PENALTY SAVE BRINGS JOY AS HEPWORTH'S CUP RUNNETH OVER

Whilst basking in the reflective glory of England's win last night, English rugby, the Test match in India, Andy Murray and the prospect of more excitement from the Welsh tonight, I have been indulging in two wonderful football moments. The first was at our local football ground where our new clubhouse is still being built and had it been completed we might have done a roaring trade on sausage sandwiches and cups of tea. Note that I have skirted round the FA Trophy which was also played this weekend.

Hepworth Junior FC held an Under 8 tournament on the "far pitch" of Far Lane, which does not drain well. In fact by the time we got to the end of the morning, after an hour and half of little feet tip toeing on the pitch and some parents big clods also, the pitch had turned into a marsh. We wonder how well the pitches will hold up once everybody wants to play in front of the new "pavilion", several times on a Saturday and Sunday??

This afternoon's entertainment was the club's "Open Age" first team who played a Rosehill Association "League Cup" match, sponsored by Pete's Patisserie against Brinsworth Whitehill. They ply their trade in the division above Hepworth. It was an interesting test for our team, new to the Sheffield and Hallamshire League and cutting its teeth in Division Two North. There was good news for the Hepworth team who outplayed the opposition in the first half and had about 8 chances to score but turned round 0-1 down!

In the second half it was only a matter of time before the equaliser and it came but the game gradually slowed and tired into extra time and by the end of that it was till 1-1.

Penalties it was and Hepworth held their nerve in the shoot out and relied on their goalkeeper to make a great save to win the day! here it is captured splendidly and you can just catch the ball sliding away past the left hand post. A special mention must go to the referee who is not named on the fixture list but who had a really good game.