Arthurian League

Junior League Cup Final

Saturday 22nd April 2023

Kick Off 12.30 Actual 12.39

Old Alleynians II 2 Old Kimboltonians 1, attendance 72

5’ 0-1

49’ 1-1

90’ + 4, 2-1

@ Merchant Taylors’ School War Memorial Sports Ground

Running Track Pitch

East Drive

Northwood

HA6 2HT

No Admission

Programme free, 8 pages.

The second final of the day was also played on the pitch inside the running track and this time involved two teams from Division 2 as 5th played 4th in the league table. A lob over the ‘keeper, from just inside the box, saw Kimboltonians take an early lead and they came closest to adding to the scoring when they saw a cross/shot finger tipped over the crossbar just before halftime. Four minutes into the second half Alleynians levelled the scores, when a one-two on the edge of the box was finished with a shot that went in off the underside of the crossbar. The game flowed back and forth as both sides had chances to win it. Alleynians thought they’d won it late on, when they headed in from a corner, but it was ruled out for a foul. Four minutes into stoppage time they did finally get a winner though, when another header, again from a corner, was put in at the far post.