Surrey F.A. Intermediate Cup

2nd Round

Saturday 13th November 2021

Kick Off 13.30Actual 13.32

Knaphill Athletic 1 Lyne 5, attendance 21

12’ 1-0

56’ 1-1

60’ 1-2

68’ 1-3

74’ 1-4

90’ 1-5

@ Waterers Park

Barley Mow Lane

Knaphill

GU21 2HX

No Admission or Programme.

This was 11th in the Surrey County Intermediate League (Western), which is Step 8, versus 8th in the Surrey Premier County League, which is Step 7, so the perfect ingredient for a cup tie.

It looked like there was a chance of an upset when Knaphill went ahead after twelve minutes, the ball being cut back from the right and swept in off the far post. They rode their luck as Lyne had efforts that hit both post and crossbar and their job looked even harder when their captain was sin binned in stoppage time at the end of the first half. Lyne then had a goal ruled out for offside with the last effort of the half, but it remained 1-0 at the break.

Having survived the opening eight minutes of the second half a man short, their resistance was broken just three minutes after they were back to full strength, a cracking 20 yarder curled into the top corner to make it 1-1. Four minutes later it was 1-2, this time a cross headed in from close range. Lyne dominated from here, scoring two more in the next quarter of an hour, before making it 1-5 in the dying seconds. It was a little harsh on Knaphill as they played their part in a really entertaining game.