LIVE: Windsor FC v Newport Pagnell Town

Rob Stevens • Published 23 Jan 2012 12:00 0 Comments

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10:29pm

WINDSOR FC have progressed into the semi-finals of the Berks & Bucks Senior Trophy after an extra-time 2-1 victory over current holders Newport Pagnell Town at Stag Meadow.

Robert Lazarzcuk fired Windsor into a third minute lead with a stunning 30-yard strike but the remainder of the first-half was very much a drab affair.

Scott Mulkern restored parity shortly after the interval and Newport pressed for the remainder of the half without producing another real effort on goal.

The 90-minutes finished in an end to end fashion and extra time began in the same manner.

Windsor's superior fitness began to tel when Ryan O'toole fired past McAdoo for the ties final goal.

Both sides pressed for a final goal but it is Windsor who will meet Abingdon United in the semi-finals.

A tie that improved the longer it went on was marred by some appalling late challenges by the visitors that resulted in them finishing with 10-men.

FULL-TIME Windsor FC 2 -1 Newport Pagnell Town. Windsor are through to the semi-finals!

Newport have been reduced to 10-men after yet another dangerous lunge, this time on Ryan Parsons.

Less than a minute to go and Windsor have everyone behind the ball

Two minutes remain and Newport are pressing

Just 3 minutes between Windsor and a place in the semi-finals!

4 minutes left!

O'Toole drills narrowly wide on the volley

5 minutes left!

Newport waste a glorious chance to equalise as Dykes curls over when unmarked from inside the box.

5 minutes left!

Keith Scott is furious at the officials at a series of dangerous tackles fly in from the hosts who are lucky to still have 11 on the pitch.

9 minutes left!

Romeo curls over the bar from the edge of the box as the visitors look like they have nothing left to offer.

11 minutes left!

Anthony heads Tilbury's long ball narrowly wide as Windsor look the more likely to add to the scoreline.

10:08pm

Newport sub: Liam Smyth replaces Mass Lagioia.

Windsor thoroughly dominated the first period of extra time as their superior fitness begins to show. Second-period kicks off.

10:06pm HALF TIME IN EXTRA TIME

Windsor FC 2 (Lazrazcuk, O'Toole) - 1 Newport Pagnell Town (Mulkern)

10:01pm

14 minutes into extra-time Ryan O'Toole puts Windsor back in front with a perfectly placed effort into the bottom right hand corner of McAdoo's goal from the edge of the box.

Dykes should have equalised seconds later but fired over from 10-yards.

GGGGOOOAAAALLL!!!!

Windsor 2 -1 Newport

9:59pm

O'Toole fires a free-kick high and wide from a good position just outside the box.

9:56pm

McAdoo tips over Porter's cross from the right that was goal bound.

9:54pm

Second-half starts exactly how normal time finished, end to end with both sidesl looking capable of scoring.

9:51pm

Chennells header is agonisingly cleared off the line by a recovering defender as Windsor start the first period of extra-time the brighter.

9:49pm

McAdoo gets down quickly to keep out Tilbury's header from an Ellis throw right on the goal line

9:47pm first half of injury time begins.

A much improved second-half came to life early on when Scott Mulkern beat Rob Bullivant at the far post with a smart finish to level the scores.

Newport dominated after without producing a second while Chenells and Romeo both had chances to snatch the tie late on.

The game became end-to-end and somewhat scrappy as full-time approached as now the small attendance await injury-time.

9:42pm Windsor FC 1 (Lazarzcuk,) 1 Newport Pagnell Town (Mulkern)

Tonight's Berks & Bucks Senior Trophy Quarter-final goes into extra-time!

9:41pm FULL TIME Windsor FC 1-1 Newport Pagnell Town

9:36pm

Romeo's first touch is a powerful drive staright into the arms of McAdoo

9:35pm

Windsor sub. Yashwa Romeo replaces Rob Lazarzcuk.

9:33pm

Outstanding save from McAdoo to keep out Chennells drive from just inside the box after the striker was played through by Porter.

9:32pm

Extra-time looks likely here folks!

9:29pm

Lawless forces a diving save from Bullivant with a powerful effort from 20-yards.

9:37pm

Windsor sub. Ben Porter replaces Ben Harris.

9:24pm

Mid-way through the second-half and the visitors are looking more likely to snatch a winner as Dom Lawless snatches an effort wide.

Windsor look a shadow of their first-half performance.

9:23pm

Newport sub. Darren Dykes replaces Matt Broomes, the hosts best player in the first-half.

0:20pm

Newport's Richard Armstrong shots straight at Bullivant as the visitors continue to camp their hosts in their own half since restoring parity.

9:16pm

Great to hear BBC Commentator Barry Davies encouraging the home side from the stands, looking in great health too I might add.

9:14pm

Newport's equaliser appears to have rattled their hosts and forced them into playing a more direct long ball style.

9:09pm Windsor FC 1-1 Newport Pagnell (Scott Mulkern)

As Windsor miss the chance to clear their lines Mulkern is picked out un-marked at the back post to slot neatly past Bullivant.

GOOOOAALLLL

Windsor 1 - 1 Newport Pagnell (Mulkern)

9:04pm

Harris fires narrowly wide from 25-yards as Windsor start the second half by far the brighter.

O'Toole cuts in from the left and forces McAdoo in a smart save. Anthony puts the resulting corner narrowly wide on the volley.

9:03pm

Chennells hits O'Toole's lobbed pass first time but tamely into the arms of McAdoo.

8:54pm Second-half kick-off

Ryan Ashe replacing Jake Parsons at the start of the second-half

HALF-TIME

Robert Lazarczuk's spectacular 30-yard strike in just the third minute seperates the sides in what has been an un-inspiring quarter-final tie at half-time.

Windsor grew in confidence as the half went on with Matt Broomes looking Newport's biggest danger, heading against the bar midway through the period.

8:37pm HALF-TIME Windsor FC 1 (Lazarczuk,3mins) - 0 Newport Pagnell Town

8:32pm

Kyle Anthony heads Jake Parsons corner narrowly over after breaking free of his marker.

8:2pm

Harris heads Jake Parsons cross from the left wide from 10-yards as Windsor begin to look more comfortable in possession.

8: 24pm

Broomes, yet again shots well wide as Lazarczuk looks the best man on the pitch spraying the ball around David Beckam-esk.

8:20pm

Broomes shots on the turn but well wide of Bullivant's left hand post.

8:16pm

Very quite at Stag Meadow so far. My mind is already on the half-time biscuits.

8:14pm

Broomes header bounces off the top of the crossbar with Bullivant beaten. Correction. Captain Dean Buss was carried off and replaced.

Lazarczuk is booked for diving when it appeared he brought down 20-yards from goal.

8:12pm

Chennells volleys Ellis' long throw high and wide from the edge of the six-yard box.

8:09pm

Yet another referee who wants to be the star of the show this evening, stop-start-stop-start!

8:07pm

Mid-way through the opening period and Lazarzcuk's moment of brilliance aside, it has been a drab affair so far.

8:01pm

Newport sub.

The visitors forced into making an early sub with Dave Baker replacing Matt Broomes who is being carried off the pitch after an accidental collision with Bullivant.

7:58pm

Lazarczuk's un-savable early strike does not seem to have settled the hosts in an even opening half as Scott Mulkern drills a Newport free-kick into the wall and Dom Lawless fires across Bullivant's goal after the stopper failed to get a full punch on a cross from the right.

7:55pm

Windsor playing with Harris on the right, Lazarczuk the left and Anthony and Jake Parsons through the middle.

7:52pm Windsor FC 1 (Lazarczuk 3mins) Newport 0.

Windsor teenager Lazarczuk fires past McAdoo from all of 30-yards to put the hosts ahead. An unstoppable effort!!

GGOOOAAAALLLL!!!!

Windsor 1-0 Newport Lazarzcuk

7:47pm

Newport's Dom Marsala fires an early effort wide of Bullivant's right hand post from 25-yards.

7:46pm

Windsor will start the match attacking the Park End. Kick-off 7:47pm

7:43pm late team change

Windsor manager Keith Scott has handed a start to Ben Harris ahead of Joe Chandiram who drops to the bench as the sides come out, Windsor in all red and Newport sporting an entire sky blue strip.

Extra time and penalties will be played should the tie be level this evening.

7:30pm Danger men!

Windsor's star strikers Ryan O'Toole and Michael Chennells should have the ability to make an impact in tonight's game while teenager Rob Lazarczuk will look to make an impact as the third man in attack for the hosts.

7:37pm team news

Windsor FC's Andrew Fagan misses tonight's game through injury but is expected to be fit for Saturday's return to league action while new-signing Adam Dickens from Burnham is ineligible for this competition.

7:34pm

Both teams go through their pre-match routines across a Stag Meadow pitch that looks in immaculate condition under the artificial lights that, thankfully for the small crowd, have fired up without a problem this evening.

7:29pm team news

Two strong starting line-ups for tonight's quarter-final tie with Fergus Moore and Robert Lazarczuk the only changes from the side that started Saturday's 2-2 with Hanworth Villa.

Ben Harris and George Gould have been re-called from their loan spells at Bracknell Town to sit on the bench.

Yashwa Romeo and Ben Porter all make the bench despite struggling with minor injuries.

Newport, as expected, have brought a strong starting 11 to Stag Meadow that includes Dom Marsala who started the season with Southern Division One Central leaders Slough Town.

7:26pm team news

Newport Pagnell Town: Josh McAdoo, Mass Lagioia, Christian Small, Keith Williams, Dean Buss (c), Sean McBride, Dom Marsala, Richard Armstrong, Matt Broomes, Dom Lawless and Scott Mulkern.

Subs: Dave Baker, Liam Smyth and Darren Dykes

7:23pm team news

Windsor FC: Rob Bullivant, David Tilbury, Ryan Parsons (c), Fergus Moore, Chris Ellis, Kyle Anthony, Jake Parsons, Robert Lazarczuk, Michael Chennells, Ryan O'Toole and Joe Chandiram.

Subs: Yashwa Romeo, Ryan Ashe, George Gould, Ben Harris and Ben Porter

Windsor FC welcome Newport Pagnell Town back to Stag Meadow this evening with a place in the last four of the Berks & Bucks Senior Trophy up for grabs.

The original quarter-final tie was abandoned right on kick-off due to a frozen pitch on January 16, much to the frustration of the visitors who set off from their Milton Keynes home in late-afternoon.

But their will no concerns over the dropping temperatures tonight when an anticipated weakened Windsor side welcome Newport, winners of the Trophy for the past two seasons.

Fergus Moore, Ryan Ashe, Robert Lazarczuk and new-signing Adam Dickens are all expected to be promoted to the first 11 after starting Saturday's 2-2 draw with Hanworth Villa from the bench.

Back-up Goalkeeper Mark Banfry remains sidelined with a finger injury while Ben Porter continues to battle with a hamstring problem and is unlikely to feature.

Newport brought a considerably weakened side down to Berkshire last week but may prove stronger this time having been knocked out of the FA Vase on Saturday after a 3-2 defeat against Ashington AFC in front of a crowd of 664.

Abingdon Town await the winners of tonight's tie in the semi-finals while Binfield will travel to either Wantage Town or Holyport FC in the other tie.

This article appeared in Royal Borough Observer 23 Jan 12

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