Match Report: Rainworth Miners Welfare vs. Stamford, 7th Sep 2011
Stamford started the game well at Rainworth only a couple of minutes had gone when Lee Beeson's cross was dummied in the box by Sam Mullarkey and Jake Gibson had an air shot with the goalkeeper to beat.
It took until the 20th minute for the Stamford to have their first really good chance Danny Brooks put a free kick into the middle of the penalty area where Gary King looped a header goal wards that caught out Joe McCormack but fortunately for the keeper the post saved his blushes.
Five minutes later Matt Cook found Danny Steadman in some space his headed one two with King saw Steadman drop the ball into the path of Gibson but the keeper was swiftly out to nick the ball off Gibson’s head.
Rainworth then had a good chance when Danny Mayman broke free only for Steadman to chase back and get a block on his shot deflecting it over for a corner.
King opened the scoring on 39 minutes when a bit of a goalmouth frenzy saw the ball rebound kindly to King who from 8 yards out slammed the ball past the keeper.
Moments later King nearly made it two with a low drive that the keeper did well to get down to and hold.
Some good play by Stamford in the second half saw King and Mullarkey combine with Kings shot shaving the post. King was at it again five minutes later when Mullarkey played Gibson into the box he laid the ball back and Kings shot was palmed away by the keeper.
On 58 minutes Ziccardi was called into action Jamie Goodacre had a free kick about 35 yards out and he put everything he had behind it, it was heading to the top corner but Mario pulled off a wonder save to tip it over.
David Staff came on with just over fifteen minutes to go and almost immediately scored, King flicked on a Robbie Maddox throw to Mullarkey his cross found Staffy unmarked but his shot flew over the bar.
Ten minute from time Rainworth were level a cross from substitute Oli Woods was palmed out by Ziccardi straight to Lavell White who blasted his shot into the net from ten yards.
Extra time looked on the cards when on 92 minutes Mullarkey broke into the box skipped past his man only for Lee Cooksey to fall on the ball and the referee Michael Bell adjudged the defender to have handled it and King coolly put the ball into the goalkeepers right from the spot.
STAMFORD:- Ziccardi, Cook, Maddox, Brooks, Chamberlain, Jacklin, Beeson, Steadman, King, Mullarkey, Gibson
Subs: Burkett, Staff, Toyne, Oliver.
MOM Steadman
Att 73