As the memories of the Legue title celabrations passed and the expectation of the trip to Leipzig rose, FC made their way to Telford A match that would see the reds play Telford United in benefit match for United fan Jamie Turner who suffered serious head injuries in an attack last season.
The first half was quite a tight affair with Telford showing why they are two divisions above FC by not allowing them to get a foothold in the game. Chances were few and far between, notablly Perrow heading wide for Telford and Chadwick almost putting the visitors ahead with a header just before half time.
The second half saw Telford up a gear and within six minutes of the restart they had took the lead as a close range effort by Turner just manged to go despite George getting a hand to it. FC were hardly in the game in this half as Telford controlled the match in midfield and created chances to go 2-0 up. Telford eventually did make it 2-0 on 79 minutes when Steve Pope slotted home a penalty. Within 2 minutes FC's challenge was over as Turner got his 2nd of the game and Telford's 3rd, finishing a low cross with a diving header in the six yard box. FC did almost get a consolation goal at the death, a looping strike from 25 yards out by substitute Will Ahern was unlucky to hit the post. 3-0 it finished though in a match that was more about helping out a fellow football fan than the scoreline.
2 Chris Simms
3 Billy McCartney
4 Steve Spencer
5 Dave Chadwick(captain)
6 David Brown
7 Dave Swarbrick
8 Rory Patterson
9 Simon Band
10 Steve Torpey
11 Adie Orr
Subs Used
12 Rob Nugent
13 Barrie George
14 Will Ahern
Leon Mike
Darren Lyons
Attendance 1379
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