The first half was a tale of missed opportunities – Steve was past the keeper in less than a minute but just missed. On 7 minutes, Steven and Greg executed a great short corner interplay sequence – Greg was unlucky to thump the bar. On 11 minutes, Steven crossed and Nick just missed the tap in. On 15 minutes Guy had a long shot saved. Are you getting the picture?

On 17 minutes, Greg combined with Kingsley who fed Steven – again the shot missed. 4 minutes later Nick had a shot saved and George thumped the rebound against the bar. Then Guy fed Steven who crossed to Nick who cracked the ball over the bar – what a sickener!! Guy, Josh and Steven all had shots saved and it seemedlike we were going to be able to re-group at half time.

Then the unbelievable happened – W&C stormed down the pitch for pretty much the first time in the match and slotted the ball past Grant – 1-0 – were the Colts going to regret their profligacy in the first half? The referee’s whistle blew for half-time.

Never one for panic, DGH told the team to keep cool heads and storm back in the second half and score some goals.

Paradoxically, it was W&C who came out guns blazing – the defence of Alex, Jack, Scott and Kingsley were soon in action. The rest of the half is a bit of a blur – not least because your correspondent lost the Post-It with his notes on it. Here are the highlights:

On about 10 minutes, Greg thumped a corner across the goal – the ball got was pushed back to him and he crossed it again – this time a charging Alex walloped it with his head and the net billowd – 1-1 and the Colts were back in it.

5 minutes later and Steven got the ball on the left – he rocketed down the flank and let a belter off from just outside the area – the ball crashed into the top of the net and the Colts were in the lead – what a screamer Steven.

W&G were finished yet – their next attack ended with a hand ball from Jack and a penalty. The crowd seemed to sense that this was a pivotal moment and the noise level rose precipitously. The ref blew and the ball was struck – hey diddle diddle straight down the middle – Grant was on it – What a Save!!.

Grant belted if forward and Steven was on it – he had his heels clipped at the edge of the area. We all felt there was a chance from the free kick – we were right – the ball soared and bent and billowed the net past a despairing goalie.

Dan was like a dynamo right through the second half – constantly worrying defenders. Ben was his usual muscular self and it was these two who combined to make if 4-1, thumped into the net by Ben.

The final whistle blew on one of the great cup victories – the second round awaits the Super Colts.