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THE SATURDAY PREMIER CUP

2008-09
 

SATURDAY PREMIER CUP

FINAL

Holland  1 v 0  Maldon St Mary's
Wednesday 15th April 2009 
at New Lodge  7:45pm k.o
 
A single goal from Lee Nash left Holland manager Tony Davis "elated" as his team claimed the Essex Saturday Premier Cup crown with a 1-0 win over Maldon St. Mary's.

"I didn't think the game would be full of chances, and in truth it could have gone either way," was Davis' assessment of a tight Cup final at Billericay Town F.C. "There was respect there from both teams, but we could only do our job, and I thought the lads were fantastic."

Holland were dealt a severe blow when their captain, Wayne Morris, was carried off of the field just 17 minutes into the clash with a suspected hamstring injury, with Maldon having made the brighter start. Tom Broadhurst, who provided a threat on the right flank for St. Mary's all evening, was unfortunate in just the 2nd minute as his snap-shot from a Glenn Moss corner was turned around the post by Alex Ball in the Holland goal.

At the mid-way point of the first half, the Clacton-based outfit began to edge into the tie, with Warren Taylor narrowly failing to convert Nash's skimming centre at the far post before Craig Nice saved Joe Martin's speculative forty-yard effort.

The game's decisive moment arrived 37 minutes in. Moss appeared set to instigate an attack of his own for St. Mary's, but found himself robbed of possession in the centre circle and Holland swept forward, Nash completing the move by arrowing a shot across the face and inside the far post. "I was always confident Lee would score; he's a great lad and he doesn't get flustered in that sort of situation. He's deceptively clever," Davis said.

Nice was drawn into a fine low save minutes before the interval from Martin's strong effort, and he was fortunate soon after the break when Martin nodded Frankie Parish's corner wide of the left-hand upright, but for much of the closing half-an-hour it was St. Mary's who carved out the better opportunities.

They were aided by the dismissal of Holland midfielder Shaun Hanney for committing two cautionable offences on 68 minutes with Gordon Wilson immediately seeing a shot blocked out for a corner. Alex Creasy's trickery on the left-wing later led to Wilson having another effort thwarted, before substitute Matt Elderton smashed the rebound over.

With just five minutes remaining, Glenn Jones latched onto a looping through ball, only to slash wide and Ball did brilliantly to push Wilson's flicked header over from point-blank range. As St. Mary's continued to burst forward, even sending gloveman Nice up for some late set-pieces, Holland almost grabbed a second when Simon Walker diverted Martin's whipped cross over his own crossbar during six minutes of stoppage time.

"I'm over the moon. I'm really pleased for Warren Taylor, as it's likely to be his last season with us, and Wayne Morris, who is a really important player. We were covered on the bench, but your gameplay does change when someone goes off so early," Davis suggested. "We were thinking 'Here we go again' after the sending off, but we still had faith, especially after the semi-final. I'm pleased for the supporters, who were fantastic, and the chairman, who has done a really professional job with the club. It's just a shame that there weren't more people there to see it as this is such a great competition to be involved in."
 

Pictures courtesy of Essex Sports Agency

 
Holland: Alex Ball, Russell Lamb, Blake Panrucker, Frankie Parish, Darren Allen, Dave Chapman, Joe Martin, Shaun Hanney, Wayne Morris (James Bolton, 17), Warren Taylor (Danny Draper, 77), Lee Nash (Gary Overill, 84). Unused Substitutes: Darren Gillmore, Scott Pittaway.

Maldon St. Mary's: Craig Nice, Kevin Wilson (Chris Whiskin, 81), Jason Clark, Glenn Jones, Glenn Moss, Tom Broadhurst (Matt Elderton, 71), Gordon Wilson, Bill Suggitt, Alex Creasy, Simon Walker, Richard Stannard. Unused Substitutes: Alex Porter, Paul Groves, Stuart Webb.

Bookings: Holland: Hanney (12, foul), Martin (41, foul), Taylor (51, foul), Hanney (68, foul), Chapman (87, foul). Maldon: Broadhurst (60, foul), Wilson (62, foul), Whiskin (90+1, foul).

Sent Off: Holland: Hanney (68, second bookable offence).

Referee: Andrew Parker (Stanford-le-Hope).

Assistant Referees: Stephen Livingstone (Grays) and Kevin Fussell (Harlow).

Fourth Official: James Masson (Benfleet).

Attendance: 285.
  First Round  
 

To be played Sat 11 Oct

  
 
1 Concord Rangers Reserves 1 v 0 Stambridge Utd (at Stambridge)  
2 Southminster St Leonards 3 v 0 Halstead Town Reserves  
3 Ramsden 0 v 4 Hutton   
4 Foxash Social 0 v 1 West Bergholt  
5 Canning Town 3 v 6 Great Wakering Rovers Reserves  
6 Benfleet 3 v 1 Gosfield United   
7 Witham Town Reserves 2 v 5 Ongar Town  
8 Great Bentley 4 v 1 Stansted Reserves  
9 Boxted Lodgers 1 v 2 Old Barkabbeyans  
10 Clapton Reserves W v L Gas Recreation (withdrawn)  
11 Basildon Town 2 v 2 Mersea Island (aet, 2-4 pens)  
12 Earls Colne W v L Colchester Athletic (withdrawn)  
13 Shell Club (Corringham) 7 v 0 Great Bradfords  
14 Bowers & Pitsea Reserves 1 v 3 Clacton United (at Clacton)  
15 Little Oakley 0 v 4 Waltham Abbey Reserves  
16 Potter Street 3 v 2 Weeley Athletic  
17 Mistley United 3 v 5 Dedham Old Boys
18 Kelvedon Hatch 5 v 1 Springfield
19 Writtle 3 v 2 Wadham Lodge
20 Coggeshall Town 1 v 2 Alresford Colne Rangers
21 White Ensign 2 v 1 Old Chelmsfordians 
22 Herongate Athletic 1 v 3 Rayleigh Town 
23 Shenfield Association 2 v 0 Collier Row Seniorst
24 Burnham Ramblers Reserves 0 v 7 Epping
25 Galleywood 2 v 1 Mountnessing Boca
 
  Second Round  
 

To be played Sat 8 Nov

  
 
26 Holland 2 v 0 Hannakins Farm  
27 Grays Athletic Reserves 4 v 0 Earls Colne  
28 Epping 3 v 2 Debden Sports Club  
29 Clapton Reserves 2 v 4 Brentwood Town Reserves  
30 Brightlingsea Regent 3 v 1 White Ensign  
31 Ekco Thames Park 1 v 6 Tiptree United Reserves  
32 Concord Rangers Reserves 5 v 0 Barnston   
33 Kelvedon Social (withdrawn) L v W Tiptree Heath   
34 Ryan 2 v 1 Buckhurst Hill   
35 Brampton Park 0 v 4 Dedham Old Boys  
36 Toby 3 v 2 Old Barkabbeyans  
37 Hatfield Peverel 2 v 0 Stanway Rovers Reserves  
38 Faces 4 v 2 Takeley Reserves  
39 Shell Club (Corringham) 5 v 0 Upminster  
40 Runwell Hospital 4 v 1 Barking Reserves  
41 Leigh Ramblers 1 v 3 M & B Club   
42 Harold Wood Athletic 2 v 1 Kelvedon Hatch  
43 Writtle 4 v 2 Bradfield Rovers (aet)  
44 Sungate 5 v 4 Linford Wanderers (aet)  
45 Alresford Colne Rangers 0 v 3 White Notley   
46 Lawford Lads 1 v 2 Thurrock Reserves  
47 Clacton United 3 v 2 Leytonstone United  
48 Manford Way 3 v 1 Ongar Town  
49 Benfleet 5 v 3 Roydon   
50 Hutton 5 v 1 Heybridge Swifts Reserves  
51 Maldon St Mary's 6 v 4 Basildon United Reserves  
52 Mersea Island 0 v 3 Sandon Royals  
53 Potter Street 5 v 2 Westhamians   
54 Galleywood 1 v 2 Great Wakering Rovers Reserves  
55 Southminster St Leonards 1 v 2 Waltham Abbey Reserves  
56 Great Bentley 0 v 1 West Bergholt  
57 Rayleigh Town 5 v 1 Shenfield Association  
 
  Third Round  
 

To be played Sat 6 Dec

  
 
58 Thurrock Reserves 4 v 0 Benfleet  
59 Maldon St Mary's 1 v 0 Sandon Royals  (at Sandon)  
60 Holland 4 v 3 Dedham Old Boys  
61 Shell Club (Corringham) 4 v 2 Ryan  
62 Hutton 5 aet 2 Tiptree Heath   
63 Faces 1 v 3 Epping  
64 Runwell Hospital 1 v 0 Toby  
65 Writtle 2 aet 3 Rayleigh Town   
66 Harold Wood Athletic 4 v 3 Waltham Abbey Reserves  
67 Grays Athletic Reserves 2 v 5 Brightlingsea Rt (at Brightlingsea)  
68 Hatfield Peverel 1 aet 1 West Bergholt  (2-4 pens)  
69 Tiptree United Reserves 3 v 4 Sungate (at Sungate)  
70 White Notley 5 v 2 Concord Rangers Reserves  
71 Manford Way 6 v 2 Clacton United  
72 Great Wakering Rovers Reserves 0 v 2 Brentwood Town Res  
73 M & B Club 2 v 1 Potter Street  
 
  Fourth Round  
 

To be played Sat 10 Jan

  
 
74  Maldon St Mary's 3 v 1 Manford Way  
75 Shell Club (Corringham) 4 v 0 White Notley  
76  Runwell Hospital 1 v 0 Epping   
  (Runwell removed- Ineligible player)  
77  Brentwood Town Res 4 v 1 Thurrock Reserves  
78  M & B Club 2 v 3 Holland  
79  West Bergholt 2 v 1 Sungate  
80  Rayleigh Town 0 aet 0 Hutton  
 

(Hutton won 2-4 on penalties)

 
81  Brightlingsea Regent 0 v 4 Harold Wood Athletic  
 
  Quarter Finals  
 

To be played Sat 21 Feb

  
 
82 Shell Club (Corringham) 2 v 3 Maldon St Mary's  
83 Hutton 3 v 0 Epping  
84  West Bergholt 3 v 0 Brentwood Town Res  
85 Holland 1 v 0 Harold Wood Athletic  
 
  Semi Finals  
 

To be played Sat 14 Mar

  
 
86 Holland 2 aet 2 West Bergholt  
  Holland won 4-3 on penalties  
87 Maldon St Mary's 1 aet 1 Hutton  
  Maldon won 6-5 on penalties  
 
  FINAL  

Wednesday 15th April 2009

at Billericay Town F.C. Kick-Off 7:45pm
 

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HOLLAND

1 v 0 MALDON ST MARY'S