Re: [ Sat 28th Sep ] v Cambridge City, KO 3pm FA CUP 2QR HOM
Posted: Sat Sep 28, 2013 5:05 pm
Unbelievable, if you had told me we'd be in the next round at 5pm when we gave away that 2nd pen I would have thought you were mad, one of the, if not the greatest moment of our short history, its dramatic late winners against all the odds is one of the reasons why I love football so much, that was so special 
I feel we got a few important bits of luck in the match, Faz handballed before Alfie slotted away the first goal, the terrible 2nd penalty from them and the fact that City just weren't able to properly challenge our goal in the second half, of course largely due to some superb defending, exactly what we needed today. Though then again, of course both pens may have been dubious, I didn't think the first one was a pen, so City can't complain really. I feared for the worst when they went 2-1, it was clear they were better than the sort of team we're used to facing, we were struggling a bit to cope with how quick they were going forward, 2-1 down at the break wasn't too bad. And it was deja vu with that Kingy goal, massive match, an amazing strike, at the perfect time just when we needed it at 2-1 down and in front of a 800+ crowd just like against Oadby.
Just feels so good right now, to beat Southern Prem team in such good form is a simply amazing achievement and the team deserved it for putting in everything they had and digging deep, what a day for the club, even radio Northampton gave us some decent coverage, they still spent hours analysing a dull 0-0, but they just finished their programme congratulating us!
I feel we got a few important bits of luck in the match, Faz handballed before Alfie slotted away the first goal, the terrible 2nd penalty from them and the fact that City just weren't able to properly challenge our goal in the second half, of course largely due to some superb defending, exactly what we needed today. Though then again, of course both pens may have been dubious, I didn't think the first one was a pen, so City can't complain really. I feared for the worst when they went 2-1, it was clear they were better than the sort of team we're used to facing, we were struggling a bit to cope with how quick they were going forward, 2-1 down at the break wasn't too bad. And it was deja vu with that Kingy goal, massive match, an amazing strike, at the perfect time just when we needed it at 2-1 down and in front of a 800+ crowd just like against Oadby.
Just feels so good right now, to beat Southern Prem team in such good form is a simply amazing achievement and the team deserved it for putting in everything they had and digging deep, what a day for the club, even radio Northampton gave us some decent coverage, they still spent hours analysing a dull 0-0, but they just finished their programme congratulating us!