Handsworth Parramore 4-2 Knaresborough Town
Parramore Come From Behind To Advance Into The Next Round Of The Cup
Knaresborough shocked the home side by going into a two goal lead through Black and Clayton. However Parramore equalised thanks to goals from Ashmore and Grantham just before halftime. Parramore showed the Division One Leaders the ways of the division above by going on to win the cup tie thanks to goals from Radford and Turner.
There was an early scare for the home side in the opening five minutes. Keeper Jamie Leverton rushed off his line to clear a Town attack. Nick Black beat Leverton to the ball and looked to chip the keeper who was in no mans land. Lee Cooksey raced to the goal line to sweep up the attempt.
Minutes later, Cooksey was down the other end of the field trying to open the scoring for the Amber Parras. James Ashmore’s corner ended up back at his feet on the left-hand side. Ashmore crossed into the middle for Lee Cooksey who headed wide of the post.
Again Cooksey was in the thick of things in this fixture however this time he was the one assisting the attack. He spotted the run of Corey Grantham who had accelerated away from his marker. Grantham carried the ball towards the right corner of the box before firing his shot across the face of goal and wide.
The home side were in on goal once again. Josh Hemmingway found himself in acres of space in the middle. He tried his luck from thirty yards but saw his effort parried wide by Rushworth.
Despite Parramore looking the most likely to net the opener, Knaresborough took the lead thanks to Nick Black. Ben Clayton knocked the ball through to Black. The Knaresborough number nine cleverly cut inside the body of Will Eades before tucking his shot past Leverton and into the bottom corner.
There was chances at either end of the pitch just before the half hour mark. Firstly ex-Worksop and Hallam player Jed Phillips headed the ball down to Corey Grantham from Ashmore’s corner. The pacey striker saw his instant shot bravely blocked by Sam Cook. Knaresborough countered down the right channel with Ben Cohen. Cohen ran into the centre before playing it out wide to Dan Clayton who crossed towards the back stick. Leverton saw the ball slip through his grasp and the ball popped out through his legs but, luckily for the keeper, Ozzy Radford cleared it away before a Knaresborough player arrived.
Knaresborough doubled their lead on 35 minutes. Dan Clayton made an excellent darting run through on goal after latching onto Nick Black’s clever through ball. He skipped a couple of tackles before he neatly dinked the ball over the outrushing Leverton and into the net.
Unfortunately for the NCEL Division One leaders, Parramore netted two goals in two minutes to level the Fourth Round tie. James Ashmore skipped past his marker before firing past Rushworth from 20 yards out to make it 2-1. Ashmore then turned from scorer to provider as he put in a dangerous cross into the middle where Corey Grantham beat the keeper to glance his header into the back of the net.
Knaresborough Town saw a glorious chance to retake the lead saved on the stroke of halftime. Ben Cohen broke down the wing until his passage was being blocked by Stuart Ludlam. Ludlam jockeyed the run of Cohen. The winger tried to curl the ball into the bottom corner but James Leverton got down to palm away the shot. Brown picked up the loose ball and passed it to the edge of the box to Craig McCall who smashed his shot wide.
The halftime whistle went and both sides went in level with all still to play for in the second period.
The second half had less chances than the first however, both teams showed their class with great possessive play and good defending.
Five minutes after the restart, Jack Rushworth produced an incredible save to keep out Lee Cooksey. Jordan Turner won a freekick wide left of the box. Ashmore took it quickly to Grantham who held the ball up before returning the favour by passing back to James. Ashmore drilled in a ball to Lee Cooksey whose low driven shot was superbly saved by the strong hand of Rushworth.
Handsworth went in front thanks to a goal from their skipper. A scramble in the box, following a corner, was put to an end as Ozzy Radford stabbed the ball into the back of the net.
Jordan Turner was then denied a spot on the scoresheet moments after the goal. Turner rode the challenge of Callum Rodgers before seeing his thunderous strike ricochet off the upright and out for a throw in.
Jack Rushworth produced another fine save to keep Knaresborough in the game. Lee Cooksey redirected Ashmore’s corner towards the top corner. Rushworth stretched and made a remarkable acrobatic save to keep out the looping header.
Handsworth put the tie to bed six minutes from time. Jordan Turner chested down Steve Istead’s pump upfield and advanced towards goal. JT used his strength to hold off Rodgers before slotting his shot across the keeper and into the bottom corner. This was Turner’s ninth goal since joining from Worksop Town.
Knaresborough had a chance at the end of the game to try and fire up a comeback of their own. Jack Carr kept hold of the ball well before switching it out wide to Harry Brown who cut in and shot tamely at the keeper.
The game filtered out and the referee brought proceedings to an end to confirm Jas Colliver’s men a place in the fifth round of the League Cup. Parramore next face a trip up to Albion Sports this Saturday 7th April. Where as tonight’s visitors take on Eccleshill United in a 1st vs 2nd affair on Saturday. Knaresborough showed tonight that they will be able to compete in the NCEL Prem next season as it looks very likely that they will win the league in the next couple of games. They’re a team that defend in numbers but counter-attack very quickly which will catch many teams out.
It was also great to see fellow blogger the66pow at the game. Click here to read his account of the fixture
STAR MAN: James Ashmore
Ashmore was electric on the night. His movement allowed him to always be free to receive a pass. His distribution of the ball was accurate and he created many good chances. A goal and an assist helped his team level the game after falling two goals behind.
Attendance: 89
Goals: Ashmore (40’), Grantham (42’), Radford (53’), Turner (84’); Black (22’), D. Clayton (35’)
HPFC: James Leverton; Stuart Ludlam (Ollie Yates), Lee Cooksey, Ozzy Radford, Will Eades; Josh Hemmingway (Tyler Bradley), Steve Istead, James Ashmore, Jed Phillips; Corey Grantham (Alex Rippon)
KTFC: Jack Rushworth; Jack Powis, Sam Cook, Callum Rodger, Paul Atkinson; Ben Cohen (Joel Freestone), Ben Clayton, Harry Brown, Craig McCall, Dan Clayton (Jack Carr); Nick Black (Colin Heath)
Unused Sub: Conor Donoghue
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