At
the end of Round 2, Fylde Old Boys FC and Elysian
FC were in second position and fourth positions
respectively. With the two results above, they
now sat in third and fourth positions. The winners
of this tie could look forward to second place
(in the case of Fylde Old Boys FC) or a share
of second position (in the case of Elysian FC).
If this game were to finish in a draw then the
teams would remain in their current third and
fourth placed positions.
This
was a feisty and hotly contested fixture with
more yellow cards than goals such was the desire
to win from both teams. There was certainly no
case of playing for a draw which to be fair would
not have really helped either team in the overall
context of Group C (although clearly better than
a defeat).
In
the end the game would be decided by the one goal.
The goal was scored by Zed Patel of Elysian FC.
What an important goal for his team it proved
to be. It took them up to joint second position
(third on goal difference). Fylde Old Boys FC
slipped to fourth place but were only 2 points
away from second position. With 2 games left each
there was still a lot to play for.
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