United Counties League - Premier Division - Saturday 15th March 2008
Yaxley (0) - Long Buckby (5)
“There are times when you make excuses and there are times to hold your hands up and admit that you’ve been beaten by a better team - this is one of those times” … that was the post match comment from Cuckoos manager Gary Clipston.
From the start, the depleted Cuckoos (missing Skipper Ricky Hailstone and key defender Matt Parrott) were under the cosh from a slick forward line, assisted by some rather surprising refereeing decisions, all of which seemed to go with the visitors, starting with a mystery penalty that home ‘keeper John Feetham saved superbly.
Although the Cuckoos spent much of the first half on the back foot, they weren’t without at least two good scoring chances that if converted, could perhaps have changed the game before half time.
The Bucks dominated long periods of the game and throughout the entire team, their first touch, composure, flicks, passing, defending (in fact just about every aspect of the game you can think) was excellent and clinical.
The score line of 5-0 suggests a poor game from the home team but that certainly wasn’t the case. As Gary Clipston summarised, there was a lot to be pleased with and keeping in mind the clubs policy to bring the youngsters through, those that played were well and truly blooded and didn’t disgrace themselves with the home crowd applauding both teams at the end of the match.
Without doubt, Long Buckby played the best football seen at Leading Drove this season and ran out deserved winners. They will be fairly confident of taking the points when the Cuckoos play the reverse league fixture at Long Buckby in 2 weeks time.
Elsewhere this weekend, the Reserves shared the points at Woodford and the Under U18’s ran out winners in the PFA Youth Cup semi-final against Netherton
Yaxley travel to St. Ives next Saturday for their league fixture in what will also be a precursor to the Hunts FA Senior Cup Final between the two clubs on Monday 5th May.
The reserves travel to Raunds Town for a mid-week fixture on Tuesday (18th) night.
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