Gloucestershire F.A. Senior Amateur Cup (North)

2nd Round

Saturday 22nd October 2022

Kick Off 14.30 On Time!

Mushet & Coalway United 3 Hardwicke 3 (2-4 pens), attendance 46

30’ 0-1

38’ 0-2

43’ 1-2

46’ 2-2

71’ 3-2

90’ + 1, 3-3

@ Coalway Recreation Ground

Coalway Road

Coalway

GL16 7HL

No Admission or Programme.

A trip to The Forest of Dean today for the only ground I hadn’t previously visited in this league, as 7th in Gloucestershire Northern Senior League Division 2 (Step 9) hosted 10th in Gloucestershire County League (Step 7).

The game looked to be going to form, as the visitors opened the scoring half an hour in, before doubling their lead eight minutes later, but two minutes before halftime Mushet & Coalway gave themselves a lifeline, scrambling in a right wing cross at the far post to pull it back to 1-2.

A minute in to the second half it was 2-2, when a cross from the left touchline went over the ’keeper and in to the net off the far post. Remarkably, the hosts went in front with nineteen minutes left, playing a striker clear before he finished with a shot through the keeper’s legs. A minute into stoppage time Hardwicke deservedly grabbed an equaliser, sliding in at the far post from a flicked on header.

No extra time, or replay, so straight to penalties. The first five were scored, before the hosts had their third kick saved. Hardwicke then netted again, before Mushet & Coalway saw their last one smash against the crossbar to give the visitors a 2-4 win in the shootout.