Brackley Sports Reserves 1 – Corby Pegasus Reserves 2 (Gally, Derek Kirkpatrick) 01 October 2011 Lower Junior Cup 1^st Round (Match Report by Gally)

After a great 100% winning start in the league Pegasus began their County Cup campaign with an away tie against Brackley from the North Bucks League.

When the draw was made there was a collective groan as purely based on the distance we had to travel (50miles) this was about the worst tie we could have had.

We also had some players unavailable and whilst the squad was still strong we had to play one or two lads in unfamiliar positions.

On what was the hottest October day anybody could remember on a hard bumpy pitch we felt like it was going to be a tough match. The game began and the home side started brightly with their midfield three winning headers and making things difficult for Pegasus. However we soon got to grips with their formation and took the lead when a defensive error caused by the pitch let the evergreen striker Gally in to score his first ever goal for Pegasus with a magnificent strike. We then remained on top for most of the half with one or two half chances and Johnny Mc was denied a blatant penalty when the ref decided incorrectly that the foul occurred outside the box. However Brackley equalised before half time with a decent effort in the bottom corner.

We felt at half time that we were the better side and that they were there for the taking, and after soaking up some pressure at the start we went on to dominate the game with lots of pressure and corners. It was from a corner that the second goal came, a rasping 20 yarder from Derek Kirkpatrick (out of retirement once again!!) which left the keeper no chance. The last twenty minutes or so were very comfortable with substitute Suni unlucky not to make it 3-1 with a great header which struck the post.

So hopefully we will get a home tie in the next round. Man of the Match was Derek K for a superb all round performance. Special mention also to Danny Strat, Sincy and Chwas all playing out of position and Liam for running the line.