Coventry Alliance League

Bermuda Cup Final

Tuesday 24th May 2022

Kick Off 18.30 Actual 18.27

Brinklow 3 Folly Lane Boys Club Old Boys Association Reserves 3 (4-5 pens), attendance 104

13’ 0-1

41’ 0-2

43’ 1-2

51’ 1-3

53’ 2-3

81’ 3-3

@ Hawkes Mill Sports & Social Club

Hawkes Mill Lane

Allesley

Coventry

CV5 9FN

£3 Admission

No Programme.

In the end, it was the higher level team that took the honours, as the team that finished second in Division 2, played fourth in Division 1. Folly Lane were well on top in the first half. The opening goal was a cracker, as the player dived forward as a cross came in from the right, he back heeled it, looping the ball over the ’keeper. Four minutes before halftime it was 0-2, after a flick on was headed back across the six yard box into the far corner and Brinklow kept themselves in the game when they pulled a goal back just before halftime, finishing a through ball with a lob over the ’keeper.

Brinklow were much better after the break. In the opening minutes of the second half, they saw a header come back off the post, with the rebound hitting the crossbar, but soon found themselves 1-3 down, as Folly Lane scored with an angled shot that the ’keeper should really have saved, but within two minutes it was 2-3, as Brinklow punished a defensive error. Both teams created plenty of chances, before Brinklow levelled it up at 3-3 with nine minutes left, as their No.7 poked a shot past the ’keeper to complete his hattrick. Both teams could have won it in stoppage time. Folly Lane hit the crossbar with a looping header, before Brinklow missed a great chance, shooting straight at the ’keeper when clean through, in what turned out to be the last kick of the match.

It was straight to penalties. Brinklow went first, scoring their first four kicks, as did Folly Lane. The next kick was saved, the ’keeper diving to his left to turn it round the post. Folly Lane then made it 5 from 5 to win it.