WG Parr Trophy Final - 2007/2008

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Sunday 13 April 2008

WG Parr Trophy Report by Mr. M Schneider - Publications Secretary

A healthy crowd of around 200 watched the all Division One final of the WG Parr Trophy between Coyote and Potterne at Corsham Town’s Southbank ground and it was Chris Carr’s Trowbridge based Coyote side who were playing in the competition for the very first time since they joined the league in 2003 that came out on top after they twice came from behind to register a 5-2 victory.

Potterne were quickest out of the blocks and should have taken the lead inside the first two minutes. Myles Hickton’s free kick found strike partner Ben Giles six yards from goal but he volleyed wide when a shot on target would have been a certain goal. However, the miss wasn’t crucial as Potterne snatched the lead within a minute. Giles’ through ball was spilt by Coyote keeper Ashley Haines and Lee Sanders was on hand to tap in the loose ball.
The goal seemed to stir Coyote into life and they equalised on seven minutes. Tarick Yachou’s corner found a completely unmarked Scott Askew who powerfully headed home from close range. A minute later, Hickton tested Haines with a curling free kick but the Coyote keeper showed safe hands diving to his left.

The height of Askew and the pace of partner Matt Minnis posed a constant threat to the Potterne defence throughout the half as Coyote started to dominate the game. On eleven minutes another Yachou free kick found Stuart Greener but his free header flashed wide. Within four minutes, Potterne keeper Mark Goddard had to act smartly to block Askew’s shot as the big striker looked certain to put his side ahead.

Surprisingly, Potterne regained the lead on the half hour. Hickton’s through ball found Giles free on goal and he made no mistake from 18 yards to make it 2-1. A minute before the break, Potterne nearly extended their lead when Wayne House’s cross found Giles free but the striker’s header was off target.

Possibly it was to try and eliminate the threat of Askew but Potterne switched Jamie Bayes from a forward role to a centre half in the second period. The opening exchanges were fairly even with Haines saving Giles’ shot within a minute of the restart and Askew firing over at the other end. Askew continued to cause endless problems to the Potterne defence and on the hour he headed another precision corner from Yachou over the bar.

Coyote squared the game at 2-2 two minutes later. The busy Nathan Flower chipped back into the Potterne penalty area and Askew stole in front of Goddard to head home from eight yards. With 20 minutes left Askew saw another header kicked off the Potterne line. Coyote were not be denied as on 75 minutes, Flower swung a corner in to the front post and Goddard, under pressure from Askew, missed his punch to allow the ball to drift into the far corner to make it 3-2 to the Trowbridge side. Askew completed a deserved hat trick a minute later when again he was left un marked to gleefully head home Flower’s corner to make it 4-2.

Although Potterne desperately sought a way back into the game, chances were few and far between and the threat of the normally prolific Hickton was repeatedly snubbed out by the commanding Darren Jones. Nevertheless with four minutes left, Bayes swung a deep free kick into the Coyote box that was nodded back by Giles and Hickton’s close range effort was acrobatically saved by Haines.

With time running out, Coyote cemented a deserved win with a fifth goal when Minnis stole in to intercept Bayes’ header back to his keeper and guide the ball the past a stranded Goddard. With seconds left, Jason Povey set up Minnis again but this time, Goddard saved well.

Winning captain Nathan Flower collected the WG Parr Trophy from the competitions sponsor Mr Ken Clarke of Chippenham based Westernsport Trophies. Flower to the surprise of most of those watching also picked up the player of the match award that many people thought should have gone to either Coyote’s Darren Jones, Daniel Shanley of three goal hero Scott Askew. Flower received his award from Ken Clarke.
 

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