Kendal Town

Date:	03 Nov 2007
Competition:	FA Trophy
Home/ Away:	Home
Score:	3-2

Match Report

Sheffield were without the injured Dolby, Boulter and Holmshaw for the FA Trophy clash with Kendal, with other regulars Copnell and Winters suspended too. Gaz Townsend was forced into his first appearcance, albeit on the bench, for 10 months and Tom Carney made the bench for the first time too.

Kendal looked a good composed side early on and in the 7th minute the impressive Mulvaney beat the offside trap to score and make it 1-0 to the visitors.

Sheffield were on the backfoot for most of the first 20 minutes and Kearney, in goal for the ill Holmshaw, made two fine stops to deny Kendal decent goalscoring opportunities.

On 29 minutes, Club scored the goal that changed the game. A Paul Smith corner was headed goalwards by Ingall. Newnes in goal blocked the first effort, but a cute Karl Colley pass set up Ingall who poked the ball home to equalise.

Club then dominated the final 15 minutes of the first half. Ward had a chance from 18 yards out that tiring defender Hallam blocked. Davey was unlucky with a far post effort after good buid up work by Thorpe, Powell and Holmes and Newnes then made a good save from Ward.

The second period saw Sheffield rather own the first 25 minutes. Davey crossed for Powell whose header flashed wide, before Club scored the first of two goals in five minutes.

On 64 minutes a quick Ward throw was flicked on by Vill Powell to Gav Smith who unleashed an unstoppable drive from 15 yards that went in off the far post.

Three minutes later, a great run by Paul Smith saw him play in Vill Powell, who shot from the edge of the box. Newnes saved, but Rob Ward nipped in to finish well.

In the 94th minute of stoppage time, the referee gave a penalty for a trip on a Kendal player in the box and Peter Wright finished well. Sheffield Keeper Martin Kearney held onto the ball to waste a few precious seconds and his action was met with a kick to the midriff by Kendal's Lee Mulvaney The ref had no option but to send the Kendal player off with Kearney a bit lucky not to get a yellow card for time wasting.

The game ended 3-2 to Sheffield, who can be pleased with their efforts and self discipline. For the vistors, they will have left feeling they conributed to a good contest and will also feel they needed a second goal early the game.

Next up for Sheffield is the Senior Cup game at Parkgate Reserves on Tuesday with a 7.15 kick off, before they entartain Inter Milan at Bramall Lane on Thursday at 7.45pm

SHEFFIELD: KEARNEY, G SMITH, P SMITH, COLLEY, INGALL, JONES, THORPE, DAVEY, POWELL, HOLMES, WARD SUBS: RONEY CARNEY, WAINMAN, TOWNSEND

Man of the match: KEARNEY