Supporters Direct Cup
Saturday saw FC United win the supporters direct cup for the first time in their history. A crowd of 2,136 turned up at Gigg Lane to take in an engrossing competetive match in glorious sunshine.
The first half saw Wimbledon with much better of the play and creating numerous chances. Theyre pressure was made to count when a corner was struck straight down the middle from close range by Paul Barnes to make it 1-0 to the Dons. FC couldve been 3-0 down atleast though by halftime, but it remained at 1-0.
The second half saw FC come out like a tottally different side, winning the midfield battle with a gritty performance by Carden. This opened the game up for the likes of Howard and Torpey to pull a few strings. It was Torpey who managed to create FC's first goal a superbly weighted cross into the box left captain for the day Dave Brown the chance to head home from six yards out. 1-1 and FC looked like the only team in it at this stage. Soon after a confrontation between Carden and a Wimbledon player resulted in them both being sent off. FC continued to press though, and a late mistake in the Don's defence let Torpey in on goal where he stroked a shot into the top corner from just inside the area. The MRE went estatic as Torpey wheeled away in celebration towards them. A fantastic 2nd half performance against one of the top teams in non league football, the end of the game saw both sets of fans show their respect for each other through various chants, a great game played in superb spirit and another trophy in the cabinet for FC.
2 Matty Taylor
3 A Mortimer
4 Steve Spencer
5 Dave Brown(captain)
6 Rob Nugent
7 Josh Howard
8 Simon Carden
9 Stuart Ruud
10 Steve Torpey
11 Rory Patterson
Subs Used
12 Rhodri Giggs
13 S Smith
14 Simon Carden
15 Liam Coyne
16 Adie Orr
17 B Mortimer
18 Dave Brown
Attendance 2136
Scorers
Brown, Torpey