Darlos Revenge bow out of English Cup at the 2nd round stage

Well it could have been a lot worse, the team Darlos Revenge were playing were a series higher, and the numbers showed they were pretty much played off the park in most areas. So a 5-0 defeat could so easily have been 9 or 10 nil. When knocked out of the main cup competition you drop down to another cup, which for 2nd round losers is called the George Carey cup.

So regroup for the league and plan for another cup game next week.
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It was an exceptionally sunny day for the crowd of 14826 that came out to DarlosRevenge Arena. Charles Garst was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Skifter Kamberi and Joselito Pinotti.

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The intense heat made it hard for players relying on strength or speed to shine. On the other hand, it provided perfect conditions for the more technical players.

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They fielded: Nash - Burrows, Meshram, Frazer - Hadley, Weigall, Slator, Marquis, Twohig - Reilly, Pollak.

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Lineup: Bosworth - Raven, Prouteau, Ruston, Sinton - Elrick, Zakarovský, Armfield, Dunne - Kramayudha, Garvey.

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Darlos Revenge entered the field in a 3-5-2 formation. The visitors, Crawley Wildcats, chose to start the game with a 4-4-2 lineup.

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The wings were the focus of most of Revenge's attacks on this day, taking advantage of their mythical level with that tactic.

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After 24 minutes, Wildcats's Martin Zakarovský made his way through the middle and nonchalantly placed the ball out of the keeper's reach, putting the visitors up 0 - 1.

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After several obvious shirt pulling incidents, Jarvis Dunne got himself booked. The manager of Wildcats was not happy.

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Jonathan Raven of Wildcats received a yellow card after 28 minutes for unsportsmanlike behaviour.

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After 34 minutes, Revenge were awarded a free kick. Rather than shooting straight at goal, the taker went for an indirect variant which seemed to take his team mates a bit by surprise. Kevin Marquis did attempt a finish, but from an awkward position, sending the ball into the away fans.

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With the scoreboard showing that 36 minutes had been played, Wildcats nearly put themselves up another goal after Giles Garvey came through on the left. Fortunately for the home crowd, the keeper made the save.

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With 38 minutes played, a quick exchange of passes on the left wing freed Giles Garvey of Wildcats to slip through the defence and score another goal for the visitors. That made the score 0 - 2.

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The teams went for the halftime break at 0 - 2.

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Wildcats had most of the ball, with 54 percent of possession.

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Wildcats came close to extending their lead as Luluk Kramayudha delivered a low effort on goal from the right after 51 minutes, but the angle was too narrow and the shot went harmlessly into the side netting.

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The referee showed Revenge's Quentin Burrows the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge.

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59 minutes into the match, the visitors put themselves ahead 0 - 3 as Giles Garvey finished off an attack from the left with a spectacular scissors kick.

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Wildcats increased their lead after 61 minutes when Jarvis Dunne broke through on the right, upping the score to 0 - 4, much to the home crowd's dismay.

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With 67 minutes played, Wildcats put themselves up 0 - 5 after an attack from the right, caused by a defensive blunder. The scorer was Luluk Kramayudha.

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The referee decided to let play continue for an additional 2 minutes beyond the regular 90 minutes.

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The match ends 0 - 5.

Wildcats enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 54 percent of possession.

Most important Revenge player was Kevin Marquis.

Gregg Pollak on the other hand, had a terrible day.

Giles Garvey performed admirably for Wildcats.

However, Aaron Ruston made a disastrous appearance.