Bridge Timber F.C. 6 Teva F.C. 4 after extra time After a 5 week layoff Bridge started the new year with an explosive game against a good Teva team, Teva took the lead after 11 minutes when Ray Mcdonald placed the ball down, 20 yards out after a foul, and with Bridge trying to organise the wall, curled the ball into ther far corner for 1-0. Teva continued to be the better team for the first 20 mins before Bridge decided to get there act together and equalised when Connor Taylors quick pass sent Kev Ward through on goal,, his deadly strike finding the corner for 1-1. Bridge keeper Andy Stringer then produced an outstanding save on 26 minutes to keep it 1-1 and on 28 minutes, Bridge winger Ste Hicksons pinpoint pass again sent Kev Ward one on one and he again showed his clinical finishing to make it 2-1.Mike Chesters brought a save from his 25 yard free kick and with Bridge getting into the game, Connor Taylor fired in an excellent 25 yarder to give the keeper no chance for 3-1 just before half time. 2 minutes ito the 2nd half Teva clawed one back straight form a corner, Gareth Lupton poking home after a scramble and then Robbie Hoddnet hit a sweet 25 yarder to stun Bridge for 3-3. Teva then gained the upper hand when Hoddnett scored form just inside the box to make it 4-3 and with time running out, Kev Ward swung the ball into the danger area and Ste Hicksons diving header levelled it up and with seconds left, Thomas Whalley danced through the Teva back line but his left foot shot which was bound for the top corner, was amazingly tipped round the post to make it 4-4 and into extra time. After cancelling each other out for the majority of extra time, Bridge took the lead midway through the 2nd half when Connor Taylors defence splitting pass put To Whalley clear, he found the corner to give Bridge the lead, 2 minutes after Karl Jenkins defied gravity and outjumped everybody to powerfully head home from just inside the box for 6-4 and in the dying minutes, Bridge keeper Andy Stringer saved well after a dubious penalty was awarded to take Timber through. Timbers man of the match was Connor Taylor.
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