Mary Dendy 5 Old Alts East 2
64’ , 72’, Martin Brunker 2 19’ Tom Noon
89’ Matt Morris 59’ Matty Martin og
58’ Lee Wilkinson
46 ‘ Simon Lee
H-T 0-1
This was truly a game of two halves with Old Alts East dominating possession in the first period with Andy Masey, Tom Noon and Steve Wood causing Dendy real problems .
The visitors deservedly went in at the break 1-0 up thanks to a deflected Tom Noon shot on nineteen minutes and should perhaps have been further ahead but the woodwork intervened. Dendy looked a shadow of the team that had defeated Poynton but some home truths by manager Paul Cronshaw at half time somehow galvanized their spirit and barely a minute into the second half Simon Lee let fly from twenty five yards and Dendy were level. Four goals in a twelve minute spell then turned the game on its head . Tom Noon heads clear for Old Alts East Lee Wilkinson made it 2-1 on fifty eight minutes with a rather fortuitous goal but barely a minute later the visitors drew level as Steve Wood put Matty Martin under pressure and his attempted clearance slipped under stand-in goalkeeper Chris Shepherd and into the net. Martin made amends minutes later though as twice he hoisted huge throws into the penalty area which ended in goals , both for Martin Brunker , the first an unstoppable sweep from Matt Morris near post flick on.
Brunker returned the favour for Morris with a minute remaining as he turned provider , hoisting a free kick into the penalty area which Morris headed home unmarked at the far post. A special mention to referee Nick Jennison who coped well in his first ever ECL game.
