the game and knocked the ball around well and were asking questions from the freemans defence.But it was freemans who had the first real opening on goal when a lovely ball from Male was pumped in to the box only for s.Talbot to just head it over.With boathouse using the wings well they were punishing freemans, if it was not for poor finishing they could have been a couple up,with the number 10 causing problems for the defence boathouse got there opening and scored a goal in fairness one they decerved.Freemans never tested the boathouse keeper for much of the first half and boathouse played a lot of football infont of the freemans back 4.
half time
rushall boathouse 1-0 freemans
second half started with freemans looking bit more up for it but disaster struck when leading scorer s.talbot went down in pain on the edge of the area,Talbot was immediately taken off and taken to hospital,this was a massive blow early in second half.Wood came on with bird and warrilow getting to grips with there opposition in midfield freemans were matching them and looked the more likely to score.the manager made his second substitution bringing on Bromwich who made an impact down the left forcing the full back further in his own half.With normal time running out freemans manager made last throw of the dice and brought on Dale for m.Talbot and went 3-4-3 freemans were pumping the ball long in a bid to get the illusive equaliser and found it, when a long free-kick in freemans half was pumped in to the box for Smith to get on end of it and tap it in 1-1.Freemans were rallying now and were searching for winner but the ref blow for the end of the 90 mins
Rushall Boathouse 1-1 Freemans
Extra time preceded with freemans well on top but with no real punch in front of goal with heavy legs all over the pitch both sides we struggling, but rushall boathouse got a goal out of a defensive mixup and taped in 2-1. Freemans went going to lie down and with Dale finding Bromwich with a lovely switched ball Bromwich chipped the advancing keeper from around 18 yards out 2-2.secong half of extra time started with boathouse looking the more sharper and pushing forward but freemans stood strong in a end to end game with both sides giving there all the ref blow up for full time it was the dreaded penalty shoot-out.
final score
Rushall Boathouse 2-2 Freemans fc (2-1) pens rushall boathouse.
Lads after a terrible first half performance you pulled your fingers out second half and made a very good game of it plently of spirit shown and never defeated attitude back to the league next week lets finish the year off in style.
