Athletico get a chance to keep the Trophy in Kingham.
The Cheese Makers 1 v 4 Athletico Phoenix
The Dead Parrots 4 v 0 YTFIB
The holders will get the chance to defend their trophy in next month's final. It took Robin van Persie just 32 seconds to score via a deflection and get the Phoenix off and running but the Cheese Makers battled back into the game and levelled on 28 minutes when Marouane Fellaini threaded a shot into the corner from 20 yards. The game then failed to ignite and it was clean sheets from Patrice Evra, Pablo Zabaleta and a first from Matthew Lowton that saw Brian through.
The other tie was one-sided with YTFIB suffering from travel sickness on the long haul Down Under. All four goals came in the first half. Wayne Routledge bundled in the opener on 11 minutes, Rickie Lambert got his sixth of the season on 32, Routledge added a second seven minutes later before Robert Snodgrass's free-kick on the stroke of half-time somehow eluded Boaz Myhill to complete the scoring. It was all a bit pipe and slippers for Dean after that.
The teams meet in the final on 22 December. I think I might have booked St James' Park for the game.
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