Town Win Gaden Fives But Need Penalties To Do So

 

Beverley Town Football Club won the Mike Gaden Football Fives beating Athletico but needed penalties to do so.

Town found themselves a goal down inside 10 seconds when Athletico’s Rob Northen went on a crazy run to score what is thought to be the quickest goal in final ever.

Worse was to come for Town as Northen worked his magic again to extend the lead to two goals.

With less than a two minutes in the game Town pulled off a tired Nathan White replacing him with Jonny Ricardo. Ricardo’s introduction to the game proved to be the turning point, the talisman rose to head home giving the Town a lifeline.

With less than one minute to play and the with the Athletico players thinking they had the game in the bad Luke Thompson popped up to fire a shot past Andy Lane to level the match at 2-2.

Heads down and an air of disbelief worse was to come for Athletico as Michael O’Connell scored Towns third giving them the lead for the first time in the match with just 30 seconds left on the clock.

Straight from the kick off Northen drove forward and did the unthinkable levelling the match with his third goal of the game sending th final to penalties.

Northen stepped up first and missed his kick Athletico, all eyes turned to Town’s Luke Thompson, who calmly slotted the ball home to give Beverley Town their first silverware of the new season.

Town’s skipper Daniel Kingsley told HU17.net after the match;

“Unbelievable, what else can you say about that game, we were out of it and came back, what a great win for the club.”
Athletico player manager Daniel Williams said;

“Once again it was a great day organised by Stu Akester, Gary Proud and the team at Beverley Rugby Union Club.”

“I was surprised my team made it all the way to the final – big credit to each of them who carried me through most of our games!”

“I thought we’d won the trophy for a fourth time – leading 2-0 in the final with two minutes to go – until my old skipper Jonny Ricardo popped up and scored the kind of goal only he could.”

“It gave Town the drive they needed. Despite Rob Northen’s amazing last kick off the game equaliser, to make it 3-3 we were piped on penalties in a memorable final which, for me, summed up the day.”

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