Earley Gunners completed the league and cup double when they won the Jack Taylor trophy with a tight 1-0 win over Warwick Arms.
A fully committed Warwick Arms side battled well in the first half and with few chances being created at each end, the half time score was 0-0.
Gunners improved slightly in the second half and made the breakthrough when Ian Thornhill finished off a good move involving several players.
Warwick tried to equalise but were reduced to long range efforts although there was a late scare when they had a penalty appeal turned down.
A Warwick player made a break down the left wing and then took a tumble in the box, it clearly wasn't a penalty in Gunners view as the opposing player looked to take a dive but the referee initially awarded a penalty. However, the linesman had flagged earlier to say the ball had gone out of play on the wing and a throw on was awarded to Gunners.
Gunners held out the last few minutes to clinch the win and the cup!
Match Facts
MOM : D Owen
Goals : I Thornhill (1)
Team : (GK) J Willis, (RB) F McNaughton, (CB) Pa Ali, (CB) S Kearns, (LB) T Poacher, (RM) N Burrows, (CM) D Owen, (CM) P Clark, (LM) L Holdway, (F) K Rapley, (F) I Thornhill, (Subs) J Weller, R Keyse (dnp), P Byrne (dnp)
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