Cricklade Supreme Trophy Final

Monday 21st June 2021

Kick Off 19.00 Actual 19.01

Chesterton 3 Malmesbury Victoria Athletic 3 (9-8 pens), attendance 101

20’ 0-1

43’ 0-2

57’ 0-3

61’ 1-3

76’ 2-3

80’ 3-3

@ Siddington Playing Fields

Park Way

Siddington

GL7 6HL

No Admission or Programme.

The Cricklade Supreme Trophy and Plate is an end of season tournament organised by Cricklade Town F.C. It involves 32 teams, that play across seven leagues, spanning five different counties. There are eight groups, with four teams in each, with the top two advancing to the knockout stages of the Supreme Trophy, whilst the bottom two drop into the Plate competition.

Tonight’s game saw Chesterton (top of Stroud League Division 1, with 100% winning record from their eight matches played when COVID-19 brought things to a halt) host the final (following a late switch from the ground of Hatherop F.C.) against a Malmesbury Victoria Development side that were just below mid-table of the Wiltshire Senior League.

It looked like the visitors had put the game out of reach when they volleyed in a second goal just before halftime to lead 0-2 at the break. It looked even more so when it became 0-3 twelve minutes into the second half, when a through ball was calmly slotted past the ‘keeper, but a quick reply from Chesterton pulled it back to 1-3 with almost half an hour to play. With fourteen minutes left they scored again to make it 2-3 and four minutes later they were level, when a cross was diverted by a defender into his own net as he tried to clear the ball. MVD had two great chances to win it in the dying seconds, but both efforts were well saved by the home ‘keeper.

It was straight to penalties at the end of 90 minutes and Chesterton completed their comeback by winning the shootout 9-8 after 10 penalties for each side.

The tournament has been so well received it looks like now becoming an annual event.