Continental Star 2 Rocester 2
Baker Joiner Midland Alliance
At: Dales Lane, Rushall
Kick-off: 7-45 pm
Admission: £5; Programme: £1 (24 pages)
Weather: mild, dry
Attendance: 25
Duration (45): first-half: 47:15; second-half: 48:10
After taking the lead through a Jack Langston, Rocester needed a late injury-time equaliser from Mensah Kinch to salvage a point with a 2-2 at Dales Lane. Langston converted a 16th-minute penalty then Continental Star bounced back to take the lead with first-half goals from Josh O’Garro and Ibrahim Benjamin. It looked as if Star would gain revenge for the 4-0 defeat at Rocester earlier in the season until Kinch scored the scrambled late equaliser.
Continental Star (yellow/blue/blue): 1. Karl Hunter, 2. Nathaniel Brown, 3. Allando Davis, 4. Matthew Hunt (capt), 5. Rhys Hoyte, 6. Anthony Green, 7. Franklin Hazel, 8. Josh O’Garro, 9. Dan Holgate, 10. Dayion Hamilton, 11. Ibrahim Benjamin. Subs: 12. Aaron Garvey (not used), 14. Shane Paul (for Holgate, 20), 15. Ryan Gough (not used), 16. Shaquille Whittingham (for Hazel, 68). Head Coach: Delton Francis.
Rocester (white/black/white): 19. Richard Froggatt, 2. Joe Rogers, 3. Carl Allen, 4. Dan McLeod, 5. Wayne Johnson (capt), 6. Jack Langston, 7. Ryan Grocott, 8. Adam Swain, 9. Chris Sterling, 10. Darren Bullock, 11. Edwin Asante-Ahenkorah. Subs: 12. Mensah Kinch (for Grocott, ht), 14. Darren Leonard (for Johnson, 68), 15. Karl McLeod (not used), 16. Dean Bromley (not used), 17. Ryan Pirrie (not used). Manager: Dave Langston.
Referee: R. Upton (Walsall).
Goals:
0-1 Jack Langston (17 pen)
1-1 Josh O’Garro (22)
2-1 Ibrahim Benjamin (45)
2-2 Mensah Kinch (90+3)
Cards:
Continental Star: Rhys Hoyte (YC, 16)
Rocester: Joe Rogers (YC, 76)
