Brakes Through In FA Cup
Torrential rain and an officious Conference referee could not prevent Leamington from securing a 2-0 victory over Woodford Town in front of a crowd of 1,017 at The New Windmill Ground this afternoon. Brakes win £5,000 and go through to the fourth qualifying round of the FA Cup with the chance of Conference opposition.
It was not business as usual at Harbury Lane. Despite arriving 45 minutes before kick off, there was a long queue to get in, a BBC radio car was parked by the pitch and three of Warwickshire's finest were there to ensure did it not all go off with the visitors coming from a town with a reputation as a rough house. I heard one steward say, 'Can you get a member of the board, there's one of our fans drunk as a lord.' Perhaps he had been sampling the special Brakes Beer bottled for the occasion by the New Warwickshire Brewery.
The first half was evenly matched but play was continuously interrupted by referee M Cairns blowing his whistle for every infringement. He even found time to warn Woodford manager Phil Mason that he could be sent off. Arran Parkinson for the Northants side had to be helped off by physio Trudy Thornton and was substituted. Ex Northampton Town and Oklahoma [sic] danger man Neil Champlelovier [sic] did not prove as great a threat as had been feared.
From the re-start Brakes put Woodford under the pressure, while the former Great Central Railway works side hung on for a replay at Byfield Road. However, the game turned when formed Aylesbury player Kai Ridley did not adapt like a duck to the conditions and was sent off for a second bookable offence. From the free kick awarded against Ridley, Alex Rodman drove the ball home and as the game ebbed to a close he scored a second to put the outcome beyond doubt.
It was not business as usual at Harbury Lane. Despite arriving 45 minutes before kick off, there was a long queue to get in, a BBC radio car was parked by the pitch and three of Warwickshire's finest were there to ensure did it not all go off with the visitors coming from a town with a reputation as a rough house. I heard one steward say, 'Can you get a member of the board, there's one of our fans drunk as a lord.' Perhaps he had been sampling the special Brakes Beer bottled for the occasion by the New Warwickshire Brewery.
The first half was evenly matched but play was continuously interrupted by referee M Cairns blowing his whistle for every infringement. He even found time to warn Woodford manager Phil Mason that he could be sent off. Arran Parkinson for the Northants side had to be helped off by physio Trudy Thornton and was substituted. Ex Northampton Town and Oklahoma [sic] danger man Neil Champlelovier [sic] did not prove as great a threat as had been feared.
From the re-start Brakes put Woodford under the pressure, while the former Great Central Railway works side hung on for a replay at Byfield Road. However, the game turned when formed Aylesbury player Kai Ridley did not adapt like a duck to the conditions and was sent off for a second bookable offence. From the free kick awarded against Ridley, Alex Rodman drove the ball home and as the game ebbed to a close he scored a second to put the outcome beyond doubt.
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