Those Were The Days; 24th March 2008

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THOSE WERE THE DAYS
24th March 2008
Middlesex Senior Cup Final (played at Uxbridge FC)

HRBFC 3 (McAuley 2, Harper) Hendon 0 Att; 442

HRBFC;-
Matt Lovett; Graham Harper, Ryan Lake, Orlando Jeffreys, Barrie Matthews, Alan Inns, Shaun McAuley (Ryan Lake, 89’), Ian Hodges (Kelvin McIntosh, 65’), Lawrence Yaku (Graham Harper, 84’), Francis Quarm.
Unused Subs; Elliott Godfrey, Dean Wells

Hendon FC;-
Luke Blackmore, James Parker, Casey MacLaren (Danny Dyer, 86’), Marc Leach, Sam Page, Jamie Busby, Lubomir Guentchev, Lee O’Leary, Brian Haule, Belal Aite-Quakrim, Davis Haule (Rakatahr Hudson, 86’).
Unused Subs; James Burgess, Iavor Guentchev, Ben Hudell

The Middlesex Senior Cup Final might have been regarded as a distraction to the Beavers in their quest for a top five place in Blue Square Conference South, but try telling that to the players as they collected their medals and held the trophy aloft. McAuley led the way with two excellent goals. In the 25th minute, McAuley received the ball from a throw-in, turned inwards and unleashed a shot into the far corner. With thirteen minutes of the contest to go, McAuley struck again, this time a determined run down the right side and a low drive beat Luke Blackmore. The third goal came a minute from time, Harper on as a substitute for the final six minutes, scored with his third attempt in that time. Adequate revenge for Hampton’s 5-1 loss to Hendon in the 1972 Final, played over two legs.


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