Banbury District & Lord Jersey F.A.

Banbury Charity Cup 2nd Round

Tuesday 2nd April 2019

Kick Off 18.15 Actual 18.16

Bodicote Sports 3 Chasewell Park 3 (5-4 pens), attendance 20

38’ 1-0

44’ 1-1 (pen)

51’ 1-2

64’ 1-3

80’ 2-3 (pen)

81’ 3-3

@ Kingsfield

White Post Road

Bodicote

OX15 4AA

No Admission or Programme.

This was my first match of ‘silly season’, but the weather certainly didn’t feel much like we were heading towards the end of the season. It rained and hailed for a good half an hour leading up to kick off and there was also a spell of rain during the second half that also saw the temperature drop.

These two teams are in the Premier Division of this league, currently 4th versus 2nd in the table. There was plenty of effort, but not always a great deal of skill on show, but it was certainly entertaining. It looked like the visitors had done enough to win it when they took a 1-3 lead, but Bodicote scored two goals in two minutes to level it up at 3-3.

Despite only kicking off a minute late and having a short halftime, it was beginning to get a bit gloomy towards the end and the Referee blew his whistle for full time a couple of minutes early, mindful that there was still a penalty shoot out required to decide the tie. Chasewell Park went first and duly missed. The following 9 kicks were all converted, to give Bodicote a 5-4 win.