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Five star Exchange in win
Monday 26th November 2007, 8:24AM GMT.
ROYAL EXCHANGE 5 – 3 BAR
A MUST WIN GAME. BAR THIRD IN TABLE ROYAL EXCHANGE TOP,NO ROOM FOR ERROR IF EXCHANGE ARE TO HOLD TOP SPOT.
BAR STARTED WELL, EXCHANGE SEEMED A BIT QUIET BUT 15 MINS INTO GAME AND EXCHANGE STARTED TO WAKE UP A BIT AND PILED THE PRESSURE ON BAR.
A FOUL COMMITED JUST INSIDE BAR’S HALF,SIMON BARRATT STEP UP TO TAKE THE FREE KICK WELL PLACE ON TO ROB JUDSONS CHEST WHO CONTROLLED WELL TO SLOT THE BALL PAST BAR KEEPER, 1-0 AND LOOKING GOOD.
SEAN TALBOT RAN A GOOD 40 YARDS BEATING SEVERAL PLAYERS ON HIS TRAVELS TO SCORE A WELL PLACE GOAL TO MAKE IT 2-0 TOP OF THE TABLE LOOKED SAFE NOT LONGER AFTER SEAN WAS AT IT AGAIN 3-0 AT HALF TIME WHISTLE.
SECOND HALF BAR MADE A FEW CHANGES AND CAUGHT US NAPPING TO PULL NOT ONE BUT TWO GOALS BACK WITHIN THE FIRST 10 MINS OF THE SECOND HALF NOT LOOKING SO GOOD NOW.
A NICE OVER THE TOP BALL TO ROB JUDSON WHO MADE NO MISTAKE PUTTING IT IN THE BACK OF BARS NET 4 – 2 WITH 20 MINS TO GO SEAN TALBOT GETS HIS HAT TRICK 3 IN 4 GAMES NOW 5 – 2.
BAR STILL CONTINUED TO PUSH AND FINALLY A WELL STRUCK SHOT TO THE RIGHT OF KEEPER BEN CASH MADE THE FINAL SCORE 5 – 3 TO ROYAL EXCHANGE.
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