(Lakoseljac Cup, Round-of-16, Lightwood Park, Friday, 19 April 2019)
Kingborough Lions United 1 (Douce 56)
Devonport City 2 (Bidwell 46, Fitzgerald 80)
HT: 0-0 Att: 80 Ref: B Kopra
Kingborough Lions United: Perkinson -
Smithies-Sharples, Cuthbertson, Schuth, Sammut -
Douce, Downes, Easton, Steele
- Hall, Cowen (Subs:
Kantzos, Muir, Stalker, Vivarelli, Zammit)
Devonport City: Pitchford - Parke,
Lazcano, Reynolds, Smith - Dance, Giampaoli, Hingston -
Fitzgerald, Stone, West
(Subs: Barnard, Bidwell.
Mulraney, Syson)
Photo: Devonport's Connor Parke and Kingborough's Danny Cowen in a tussle [PlessPix]
Kingborough
Lions United should at least have taken this cup tie to extra-time, but they
lost 2-1 after skipper Danny Cowen had an early penalty saved by Devonport keeper
Nathan Pitchford.
In
the 14th minute, Pitchford needlessly upended Cameran Steele and Mr Kopra had no hesitation in awarding Lions a spot-kick. Cowen fired straight at Pitchford, who stood
his ground and beat out the ball.
Neither
side was able to score for the remainder of the half and it was goalless at the
break.
Devonport
had looked anything like league-leaders and cup-holders, while Kingborough stuck
doggedly to their task but seldom looked dangerous.
Photo: Devonport keeper Nathan Pitchford beats out Danny Cowen's penalty [PlessPix]
Devonport
left regular starters Edward Bidwell, Kieran Mulraney and Daniel Syson on the bench,
as well as their dangerous goal-scoring substitute Miles Barnard.
Devonport
coach Rick Coghlan predictably rang the changes at the interval and brought on
Barnard and Bidwell for Kynan West and Jack Dance.
The
moves paid of immediately as within a minute of the restart Bidwell scored from
Max Fitzgerald’s cross to put the visitors in front.
Fitzgerald
was a live-wire on the flanks for Devonport, but he blotted his copy book when
he needlessly received a yellow card for dissent.
Kingborough
drew level in the 56th minute when Keenan Douce collected a long
diagonal pass on the right and volleyed a magnificent shot from an acute angle across
Pitchford and inside the far left-hand post.
Photo: Devonport's Max Fitzgerald (left) and Kingborough's Joel Schuth in a fight for possession [PlessPix]
Fitzgerald,
positioned wide on the left flank, showed what a nice left-foot he has when he
controlled a long diagonal ball from Connor Parke on the right and advanced on
goal. He easily raced past defender Noah
Smithies-Sharples before cutting inside and slotting the ball past American
import keeper Kenneth Perkinson, who was making his debut, to put Devonport 2-1
ahead with 10 minutes remaining.
Kingborough
gave it all they had in the closing
stages, including a substantial period of stoppage time, but they couldn’t
find a second equaliser against a Devonport outfit that had grown in confidence
throughout the second half.
How
the thought of that missed penalty must have smarted.
It
was a near thing for the cup-holders, but they live to contest the
quarterfinals.
Photo: Devonport's Connor Parke clears as Kingborough's Joel Sammut tries to intervene [PlessPix]
3 comments:
Are Muir and Vivarelli Cup Tied to the Laka Cup? or are they allowed to play in the U/20 against Ulverstone even if they didn't play any minutes.
Missed chances continue to cost Boro.
Goal scoring is their archilles heel. The sooner
someone realised that the sooner they may get some results.
Their no 6 and no 12 struggle and not up to it.
I belive muir came on which means he is cup tied to senior team but if vivarelli didn’t come on he is fine to play u20’s
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