| Dons too strong for the Magpies (11.12.07) |
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MILTON KEYNES DONS 4 (4) |
MAIDENHEAD UNITED 1 (0) |
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Fielding a team boasting a reputed 1,200
Football League appearances, Paul Ince's Milton Keynes Dons had an
unsurprisingly comfortable first defence of the Berks & Bucks Senior
Cup. With the luxury of being able to field seasoned professionals like Nathan Abbey, Matt Carbon, Leon Knight and Scott Taylor, the Dons swept Maidenhead away in the first half scoring four times without reply. Ashley Smith came closest to landing a retaliatory blow with an effort that hit the crossbar. The Dons opening goal came from Luke Howell with a low shot, Liam Kelly then took advantage of some hesitancy in the Maidenhead defence to double the lead. Taylor then put the game beyond Maidenhead with two goals in three minutes. United fought manfully to stay in the game but it was all they could do to keep the score to four at the break. In the second half Maidenhead salvaged some pride by having the better of the game and were rewarded in the dying minutes when Darti Brown scored the goal of the night with a delightful lob from outside the penalty area. |
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Dons: Abbey, Mitchell-Coop, Chicksen, Howell
(56 Williams (77 Koffi), Thorne, Carbon, Kelly, Hadfield, Knight,
Taylor, Smart (90+1 Powell M). Unused subs: Walker, Powell D . |