Match Report
Date: 7 Nov 11 Score: Icarus 2 - 1 Army Competition: Rep
Venue: RAF Halton Referee: Goals: OG, Render
Man of Match: Daz Coleman Report Author: J Hetherington
 

Icarus FC beat the Army for the 6th year in a row in a scrappy game at Tring on Monday 7 November 2011. Icarus brought a squad of 20 to Tring Athletic for the fixture and were looking to use the game, both to extend their excellent run against the Army, and to prepare for the vital AFA Cup fixture on the Saturday against Norsemen. Icarus lined up with Flt Lt Dom Smith in goals for the first time since the Germany training camp in September and Dan Turner made his return from Injury. Flt Lt Lee Hodgkinson started after his brace in the Junior Cup and Flt Lt Andrew Martins-Tonks captained the side on his 50th Cap.

Icarus struggled to get their passing game going, but were still clearly the better side as they pressed looking to make the breakthrough. In the end the deadlock was broken with a Martins-Tonks effort was put into the back of the Army net for an own goal. The 50 Cap hero also missed a penalty, but it was not to matter as Flt Lt James Render capped a superb second half performance with a well taken goal set up by Flt Lt Gino Portaluri.

The man of the match was Flt Lt Daz Coleman, although he only played 45 minutes like most of the players he was very lively, disciplined passed the ball around, and had a good touch and got a couple of glorious long range strikes off, one of which rattled the crossbar from about 25 yards.

The final score was 2-1 to Icarus against a much improved Army side. The return game is at Aldershot on Monday 19 March.