In the week leading up to the Christmas celebrations Cowes Sports 1st team made the short trip to Freshwater to take on a strong West Wight side in the 1/4 final of the Gold Cup.

Cowes welcomed back Craig Insley and Lee Davies following long term injuries with Ash Brett and Dom Burbidge starting on the bench.

The first half was played mainly between both penalty areas with very little goalmouth action. Former West Wight keeper, Chris Norris earned his keep with a good block following a corner, whilst Cowes’ only effort was a Gareth Bricknell effort that ended up in the car park.

Mid way through the half, Craig Insley went down on the edge of the Cowes area with no player within ten yards, another ankle injury which looked serious but later news was that he hopes will only be a few weeks out. He was replaced by Myles Taylor who within fifteen minutes found himself in Referee Matt Sainsbury’s little black book for what he thought was a two footed challenge, but most people watching thought was a great tackle that won the ball.

So nil-nil at the break and all present were hoping for something a bit more enthralling in the second half.

The second period started much the same way. With extra time looking the most likely outcome a West Wight handball in the 73rd minute gave the Yachtsmen a free kick some 20 yards from goal, Jamie DYER spotted a gap on the left side of the wall and stepped up to fire a shot past and into the left corner of the goal to finally break the deadlock.

In the 78th minute Chris Norris could only parry a cross from the Cowes right and was thankful to Lee Davies who cleared to the left to safety, Mikey Jones prevented the ball from going out for a throw in and pushed forward before releasing substitute Dom Burbidge with a ball down the left touchline. Dom breezed past his marker before squaring the ball to unmarked skipper Gareth BRICKNELL who kept his cool to slot home number two and seemingly book a place in the semi finals.

With just two minutes left a cross from the Cowes right into the six yard box looked to be Chris Norris’s, but former Yachtsman player Harry DYE managed to get his head to the ball first and head in from close range to set up a nervous final few minutes which was played out without any further incidents, leaving the Yachtsmen in the draw with Newport, Northwood and the winner of the Brading v Shanklin match.

Team:- C. Norris, C. Insley, M. Herbert, S. Yelland, A. Bryan, L. Davies, M. Jones, G. Bricknell capt, J. Dyer, C. Thomas, D. Williams, Subs; M. Taylor, D. Burbidge, A. Brett, not used – C. Hlomes + J. Winchcombe.

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Senior (Gold) Cup 1st Round

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Northwood St Johns 6 – 1 Newchurch

Oakfield 2 – 3 GKN

Shanklin 1 – 0 Ventnor

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Kick Off: 2:00pm

Northwood St Johns v Newchurch

Oakfield v GKN

Shanklin v Ventnor

Bye’s:- Binstead & COB, Brighstone,

Carisbrooke Utd, West Wight,

St Helens B.S.

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Cowes Sports 2 – 3 Brading Town

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IOWDFA Senior (Gold ) Cup Semi-Final

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At Westwood Park, Cowes Kick-off 7.30pm

East Cowes Vics v Newport

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 IOWDFA Senior (Gold ) Cup Semi-Final

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At Newport FC (St George’s Park) kick-off 7.30pm

 Cowes Sports v Brading Town

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Cowes Sports 2 v 1 West Wight. After extra-time.

Cowes finally won their first home game since mid-September and booked their place in the Semi-finals of the IW Gold Cup, at the expense of a battling West Wight side.

Play was fairly even for the first half-hour, but then West Wight’s Chris Griffith was put through and calmly shot past the advancing Chris Norris to put the visitors ahead.

Cowes hit back and should have equalised, but Mark Augustus’ first touch let him down in front of goal.

Both sides then went close from long-range, Chris Bridges firing just over and West Wight’s Paul Brenchley having to tip Tom Dye’s blaster around the post, but the visitors kept their lead at the break.

Cowes eventually equalised after sixty-eight minutes. Jamie Dyer planted a corner into the box and Craig Thommas rose to head firmly into the net.

With time running out, the visitors were reduced to ten men, Mark Holmes seeing red for violent conduct after a tussle with Andy Watson.

Just three minutes into extra-time, Cowes won it and it was Craig Thomas again, knocking the ball in from close range after a rare mistake from Paul Brenchley, who was unable to hold on to a shot in front of goal.

West Wight made frantic efforts to force penalties, but, for once, rhe Cowes defence stood firm.

Cowes Sports: C. Norris, T. Dye, A. Watson, A. Brett, M. McDonough, M. Draper, G. Bricknell, J. Dyer, M. Augustus, C. Thomas.

Substitutes: K. Foster, S. Yelland, J. Butcher, M. Jones, M. Randall.

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Cowes Sports 2 -1  West Wight – after extra time

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