NFA Cup semi-final clash for Cogenhoe Veterans.
NFA Cup semi-final
Cogenhoe United v Mereway Sapphires
Sunday 26th Feb 2023.
Compton Park
Kick-off 10.30.
Sunday morning we have the first of THE two cup semi-finals that Cogenhoe Veterans have qualified for, the other being the MK Veterans Cup with a date still to be arranged.
With Cogenhoe and Mereway both top of their respective tables in the league and neither side having lost a league game this season, this match promises to be a competitive contest.
The Sapphires made it to this semi-final having only played 2 games, defeating Rothwell Corinthians at home 4-2 and Rothwell Corinthians Reserves away 5-1, the other 2 round of games saw them have a bye in the second round and a home-walkover versus Mawsley in the 3rd round.
The Cooks veterans qualified for this game having won away to North Star 2-1, a 2nd round bye, a 9-0 win over Northampton Sovereigns and a penalty shootout win versus Denton after a 0-0 draw at Compton Park, with the Cooks winning 4-2.
In the 12 league games played by Mereway this season, 3 of them have gone down as walkovers, with 11 wins and one draw, with a goal difference of plus 38 having scored 52 with 14 against.
Squads
Cogenhoe United
Sam Duggan
Lee Haines (c)
MarkDent
Lewis Hill
Ollie Reynolds
Ricky Smith
Gary Duggan
Doni Red
Dan Duggan
Paul Carroll
Steve Carroll
Dab Hanger
Rob Curry
Craig Smith
Cormac Hamill
Phil O’Brien
Mereway Sapphires
Squad will be from:
Daniel Tapp
Darren Stirling
Gareth Crisp
Brett Foster
John Slater
Jim Freeman
Nat Liburd
Andy Wooldridge
Gary Hooker
Sam Cooper
Craig Cooper
Justin Wiles
Peter Smith
Chris Kirby
Dirk Campling
Richard Slater
Ade Muir
Graham Hughes
Andrew Hopkinson
