Poulton Vics Monaco 13s
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Sat 23 Apr 2022
Poulton Victoria FC
Poulton Vics Monaco 13s
M Harris (15')
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Chester Nomads
Heartache as Monaco concede late in Cup exit

Heartache as Monaco concede late in Cup exit

Mike Harris10 May 2022 - 09:28
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2 late goals from Chester Nomads saw Vics season end on a down note

It was another windy day at Kingsway, as the season came to a conclusion, with both sides vying to finish with a Cup Final. Monaco had beaten Chester Nomads 3 times already this season 2-0, 3-0 and 1-0 to clinch the league title for Monaco, and they were hoping for another shut out here. When these sides play it is generally a really high quality and entertaining game. Unfortunately this game didn't quite reach those heights.

With the wind blowing right down the pitch, neither team seemed able to get any kind of control on the game, and it was a game devoid of any real chances at goal. Vics opened the scoring when Max closed down the Chester keeper who mis-kicked and allowed Max to slot in to the empty net 1-0.

That was the only real chance of the first half for either team. The second half wasn't much better, with neither side looking anything like they had in previous games. With the game drawing to a close, Chester had a free kick just inside the Vics half, somehow a long straight ball ended up at the feet of the Chester striker who poked the ball home unchallenged. 1-1.

In fairness to Chester, the goal galvanised them, and suddenly they started to play at a high tempo and move the ball around. With seconds left on the clock, the forward found himself free on the left, as a couple of Vics players were still complaining to the referee, he whipped in a great ball and the Chester winger hit a fine volley that Charlie could only get a hand to, and the ball bounced over the line. 2-1.

The timing of the goal was a sucker blow to Monaco, but in truth they hadn't done enough in the game to consider themselves unfortunate to win.

Match details

Match date

Sat 23 Apr 2022

Kickoff

10:15

Attendance

60
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