Sunday, 20 September 2009
Sunderland Sunday League
RCA The Barnes eventually won 2-0 in their League encounter with Premiership new boys Heppies FC.
Heppies started the stronger against a somewhat disjointed RCA, who had selection problems with key positional players missing, and had two or three half chances in the first 15 minutes. RCA gradually got back into the game, but the first half petered out without too much excitement and finished at 0-0.
The second half was a completely different story with RCA dominating from the off, with two early chances spurned, but nevertheless RCA took the lead on 50 minutes when Andy Place finished from close in after good work down the right flank resulted in a pull back which Andy duly dispatched. The fitness of RCA began to tell and they created numerous chances, which were all wasted, and it began to look as if RCA would have to hang on to 1-0, with Heppies having the odd breakaway and corner which could quite easily have resulted in an equaliser. However, after yet another chance had gone begging, but resulted in a corner, RCA worked a short one, enabling Andy Gilbert to cross to the far post where Rob Hooks headed home from close range to give the final score a more respectable look.
A good win in the end, but the finishing will have to imporove if RCA are to have any chance of success this season.
It's a local 'derby' against Grangetown Florists next Sunday, 27 September at Meadow Park, so get yourselves along for what should be a cracking encounter.