Sunday, 24 January 2010
Sunderland Sunday League
RCA The Barnes finally got going again after the dreadful weather break and despite a disjointed performance came out 5 - 3 victors over a strong Myers outfit.
RCA started very badly, the long break showing, as the lack of games brought about a catalogue of errors and bad decision making resulting in Liam McBryde (from the RCA Northern League side) opening the scoring for Myers after just three minutes.
Myers continued to dominate and only fine goalkeeping from RCA's Neal Atkinson kept the score to 1-0. However the game changed on 25 minutes when Gary Tyzack went on a strong run from his own half down the right flank, before cutting infield and delivering a through ball in the centre forward channel for Willie Crew who advanced on the keeper, knocked the ball to his left and was clumsilly brought down, resulting in a penalty. Unfortunately for Myers the keeper was correctly shown the red card and sent off. After a delay while a sub keeper was brought on, Michael Curtis duly despatched the penalty to draw RCA level. RCA drew confidence from this and took the lead 10 minutes later when a quick free kick by full back Mick McVay released Willie Crew down the right wing and he delivered a fine ball across the six yard box for Andy Place to cooly stroke home, giving a half time score of 2-1 to RCA.
The second half started much the same as the first, with RCA struggling to get going again after the break, and ten men Myers showing great commitment and determination, which was rewarded with an equaliser after 55 minutes. Again this was probably the wake up call RCA needed and when Willie Crew chased a long ball into the left wing corner with the keeper coming out, Willie came out on top and from way out on the touchline sent a looping shot into the net to put RCA into the lead again. This was followed 10 minutes later by Willie charging down a clearance from the keeper, who really should have done better, and scoring his second of the half to put RCA 4-2 up and apparently in control. But no, RCA never do things easily and back came Myers with full back Kibble trying his luck from 30 yards out and the ball finding its way through to substitute Bell who calmly stroked past Atkinson to make it 4-3 to RCA with just 15 minutes to go.
Myers tails where up now, but just two minutes later Willie Crew collected a ball in the inside left position and rounded two defenders and shot home for his hat trick, and finally killed off Myers resistance, and in truth RCA should have added to their score, but wasted chances in the last five minutes to increase the final scoreline of 5-3 to RCA.
All in all, a half decent performance and more importantly three points, but as Assistant Manager Glenn Moan pointed out afterwards in the changing room, there were still areas that needed to be worked on if RCA are to kick on with a serious challenge for honours, and their credentials will be seriously challenged next Sunday, when they come up against Durham Sunday Cup Quarter Finalists, and strongly fancied for the league, Hasting Athletic at Herrington Burn YMCA, for what should be a cracking encounter.