SUPER SUB CHAPMAN WINS IT FOR PINE
(Pine Scorers - Probets 1, Chapman 1)
Matthew Chapman, pine`s new mid season capture
from Royal Hotel stole the show with a sublime 2nd half performance during which he set up Pines opening goal for Adam Probets
to notch up his 21st goal of the season from close range.
And on the hour it was Chapman again that forced the ball
home from the six yard box after a goalmouth scramble, he replaced injured pine skipper Steve Scholey after 30 minutes.
But Falcon did not have it all their own way as top of the
Brighouse League Division 1 outfit - Junction thwarted their efforts as Pine forced the early domination but Junction
countered at every opportunity to force Pine back at times, mainly through playmaker Malone.
Playing down the slope on a heavy pitch however Falcon Pine
should have taken the lead were it not for the combined centre half efforts of Alan Bino and Eric Chubby who snuffed out the
potent threat of Probets and Holroyd.
0-0 was the half time score but soon after the break the
combined midfield efforts of Bartle,Chapman and pacy winger Allinson began to see Pine win that area and with revitalised
Mike Jordan now playing week in week out again for Falcon - he put in a superb performance.
Pine seemed to have the game in control at 2-0 but with
25 minutes to go, a Junction counter attack saw centre half Alan Bino go forward and hammer home an unstoppable shot.
Falcon`s back four were tested towards the end but Bailey,Midgley,Smith
and Brownridge protected rookie goalkeeper Ben Orchard and after 7 minutes of added time Falcon ran out 2-1 winners and
into the 5th round and the last 16
