Cambridge City v Maidenhead United

Maidenhead lost in Cambridge blizzard (22.03.08)

CAMBRIDGE CITY 3 (0)

MAIDENHEAD UNITED 0

The snow blizzard that enveloped Milton Road, home of Cambridge City, deprived the spectators that braved the elements of any real action in
the first half. Both teams battled hard against a biting north and driving snow which lasted for the whole of the first period, but could only manage one decent chance each. For Maidenhead an Ashley Smith corner from the right in the tenth minute found the unchallenged head of Mark Nisbet at the near post, the effort going just over the bar. For City a Josh Simpson header was well saved by Chris Tardif in the United.
After the break the skies cleared and with the wind and slope in their favour City took charge. Ashley Fuller threatened from the restart down the left wing, and having spurned one opportunity was not in the mood to turn down a second in the 49th minute. Having split the United offside trap, Fuller ran clear then deftly shot past Tardif inside his near post. Maidenhead tried hard to get back into the game but provided little in the way of creativity or inspiration beyond the occasional long shot from Jermaine Hinds.
Cambridge then scored a decisive second with a quarter of an hourremaining. A corner saw Jack Bradshaw clear off the line but as Maidenhead looked to clear, Dwane Lee needlessly handballed leaving the referee with no option but to point to the penalty spot. Michael Gash dispatched the kick and in the remaining time Cambridge regularly threatened to add to their total, but only managed to do so once with three minutes left when Simpson caught the United defence flat footed again to run through and score.

City: Timms, Bruce, Radcliffe, Chaffey, Theobald, Smith (83 Midgley), Haniver (83 E'Beyer), Simpson, Gash, Roberts (68 Roache), Fuller.
Unused sub: Mountford.
Goals: Fuller 49, Gash pen 76, Simpson 87.
Cautions: Chaffey 59, Haniver 82.
Magpies:Tardif, Bradshaw, Bernard (74 Kersey), Hinds, Nisbet, Sterling, Smith, Clarke, Williams, Wilson-Denis (64 Lee), Sealy (68 Newman). Unused subs: Daly, Hudson.
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