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Den Lloyd Memorial Charity Match; 27/12/05 |

The second annual Den Lloyd
Charity Match kicked off at 10.30 on Tuesday morning. The teams of Over 30's and
Under 30's lined up against each other in this worthwhile cause with all
proceeds going to Wrexham based charity Nightingale House Hospice. The game got
underway on a pitch covered with frost with the Over 30's dominating the opening
10 minutes. The 'veterans' had goal machine Paul Roberts to thank for their
opening goal after he skilfully lobbed a defender before swivelling to fire home
from 10 yards out on four minutes. They went further in front after defender
Tony Humphrey's 30 yard run was finished with an inch perfect pass to the
attacking Mike Wilson who made no mistake on 9 minutes. The
youngsters
soon found their pace and started to put pressure on their opponents goal. This
was rewarded on 22 minutes with the bulky Mike Nash scoring from 20 yards out
with a fierce drive which Parrish couldn't get to. The over 30's responded in
the right manner with Paul Roberts again punishing some slack defending to score
his second and restore his side's two goal lead. The youngsters got a goal back
after their striker Wayne Pugh was brought down inside the area in an appalling
tackle from keeper Parish. Up stepped Nash to rifle home past the keeper to hit
his second and bring the score to 3-2 to the Over 30's. Ian 'arnie' Evans was
not to be denied up front for the veterans after he had wasted a number of clear
cut chances from his frustrated team mates. He scored with his back to goal with
a defenders clearance hitting him on the back of the head and flying in past
keeper Evans to give the veterans a 4-2 lead. With only minutes remaining Mike
Nash scored after he turned his marker inside out to fire past Parish from the
edge of the area. This set up a tense finish with the Over 30's clinching
victory for them to claim the trophy for the second successive season. Chirk AAA
F.C. would like to thank all involved on the day and look forward to this event
getting bigger and better next year.