FA Youth Cup - 1st Round

[eufckev]

Gravesend play away to Dunstable in the first round tonight, and they are 'aiming to sink the Fleet'

 

http://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/TheFAYouthCup/NewsAndFeatures/Postings/2006/11/Dunstable.htm

[Stu M]

"It will be a tough game and they are favourites," he said. "Fleet are full-time and train five days a week."

 

 

What, even the youth team?!

[Harry J Allstars]

'We're going to piss this tinpot tie' etc etc...

[KShep]

Yeap, the PASE team train five days a week! They also go to college during the week, and the gym. Same hours as the first team.

[Alan W (GNFC)]

BBC Vidiprinter result given as Dunstable 0 Gravesend 2 - Great result lads - lets hope they get a decent tie in the next round (if not, a small team we can beat before playing a Premiership youth team in round 3).

[Hirsty]

Hmmm, our recent record is not so good against "small" teams ?!?!

 

...but good luck to the lads whoever they face....a home tie would be good.....

 

Cheers,

[Alan W (GNFC)]

Gills at home would be nice (if Gills beat Satanage that is!!).

[eufckev]

Quote:

Alan W (GNFC) said:
BBC Vidiprinter result given as Dunstable 0 Gravesend 2 - Great result lads - lets hope they get a decent tie in the next round (if not, a small team we can beat before playing a Premiership youth team in round 3).

Not many small teams left!

[Harry J Allstars]

Don't be silly Hirsty we don't get home ties.

 

Given the youths record in the cup perhaps we could play them in senior competition next term?

 

Thats 27 goals in only five games. Some sort of record?

[Alan W (GNFC)]

Anyone know when they do the draw? I guess it will be after all the 1st round ties have been played (11 Nov?)

[Fleet4Ever]

Does anyone know when the draw for the next round is?

[eufckev]

Anyone know who scored the goals?

[eufckev]

Quote:

Harry J Allstars said:
Don't be silly Hirsty we don't get home ties.

I hope we do, then I would go and see it, we seem to be doing well in the Youth Cup, especially with the number of goals we have scored!

[FleetFanatic]

Quote:

Fleet4Ever said:
Does anyone know when the draw for the next round is?

Redbridge FC or Wycombe Wanderers v Gravesend and Northfleet

'so I'm informed'

[Alan W (GNFC)]

Surprise,surprise - the BBC vidiprinter had the wrong score!

 

Fleet sail through

Friday, 03 November 2006.

 

 

FA Youth Cup sponsored by E.ON

Season 2006-07

First Round

Thursday 2 November 2006

 

 

Gravesend & Northfleet continued their impressive FA Youth Cup run with a thrilling 2-1 win at Dunstable Town in the First Round Proper on Thursday night.

 

The visitors were quickly into their stride and had the better of the opening exchanges, with John Akindi coming close to breaking the deadlock after just 15 minutes.

 

With neither side prepared to give an inch, the game became an end-to-end battle with both teams having chances to score, but it was the visitors who struck first through Kwesi Appiah.

 

The forward broke clear of the defence and rounded Dunstable's goalkeeper Nicholas Gardener before slotting the ball home with a cool finish ten minutes before the break.

 

That goal stung Dunstable into action and they laid siege to the visitors' goal, but Gravesend hung on until the interval and were unlucky not to double their lead on 51 minutes when Akindi was denied by a superb save from the impressive Gardener in the Dunstable goal.

 

The home side were soon level through Ashton Campbell after they awarded a penalty for handball. The striker stepped up confidently to fire the ball home to make it 1-1 on the hour.

 

The game continued to flow from end-to-end with Gardener pulling off another tremendous save just a minute later. The keeper impressed throughout the game, but could do nothing about Gravesend's winner and will consider himself unfortunate to have played so well and end up on the losing side.

 

The winning goal came after 77 minutes when Gravesend's combative midfielder Tommy Whitnell burst clear of the defence and hit an unstoppable shot past Gardener to seal Gravesend's place in the next round.

[Alan W (GNFC)]

THe FA Site confirms the 2nd round draw as being Redbridge or Wycombe away - a chance for revenge against Wycombe possibly as they knocked us out in last seasons 1st round with an injury time goal. As long as the lads get their home tie in the next rond against a Premiership team!

[Alan W (GNFC)]

Also congrats to the 4 lads selected for the FA County Youth Cup Game at Stonebridge Road today (ko 2pm) - Lee Maskel, John Akinde, Danny Bowles and Chris Shakalli. Game is against Northamptonshire