Offline
The first of the four league cup quarter finals is tonight at Castle Vale.
Romulus ; 1 Wagstaff, 2 Degville-Cross, 3 Gozales, 4 Firzpatrick, 5 Lee, 6 Liewellyn, 7 Winwood, 8 Harris, 9 Keen, 10 Loveridge, 11 Delaney E,
Subs : 12 Dunkley, 14 Delaney L, 15 Scragg, 16 Herbert, 17 Jackson.
Worcester City ; 1 Gwynne, 2 Keasey, 3 Elmes, 4 Hall, 5 Fishwick, 6 Willis, 7 Evans, 8 Attoumani, 9 Lemon, 10 Basford, 11Moran.
Subs : 12 English, 14 Harrison, 15 Lockett, 16 Owusu, 17 Gilder (g/k)
The match has started Updates to follow
GOAL 8 minutes Max Loveridge scores for Romulus. Romulus 1 Worcester City 0
Last edited by Matchman (12/2/2019 9:03 AM)
Offline
City have made nine changes from the side that lost 4-3 at Loughborough University.
Romulus have made four changes from the team that played in their last match.
Still : Romulus 1 Worcester 0 after 15 minutes
Last edited by Matchman (11/2/2019 8:04 PM)
Offline
If it's level after 90 minutes , it's straight to penalties (ie no extra time)
Romulus penalty appeal turned down on 17 minutes.
City are forced to make an early substitution because of an injury to No. 4 Hall. Replaced by English who takes up the centre half position.
Still 1-0 after 20 minutes
Last edited by Matchman (11/2/2019 8:16 PM)
Offline
City forward Attoumani is shown a yellow card for a late challenge.
Still : Romulus 1 Worcester City 0 after 30 minutes
Offline
Basford's cross shot for City brushes the top of the Romulus crossbar. Then Lemon shoots wide with better options ahead of him but City are now pressing. Degville-Cross has a chance for Romulus on the counter but fires wide,
Still 1-0 after 40 minutes
Last edited by Matchman (11/2/2019 8:34 PM)
Offline
Big Chance for City just before half time. Moran one on one with Romulus keeper Wagstaff but Wagstaff blocks.
Half Time : Romulus 1 Worcester City 0
City have been getting forward more frequently but Romulus look more dangerous.
Offline
City keeper Gwynne has to push behind Delaney's flick on 50 minutes as Romulus start second half on front foot.
Basford with a chance for City but Fitzpatick charges down his shot on 56 minutes
Lockett on fror City replacing Basford 57 minutes
Romulus corner headed goalwards by Delaney but Gwynne saves. 59 minutes
Still : Romulus 1 Worcester City 0
Last edited by Matchman (11/2/2019 9:10 PM)
Offline
Nasty looking collision between two City players, Gwynne and Keasey. It's a head injury for City keeper Gwynne and he has to be replaced by Sam Gilder.
Liam Lockett almost gets City level but his swirling shot hits the top of the bar and goes over.
Still Romulus 1 Worcester City 0 70 minutes
Last edited by Matchman (11/2/2019 9:21 PM)
Offline
Apparently Matt Gwynne is okay, couple of stud marks in his head but nothing concerning. Taken off as a precaution.
Romulus change : Jackson on, No 9 Keen off
Romulus now enjoying more possession as we enter the final 10 minutes.
Still Romulus 1 Worcester City 0 80 minutes
Last edited by Matchman (11/2/2019 9:32 PM)
Offline
Goal for City : Lemon squeezes in the equaliser off the post and peels away in celebration 85 minutes
Romulus 1 Worcester City 1
Last edited by Matchman (12/2/2019 7:55 AM)
Offline
Romulus hit back and Winwood's cross is nearly diverted past Gilder by City defender English.
Into added time.
Offline
For Romulus : Scragg on, Delaney off (One eye on penalties?)
Good run and shot by Lockett but Wagstaff saves. City going for the win now. 90 +4 minutes
Last edited by Matchman (11/2/2019 9:43 PM)
Offline
It's finished 1-1 so it's now penalties
Offline
Evans score for City
Fitzpatrick scores for Romulus
City's Lemon shot hits the post still 1-1
Roms score (Gonzales) 2-1
City score (Moran) 2-2
Roms miss (Scragg) Still 2-2 (cracking save by Gilder)
Lockett scores for City 2-3
Winwood scores for Roms 3-3
Last edited by Matchman (11/2/2019 10:20 PM)
Offline
City 4 Roms 3 (Willis for City)
Last edited by Matchman (11/2/2019 10:07 PM)
Offline
10th penalty Romulus need to score or the've lost
Harris scores for Romulus 4-4
Last edited by Matchman (12/2/2019 7:45 AM)
Offline
It's sudden death now.
5-4 to City (Fishwick)
Jackson scores for Romulus 5-5
Last edited by Matchman (11/2/2019 10:09 PM)
Offline
6-5 to City (Keasey)
Last edited by Matchman (11/2/2019 10:09 PM)
Offline
Degville-Cross scores for Romulus 6-6
Last edited by Matchman (11/2/2019 10:11 PM)
Offline
City miss (English) still 6-6 decent save by Wagstaff so chance for Roms to win
Last edited by Matchman (11/2/2019 10:21 PM)
Offline
Roms score and win 7-6 on penalties. Llewellyn with the winning penalty
Last edited by Matchman (11/2/2019 10:14 PM)
Offline
It's Romulus who go through to the League Cup semi finals.
The three other quarter finals take place tomorrow night including Ilkeston v Quorn at the New Manor Ground.
Offline
Post match thoughts of Worcester City manager John Snape
I thought we started well, we wanted to pass it and so did they so it opened up into a quite entertaining game.
Maybe we made too many passes, especially in the last third. We brought them on a little bit and did not stretch them in behind,
We fell behind to a goal where the ball came in too easily from the side and Elmes was left with the man arriving in the six-yard box.
It took us a while to get back into our stride, confidence went a little bit but slowly but surely we got back on track.
Ethan Moran had a great chance to score when one-on-one and their keeper had to make a couple of decent saves.
We were always going to find it difficult from set pieces but coped well.
In the second half I thought it was there for us to win. After 10 or 15 minutes of steadying the ship I thought it looked like there would be only one winner.
We were guilty of not being clinical and finishing off the game.
Liam Lockett hit the bar after coming on, he looked sharp and bright and in the end James Lemon popped up with a goal that would have been worthy of winning any game.
It was a sublime finish but I'm sick of watching us score fantastic goals only to get beaten.
Last edited by Matchman (12/2/2019 12:50 PM)
Offline
James Lemon's fantastic equaliser for City can be seen on Romulus Twitter. He was racing towards the left of goal under challenge. His shot hit the inside of the left hand post, flew across the goal, hit the right hand post and went in.
They call James Lemon, Keith....... after the comedian. Great music on the clip after the goal. Can we do that ?
Last edited by Matchman (12/2/2019 3:40 PM)