Charity Shield Final

Cheese Makers 1

Jones 49

v

The Wateringhole Society 2

Gakpo 45+1

van Hecke [c]

(two cancelled cleans)

At Emirates Stadium, Attendance: 60,271

Teams

Cheese Makers

Raya Martin; Diop, Lewis, Milemkovic, Robertson; Mac Allister, Soler, Murphy, Mbeumo; Jimenez, Joao Pedro            

Subs: Travers; Scarles; Jones; Gordon

The Wateringhole Society

Leno; Saliba, van Hecke, Gusto, Semedo; Kulusevski, Mitoma, Adingra, Hudson-Odoi; Rutter, Gakpo 

Subs: Kelleher; Cucurella; Barnes; Nkunku

Report

Cheese Makers were playing in their first final, the Wateringhole just their second but there were no early nerves from either side. Carlos Soler crashed an early shot off the bar for Matthew's team and Callum Hudson-Odoi flashed an effort over for the Society after 11 minutes. Cheese went close again on 25 minutes when Andy Robertson's flick header hit a post but it was Kiran's side that went in at the break one up - Cody Gakpo was the scorer, curling in from the edge of the area.

That could have knocked the Cheese off their stride but they were level four minutes after the restart when Curtis Jones sidefooted in a sharp cross from six yards. Gakpo thought he'd restored the lead on 68 minutes but was denied by an offside in the build-up. As the game headed into injury time Rico Lewis blazed over  and a Christopher Nkunku header was clawed away by the Cheese keeper.

The Cornwall side must have thought that had delivered them a second crack at the trophy but the Wateringhole delivered a Jon Paul van Hecke clean sheet and it's Kiran that will take the trophy back to his new Okus Stadium.

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How They Got There

Semi-finals

Stanley and Gracie United 0 v 4 Cheese Makers

The Wateringhole Society 3 v 0 YTFIB (after two 3-3 draws)

Quarter-finals

Aardvark Abacus 1 v 2 The Wateringhole Society 

Cheese Makers 2 v 1 Nil Satis Nisi Optimum

Garth Crooks’ Team of the Week 2 v 5 Stanley & Gracie United

YTFIB 5 v 0 Real Muppets (after 1-1 draw)