IN FREEMANS BIGGEST GAME OF THE SEASON TO DATE AND ONE AGAINST THERE RIVALS TO THE LEAGUE IT WAS GOING TO BE A HOTLY CONTESTED CUP-TIE.THE GAME STARTED WITH SHELFIELD ON THE ATTACK AND FOR THE FIRST 5 MINS WERE THE BETTER SIDE,UNTIL FREEMANS MANAGED TO GET A GRIP AND GOT THERE FIRST CHANCE ON GOAL WHEN MALE WENT ON A RUN IN THE LEFT AND CUT IN TO HAVE A CURLING SHOT SAVED FROM THE KEEPER.SHELFIELD WENT UP THE OTHER END A HAD A WILD SHOT FROM AROUND 30 YARDS AWAY THAT JUST CREPT OVER THE BAR WITH AN END TO END GAME FREEMANS SEEMED TO UP THE GAME AND WITH A GREAT RUN FROM EVANS AND A BLISTERING SHOT THAT WAS HEADED OFF THE LINE THIS SEEMED TO RAISE THE TEMPO OF THE MATCH WITH SMITH UNLUCKY WHEN GREAT THROUGH BALL WAS PUT THROUGH ONLY FOR THE DEFENDER TO MAKE A LAST GAP CHALLENGE.THEN ONLY 20 MINS FREEMANS GOT THERE REWARD AFTER A BALL CAME IN FROM THE LEFT WITH TALBOT GETTING ON THE END OFF IT LAYING IT OFF TO WARRILOW WHO MANAGED TO GET A GREAT SHOT AWAY THAT SMASHED IN THE BACK OF THE NET 1-0.FREEMANS WERE NOW PUSHING AND GOT THERE SECOND SOON AFTER WHEN TALBOT AGAIN LINKED UP WITH WARRILOW WHO PICKED THE BALL UP CHIPPED IT OVER ON DEFENDER THEN MANAGED TO DINK A BEAUTIFUL WEIGHTED SHOT IN TO THE BOTTOM CORNER GREAT GOAL 2-0.SHELFIELD HAD NO REPLY TO THE PRESSURE AND OFF A LONG GOAL KICK BIRD FLICKING IT ON THE DEFENDER UNDER PRESSURE MANAGED TO MAKE A MISTAKE WITH THE DEADLY TALBOT THERE TO POUNCE ON THE BALL AND SLOT IT PAST THE KEEPER 3-0.AND IT COULD OF BEEN MORE WHEN A GREAT FREE-KICK FROM WARRILOW SLAMMED AGAINST THE BAR SO UNLUCKY FOR WARRILOW WHO HAD HAD A GREAT HALF.
HALF TIME
SHELFIELD VILLA 0-3 FREEMANS FC
SECOND HALF STARTED WITH SHELFIELD ATTACKING FROM THE OFF IT WAS GOING TO BE A BACKS TO THE WALL JOB AS SHELFIELD HAD NOTHING TO LOSE AND STARTED TO THROW PLAYERS FORWARD AND GOT A GLIMMER OF HOPE WHEN A FREE-KICK WAS AWARDED AROUND 18 YARDS OUT AND WAS WELL TAKEN BY THE SHELFIELD STRIKER WHO FINISHED IT WELL.3-1 FREEMANS WERE UNDER A BIT MORE PRESSURE WITH SOME LONG BALLS COMING IN TO THE BOX WITH MORRIS AND WILLOCK DEALING WITH EVERYTHING THROWN AT THEM BUT DISASTER STRUCK AGAIN WHEN A SMART BALL FROM THE SHELFIELD MIDFIELDER FOUND A GAP IN THE DEFENCE AND WAS FINISHED WELL BY THE PLAYER 3-2.WITH A NERVOUS LOOKING FINISH IN PLACE FREEMANS HAD TO GET THEM SELFS BACK IN THIS GAME AND WERE UNLUCKY NOT TO GET A PEN WHEN A BLATANT HANDBALL IN THE AREA WAS NOT AWARDED.SHELFIELD HAD PUSHED THE EXTRA MAN UP FRONT AND WERE APPLYING THE PRESSURE BUT FREEMANS GOT THEM ON A COUNTER AND COULD HAVE KILLED THE FIXTURE OFF BUT FOR A GOAL MOUTH SCRAMBLE THE BALL WAS UNABLE TO FIND ITS WAY IN THE NET.WITH THE CLOCK RUNNING OUT SHELFIELD PUSHED FOR THE EQUALISER BUT WERE UNABLE TO FIND THE BACK OF THE NET WITH THE STRIKER BLAZING HIS HEADER OVER FROM CLOSE RANGE FREEMANS KEPT THE BALL FOR THE REMAINING FEW MINUTES TO RUN THE CLOCK DOWN.
FINAL SCORE
SHELFIELD VILLA 2-3 FREEMANS FC
WHAT A GAME LADS YOU HAD ME WORRIED AT TIMES GREAT FIRST HALF PERFORMANCE LADS.SECOMD WAS A GOOD DEFENSIVE DISPAY AGAIN. WELL DONE BOYS. FINAL HEAR WE COME.
