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Barnes steers 10-man Team through

Aron Barnes fired a deadly double as second division FC Team C sent first division Blancos tumbling out of the Anekstein in a tie settled in extra-time.

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CYRIL ANEKSTEIN CUP ROUND TWO
FC TEAM C 3 LOS BLANCOS 1 AET

Aron Barnes fired a deadly double as second division FC Team C sent first division Blancos tumbling out of the Anekstein in a tie settled in extra-time.

Blancos forged ahead in the first half before Adam Stolerman won and converted a penalty to make it 1-1 at the break.

Team then lost Daniel Stanton and then Ben Graham to injuries, the latter going down after Team had made all of their subs.

The 10-man Team soldiered on, playing the final 15 minutes of normal time plus the whole of extra-time a man down, but two excellent finishes from Barnes took them through.

Jubilant Team player-manager David Gordon told JC Sport: "What an absolutely superb performance by the boys; I said I wanted us to have a testing match and we certainly got that.

"Playing against a team in the division above with 10 men for 45 minutes, we ground out that win through sheer determination and one of the most gutsy performance I have seen at this level.

"It’s hard for me to put into words how proud I am of this team; more performances like that one and we will go far in this competition.

"The only worry is we are now starting to pick up injuries but we have a big enough squad to cover any absences."

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