The
20 th game of Group A was an incredible game.
It was all about Plate qualification. IFC Prague's
win last time out had ensured their safe passage.
They were currently 5th and could finish no
higher thanks to AC Motxto's victory above.
Mitre FC Vets simply had to win to avoid their
exit from the competition. A draw would see
them level with Southgate Tourists on points
but out on goal difference. Only a win would
be good enough.
It
didn't look good early doors for Mitre FC Vets
as IFC Prague took the lead through Adam Johnson.
When Johnson went on to complete his hat-trick
the result looked a mere formality at 3-0. A
Jose Roberto Corrodus goal gave them hope and
was the catalyst for a sensational comeback.
With
1 point from 5 games and 3-0 down who could
have foreseen what followed in the dying embers
of Group A. Enter Steve Ashman into the fold
as he brough them closer at 3-2. He scored an
unlikely equalizer for 3-3 and then bagged a
hat-trick goal to put them ahead at 4-3. Mitre
FC Vets were in dreamland as Jonathan MacDonald
put the icing on a 5-3 cake.
It
was a sensational recovery and they left it
late. Very late. At 3-0 down, if they were a
patient flat-lining on life support many a doctor
would have given up on resuscitation. The fat
lady was clearing her throat before heading
to the mic stand but it wasn't over. It was
a remarkable story but Mitre FC Vets lived to
fight another day. They were through in 6th,
Southgate Tourists were out in 7th .
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