{"id":293248,"date":"2023-11-06T00:30:05","date_gmt":"2023-11-06T00:30:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/?p=293248"},"modified":"2023-11-06T00:30:05","modified_gmt":"2023-11-06T00:30:05","slug":"charlton-1-1-cray-valley-paper-mills-lucas-ness-scores-own-goal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/soccer\/charlton-1-1-cray-valley-paper-mills-lucas-ness-scores-own-goal\/","title":{"rendered":"Charlton 1-1 Cray Valley Paper Mills: Lucas Ness scores own goal"},"content":{"rendered":"
Cray Valley Paper Mills will always remember the 5th of November. The eighth-tier side were facing their local rivals five divisions and 117 places above them \u2013 and after heroically holding their own at The Valley they\u2019ll take them fifteen minutes down the road for a replay.<\/p>\n
Against a Charlton side who changed their entire first XI, this had all the makings of an almighty FA Cup upset and on Bonfire Night the Isthmian League side threatened to deliver an explosive end. At times, they were the ones who looked like the League One team \u2013 and their rapturous group of 2,000 fans drowned out the home end for long periods.<\/p>\n
Immense credit must go to Steve McKimm\u2019s team. They showed no intent to sit back here even after Scott Fraser\u2019s early opener. Instead, they were positive and direct and deserved their second half goal \u2013 which Lucas Ness put into his own net. The visitors won\u2019t care one bit. They celebrated it like a Champions League final winner and rightly so.<\/p>\n
Towards the end, it was the minnows were pushing for a goal that would have been one of the most seismic in FA Cup history – and they\u2019ll spend their short journey home wondering what could have been.<\/p>\n
McKimm said the \u2018spirit\u2019 he has brought to the team was key to their incredible achievement as he looks forward to another tasty clash at their Badgers Sports Ground.<\/p>\n
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Eighth-tier Cray Valley Paper Mills showed excellent spirit as they drew with Charlton<\/p>\n
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Hassan Ibrahim of Cray Valley Paper Mills celebrates at the full time whistle<\/p>\n
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Steve McKimm was extremely proud of his team after they showed excellent spirit<\/p>\n
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\u2018Extremely proud,\u2019 he said. \u2018Throughout my career I\u2019ve had a lot of spirit about me and I try to instil that in my players. We knew we couldn\u2019t be expansive, but my players didn\u2019t freeze after going 1-0 down. We weren\u2019t a smash and grab side. We played good football. We played a team full of professionals and my boys were superb. I said to the players, \u201cat least make sure you give them fans something to shout about\u201d.<\/p>\n
When asked how he would celebrate, McKimm replied: \u2018I\u2019m going to drink loads and loads of Guinness \u2013 probably until I pass out!\u2019<\/p>\n
Charlton (4-3-3): <\/span>Walker 6, Abankwah 5 (Asiimwe 60 5), Ness 4, Thomas 6, Edun 6 (T Watson 61 6), Anderson 7, McGrandles 5 (L Watson 74), Fraser 7, Campbell 6 (Leaburn 74), Tedic 5, Kirk 4 (May 60 5)<\/p>\n Goals: <\/span>Fraser 8<\/p>\n Booked:<\/span> None<\/p>\n Subs: <\/span>Maynard-Brewer, Hector, Blackett-Taylor, Dobson<\/p>\n Cray Valley (3-5-2): <\/span>Freeman 7, Williams 5, Lee 5, Asiedu 6, Vigor 6 (Anau 71), Ibrahim 7, Tumkaya 5, Black 6, Ademiluyi 6, Lisbie 7 (Gayle 61 6), Parker 6 (Coombes 69 6)<\/p>\n Goal: <\/span>Ness OG 47<\/p>\n Booked:<\/span> None<\/p>\n Subs: <\/span>Ovenden, Wicks, Chambers, Gilchrist, Ekpiteta, Turner<\/p>\n Referee:<\/span> Benjamin Speedie<\/p>\n Attendance: <\/span>6721<\/p>\n Charlton boss Michael Appleton said the game was \u2018hard to watch\u2019 and that he was disappointed by the fringe stars who were given a chance to start.<\/p>\n \u2018They didn\u2019t make the impact I expected,\u2019 he said. \u2018There was lots of anxiety [after Cray Valley\u2019s goal] and they struggled after that. It was hard watching tonight.<\/p>\n \u2018I felt the starting XI was more than capable of winning the game. I still do regardless of how poor some of the performances were. I take full responsibility and clearly it was the wrong team today. [Cray Valley] were top draw. They deserved a second crack. I\u2019m not going to deny them their moment.\u2019<\/p>\n You can\u2019t have the FA Cup first round without a team that has a name as delightful as Cray Valley Paper Mills \u2013 a name that always brings a puzzled face to anyone that hears it. Founded in 1919, it was originally the workplace team for a paper mill in St Paul\u2019s Cray \u2013 which closed down in 1981. They couldn\u2019t have been given a dreamier first round draw than this \u2013 the \u2018Greenwich Derby\u2019.<\/p>\n It took five rounds of qualifying and eight games for them to reach the first round of this famous competition – and it took Charlton\u2019s Fraser just eight minutes to deflate their mood.<\/p>\n Despite changing their entire XI from their 3-2 win at Wigan in midweek, Charlton established control early as Keroy Anderson cut through their defence like a steak knife through silky butter to send Fraser through on goal. He rounded keeper Sam Freeman with ease and slotted home.<\/p>\n Cray Valley didn\u2019t crumble. When lightning-fast Michael Ademilyui had the visitors\u2019 first attack \u2013 his shot out wide being deflected behind for a corner \u2013 the roar from the packed out away end was deafening. Midway through the first half, Matthew Vigor worked his way into the Charlton box to set up the lively Kyrell Lisbie \u2013 son of Addicks legend Kevin \u2013 whose shot had to be diverted away from danger.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n A goal from Scott Fraser in the ninth minute had put Charlton in the ascendancy<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Fraser put Charlton in front but the Addicks were unable to maintain their lead<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Cray Valley Paper Mills goalkeeper Sam Freeman celebrates with supporters at full-time<\/p>\n Just minutes into the second half \u2013 as fireworks began exploding in the night sky \u2013 the away end erupted too as Cray Valley scored one of the most famous goals in their history. They had committed men forwards as Lisbie was fed through before cutting a ball across the box that Ness bundled into his own net. Pandemonium.<\/p>\n Moments later Charlie Kirk could have put Charlton ahead again \u2013 and it was a poor miss from him as he was put clear on goal, poking straight at Freeman from point-blank range.<\/p>\n Appleton threw on his top scorer Alfie May and forward Miles Leaburn as the home supporters grew uneasy. But even with Charlton\u2019s big guns on the pitch, they looked to be running out of ideas.<\/p>\n A desperate Charlton finally shifted into a higher gear as Tennai Watson tested Freeman again. He let the ball slip momentarily but Cray Valley stood strong. Ten minutes of stoppage time were announced \u2013 to huge cheers of the visiting supporters as free kick from sub Adam Coombes needed saving from Walker.<\/p>\n When the final whistle came, the home side hit the deck. Cray Valley\u2019s elated stars raced around the pitch and embraced one another. Their fans bounced up and down and chanted \u2018we\u2019re going to Wembley\u2019. This was every bit as good as a win.<\/p>\n There was no fireworks display for anyone inside the ground tonight. It didn\u2019t matter. Cray Valley gave us a much more memorable performance instead.<\/p>\n It’s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\nIT’S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n