How Field reached the Final

Second place Westfield secured home advantage in Sunday’s Promotion Final- but they had to work extremely hard to do so, eventually triumphing over AFC Portchester on penalties.

The two previous meetings between the sides this season had brought fifteen goals, and we thought that this one might go the same way when Westfield took the lead in the first minute, Imran Kayani opening the scoring. The Royals took only two minutes to hit back, Ryan Pennery grabbing an equaliser from the spot, and then…the scoring stopped. There was no shortage of drama, but no more goals- although perhaps we should have had one, the hosts failing from the spot fifteen minutes from time. 

They would soon have to do better, the match heading to a penalty shootout. Both sides missed their third penalty, and then things remained level until the visitors missed their seventh- Field triumphing seven-six.