County Cup Encounters

Brickhill vs Luton Borough


Boyed up by last week's victory, the Hawks hoped to repeat their winning performance and duplicate the fantastic cup run of last season. Luton turned out to be one of the biggest and tallest sides many of us had ever seen, and as a Div 1 side, we knew it would be a challenge to get a result out of this game.

Within moments of the kick off, Dom made a great save from a Luton power shot, and the score remained level until Luton scored after 10 minutes. Our defence remained strong and we held well in midfield through a continuous barrage of attacks. Unfortunately, Luton were stronger and two more goals went in, one off the post.


However, the Hawks kept their heads up, even after some of the worst supporter behaviour I have ever witnessed at junior level, and we ended the half with two very strong attacks which involved most of our players. Things were looking up for the second half and the Hawks came out after the break in determined mood.


Dom was put under pressure straight away and made a spectacular save which drew admiration from both sets of supporters. Cameron seemed to have the measure of his much taller opponent and made a fierce run down almost the entire length of the left wing. Both Sams were fearless in defence, Ewan and Greg held well in the centre and Niall created many chances. Suddenly, from good build up play, Josh found the back of the net; 3-1 and hotting up!

Luton went on the attack again and all our defenders had to work hard to prevent them from increasing their tally. Brickhill however had found their form and some exciting play ensued. An attack was launched from the midfield area and a chance fell for Elijah - just wide! Minutes later Ewan and Niall combined to score Brickhill's second goal. 3-2 and everything to play for!

Determined defending again from Brickhill but after a period of continued pressure, Luton managed to score to make it 4 -2. Dom remained alert and made a spectacular save, but shortly after, Luton scored again effectively putting the game out of reach for Brickhill.

However, the Hawks didn't let their heads go down - Greg had a shot just wide, Dom saved another blinder and Niall ran up to the last seconds.

A good and well disciplined display from all the players. And what a shameful lot of litter louts Luton turned out to be!!