MATCH REPORT ALAN SMITH MEMORIAL CUP FINAL

MATCH REPORT ALAN SMITH MEMORIAL CUP FINAL

10/5/2013

KELLOE Wmc 3 v 1 PELTON RAOB.

The Castle Insurance Alan Smith Memorial Trophy final  is a repeat of this years Ramside Hall Cup Winners cup final between Pelton RAOB and Kelloe Wmc. Pelton looking to exact revenge for the narrow 1-0 defeat in that game, start the game strongly. After only seven minutes Craig Mickle is on hand to take advantage of confusion between Kelloe defenders Oates and Dury to open the scoring. As the half progresses Kelloe begin to assert themselves and after going close a couple of times pull themselves level on the fifteen minute mark following good work down the right by Kieran Megran clinically finished off by man of the match contender Craig Coates. Ten minutes later Kelloe take the lead, Stuart Thompson sets up Gavin Barton whose miss-kick to the dismay of the Pelton defenders finds it way into the back of the net. On the stroke of half time the impressive Craig Coates grabs his second, slipping ball between keeper and post  from close to the goal line to make the half time score 3-1. The second half produces no further goals mainly thanks to the well organised defences. Kelloe’s man of the match John Jury succession of ditch tackles thwarts Pelton three times, Pelton spurned a great opportunity early in the half  and a fine Craig Mickle effort skimmed the bar meanwhile at the other end Craig Coates was unlucky not to complete his hat-trick with a long range effort in the final minute of the game