Match Report

Curzon Reserves were cruelly knocked out of the CSC by a single goal to an in-form Beechfield Utd side. But score lines don’t always tell the full story and if it had not been for the woodwork & excellent goalkeeping from the Utd goalkeeper then Curzon would have won this game comfortable.  But the game is about scoring goals and Curzon lacked the killer instinct in front of the goal.  Beechfield who with the strength and height in their side always looked dangerous at set pieces never really gave Curzon’s keeper Nathan Milnes a shot to save throughout the game, but as the game moved into the last fifteen minutes of the ninety both sides knew that a mistake could decide the game and that was the case, unfortunately it was Curzon who made that mistake.
For the first ten minutes both sides battled to take control and the game was scrappy but on the 13^th minute Adam Buckley got into the box & skipped past his marker and despite being tugged back he managed to get a great shot off but the Utd’s keeper dived full stretched to his left and palmed the ball onto the crossbar and out for a corner. 
From then on Curzon dominated the half producing some great football and considering that the team have only played one game in the past six weeks it was an excellent attacking display.  Johnny Sarcevic was the next to be denied by the Utd’s keeper as he bravely came out to throw himself at Sarcevic fierce shot and the chances continued but still they could not find a way through. In the second half the game was much even but chances from both sides were few and far between but the best chance again fell to Captain Adam Buckley who was picked out at the far post by a left footed cross by Jamie Byrne but he saw his header bounce off the top of the crossbar.  With the game looking like it would go straight to penalties Jordan Gill, back for his first game since the 24^th of November 2007 under hit his back pass to Milnes and allowed the Utd’s forward to nip in and slot past him. 
This was a blow for Curzon who did not deserve it but for the final 15 minutes they battled to get back on level terms with Beechfield hanging onto their lead with desperate defending. The last chance came when Curzon were awarded a free kick on the halfway line, a cross in by Ben Richardson was just nicked of Sarcevic head as he jumped to head home.  On the positive side the team got a game under their belt in readiness of restarting their league program this Saturday, away to Woodley FC and a much needed game for the players returning from injury.  Overall this was a good solid performance from this young Curzon reserve side it was just a pity that not many from Curzon were there to witness it.

Team: (Goal Scorer(s) in bold): Nathan Milnes, Ryan Burgess, Ben Richardson, Jordan Gill (Sam Hinchcliffe), Daniel Toft inchcliffe, Jordan Leach, (Aiden Derwent), Dane Buller (Dominic Greer), Craig Gorman, Jamie Byrne, Johnny Sarcevic, Adam Buckley (C)