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HT: 0-1
FT: 1-1
North Cave win 4-3 on Penalties
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In one of the most eventful matches in Cliffe FC history, Cliffe got two red cards, got three (yes, three) men sent off and equalised with nine men only to lose 4-3 on penalties.
Here’s how the events played out on Tuesday evening…
Malcolm Bryce writes…
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After the first sending off incidence/error this game now will be replayed rendering this result null-and-void.
The game is to be replayed on Saturday 18th April @ Cliffe Park, Cliffe.
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Things began even for both sides and Cliffe came closest first when Baz Summers hit the inside of the post direct from a corner. This did not signal Cliffe to go on and take the lead when North Cave won a penalty and converted it as this would signal this cup tie to become rather controversial. With substitute, Paul Fenton, on the sidelines, as a named sub, he vented his frustration verbally about the referee’s decision and soon the official decided it was time to give Fenton his marching orders and gave him a red card. This was not the end of the incident, with Fenton seeing red the referee asked Cliffe manager, Keith Tiplady, to remove a player from the Cliffe XI that were on the field. With confusion from both camps Tiplady’s hand was forced and he reluctantly chose Jamie Hawksworth, as the junior member in the back four, to leave the playing field.
To sum up: Paul Fenton, as a sidelined substitute, was red carded and asked to leave the playing area. But, the referee also required that Cliffe FC Manager, Keith Tiplady, had to also remove a player from his playing XI from the field of play “to make up” for this red card.
So, with Cliffe now down to 10 men and only two available subs, the game continued until half time with the score 1-0 to North Cave.
Second half, the extra North Cave man did not show and Cliffe continued to compete and with the 3-man defence of Dave Heron, Scott Birch, Andy Moughan and ‘keeper Carl Blundell, Cave didn’t look like scoring. The only Cave threat came when Carl Blundell was adjudged to have handled outside the area, Blundell received his “Birthday Yellow Card” and Cave hit the free-kick high and wide of the mark. Cliffe pushed to get the eqaliser with Moughan going on attacking runs from defence, Andy Addison working hard in the middle of midfield with Andy Kirkham. Cliffe defended from the front with Tom Hogg and Baz Summers closing down at every chance. This hustle from Cliffe began to turn to frustration when decisions didn’t go their way and with this the home side found themselves down to 9 men when Andy Moughan was sent-off. With rally cries from both Cliffe players on the field and Cliffe spectators the home side had to go for it and this paid off when, substitute, Ben Rawson’s looping header found it’s way into the net to put Cliffe level.
With the full-time score at 1-1, the match went straight to penalties.
With Carl Blundell saving one North Cave penalty out of five was not enough as Cliffe missed one and had one saved.
North Cave win 4 – 3 on penalties.
After the first sending off incidence/error this game now will be replayed rendering this result null-and-void.
The game is to be replayed on Saturday 18th April @ Cliffe Park, Cliffe.
Cliffe Team:
Blundell, Heron, Hawksworth, Birch (C), Moughan, Addison, Kirkham (Lambert), Taylor (Rawson), Cawkill, Summers, Hogg
Cliffe Scorers:
Rawson
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