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FPL - vs. Doncaster Deaf College

Luck of Numbers sees National Champions edge out York

National champions Doncaster College for the Deaf edged out the University of York in a closely fought thriller which eventually finished a flattering 9-5 in favour of Doncaster. The end to end game was eventually decided by Doncaster's superior squad size and and an unusually poor performance by the match officials.

Work and other commitments saw York send only an 8-strong squad to face the National Champions at the Gemtec Arena in Hull. A further blow was landed just prior to kickoff when match officials controversially ruled Carl Lewis ineligible, due to the cast on his hand.

Taking this loss in stride York started the game brightly and their superior movement netted two early goals from depledge, the first from Tiago's smartly taken freekick and the second courtesy of good interplay between Depledge and Andy Wakeford. With Ben (Daisy) Cowley marshalling the defence, York created further good chances and were denied only by the woodwork and an array of fine saves from the Doncaster goalkeeper.

However, Doncaster gradually imposed themselves on the game and scored after a brilliant piece of team play. They added three more goals in the next few minutes courtesy of (respectively) a lot of luck, a bit of luck, and a defensive mixup. Half-time came and passed and within minutes York had pulled back to 4-4 courtesy of cool finishes by Depledge and Mark (The Pivot) McKay.

Doncaster quickly pulled ahead again depsite the best efforts of Seb Groth and James Sweetman, although parity was quickly restored as Depledge and McKay concocted a shoe-in for goal of the season. Kicking off after the Donnie goal, McKay and Depledge produced a series of dazziling one-two's to waltz through the Doncaster team before Depledge drilled home his fourth.

Unfortunately this was as good as it got for York. A lousy refeering decision saw a McKay goal ruled out (the referees did not see the ball cross the line) while at the other end, a bit of playacting saw Doncaster gain several free-kicks and a penalty (expertly saved by Sweetman).

Eventually the constant running (and rolling subs) of Doncaster saw them increase their lead while York were denied further goals (despite the best efforts of everyone).

By the time of the final whistle, Doncaster lead 9-5 although all concerned were quick to agree that the scoreline did not reflect the game. York's next and final game will be against FC Santos, a positive result from which could see them gain entry to the playoffs (top three teams from each division qualify).

Captain's Man of the Match: Daisy - for his bossing of the Doncaster players and generally outstanding performance.