BARRY GOLDSTEIN TROPHY SEMI-FINAL
LOS BLANCOS 3 CAMDEN PARK 2
Super-sub Jeff Gross fired Los Blancos into their first Wingate final as they completed one of the comebacks of the day to set up a meeting with Division Two champions FC Team B on May 3.
Gross, along with fellow substitute, Joel Kutner helped Blancos turn the tie on its head as, for the second consecutive week, they rallied from 0-2 down at half-time in what boss Jonathan Ison described as a show of "immense character".
Adam Waters started the comeback, getting the final touch for the first goal, before the ever-reliable Simon Moses won and converted a penalty to equalise.
Gross was on hand to finish the job, and was on the receiving end of a team bundle as the celebration, much to the delight of Ison.
He told JC Sport: "This is the first time since Blancos was established five years ago that we have made it to Wingate, and we are buzzing!
"Since the beginning of the season I have been comparing us to Liverpool, and on the day with both teams in their respective semi-finals, both were very poor, however, Blancos were able to turn it around in the second half and show what we are made of."
Looking ahead to the final, he went on to say: "FC Team B are clearly a good team and have had a great season, but we know on our day we are a match for anyone, and we are going to Wingate confident of ending our long wait for silverware."
