Town exit Lincs Junior Cup

The two teams had met on the opening weekend of the season and Town took the points but it was the seasiders who are in the hat for the fourth round after a 3-1 victory.

Town welcomed back Andrew Shinn back to the starting line up and Michael Harness and Matty Low returned to make a very strong subs bench.
Town started the game very brightly and were playing the ball around well and should have took the lead after 20 minutes. Carl Smith threaded the ball through and Tony Edwards went through one-on-one with the keeper but he could only hit a tame shot straight at the visiting stopper. On 25 minutes United made the breakthrough. Captain Chris Johnson miscontrolled a pass which left the United forward with an easy ball to his strike partner who finished past Will Wood in the Town goal. With ten minutes of the half left the visitors doubled their lead. As the ball got played over the top, the Town defence was caught stranded and the midfielder runner delightfully chipped the on-rushing Wood. The half time whistle blew and Town were unfortunate to be two goals behind.

The second half started with Town on the front foot playing some very good football. They got back into the game on 55 minutes when Smith played the ball across to Steve Brown who knocked it to Olly Johnson and he took one touch to control the ball and another to fire a strike into the bottom corner to halve the deficit. Town continued to press but it was United who opened up the two goal lead with fifteen minutes remaining. Some neat one touch football around the area found the United right back in space and he hit his shot hard and low in off the post and into the back of the net. Town once again piled the pressure on and in the last ten minutes had good chances to make for a nervous finale. Steve Brown on two occasions found space in the area but neither time did he manage to get a strike on goal. Andy Shinn’s goal bound effort was deflected away by Tony Edwards and Edwards himself couldn’t head goalwards when well placed.

Another disappointing result for Town who will look to get three points in the league next week when Heckington are the visitors to the Wong.