The firsts suffered an early scare against South Baisley United in the cup, but came out as worthy 5-2 winners to reach the quarter finals of the State Cup.

A sluggish start saw us give up two goals in the first 15 minutes against the speedy and skillful team of Jamaicans. The early sting spurred us into action though, and it didn't take long before our superior talent, tactical play and organization paid dividends. Caesar halved the deficit after some good work from Eli on the left, and Javier grabbed the equalizer and his first CPR goal with a neat finish into the corner when played in by Pat before half time.

We continued where we left off in the second half, but lost Caesar to an ankle injury early on. Luckily we had marathon man Joe Sullivan to come off the bench and play up front. And the old man used his wise head within minutes, meeting a perfectly placed Eli cross at the far post to head us into the lead. With the Jamaicans now in total disarray, the game got ugly at times as they tried to kick us off the park. We commendably stayed calm under these attacks, and further increased our lead with goals from Kevin, off a Joe/Jamaican assist, and the lively Jay, who was cleverly played in by Kevin to complete the impressive comeback.

Team: Ben L (GK), Pat (RB), Elie (CB), Conor (CB), Eli (LB), Danny D (DM), Kevin (RM), Javier (LM), Tony (AM), Jay (F), Caesar (F). Sub: Joe Sullivan (F)