FA Carlsberg Sunday Cup - First Round
Sunday 19 October 2008
RCA The Barnes stormed through to the Second Round of the National Sunday FA Cup with a resounding 4-0 victory over the previously unbeaten Liverpool outfit Lee Jones FC.
RCA started the match on the front foot, pressurised from the first minute and were rewarded for their positive start when Martin Metcalfe crossed into a crowded box where Gary Tyzack found space for a powerful header into the bottom left hand corner to give RCA a fifth minute lead. RCA continued in much the same vein with Paul Hartley and Matty Stevens bossing the midfield and creating good chances which were spurned by profligate finishing.
After 30 minutes Matty Stevens chased down a hopeful ball to the left edge of the goal line and sent a curling cross towards goal, which the goalkeeper and his defender conspired to make a mess of, resulting in the defender putting into his own goal to give RCA a 2-0 lead. RCA should have increased this lead before half time, but a couple of decent saves from Lee Jones's keeper kept the score to 2-0.
Lee Jones started the second half with the slope and the wind in their favour and RCA were expecting a tough time of it, but the next goal was going to be the important one and it was RCA who killed the tie when good work down the right hand side from Alan Surtees and Gary Tyzack released Willie Crew through the inside right channel; he then side stepped a defender and cooly slotted home to give RCA a 3-0 lead after 50 minutes.
Lee Jones then applied the first real presure on the home defence, but with Philly Hall and Micky Curtis both standing firm it came to nought, before the best move of the game, which started when RCA worked their way out of their right back corner flag position with quick incisive passing from Surtees and Tyzack. This resulted in Paul Hartley cleverly releasing Wille Crew through on goal and he easily rounded the keeper to slot home - 4-0 to RCA.
Lee Jones then had two players dismissed over the same incident, when their keeper brought down RCA's Martin Metcalfe, who had knocked the ball past him and was through on goal for what would have been RCA's fifth and was correctly shown the red card. A further player showed dissent at this decision and was given his second yellow.
RCA then played out the last 15 minutes avoiding any possible injuries and now look forward to the second round draw and next week's Durham County Sunday Cup match against South Moor Sports in Stanley.