Marsden Match Report Sat 24th Jan

Cuckoo King · Marsden Match Report Sat 24th Jan

Marsden AFC 3 – 0 Hemsworth MW

Hemsworth Miners Welfare were the latest team to suffer a crushing defeat at the hands of the resurgent Cuckoo's who maintain their 100% record in 2009!

Fall lane was the venue for this premier division encounter with Marsden looking to avenge their 4-1 capitulation in the reverse fixture way back in October at Hemsworth's impressive Fitzwilliam Stadium.

Marsden were forced to make no fewer than 4 changes to the side that humbled Moldgreen Con in the Huddersfield Challenge Cup due to injuries and players 'larging it up' in Dublin but started as though they had been playing together all their lives! Marsden camped around the Hemsworth box for the first 25 minutes but could only muster up a few half chances and long shots as the visitors resorted to kicking as far and as hard as they could just to get some rest bite from the onslaught! Eventually Marsden's pressure paid off after Matt Davies raped the Hemsworth right back for the 27th time and managed to somehow keep the ball in with his elasticised legs and cut it back to the recalled James Rayner, the rotund striker's first touch was impeccable as he sold both the defender and the keeper and smashed the ball into the empty net to put the cuckoo's 1-0 up! Marsden again set up camp on the edge of the Hemsworth box but a combination of poor final ball's and some crazy offside decisions saw Marsden unable to take advantage of their dominance! This very nearly could and should have come back to bite the Cuckoo's on the arse when in the last minute of the half Hemsworth got a corner which was floated in to the back of the box then headed back toward goal, then with the goal at his mercy and under no pressure whatsoever the Hemsworth striker inexplicably headed over from all of a yard whereas if he had left it the score would have been 1-1 at half time as the original header was on target! UNBELIEVEABLE!

Marsden came out after half time with real intent and purpose and once again put Hemsworth under some heavy pressure with the Marsden midfield dominating everything and the busy Richard Conway conducting the orchestral like performance with style and grace and a range of passing that could have brought a lump in even Mr Beckham's throat! Matt Davies continued to terrorise the right back who apparently is going for counselling after his 90 minute ordeal, but unlike the first half most of the action was happening down the right with the rejuvenated David Brennan looking to get in on some of the action and tart his own revolution.

After 15 minutes Marsden doubled their lead with a goal that can only be described as 'THE BEST GOAL THE WEST RIDING PREMIER DIVISION WILL EVER SEE!', Sean Gant's tackle on the Hemsworth striker just on the edge of the Marsden 18 yard box (a very rare sight on Saturday, Hemsworth around Marsden's box) released Shane Kelly who's lightning quick turn of pace left the winger for dead, Kelly then slipped the ball inside to Brennan who drove into the heart of the Hemsworth defence with a Gerrard like run, after looking up he played a neat defence splitting pass to the 'athletic' Kelly whose marauding run and sheer pace saw him arrive in the Hemsworth box just as the pass arrived, his first touch saw him cut back into the centre of the box taking his marker completely out of the equation and then the former Liversedge man hit a venomous, jack-hammer left foot drive past the keeper who had absolutely no chance sending the 34 strong crowd (2nd team were called off) into a frenzy!

Marsden then received a debatable throw in from home linesman with the Hemsworth central midfielder taking extreme exception to this and making his feelings known to the referee who reacted very poorly in my opinion and needlessly issued the player (who was the best player for the visitors) with a second yellow card then a

to leave the lad with a free weekend in February. From the resulting throw in Marsden managed to force a corner and then secured the 3 points with a goal from Dave Conway who in all fairness did say as he was trotting up to the box “watch this, It's going to be like John Terry”.

Richie Conway's corner picked out Adam Rider at the back post who unselfishly headed back across goal for Dave Conway to leap highest and power a header past the keeper who had no chance!

A confident performance from The Cuckoo's who had key players Ryan Taylor and Carl Sykes aswell as Andy Devlin who must all be confident of donning their tracksuit bottoms this coming Saturday as Marsden travel to Natty Lane for the first time to take on Halifax Irish and hoping for another 3 points to keep the run going.

Man of the Match was tightly contested between Paul Storer and Matt Davies with the award eventually going to Paul Storer.

Cuckoo King

Oh yeah forgot to mention, Hemsworth were miserable in the cub house afterwards, especially Stu Clark who wouldnt talk to Chaddy. It was ike Wakefield City all over again! 1 drink each, no goes on the domino card and not even a see you later lads as they left with the exception of the lad who got sent off who was ok and the young left back who joined in with a bit of banter with Cuckoo King and the Chadster! Miserable bastards or just sore losers...YOU DECIDE!

Oh yeah Physio was ther too! He took it in good spirit aswell but I thik that was because we all looked like GIANTS to him!

stu clark

no bite forthcoming off me cuckoo king try someone else.Oh,and thats the worst food we,ve had all season,our game this saturday will be cancelled due to a bout of food poisoning.

melonman

Chaddy

you never eat food marsden serve,

worzel

i ate food at marsden once,had to c

e my head 5 times,kept being sick down my chin