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A topsy-turvy game that started with Port Sunlight Vets totally dominating proceedings, knocking the ball around well on a glue-pot of a pitch. They took the lead after some slack marking at the back post. The fifths got back in the game when a speculative shot from Martin Moore slipped through the keepers fingers to make it 1:1.

Port Sunlight Vets continued to press and Waitey returned the favour by letting a shot squirm through his hands making it 2:1 to Port Sunlight Vets. Then came arguably the turning point of the game, a clumsy challenge from Barnesy resulted in the award of a penalty. Waitey made amends for his earlier error with a smart save down to his right hand side making it 2:1 to Port Sunlight Vets at the interval

At half time, Clive and Wilbur replaced Barnesy and Chris. A greater sense of urgency and more fluency pervaded the fifths play! Dave Maynard wasted a glorious chance when he should have rounded the keeper when 1 on 1. Phil Sturgess broke through on the left and with the defenders backing off and backing off he took it on and rifled a shot into the top right hand corner making it 2:2. Then with in the space of 5 minutes, the fifths went 4:2 up with 2 tap-ins from Martin Moore, the first after good work from Dave Maynard chasing down a weak back pass.

This seemed to shake Port Sunlight Vets out of their lethargy and they proceeded to take the game back to the fifths. A clever chip played into no-mans land allowed them to make it 4:3 and then a huge goal mouth scramble resulted in a scrappy equaliser.

The fifths galvanised themselves again and after a long punt from Waitey, good work from Dave Maynard who put in a great cross to unmarked Martin Moore to score his 4th, 5:4 to the fifths.

Port Sunlight Vets made 1 final effort and with the last kick of the game, the shot was goalbound from 6 yards out, Waitey somehow stuck out a hand and tipped it over the bar. Vintage!!

MOM: Difficult to choose but probably Martin Moore (for his 4 goals) but a good effort in midfield from Alan and Lee.