MANCHESTER COUNTY CUP
MANCHESTER MACCABI 1st 3 THE CLARENDON 1
Martin Simons praised his players for a "fantastic achievement" after a deadly double from Alex Lee steered Maccabi 1st into the last 16 of the Manchester County Cup with a 3-1 victory over The Clarendon.
Another Sunday morning and it was another cup match for Maccabi 1st. With the opposition coming from the Hyde and District League and unbeaten, Maccabi knew that this would be one of their toughest challenges of the season.
Both teams started well with the goalkeepers being summoned upon early on. It would be Maccabi who would break the deadlock first when Alex Lee was brought down in the box. Up stepped Ryan Silvester to coolly convert the spot-kick.